Elsmore, New South Wales
| Elsmore Federal division(s) | New England | |
|---|---|---|
Elsmore is a rural village, with a population of 327 (2006),
History
Elsmore (also known as Ellmore and originally Glenmore) station of about 50,000 acres (200 km2) was settled by John Campbell in 1838. The first official licensees of this run were Campbell & Muir in 1839. In 1843 the owners were Brown & Alcorn. The recorded stock numbers in 1850 were: 66 horses, 1,300 cattle and no sheep. Alexander Campbell of Inverell Station owned Elsmore in 1852.
Around 1870 Joseph Wills, a shepherd, is believed to have been the first to find
Elsmore Post Office opened on 1 February 1873 and closed in 1992.[3]
The main industries are mining and agriculture.
The Bruderhof started a community known as Danthonia in Elsmore in 1999. They farm, produce signs and operate a publishing house.[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Elsmore (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ Starr, Joan and Mike Nicholas, Pioneering New England, Rigby, Adelaide, 1978
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "About Us". Plough. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- "Inverell Shire Information", c.1981