History of Wheat Growing and Flour Milling in Wellington District
A historical overview of early wheat planting in the Wellington region, noting fruitless attempts with Egyptian wheat, pioneer families, and the first mills. It covers Wellington’s 1840 mill establishment by Mr. Kater and Thomas Quirk, the evolution to the modern mill, and shifts in milling quality and byproducts like pollard and bran.
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Salter
Westover
NSM
Elizabeth Farm
Parramatta
Camden
Granne
Wallington
Wellington
Earliey
Neurea
Baker's Swamp
Englands
Thites
Kater
Ater
Caloola
Molong
Thomas Quirk
Apertion
Quik
Alex Ferguson
Warnest
Moderr Co-Operative
Germany
Hous
Wellington Historical Society hears talk on wheat and milling
Mr H C Lord spoke on wheat growing and flour milling in Wellington district at the Wellington Historical Society meeting. He shared experiences with the late Murdoch McLeod and anecdotes from McLeod's Mill era. A vote of thanks was moved and carried. society president F Craft welcomed Mr Lord and members to the gathering in the Macquarie Shire Chambers amid a blazing fog.
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Wellington
Wellington Historical Society
H. C. Lord
Lori Drew
Murdoch McLeod
McLeod's Mill
S. Ross
el Brennan
Lord
Soviety
F. Craft
Macquarie
Early Australian Wheat Settlement and Land Grants
The narrative traces early wheat farming in Bathurst and surrounding districts after Blaxland and Lawson crossed the Blue Mountains. Settlers opened up Blayney, Orange, Curra Creek, and Sunlop, built mills, and faced hardship with hand tools and horseplows. Wheat prices averaged 5 shillings per bushel. land was granted under Sir John Robertson's Act at one pound per acre for long terms, with families retaining claims across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaxland
Lawson
Biue Mountains
Bathurst Plains
Bathurst
Messrs
Crago
Tremain
Blayney
Oranige
F Austin
Dave Austin
New Zealand
Kater
Curra Creek
Suntop
Wemen
Baker's
Dun Creek
Coslers
Teckel
Fet
Rich
Sunlop
O'Brieny
Brummetts
Barnetts
Harvis’s
Frogleys
Wises
John Robertson
Arthurville
Little
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Norman Owens
Malibhan Street
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Country Housewives
Tamfort
Swiftsure
Wally Sulsroatie
Reublesrae
Lionel Gray
Wame Street
Lee Street
Breaden
McLeod
Perguson
Quirk
Count the Austins
A. Varcoe
Bell Bridge
Percy Street
Austin Dealers
NEW Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd
England
Bridge Street
Sydney
Lora
J.’ A, Hemphill, Sons Cw Ton, Pty. Ltd
Electric Horm
Speestamster
Rotor Crete
Extra Ceat
Insporx
Ranning
C.c
Deposi
Ama Mater Cycles
Effeesay
Say
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