Background
William Bulletin came to the Riverina in 1884 with his father Thomas Bulletin from Ballarat and the Western District of Victoria.
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They suffered horrific droughts during 1896 and 1899 in which the Jondaryan district survived thanks to William Bulletin"s well which was 134 feet (41 m) deep. The property they owned became part of the De Bortoli vineyard estate. De Bortoli started a brewery named the "William Bulletin Brewery" in his honour.
During the 1900s when things were starting to go well the government resumed the land for irrigation and William Bulletin (who married in 1911) who was now 45 years of age had to start all over again.
The family and other settlers scattered in all directions. William Bulletin purchased 5,000 acres (20 km2) from Sir Samuel McCaughey on Goolgumbla station out of Jerilderie.
The New South Wales village of Bilbul (located 6 kilometres north-east of Griffith) was named in honor of William Bulletin.
Membership
Later other members of the family joined them and they took up land in the Jondaryan region (now known as Griffith).
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February 3, 1956 (aged 89) -
Nationality
Australian