henry and his "faithful dick" returned from the flinders to mt mcconnel in march 1864, and sometime later that year henry went into bowen to attend to the sale of some of his properties to cover his increasing debts. in a letter to his mother, henry called it "rashness and too-eager ambition" to acquire four properties in as many years and attempt to stock and improve them. he was more than £13,000 in debt. baroondah was the first station to be sold, probably during 1864. conway was sold the same year, but the buyers alleged misrepresentation. the £8000 they paid remained lodged in a rockhampton bank until a court could decide the outcome. in the meantime, henry's creditors were circling.