As this was a somewhat small land area to accommodate the herd of cows and as there were lots of "feed" outside this, as well as there were only a small number of houses and much vacant land, at times the cows were let out, without a "herdsman" to wander along the creek banks and across the properties then returning to the home paddock prior to milking. This occurred until 1939 when it ceased operating. The original house still exists and the current owners affectionately call it "The Dairyman's Cottage". Roy Mac Arthur was a "billy boy" for Stephen Peake: