baɪ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks hiː ænd mˈaɪkəl kˈɑːnoʊli wɜː ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd tə hæv ɐ flˈɑːk ʌv ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ʃˈiːp æɾ ˈɑːɹθɚz kɹˈiːk, vɪktˈoːɹiə ɐ ʃˈiːp ɹˈʌn fˈoːɹɾi kˌeɪˈɛm nˈɔːɹθ ʌv mˈɛlbɚn hiː hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈæntᵻd.
By February 1836 he and Michael Connolly were reported to have a flock of over 100 sheep at Arthurs Creek, Victoria a sheep run 40 km north of Melbourne he had been granted.