TitleEbenezer RussellObject TypePortraitDescriptionIsabella Croker’s Croom Estate was advertised for sale in August 1840. Ebenezer purchased 1280 acres for 5 shillings an acre in 1852.
Ebenezer cleared the land for wheat and potato growing, later converting the land into farms most of which he leased.He cleared the land (1280 acres), planted wheat and potatoes, and later changed to dairying.
Ebenezer became a prominent dairyman and was an Alderman on the first Shellharbour Municipal Council from 1859-1864.Provenance and SignifcanceThis portrait belonged to the McDonald family of Marshall Mount House.
Ebenezer Russell's daughter Elizabeth married George McDonald in 1871. The McDonald's moved to Marshall Mount House in 1896.
