ɐbˌaʊt ɐ dˈʌzən fˈæmɪliz fɹʌm sˈɪdni wɜː sˈɛɾəld klˈoʊs tə ðə stˈeɪʃən æz ɐ fˈɑːɹmɪŋ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ fˈuːd fɚðə stˈeɪʃən, ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ kɹˈɑːps ænd ɹˈeɪzɪŋ ʃˈiːp ænd kˈæɾəl.
About a dozen families from Sydney were settled close to the station as a farming community, providing food for the station, growing crops and raising sheep and cattle.