Some Notes re Land 

The passage of the ‘Squatters’ Act of 1846 – 47 replaced the system of annual tenure and gave to the pastoral industry beyond the ‘limits of location’ a fixity of tenure , albeit only for fourteen years but during that period only he could purchase the land. During the following years the Government Gazette published the names of applicants for leasehold in the pastoral districts of Bligh, Clarence River, Darling Downs, Gwydir, Lachlan, Liverpool Plains, Lower Darling, Macleay River, Manero, Moreton Bay, Murrumbidgee, New England and Wellington.

Limits of Location

The applicant was required to furnish details as to the name of the run, the estimated area and grazing capacity, a description of the run boundaries and where applicable the names and/ or owners of adjoining properties.
Note that the listing is only of applicants for leasehold it does not necessarily mean that the application was successful. There were 608 caveat lodged by parties objecting to the issue of these leases. These appear in later issues of the Government Gazette.
NOTES
CATTLE / SHEEP
The number of cattle and sheep are the grazing capabilities as estimated by the applicant. In a few cases the application states number of sheep OR cattle.
LOCATION
The original applications include a description of the boundaries of the run but in a work of this kind it is not practical to include the full description. However in order to assist researcher, keywords such as the names of rivers, creeks etc, neighbors, and adjacent runs have been noted.. Note that there are numerous variations in the spelling of neighbor’s names, in the names of runs and in names of rivers, creeks etc. In all cases the reference is given to date of publication in the Government Gazette where the original entry can be found.

Landholders 1848