All That Swagger by Miles Franklin — Read

When removal was mooted, Grandpa was astounded; more, he was dismayed, grieved. Leave, after Harry and William had sweated to enclose the ranges with leagues of fencing! Forsake the kingdor which he and Johanna had squandered their youth in civilizing; now, when the lonely years were past and roads were making the area accessible! Even Johanna was aghast that Burrabinga should be abandoned by Harry now when it had grown desirable.

Nevertheless the Delacy partnership fell to pieces because reasons indicated. Harry secured a place in the direction of Cootamundra and he and Josephine were both relieved to go, though regret also seared Harry. He had put more hard labour into the making of Burrabinga than either of his brothers, had spent more years immured in its solitude and had deeper poetic imagination to bind him to it. However, he wanted to be free.