Tone River Cattle Crossing

Statement of Significance

Representativeness and Historic

Physical Description

Causeway over stream constructed from: timber posts and framework,
rocks, rubble. Sand has collapsed in parts, so is not usable as a crossing.

History

Tone River Crossing is likely to have been used by local pastoralists
during the annual droving of cattle to the summer pastures at the coast.
In the 1880s two of the well known pastoral families in the district were
the Muirs (Deeside, East Ward) and the Brockmans (Warren House,
West Ward). In the winter months they grazed their cattle on their
properties, while in summer they drove the cattle down to their coastal
leases for grazing. Deeside Coast Rd and Wheatley Coast Rd were the
original routes down to the coast.

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