Under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act 1915 the government purchased  from the Buick estate and allocated 15 sections by ballot held 5 November 1919 to servicemen and nurses returning from the First World War.
Under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act of 1915, the government acquired land from the Buick estate and allocated 15 sections by ballot held on November 5, 1919, to returning soldiers and nurses from World War I.