Keera
A detailed history of Keera Station is published in the publication J. Oppenheimer, Munro’s Luck from Scotland to Keera, Weebollabolla, Bombah and Ros Roy, Ohio Productions, 1998.
 
In February 1905, J.F. O’Connor called tenders for the construction of a ‘modern shearing shed and wool store for H.R. Munro, Esq. Keera’.82  A detailed description of the wool shed built by James Henry was published in the Bundarra and Tingha Advocate.

In time the station was subdivided and the Warialda Standard, 22 November 1920 announced a ballot for ‘Keera’ land.

Photograph 10: Keera Homestead, Blake & Wilson 2006

Hugh Robert Munro died peacefully in his sleep at ‘Mirani’ at Walcha on 13 February 1958.  He was taken back to ‘Keera’ and buried beside his parents in the Bingara cemetery.  An obituary for H. R. Munro was published in the Northern Daily Leader, 20 February 1958, reprint, J.M. Tomlinson, ‘Hugh Robert Munro of ‘Keera’, Bingara.  Following his death, a monument was placed on the hill overlooking the ‘Keera’ homestead commemorating the four Clans associated with ‘Keera’ and the Munro family: Munro, Gordon, Macpherson and Macdonald.  It was unveiled on 14 February 1960 by M.F. Bruxner, MLA for Tenterfield.  A detailed report on the occasion was also published in the Bingara Advocate.84

A description of the property was published in the New England Bulletin, May 1981.  Another history is available at the Bingara History Museum Research Centre, in an undated newspaper cutting.

Photograph 11: Keera Station, Bingara Museum Photograph Collection

Kelvin Grove
In July 1934, Gwydir Pastoral Company acquired shares to the value of ₤50,000 to acquire land owned by F. Tyrell at Bingara known as ‘Kelvin Grove’ and to carry on as business as graziers and landowners.  First directors included: E.W.P.E. King, R.N. Altworth and W.C. Moodie.

Luton
‘Luton’ Homestead, the home of Austin J.G. Mack, was built in 1895 and destroyed by fire in 1940.  A bathhouse was situated on the banks of the Horton River about 50 metres from the house.  A well and hand pump was situated at the far end of the water troughs.

Morrell Family
In December 1925 tenders were called for construction of a new homestead near Warialda for J.F. Morell.87

Mount Ottley, Coolootai
Architect J.F. O’Connor called tenders for erection of a woolshed and storeroom for F.J. McLean, Mount Ottley, Coolootai in May 1905.

Mosquito Creek
A list of persons employed or residing at ‘Mosquito Creek Station’ on 1 January 1847 is published in Historic Warialda, Passing Glimpses, no.4.89  The superintendent was John McGeachie.  The NSW Government Gazette, 1848 described ‘Mosquito Creek Station’ as a run of 46,080 acres.

Oregon
The original run of 80,000 acres was held by John MacMillan and extended to the village of Warialda.  On the east it joined north ‘North Gunyerwaldi’ and ‘Gournama’ while on the west it joined ‘Mosquito Creek’ holding owned by the McGeachie family.  The son of the original MacMillan family married a McGeachie from the ‘Mosquito Creek’ holding.  At this stage, ‘Mosquito Creek’ was worked in partnership with ‘Oregon’.  Later the MacMillan’s purchased the McGeachie family interests. 

The NSW Government Gazette, 1848 describes ‘Oregon Station’ as a run of 16,000 acres (6,478 hectares).

The Warialda Standard, 10 October 1918 announced that the station had been sold after 92 years in the one family.  The property was sold to P.E. and A.N. Stirton of Inverell.  A brief history of surrounding properties has been published in Historic Warialda, Passing Glimpses, no.1 and no.5.  A number of subdivisions took place when ‘Oregon’ was split up for soldier settlement.  The article records details of the properties created at the end of World War Two and in the early 1990s, Mr Brian Dabis, a son of Mr Hal Davis, the soldier settler who drew the homestead block in 1949, occupied ‘Oregon’.

Onyon
O’Connor and Ogilvie called tenders for erection of a homestead ‘Onyon’ at Cobbadah in March 1914.92  It was in January that David Ogilvie was admitted by J.F. O’Connor into a partnership at Inverell.