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From: Tony Moore <>
Subject: Re: Mr George Forbes property: Edinglassie
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 23:10:52 +1100


Dear Carrie,

After the snippet from Patricia May, perhaps this might answer your
question; it's from:
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Lib/LocalStudies/Placenames.htm

9. Edinglassie

"Edinglassie" was the first private house erected at Emu Plains on a grant
of about 50 acres selected by the Colony's first Chief Justice, Sir Francis
Forbes (1784-1841). It is believed that there must have been some sort of
dwelling on this grant as early as 1827, as Captain William John Dumaresq
described it in his journal as "the picturesque and romantic retreat of
Edinglassie".
Edinglassie was named after one of the Forbes' estates in Scotland and is a
combination of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The parcel of land was situated at
the southern end of what is now River Road, Emu Plains, and was thus over
the river from Sir John Jamison's "Regentville".
The name "Edinglassie" is perpetuated in the Retirement Village situated on
the Great Western Highway near Troy Street, Emu Plains.

also: http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Lib/LocalSuburbs/leonay.htm
1826, 6 October: Land grant to Francis Forbes, Chief Justice of the colony
of 120 acres at Emu Plains (now Leonay) which he named Edinglassie.



There is also an area with the same name near Muswellbrook.
see:
http://www.nobbys.net.au/~denman/page15.html It says:
Belltrees
About 12 km beyond Waverley Rd is a turnoff on the right to Belltrees
(established 1831), an 18 000-acre horse, sheep and cattle property and an
excellent example of a colonial country seat. It was built on land granted
to Hamilton Sempill who became the manager of the Segenhoe property in
1830. He named Belltrees after the English estate of an ancestor.

When Sempill returned to England the property passed on to explorer W.C.
Wentworth who sold the property in 1853 to the sons of James White of the
Edinglassie estate (Muswellbrook). By 1912 it covered 160 000 acres, was
enclosed by 3200 km of fencing and incorporated 64 buildings.
Nobel-Prize-winning novelist Patrick White used Belltrees, which his
parents owned, as the basis for Kudjeri in his novel The Eye of the Storm
(1973). The property is still owned, run and occupied by the White family
who raise Belltrees Black Angus cattle and polo ponies. The property
doubles as an exclusive holiday resort.

Also from:
http://www.newcastle.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/locals/histweb/placeg.htm

Goruk Close (Muswellbrook) After a property owned by the Gilder family for
25 years. Originally part of "Edinglassie". Aboriginal - magpies.
Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983.
From: http://www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/visitor/places/excur.htm
Muswellbrook & Denman
Large rural service town noted for cattle, horse, sheep studs. Centre for
current Hunter Valley Industrial boom. (Open cut coal mines and Power
Stations). St. Alban's Church group, Easton's Hotel, Edinglassie, are
particularly noteworthy. Denman small town nearby, with Horbury Hunt Church
(St. Matthias).

Hope this helps,

Kind regards,

Tony Moore

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At 04:17 1/12/99 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>I have a CSP letter in regard to Richard Robinson a convict. In this
>letter it states that the powers that be in the Hunter River's district
>police office at Merton were unaware of a ticket of leave man by the
>above name. He was working on a place which was owned by Mr. George
>Forbes. Letter dated 1834.
>Does anybody out there have a connection to this Mr George Forbes and
>maybe be able to tell me where this property was located?
>Regards
>Carrie
>
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