Hundred of Erskine

The land in the hundred has been used to grow cattle and sheep, as well as cereal crops including wheat, barley and oats.

Early settler James Craig Jr was sinking a well on his property with dynamite.

After a long day shearing, some shearers would find themselves at Patsy Nugents wine shanty near Dawlish.

The kerosene from the lamp spilled onto him, igniting and leaving him with severely burnt ears.

One day a young calf fell into a well, and his employer James Pollard proceeded to lower him into the well to retrieve it.

While passing through a creek his horses were spooked, throwing him from the cart and leaving him unconscious.