Pioneers

The area was mainly settled by dairy farmers who came from southern NSW after the big scrub was cleared. The families were originally from Northern and Southern Ireland and hence you have many common names of people who are not directly related. Eg there are many Johnston, Johnson and a few Johnstones that are not related. Life in Ewingsdale centred around the School, Hall and Church and of course some of the cattle dips! .

Some of the Family Names of Pioneers are Holland : Kennedy : Lewis : Hart : Johnson : Johnstone : Buckley : Misom : Higgins : Milgate : Flick : Condon : Noble : Lee : Smith

William Flick came to Ewingsdale in late 1888. Settled on land owned by Sir Thomas Ewing.