A new book on Bibbenluke will be launched in the Bibbenluke Hall on Saturday, November 12.
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The book is not about the Bibbenluke of today but the huge Bibbenluke Estate of the 1860s and 1870s.
It is a story about the battle over land that transpired after John Robertson introduced his land reform legislation into the NSW parliament in 1861.
Author Dr Barbara Dawson has followed the gains and the losses, intrigues and disappointment of the people of the Bombala area who strove to own their own plots on land in the 19th century.
The names of William Bulgary, HT Edwards, George Garnock, Jigger Bulgary and Coulson Murphy all take leading roles, but so do many local family groups including the Abercrombies, Caldwells, Cotterills, Ingrams, Rumphs, Thompsons and Witts.
The book has been published by Barbara Dawson in conjunction with the Bombala & District Historical Society.
After the launch there will be an excursion, led by Barbara Dawson, to four sites where the contest for land turned nasty.
Two of these are in the region of Bibbenluke and involved battles for land between Henry Edwards and John Murphy.
The third site is at the Caldwell Bridge on the Snowy River Way and the fourth site is at Ando.
A hand-out with the itinerary will be available at the launch.
People are invited to follow in their cars and are asked to bring a picnic lunch.
The book launch is on Saturday, November 12 at 10.30am with morning tea provided at the Bibbenluke Hall.