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James Readford (1836-1909) lived at Woodlawn for many years1
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20 February 1902
Important Sale near Rylstone.
On Monday next Messrs. Stewart and Smith will hold a most important auction sale at Woodlawn, Rylstone, under instructions from Mr. Baker. The most attractive line in the calalogue is a fine herd of 50 head of dairy cows, more than half of which are in full milk. There is also a very complete agricultural plant, comprising reaper and binder, ploughs, harrows, &c., and three very fine draught horses. There is also a seperator driven by steam, and altogether the sale should prove most attractive2
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24 August 1925
WOOL LIENS
Moore, Harold R
|Given by|Given to|Particulars of Property Mortgaged|Dated|Filed|Amount Secured|No|
|Harold R Moore|F & G Co-op|Clip of 400 sheep at Woodlawn, Rylstone|Aug 8|Aug 17|400 0 0|1445|3
23 March 1927
A FINE PROPERTY
ADDITION TO ROCKVILLE
The property known as "Woodlawn" has been purchased by Mr. G. McQuiggan of Rylstone. Six hundred acres of this property purchased some months ago from Mr. Moore, and now the homestead with the remaining one hundred and ten acres has been bought from Mr. C. Johnston. "Woodlawn" added to Mr. McQuiggan's present holding, "Rockville" gives him a fine property which includes four miles of river frontage4
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In 1946 Mr & Mrs Bruce Bisley were living at Woodlawn5
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22 March 1998
Land of wine and honey a vine spot; RURAL ROUNDUP - YOUR MONEY: Early Edition
ONCE thought to be on the road to nowhere, Mudgee has been attracting the rich, famous and a bevy of Pitt Street farmers who have transformed the district into one renowned for its wine and honey.
A trend over the past few years has been for developers to buy large tracts of farming land and subdivide them into smaller parcels and sell them to would-be winemakers and Sydney-based hobby farmers.
And it is likely that Woodlawn - the 302 hectare property at Rylstone in central-western NSW that has been listed for auction on April 23 - is about to meet just such a fate.
Agent Chris Meares said: "We think Rylstone, as part of the Mudgee district, would be one of the prime targets for anyone wanting virgin country to turn into vineyards.
"It could go for straight production, a sub-division or even community title which allows a group of wine lovers to link together and own their own property and produce their own product," Mr Meares said.
Whatever, the buyers will be in good company as the pearling Paspaley family and Sir James Hardy, who plans to put up an upmarket Mudgee hotel as part of a $19.5 million nationwide development of stylish vineyard hotels, are local luminaries.
Mudgee is clearly no longer the road to nowhere.
"It's quickly being recognised as one of the leading red wine growing area in eastern Australia," Mr Meares said.
Woodlawn has frontage to the Cudgegong River, with rich alluvial flats that turn into rolling basalt and limestone hills. It has ample water and there are no restrictions on how much can be used on the 57ha of irrigated land which is likely to attract wine growers.
Owners John and Gail Mann, who also own land next to Woodlawn, are selling the property as part of a downscaling of their large local holding.
It is expected the property will sell for more than $800,0006