Complex sentence: On 11 April, by the Broken River at Benalla, a party of some 18 men, in the employ of George and William Faithful, were searching out new land to the south of Wangaratta for their livestock.
Split into simpler sentences: On 11 April, by the Broken River at Benalla. A party of some 18 men, in the employ of George and William Faithful, were searching out new land to the south of Wangaratta for their livestock.