Hi Listers, In the Sydney Morning Herald 27 March 1854 was the following Auction Notice. I thought it was interesting because they listed so many names of the landed gentry. Mort & Co have received instructions from Messrs. E and A Blaxland to sell by public auction at their rooms, Pitt street on Wednesday 19th March at 11 o'clock. The following valuable lands - Lot 1 455 acres, county of Camden, bounded on the north by Sir Charles Nicholson's portion of the Luddenham Estate, on the east by half a mile frontage of the Cowpasture River, on the west by the Warragumba River, and on the south by the property of Mr Hamilton, late of George street, boot and shoe maker. 200 acres of this block consists of soil of the richest description, for any thing, and the rest is fine grazing land. This block of land is finely situated for scenery, in the immediate vicinity of Norton's Basin, and close to the estates of Cox, Stewart, Norton, and others., and adjoins Luddenham, the estate of Sir Charles Nicholson. Lot 2 1280 acres, in the county of Camden, being a portion of the Cowpasture Forst, bounded on the east by the property of Messrs. Wilcox and Radforth and by Government Land extending to the Nepean River, on the west by Government Land extending to the Warragumba River. It is distant about one mile from Marden's purchase of 640 acres. This land is not far distant from Camden, the Estate of the Messrs. Macarthur, and consists of fine grazing land, with valuable timber thereon, and patches fit for cultivation. Lot 3 40 acres, known as White's 40 acre Farm, in the district of Bringelly; bounded on the south by Stuart's 300 acres (now Captain P P King's); on the north and wet by a branch of South Creek; and on the east by Captain King's property. This is a capital little farm, all cleared , much of it suitalbe for crops, and the rest fine grazing land. It is well watered. Lot 4 100 acres; bounded on the east by a branch of South Creek; on the south and west by Luddenham Estate, the property of Sir Charles Nicholson; and on the north by a road leading from Bringelly to Sydney. A creek runs through this land, which is beautifully watered, and the land is cleared and fit for grazing or agricultural purposes. Parties on the look out for first-rate land, in a good locality, should watch this sale - as independent of good soil, well timbered, and plenty of water, the neighbourhood is respectable, and the proximity to Sydney affords a great advantage for the farmer and grazier. Kristine Wood