ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, hiː tˈʊk ˈaʊt ɐ ɡɹˈeɪzɪŋ lˈaɪsəns fɚɹɚ ɹˈʌn bˈaʊndᵻd ˌɔn θɹˈiː sˈaɪdz baɪ ɹˈʌnɪŋ kɹˈiːk lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈaɪɹiz kɹˈiːk, nˈaʊ ɑːlˈɪndə kɹˈiːk, ðə jˈæɹɚ ɹˈɪvɚ ænd mˈaʊnt kˈɔːɹhɐnwˌɔːɹɐbˌʌl.
In 1838, he took out a grazing licence for a run bounded on three sides by Running Creek (later Ryrie's Creek, now Olinda Creek), the Yarra River and Mount Corhanwarrabul.