1845c King James is head of a tribe numbering around 500 Aboriginal people on Patrick Plains. He camps at Cedar Brush at Gowrie which is also home to Dr White. On numerous occasions, King James leads his warriors in battles against a tribe from “over Paterson way”. King James is later employed by John Browne near Dunolly Ford and on Coppymurumbilla Station near Boggabilla. (Singleton Argus, 24 May 1950, p1).