Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Inscription from Patrick Ferry thanking NWFHG for the support given during the writing process.

Summary

This book traces the history of a significant property in the Pakenham area that was carved out of Boonwurrung Country at the birth of colonisation in 1838. It subsequently passed through ten owners and was renamed five times: Toomah, Pakenham Park, Mount Bourke, Koo-Man-Goo-Nong, then Mount Bourke again, as it was whittled down to a mere fortieth of its original size. The remainder became the Heritage Springs housing estate in 21st century Pakenham.
From the Koorie beginnings, consequent owners were: Thomas MacIntyre Esq, Capt John Werge Howey Esq & Robert Patterson Esq, Dr James Bathe Esq JP, Hon James Henty Esq JP MLC & Hon Thomas Henty Esq JP MLC, Daniel Bourke Esq JP & Frances Bourke (nee levers), Alice Greenwood (nee Edols) & Arthur Greenwood Esq JP, William Bruce Ronald Esq, Peter Bruce Ronald Esq CMG JP & Heather Barry Ronald (nee Lambert), William Russell Bruce Ronald Esq.