Following some success on the Rocky River Goldfields James Lowe Mitchell, aged 16, selected his first block on 9th September 1857 at Saumarez Ponds. He then purchased land at Blackfellow’s Gully on 25th January 1866 which was to become 'Invergowrie'. He added the block on which you are standing in 1873 having prospered as a wool producer.
The homestead was constructed during 1875 of classic colonial architecture framed by a formal mid-Victorian garden. By 1915 'Invergowrie' was c. 7000 acres stretching from the Great Divide to the Gwydir River. The success of wool production at Invergowrie helped finance the aggregation of 'Strathroy' a 6,600 acre property a further 30 km West North West.
'Invergowrie' became a Moffatt property in 1916 when ownership passed to John Martin Moffatt, the third son of Josias Sleeman and Bridget (nee' Ryan) Moffatt of 'Yarrowyck', the neighbouring property across the Gwydir. John Martin Moffatt and Mary Cameron Mitchell, the third daughter of James Lowe and Isabella Mitchell had married on the 5th March 1902.
On 8th October 2016, David Moffatt welcomed the descendants of Mitchell and Moffatt families and friends who gathered at 'Invergowrie' for the sesquicentenary. They celebrated six generations of continuous family heritage on this site.
The homestead was constructed during 1875 of classic colonial architecture framed by a formal mid-Victorian garden. By 1915 'Invergowrie' was c. 7000 acres stretching from the Great Divide to the Gwydir River. The success of wool production at Invergowrie helped finance the aggregation of 'Strathroy' a 6,600 acre property a further 30 km West North West.
'Invergowrie' became a Moffatt property in 1916 when ownership passed to John Martin Moffatt, the third son of Josias Sleeman and Bridget (nee' Ryan) Moffatt of 'Yarrowyck', the neighbouring property across the Gwydir. John Martin Moffatt and Mary Cameron Mitchell, the third daughter of James Lowe and Isabella Mitchell had married on the 5th March 1902.
On 8th October 2016, David Moffatt welcomed the descendants of Mitchell and Moffatt families and friends who gathered at 'Invergowrie' for the sesquicentenary. They celebrated six generations of continuous family heritage on this site.