ɡˈɑːɹdɪnɚ hɪmsˈɛlf spˈɛnt lˈɪɾəl tˈaɪm ðˈɛɹ, ɪnstˈɛd stˈeɪɪŋ klˈoʊs tə hɪz ɡˈɑːɹdɪnɚz kɹˈiːk hˈoʊmstɛd wˈɛɹ, ˌæzɪtˌɪz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn hɪz wˈaɪfz dˈaɪɚɹi, hiː hæd tɹˈʌbəl wɪððə lˈoʊkəl ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈiːpəl spˈɪɹɪŋ hɪz kˈæɾəl.
Gardiner himself spent little time there, instead staying close to his Gardiners Creek homestead where, as it is recorded in his wife’s diary, he had trouble with the local Aboriginal people spearing his cattle.