Drovers of the Past Long Trips and Dry Stages
A nostalgic survey of early cattle drovers across Queensland and New South Wales. It recalls notable figures like Dick Atherton Edward Phillott Jim Mitchell John Clarke William Carter George Stanley and Allinghams, tracing long perilous journeys from Darling Downs to Bowen, Salisbury Plains and beyond, highlighting daring feats, stock routes, and frontier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Dick Atherton
N.S.W
Queanshind
Mount Hedlow
Queensland
Blue Mountains
Edward
Cobb and Co
Sted A. Macartney
Diamantina Lakes
Cook Station
Cooinda Station
Winton
Gulf Country
Dueworth
John Clarke
Mariniyre River
Salisbury Plains
Bowen
Holt
Norris
Warden
Charters Towers
Bailey
Millchester
Cassady
Edward Cuningham
Allinghams
Michael Miles
Mount Cornish
William Carter
Darling Downs
Lower Darling
Enniskillen
Vergement
Brisbane
George Stanley
Adelaide
Gooyea
Campbell's Creek
Devonport
Diamantina
Burren
New England
Burdekin
Rockhampton
Queensland egg production soars at Brisbane conference
At the annual poultry farmers gathering in Brisbane the Queensland Egg Board chair reported 1928 egg handling reached 2,871,112 dozens, up from 1,864,980 previous year. Export losses cited. average sale realisation fell to 1/4.08d per dozen. Conference urged local prices near export parity during peak production and adopted a 1d per dozen levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Queensland Egg Board
Early Australian drovers and their northern journeys
From St Ann's Station on the Sutter Jim Gordon aged 22 begins a droving trip to Dalgonally. He later drives cattle to Cairns and joins Sam the Tracker and Bob Moxham before heading to Trinity Bay with a mob of bullocks. Other early drovers include the late John Fulford who moved six mobs NSW to Cottewood Station and overlanded bulls to the northern state in 1869. The note covers many minor journeys alongside these major overland undertakings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hart
Yacamunda Station
Bowen District
Palmer
Butcher Hill Station
Hell's Gates
Yacamunda
St. Ann's
Sutter
Jim Gordon
Dalgonally
Thornborough
Sam
Bob Moxham
Trinity Bay
Gordon
Cairns
John Fulford
N.S.W
Cottewood Station
Charters Towers
PRIMARY PRODUCERS SEEK ENDOWMENT TAX RELIEF
At a Lower Hunter meeting, Mr L B Fisher moved to exempt primary producers from the Child Endowment tax. He argued landholders bear the tax while others pass costs via higher prices and freights. The motion was carried as supporters urged abolition of the tax, deeming Parliament a charitable institution. Norea Ltd. will meet at Byron Bay on June 21 to vote on amalgamation with Ballina Lindsay and Bonalba manufactur ing firms, excluding three other Richmond Tweed companies from the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Hunter
L. B Fisher
Railway Department
H. G. Ralston
Doles
Norea Ltd
Byron Bay
Ballina
Lindsay
Bonalba
Richmond
Tweed
Bic
Norco
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T. Hannan
Ae Picture Palace
C. Falconer
General Carrier
Market Street
Gloucester
A. J. White
Church Street
THE
Graham Timber CO
ALF
Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd
A. Parish
Blight
Sydney
Amlandfooy
Genuine— Co-Operative Company
Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd
Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
Pittson & Badgery Ltd
Winencampe, Carson Ltd
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd
Bridge Bt
A. J. Woodward Behar
Corbett’s
Newcastle
Siroind
Amy Laws
Inge
Gloubester
Newell
Leiving Vidon
MABON
H.R. Fooks
Cambridge Poultry Farm Tomah
Carlingford, N
Thurlow's
R. Thurlow
Lute
Thrift
Sloek
M. Thurlow
Church BT
D. Waddall & Co
A. Leslie
Shannon Vale
A. Leslie, Glouce
Fred Lee
Hay
Signwriter
Ripolan Palat
Commercial
Garner
Piano
Hunter St
Government Savings Bank of N.S.W. Rural Bank Department
Martin Place
Dombkins Bros
Arch BT
Bootmakers
G. McDonald
Comino Bros
Mesers Russell Mall
DAI Land North Agengy
Ool Stable ‘Conetatt
lSgale
voMgale
Diabolo Separator Co. Ltd
Manufea
Beanch
Cau Rovrevec i Huttetthewson
Wirless
Jarrott's
Chevrolet
General Motors
H. A. Hardes
Park Street
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