Category Archives: ACD History

ABOUT “A DOG CALLED BLUE”

Posted on 15/07/2019 by Noreen

During the 1980s I allowed my irritation with the versions of Australian Cattle Dog history in current circulation to get the better of me. A case of shut up about it or sort it put. I took the second route.

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HALLS HEELER STORY: 4

Posted on 12/06/2019 by Noreen

The Dispersal of the Halls Heeler In 1836, George Hall, then aged seventy-two, made a new Will. In the climate of the times, it was just. George sought to reward his sons, William, John, Thomas Simpson, Matthew, Henry and Ebenezer, … Continue reading →

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HALLS HEELER STORY: 3

Posted on 11/04/2019 by Noreen

The Development of the Halls Heeler The Dingo arrived in Australia several thousand years ago with early seafarers and became an accepted part of the aboriginal communities who already occupied Australia.

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HALLS HEELER STORY: 2

Posted on 05/03/2019 by Noreen

Settling in at Dartbrook 1826. The opening of the Pitt Town – Bulga road, the Putty Road, in 1823 was timely for George Hall. He applied for lands in the Hunter Valley for himself and four of his sons, the … Continue reading →

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HALLS HEELER STORY: 1

Posted on 13/01/2019 by Noreen

The story as best we can understand it is largely speculative. It is based on recollections passed through generations as family and other informal history, tied into a few documented events and dates. The colonial gentry sometimes kept journals and … Continue reading →

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