Walter and Robert Cowan came to the Gladstone area around 1859 and Walter went into the hotel trade while Robert, his younger brother, was more interested in life on the land.
Walter married Sarah Jardine and they had six children: Thomas Jardine, Grace Jardine (1862) (Powe), Janet (1863) (Powe), Leslie (1867 who died at birth), Walter James (1870) and Sarah Ann (1874) (Evans). Around 1868 Walter was an overseer on Mt Larcom Station.
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