skwˈɑːɾɚz sˈuːn sˈɛɾəld ðə tˈeɪbəlləndz wɪð ðɛɹ lˈɑːɹdʒ ʃˈiːp ɹˈʌnz bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡlˈɛn ɪnnˈɛs ænd tˈɛntɚfˌiːld wɜː sɚvˈeɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
Squatters soon settled the tablelands with their large sheep runs before Glen Innes and Tenterfield were surveyed in 1851.