JOHN COSGROVE, born at St. Mary's, N.S.W., in 1810, arrived in Maneroo in the early thirties and is regarded as one of the first settlers. Coming from Emu Plains, he was accompanied by his half-brothers, Charles and Henry York. With them came as servants the brothers Gillon Thomas, Robert and James. John Cosgrove settled at Billylingera, about 17 miles north of what is now Cooma, and not far from the southernmost point reached by Currie and Ovens in their expedition of 1823. Mr. Cosgrove and his step-brothers held large areas of land in partnership, and owned immense herds of cattle. Their early holdings were Queeingallery (afterwards called Queen's Gallery), of 25,600 acres, which stood in the name of John Cosgrove, Billy Lingera (a native word meaning "the resting place of the Native Companion"), of 16,640 acres, and Adaminadurnee, of 16,000 acres, both of these latter in the name of Cosgrove and York. Adamindumee will be recognised as being the Adaminaby of to-day. Yorks also had a holding at Bredbo called Black Springs. This was managed for some six years by James Devereux, Senior, upon the latter's arrival on Manaro. Mr. Cosgrove lived at Billy Lingera, and Henry York went to Adaminaby, where he remained till his wife was accidentally burnt to death. Mrs. York was certainly one of the first, if not the first, white woman to reside at Adaminaby. The Adaminaby interests of York and Cosgrove were looked after by their stockmen and hut-keepers, Martin Byrne, Henry Ball and Thomas Westerman, the latter being known as "Yorky Tom". After Byrne left, his place was taken by Joseph Henry Chalker. Thomas Gillon also went to Adaminaby and looked after Rock Forest for Peter Curtis. It was Cosgrove's employees who, in all likelihood, were the first Adaminaby residents.