from the concise enclyclopedia of Australia and N.Z. p 589. Leuitenant John Ovens (1788-1825) in 73rd regiment , sent to nsw with gov. mcquarrrie in 1809. in 1823, discovered monaro plains.Promoted to major 1824.ands appointed gov.'s private secretary. Bronwen Denise McMahon wrote: > There is a Cairn near Everton. It marks the spot where Hume and HOvell crossed the road to Bright!!! > > They descended from the hills and reached the stream they named the Ovens. > > Test............Who is M Ovens? > > The cairn is right outside the boundary of Brookfield - Hiram Crawford's property at Everton. So I was tickled to find this description and I am putting a comment in the story but would like to know from someone on the list with good history sense who Ovens was. > > Thanks Denise