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Richard Boucher James
Richard Boucher James (4 March 1822 – 4 September 1908) was a pioneering settler and pastoralist of South Australia, originally at Inman Valley from 1840 and between 1858 and 1908 at Canowie Station in the Mid North of that State. Early life, Jamaica, and England Most usually known as Boucher James, he was born 4 March 1822, at Jamaica where his wealthy English mercantile family had coffee plantations. He was the youngest son of Herbert Jarrett James and Jane Caroline James, née Vidal. His older brothers were William Rhodes James (1817–98) – known as Rhodes – and John Vidal James (1820–97). In 1823, with the abolition of slavery, the family began a move from Jamaica back to England where the three brothers were educated. Upon the declaration in February 1836 of the newly-promoted province of South Australia, their father saw opportunities there for the young men as sheep farmers, not as squatters but as land holders. He not only purchased land orders, but also hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booborowie
Booborowie is a locality in South Australia. It is located north of Adelaide. At the 2016 census, the Booborowie district had a population of 218. Booborowie Station In 1843, Dr William James Browne and his brother Dr John Harris Browne took up the Booborowie run. In 1851 they purchased a crown lease of 153 square miles, and in 1853 the brothers purchased 46,978 acres of the lease. The Browne brothers established a merino stud and ran shorthorn cattle. They went on to purchase properties on the Adelaide Plains, at Mount Gambier, the Flinders Ranges, and the Eyre Peninsula, and were instrumental in establishing Katherine in the Northern Territory. This led to a large sheep and cattle drive, under the supervision of Alfred Giles, to leave South Australia in 1878. The northern portion of the station was sold to Henry Dutton and George Melrose in 1897. The remainder of the station was sold in 1910 and 1912 for closer settlement. History of the township Baldry Township was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Northern Argus
The ''Northern Argus'', first published on 19 February 1869, is a newspaper printed in Clare, South Australia. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australian Community Media. History The ''Northern Argus'' newspaper (as distinct from the '' Southern Argus'' published in Strathalbyn) was founded by Alfred Clode and his brother-in-law Henry Hammond Tilbrook (c. 1848– 9 September 1937). The first issue was greeted with polite silence by other newspapers, most saying nothing more than it was "the same size as the '' Wallaroo Times''". The '' Kapunda Herald'' observed that it had been produced under difficulties, and would refrain from criticism. In 1870 Henry's brother Alfred Tilbrook (c. 1847 – 10 July 1913) was taken on and Clode left the partnership to found an English-language newspaper in Japan. Robert Kelly succeeded Clode as editor, to be followed by Robert's father William Kelly (6 Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merino
The Merino is a breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool. It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the breed were not allowed, and those who tried risked the death penalty. During the eighteenth century, flocks were sent to the courts of a number of European countries, including France (where they developed into the Rambouillet), Hungary, the Netherlands, Prussia, Saxony, Estonia, Livonia and Sweden. The Merino subsequently spread to many parts of the world, including South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Numerous recognised breeds, strains and variants have developed from the original type; these include, among others, the American Merino and Delaine Merino in the Americas, the Australian Merino, Booroola Merino and Peppin Merino in Oceania, the Gentile di Puglia, Merinolandschaf and Rambouillet in Europe. The Australian Poll Merino i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rymill Brothers
Henry Rymill (1 May 1836 – 21 February 1927) and Frank Rymill (27 November 1837 – 26 May 1915) were brothers prominent in business and public service in the 19th century South Australia. Henry "Harry" Rymill and Francis "Frank" Rymill were born in England, sons of Robert Rymill and Louisa (née Sheppard) Rymill of Shepperton, and migrated to South Australia, arriving at Port Adelaide in the ''Caucasian'' on 1 October 1855. Their company H & F Rymill was a prominent financial institution well into the 20th century. Their families included a number of prominent Adelaide citizens. Robert (1869–1906), Herbert (1870–1951) and Sidney (1873–1938) also traded as "Rymill Brothers "Rymill Brothers" could also refer to the speedboat racing team of Arthur Graham Rymill (1868–1934) and Ernest Seymour Rymill (1876–1931) – see their notes below. It could also refer to the partnership of cricketer Jack Westall Rymill (1901–1976) and golfer William Seaton Rymill (1909–1987) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benjamin Graham
John Benjamin Graham (8 March 1813 – 8 November 1876) was an English settler in the early days of South Australia, who became very wealthy thanks to his mining interests, then left the colony, but not before establishing a mansion for many years known as "Graham's Castle". History Graham grew up in Sheffield, England, and at age eighteen was apprenticed to an upholsterer in London. At his employer's urging and with £250 of his money to invest as well as £40 of his own,Unpublished manuscript by Donald Langmead. Copy held in the Architecture Museum, University of South Australia, Langmead collection. he emigrated to South Australia aboard ''Recovery'', arriving in September 1839. He found work with an Adelaide ironmonger, but soon went into business on his own account and was quite successful. Around 1845, after the discovery of copper at Burra, South Australia, Burra Burra, he invested all his savings in South Australian Mining Association ("Snobs") shares, which repaid him han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sanders (pastoralist)
William Sanders (5 August 1801 – 3 August 1880) was a pastoralist and businessman in South Australia. History Sanders, born in Kinross, Scotland, migrated with his wife Harriet and three children to Adelaide on the ''Catherine Jamieson'', arriving on 30 November 1838. He acted as agent for an absentee landlord of a River Murray property, ran Norland Farm, Lyndoch to 1864 then in 1869 acquired an interest in Canowie station, near Hallett, in 1894 restructured as Canowie Pastoral Company. He also took up a share in Warcowie station, later transferred to sons James and Robert. He was also a partner in the Hindley Street business of Miller Anderson. He built the residence "Waverly" (later "Waverley"), designed by James Macgeorge. later lived in Lixmount Cottage, Bristol Street, Glenelg. He died suddenly on the train trip between Glenelg and the city. He left a substantial bequest towards construction of the Unitarian Christian Church building in Wakefield Street. Family He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The South Australian Advertiser
''The Advertiser'' is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. First published as a broadsheet named ''The South Australian Advertiser'' on 12 July 1858,''The South Australian Advertiser'', published 1858–1889 National Library of Australia, digital newspaper library. it is currently a tabloid printed from Monday to Saturday. ''The Advertiser'' came under the ownership of in the 1950s, and the full ownership of in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canowie, South Australia
Canowie is a sparsely populated farming and grazing locality in the Mid North region of South Australia in the Hundred of Anne, County of Victoria. It is mainly sited on a relatively featureless plain, with the north-south trending Browne Hill Range to the west. A government sponsored town was surveyed in 1865 but it failed to thrive and so virtually nothing remains of the township today. The current boundaries of the locality were created in 2000. The locality is on the former pastoral leases of Canowie Station. It is believed that the Canowie station derived its name from Kanya-Owie, the Aboriginal name for a rock waterhole at the station homestead. The town was positioned on a major north-south travelling stock route where an ephemeral creek, Cundowie Creek, provided water for a public livestock pound. It followed the usual South Australian layout of a grid of streets surrounded by a generous belt of parklands. Street names and lot numbers appear in the Surveyor-General's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangways Land Act
The Strangways Land Act, Strangways Act or Waste Lands Amendment Act, were common names for legislation enacted in January 1869 in the colony of South Australia, formally titled ''An Act to further amend the "Waste Lands Act" 1869''. The Act enabled the purchase of land for farmers, allowing for closer settlement in areas of the province suited to more intensive agriculture, rather than vast pastoral runs on uncleared land leased from the government. It is named for Henry Strangways, who was premier and attorney-general when the legislation was passed, and had previously been the Minister for Crown Lands. It followed the ''Scrub Lands Act 1866'', which enabled long-term leases of crown land between farmers and the government for the first time, but with the proviso that the farmer would clear a certain proportion of the land each year. Background Land had been surveyed and sold for farming in the more temperate climate areas of the province, and nearer to Adelaide, with the much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Goode (pastoralist)
Thomas Goode (15 April 1835 – 22 July 1926) was a pastoralist in the Colony of South Australia. History Thomas Goode was born at Pigeon House farm, Kyre Magna, near Tenbury, Worcestershire, a son of William and Catherine Goode. From the age of 14 he managed his father's farms, and for two years at Felton Court, the home of his uncle Matthew Goode, who was a successful breeder of Hereford cattle, then left for South Australia on the ''Hope'' with brothers Henry Abel Goode (1838 – 12 February 1921), William (ca.1840 – 28 January 1910) and Benjamin Powell Goode (ca.1841), arriving at Port Adelaide on 19 February 1858. William, Henry and Benjamin Goode ran a shop at Yankalilla Charles Rufus Goode (1844–1913) came out in 1860, Another brother, Matthew (1847–1831) arrived on the ''South Australian'' in 1868. Six weeks after his arrival in Adelaide he and a young man named Bruce rode the to Canowie Station with horses and cattle. His cousins Charles (afterwards Sir Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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