26/05/2026
SIMON GILLIES - GLENALADALE STATION
After last nights meeting, we all had the absolute pleasure of listening to Bill Jackson speak about the life of Simon Gillies, his family and their connection to Gippsland.
Gillies was born at Inverness, Scotand in 1807. In 1842 he arrived in Sydney aboard the 'BROOM' and 3 years later took up the GLENALADALE STATION with Charles McLean. Interestingly, it was Gillies hotel at Iguana Creek where Angus McMillan died in 1861.
In 1884, after several property changes, Gillies sold up and moved to 'The Clippings' at Sale, where he died to following year. Gillies and his wife Margaret are buried in the Sale Cemetery and until recently their grave was unmarked.
