Curran Wright History

Category: Beltana Station

Stations
Our ancestors, the Curran and Cullinan families, lived and worked on Pastoral Stations for many years of their lives.

Curran Families
- 1910-1945 Mullingar Station, Pooncarie, New South Wales, Australia
  - 14, 700 acre property leased by Patrick Curran in 1910
  - After the second world war, Patrick left the running of the property to his son, Dan Curran.
Cullinan Families
- 1874 – Beltana Station, South Australia, Australia
  - Michael Cullinan worked here upon arrival in Australia
- 1870s – Avoca Station, Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia
  - Michael Cullinan worked here.
- 1888 – 1921 Kelleen Station, Pooncarie, New South Wales, Australia
  - Michael Cullinan successfully applied for this then 10, 000 acre block.
  - He lived and worked on it, till he sold it to his son , Frank in 1921.
- 1921 – 1924 Burungie Station, Broken Hill, New South Wales
  - Michael Cullinan bought this station.
Further Information on these stations, is available on the relevant pages. See categories above.
December 14, 2020
Beltana Station

History of Beltana Station – Flinders Rangers Research

Beltana is an Indigenous word meaning “running water.”

First set up in 1862 by Robert Barr Smith. It had 17 705 sheep and some cattle. In 1866 camels were bought to Beltana by Afghan handlers. These camels were used for transporting goods and later a camel breeding program was set up at Beltana Station.

1874: Michael Cullinan works at Beltana Station for a few months.

November 27, 2016
Beltana Station – Michael Cullinan

After arriving in Australia and assisting his sister, Bridget to get a job in Adelaide, [Michael Cullinan] rolled up his swag and made for Beltana Station owned by Thomas Elder…stayed there a few months.” (Phyllis Plant, letter)

Michael briefly works at Beltana, driving the bullock team. According to Doug Curran (The History of James Cullinan, p. 13) “…this proved too much to handle as he finished with the wagon locked between two trees.”

Further information on, and photos of, the camel and bullock teams can be found at the Flinders Ranges history website.

Source: https://www.australianbedandbreakfast.com.au/city/flinders-ranges_298/listing/beltana-station/

November 13, 2016
Michael Cullinan
Michael Cullinan is my Great Grandfather (father to Kelleen Lillian Cullinan, my paternal Grandmother). He was born in 1852 (2 August) and died in 1924 (20 August) at the age of 72 years. He is buried in Broken Hill cemetery in New South Wales, Australia.

Here is where Michael Cullinan lived:
- 1852 Corofin, County Clare, Ireland
- 1874 (31 March) Emigrates to Australia aboard The Glenlyon ship
- 1874 (3 July) Arrives Outer Harbour, South Australia with his sister, Bridget.
- 1874 Beltana Station, South Australia
- Port Augusta, South Australia
- Adelaide, South Australia
- Avoca Station, River Darling
- Wentworth, New South Wales
- 1886 Kapunda, South Australia (Marriage #1 – Betsy Wakefield)
- 1888 Kelleen Station, New South Wales
  - He bought this land
- 1907 Wentworth (Marriage #2, Ellen Dhann)
- 1914 Wentworth (Marriage #3, Mary Ann Cuff)
- 1920 or 1923 Bought Glenora Station (near Birchip, Victoria, Australia) for his son, Andy Cullinan
- 1921 Burungie Station, Broken Hill, New South Wales
  - He bought this station
- 1924 (August 20)- His vehicle became bogged in a creek and he got wet through. Following a chill, he became very ill and died of double lobar pneumonia, cardiac failure (G Henry Dobbyn – Medical Attendant) at Lourdes Private Hospital – Death Certificate 1924/012902
- 1924 Buried Roman Catholic Cemetery, Broken Hill cemetery
November 13, 2016