9 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Old ▁Ball ande an ▁Hom est ead ▁compr ises ▁a ▁ ▁residence , ▁det ached ▁kitchen , ▁cre am ery , ▁killing ▁shed , ▁mil king ▁shed , ▁yards , ▁st ables ▁and ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁a ▁black sm ith ' s ▁shed ▁and ▁for ge . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁head ▁station ▁constructed ▁on ▁Ball ande an ▁run , ▁established ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁district . ▁ ▁Ball ande an ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁earliest ▁past oral ▁runs ▁taken ▁up ▁in ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁north - e astern ▁districts ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁that ▁later ▁became ▁Queensland . ▁Some ▁reports ▁claim ▁occupation ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁Robert ▁R ams ay ▁Mack en zie ▁held ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁runs , ▁but ▁res ided ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁leaving ▁his ▁New ▁England ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁man agers . ▁S omet ime ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁Mack en zie ▁either ▁established ▁or ▁acquired ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁Ball ande an . ▁Document s ▁and ▁not ices ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁Mack en zie ' s ▁bank rupt cy , ▁declared ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁indicate ▁that ▁he ▁held ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 ▁head ▁of ▁cattle ▁running ▁on ▁Ball ande an ▁under ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁Mr ▁H H ▁Nicol . ▁Mack en zie ▁later ▁recovered ▁his ▁financial ▁position ▁and ▁became