Pre 1820
		The Ashford area was originally populated by the Kwiambal people and they were descended from the Murri people who first came to live in the area now known as North West NSW a very long time ago. The Kwiambal occupied an area that extended from Nucoorima (Pindari), to just north of Nullamana and Bukkulla, east of the Macintyre River near Graman, north to the line of hills marked by Bowman's Sugarloaf and Paddy's Sugarloaf.

1820 to 1829
1827		Allan Cunningham crosses the Severn River, which he named as Anderson's Brook. He crosses about 1 kilometre upstream from the Severn River and Frazer's Creek junction. After crossing Frazer's Creek he camped for the night at a spot about 2 kilometres to the west of what is today Arthur's Seat homestead. Cunningham notes, "at the close of the day we rested on a well watered patch of good grass."