Thomas was tried at Salop (Shropshire) Assizes on 24 Mar 1810 and sentenced to 14 years transportation. The charge was the possession of forged bank notes and he arrived in Sydney on the "Guildford" in 1812.
Shone was made the Government butcher and by 1818 had started to build "Stanton" at Back River.
On the evening of 22 Feb 1843, the Shones were sitting quietly with a friend having their evening meal, when there came a knock on the door. The voice outside they recognised as their neighbour Bradshaw, who was thrust inside by the notorious bushranger, Martin Cash, with his two accomplices Kavanagh & Jones.
Jones left and returned with seven of Shone's servants all tied together.
Then young Frederick Shone turned up with four others from Hobart on a visit, they too were held captive.
The bushrangers left about midnight to return to their hideout on the Dromedary, a mountain behind "Stanton".
Thomas Mason the Police Magistrate ordered later that Shone be deprived of his assigned convicts due to the belief that he had not resisted the bushrangers enough.

By 1848 there were 300 acres under cultivation

Back River was mainly a hop-growing area and "Stanton" was used for this purpose..

Hobart "Mercury" 4 Mar 1873

"Mr Shone of Stanton Farm, Back River has a hopground of 7 acres in extent.Since last year he has added 2 acres more. He does not irrigate as this would be almost impossible to get the water, but at the same time, his hops look extremely well and the vines are very free from spider. The average yield will be about 15cwt to the acre or about the same as last year. He commenced picking about a fortnight ago and has about 50 men, women and children at work"..