The name was in use for the Australian parish by 1834, when Charles Marsden was given a claim for land of 1,100 acres (450 ha) at Dirty Swap, Fish River.

[3] Yetholme village's 'Fryingpan' name was to change in 1866 when the church district was divided:[4] By 1860, a township had formed with several substantial and well-built dwellings, and a 'commodious' National School.

[7] The town was part of the stage coach route from Sydney to Bathurst, had three hotels, stores, bakers, butcher shops, and blacksmiths, pre-train line.

Together with good perennial streams, the area was known for its commercial supply of fruits: apples, pears, plums, cherries, gooseberries, raspberries, and currants.

A sign of the decline in prosperity of the area was noted by 1890 with the 'rather neat brick Anglican Church' in badly want of repair.