"Bo Allia," Dubbo, the Property of J.E.Serisier, Esq., J.P.

Jean Emile Serisier, (1824-1881), storekeeper and vigneron. Settled on the site of the future town of Dubbo where Hyeronimus established an inn and Serisier opened a general store. After he petitioned for a site for a village, land held by George Smith was selected and surveyed. Serisier bought town blocks at the first auctions in 1851. He managed a general store. Rare print from the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News.