ðə fˈɜːst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən lˈændhoʊldɚ wʌz bˈɛndʒəmɪn blˈækbɜːn hˌuː wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪkɚz ɔnðə bˈæŋks ʌv wˈɔliz kɹˈiːk æt ɹˈɪtʃmənd vˈeɪl.
The first European landholder was Benjamin Blackburn who was granted 400 acres on the Banks of Wallis Creek at Richmond Vale.