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Name:
Kirbys Hill *
Description:

Is located 2km north west of Tyldesley Hill and 3.5km north west of Cullen Bullen. Kirbys Hill is 999m above sea level. Elizabeth Kirby married William Walker in 1828 at St Andrew Scots Presbyterian Church, Sydney. They had nine sons and two daughters. On the 17th May 1839, William received a grant of 1000 acres in the Wolgan Valley. This area is now the site of the Emirates Resort. Ref: Wolgan Valley Homestead Complex -Conservation Management Plan, prepared by Conybeare Morrison International, 2006, p. 8. NSW BDM: Marriage Rego No. V182880 73A/1828. The Conditional Purchase Register Book records George Kirby (junior), Cullen Bullen, 29th January 1903, having 125ac (51ha) and 150ac (61ha) of land.

Maps:
  • Cullen Bullen
Grid Reference:
  • 214 143
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Walks:
  • GOS5.09: Tyldesley Hill
  • GOS5.10: Tyldesley Grikes
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