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.