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Gregory Blaxland Esq. formerly of Brush Farm...

Gregory Blaxland Esq. formerly of Brush Farm..., undated
Artist unknown
Pencil
Bequest of David Scott Mitchell, 1907
ML 143

Soon after arriving in the colony in 1806 as a free settler, Blaxland acquired land at Brush Farm near present-day Eastwood. His motive in seeking a way across the Blue Mountains was to find new pastures for his expanding flocks and herds.