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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Alexander DAVIS

Born C.1868 [24]
Farmer in Three Springs 1911-1923 [6] [10: 11-Oct-1923] [19]
His farm was the 493 acre Lot M831 of Victoria Location 2020 situated about seven miles from the Three Springs townsite [10] [44]
Resided in a four roomed house on his farm with verandahs right around, and also had the usual outbuildings [10]
Prior to his death his farm was subdivided into six paddocks and he had cleared all of the property except for about 20 acres [10]
In 1923 he had nine Draught horses, one pony, one cow and the following plant and machinery:- [10: 11 & 18-Oct-1923]
     10-disc Shearer plough, 3-furrow Unicorn mouldboard plough, single furrow plough. 17-tine cultivator, 13-tine cultivator, [10]
     6-foot Sunshine harvester, 6-foot May Bros harvester, 6-foot May Bros stripper, winnower, 13-disc McCormack drill, [10]
     6-foot McCormack binder, 2½-horsepower Little Wonder engine, 2-blade Bentall chaffcutter, 4-ton lorry, light dray, [10]
     sulky and harness, ¼-yard scoop, 3000-gallon tank, three 1000-gallon tanks, and two 2000-gallon galvanised iron tanks [10]
Seeded 185 acres of crop on his farm in 1923, which was estimated to yield 15 bushels per acre [10]
Died 31 July 1923 in Three Springs; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Unsurveyed Corner) [24]
Following his death the Curator of Interstate Estates put his farm up for sale by tender on 12 September 1923 [10: 11 & 18-Oct-1923]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Alexander Davis' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/alexander-davis [reference list]




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