unction ▁became ▁the ▁future ▁town site ▁of ▁Broad ford . ▁▁ ▁This ▁map ▁also ▁shows ▁G ide on ▁Stewart ’ s ▁sheep ▁station ▁exactly ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁Broad ford ▁town site , ▁ 9 ▁ch ains ▁( 1 8 1 ▁metres ) ▁East ▁of ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁D ry ▁Creek ▁with ▁Sunday ▁Creek . ▁Stewart ▁arrived ▁from ▁Hob art ▁and ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁lic ence ▁for ▁a ▁sheep ▁station ▁from ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁ ▁Stewart ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁well ▁known ▁Hob art ▁public an ▁Re ay ▁Clar ke . ▁ ▁Clar ke ▁left ▁Hob art ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁inn ▁at ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Stewart ’ s ▁sheep ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" C lar ke ’ s ▁Ford " ▁in ▁October , ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁ ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁General ▁Lic ence ▁for ▁the ▁" B road foot " ▁Inn , ▁Sunday ▁Creek ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁By ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁" B road ford " ▁Inn . ▁ ▁An ▁area ▁tradition ally ▁connected ▁with ▁Broad ford ▁has ▁been ▁Sug arlo af ▁Creek , ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁Sug arlo af ▁Creek ▁Station ▁near ▁Broad ford ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in land ▁settlement ▁in ▁Victoria ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Charles ▁Eb den ▁and ▁Charles ▁Bon ney ▁on ▁about ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1