Buninyong and district community news

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Buninyong and District Community News Inc.  

May 2006.  

Reg. No. A0034918L  

Issue No. 318  

Distribution 1300 copies.  

ABN 97 574 052 024  

First ssue 26/7/1977  

‘Lindersfarne. ’  

By  

Robert W. Bell.  

This is the story of pioneers’ journey to live in Buninyong. 1840 to 1914.  

Although placed in historic context, the central character, his background, his property name and his family are all fictitious.  

Part 13 of series.  

Continued from the April 2005  

edition of the Buninyong and  

District Community News.  

It was hot summer weather as John  

Stuart travelled inland from his stay  

at George Russell’s hut, and the  

number of birds and animals that he  

saw astounded him.  

Through gently undulating country,  

John could see two mountains in the  

distance. From the descriptions  

given to him he was aware that the  

mount ahead on the left was  

Bonninyong [Buninyong] and he  

knew that near the mount the  

Learmonth Brothers had their hut.  

Later he was to learn that the other  

mount was named Warrenheip. He  

intended to travel to Bonninyong as  

detailed earlier.  

As he neared the mount he crossed  

over creek and paused wondering  

if later he should return and make  

this area his own selection. In later  

life he was to remember that day  

and regret the fact that he did not  

take up land, for the area around  

Williamson’s Creek proved to be  

very productive.  

He noted the track on which he was  

travelling was well worn, and even  

to his untrained eye he could  

discern the tracks of cattle, horses,  

sheep and the occasional imprint of  

men’s boots.  

Away to the south he could see  

plumes of smoke which indicted  

bush fires, and by now he was also  

aware that the aboriginals often set  

fire to the bush to drive out animals  

suitable for food.  

The fact that the area in which he  

travelled had previously been burnt  

was obvious by blackened trees, yet  

the same eucalyptus trees, which  

had once been burnt, were sprouting  

heavily showing the resilience of  

the native species.  

He paused to watch in the distance  

two men with several packhorses  

travelling south towards Geelong.  

They were too far away for him to  

contact them, but he assumed they  

were carriers.  

Now level with the mount on his  

right, he looked down into valley  

where there were pools of water and  

at what appeared to be some  

activity. [JVow ‘The Gong’ next to  

the Botanical Gardens. Auth.]  

Soon he came across several  

bullock wagons using the ponds to  

water their stock. He found that if  

he were to veer left he would come  

across the Learmonth’s camp. He  

was embarrassed by the driver’s  

rough attitude and foul language, so  

he bade them ‘good afternoon’ and  

moved on.  

Pausing only to watch several emus,  

which in turn fixed him with  

beady eyed stare he moved on to  

where he noted single wisp of  

smoke, indicating the Learmonth’s  

settlement.  

Late in the afternoon he finally  

arrived at the Learmonth’s hut.  

The hut was very well positioned at  

the junction of large stream and  

smaller tributary. The large stream  

was later to be called the Leigh  

River and the smaller one the Dog  

Trap Creek.  

Two men welcomed him, both  

about his own age. Thomas and  

Somerville Learmonth were both  

lean and well tanned by the hot  

Australian sun. Both wore beards  

and whilst their clothes were  

obvious working gear, they were  

neatly dressed but suitable for the  

hard life they led.  

After passing on the letters of  

introduction the two brothers were  

anxious for news from home. John  

was just as eager to discover more  

about this strange land.  

To be continued ...  

© Copyright. Robert W. Bell. Buninyong.  

2004.  

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