• PHOTO: A recent inquiry into our most recent intern's family history has uncovered a connection to the Central C, particularly regarding the Blackmans. Pictured: James and William Blackman’s properties noted on The ‘Squatters Act’ 1846-47.
The Blackman family, early white settlers to Australia, have been traced to the Coonamble region in their explorations of north-western NSW during the 1800s.
James Blackman Snr and Elizabeth Harley were parents to James Jnr, John and William Blackman, along with at least two other children whose names are hard to track . . .
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