Brisbane Ipswich Coochin Coochin Cunninghams Gap Glengallan Westbrook Drayton Pilton Goomburra Gladfield Franklyn Vale Cressbrook Rosalie Plains Cecil Plains Yandilla Canning Downs Killarney Warwick Ballandean to New England The Pyramids (Terrawambella) Complete List of Works in the Exhibition		Goomburra Goomburra, named after the Gooneburra or 'fire blacks' of the district, was taken up by Ernest Dalrymple in 1841 and acquired by Patrick Leslie in 1847. When Martens visited in 1851, Patrick and his wife Kate, the daughter of Hannibal Macarthur, the prominent New South Wales settler, were in residence. Full screen Martens, Conrad England/Australia 1801–78 The Washpool, Goomburra 1851 17.2 x 25.3cm Pencil Collection: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales In the mid-nineteenth century, sheep were washed with soap and water before they were shorn. The sheep were thrown into the water from hurdles on the banks. Removing grease and dirt from the wool reduced its weight and cut freight costs. Full screen Detail 1 Detail 2 Photo 2001 Martens, Conrad England/Australia 1801–78 House and garden, Goomburra c.1853 Watercolour and pencil 17.9 x 30.6cm Collection: Queensland Art Gallery Gift of Philip M. Leslie through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 1999 Print friendly version