The story of Yeoval begins on the Buckinbah Plains, where early encounters between local Aboriginal families and the first European squatters marked the arrival of Benjamin Boyd’s vast 60,000‑acre run “Gonoo” in 1848.
After Boyd’s death, the land was divided, and the 1861 Robertson Land Acts opened it to small selectors, many of them former Bounty Immigrants whose names still shape the district today.
A stores depot at Buckinbah grew into a bustling settlement, where in 1868 a young A.B. “Banjo” Paterson played alongside Aboriginal children under the care of his nanny, Fanny Hopkins.
The nearby discovery of gold and copper at Goodrich sparked a population boom, leading to Buckinbah’s declaration as a village in 1882. When postal confusion arose with Buckinbah Station, a ballot chose a new name – Yeoval, after the English hometown of two early selectors.
Hours: Tue, Thu, Fri 11 AM–4 PM or by appointment
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Image: Ruins of ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s Childhood Home
Story and image: Cabonne Council
