ences ▁in ▁existence ▁were ▁post - and - ra il . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁she ph erd s ▁drove ▁their ▁f lock s ▁into ▁the ▁Frank land ▁area , ▁which ▁has ▁many ▁small ▁cre eks ▁surrounded ▁by ▁natural ▁past ure ▁that ▁provided ▁good ▁feed ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn , ▁winter ▁and ▁spring . ▁The ▁permanent ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Frank land ▁and ▁Gordon ▁R ivers , ▁and ▁la kes ▁such ▁as ▁N un ij up ▁and ▁Po or are cup ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁area ▁attract ive ▁during ▁summer . ▁Grad ually ▁families ▁followed ▁the ▁she ph erd s ▁into ▁the ▁area , ▁mainly ▁looking ▁for ▁land . ▁Frank land ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁districts ▁to ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁Although ▁the ▁line ▁actually ▁went ▁through ▁C ran bro ok ▁( 4 7   km ▁away ) ▁tim ber ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁Frank land ▁area ▁were ▁kept ▁busy ▁supp lying ▁railway ▁sleep ers ▁for ▁the ▁line . ▁S ett lement ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁expanded ▁when ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁men ▁took ▁up ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Frank land ▁expanded ▁with ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁war ▁veter ans ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁mill ▁workers , ▁she aring ▁teams , ▁season al ▁workers ▁on ▁local ▁v ine y ards ▁and ▁o live ▁gro ves , ▁towns folk , ▁far mers ▁and ▁ret ire es . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁formally ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁head