The name Jardine is synonymous with European settlement and history on the rolling plains of the Monaro high country of southern NSW. The sturdy Scottish pastoralist, William Jardine, first arrived in the colony in 1841 and, by 1846, he had established himself at Curry Flat near Nimmitabel. The current custodians of this prime grazing property are Will and Caroline Jardine, and their children, Jack and Isabelle, represent the seventh generation of Jardines to have lived there.
Will and Caroline, who also run the Nimmitabel Bakery, which produces pies that are legend among travellers heading to the coast or the ski fields of Kosciuszko National Park, live in the homestead, while Will’s parents, Sue and Jim, live in a nearby house, which was built when they semi-retired and handed over management…