Another pioneer to the area, William Fullagar established the Star Inn on the corner of Ettalong Road and the Western Road (now the Great Western Highway). Fullagar also opened a cattle saleyards which became one of the principal ones for the colony., Pollon, F., (1983), ‘'Parramatta the cradle city'’, p283 () His family's estate "Essington House" Essington House is now the site of a Christian school. Fullagar Road is named after him.
