"Clem" / "CM" McBryde Clement BROUN

Born 15 January 1907 in Pingelly, Western Australia ^[16]
He was a great grandson of Peter N. BROUN who was the first Colonial Secretary of the Swan River Colony ^{[79: 23-Aug-1973, page 16]}
On 14 July 1926 purchased 1,241 acres of virgin land in Coorow for 8/- per acre from the Midland Railway Company ^[27]
The 1,241 acres was Lot M1651 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £496/8/6, which he paid for by instalments over 16 years ^[27]
Farmer in Coorow 1926-1950 ^{[19] [27]}
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1927 ^{[10: 19-May-1927]}
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club from 1928-29 to 1930-31 ^{[4: 19-Oct-1928, 26-Jan-1929, 13-Nov-1930]}
Married (1) Mary Agnes O'DWYER in Perth in 1933 ^[66]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club in 1934-35 ^{[5: 16-Nov-1934]}
Commenced hay-cutting on Friday 6 August 1935 and was the first in the district to start hay-cutting for the 1935 season ^{[5: 16-Aug-1935]}
The hay-cutting took place in a brilliant oat crop, which stood as high as five feet, from which he got 1½ to 2 tons of hay per acre ^[5]
In September 1935 sold 86 lambs (33 at 17/7, 48 at 15/7 and 5 at 12/10 per head) and three ewes at 26/- per head ^{[5: 13-Sep-1935]}
Three weeks later in October 1935 sold another 26 suckers at 15/1 per head, 1 lamb for 8/-, and 12 ewes at 7/10 per head ^{[5: 1-Nov-1935]}
Sold 36 ewes through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 15 January 1936 - 22 at 9/7 per head and 14 at 11/1 per head ^{[5: 17-Jan-1936]}
Financial Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 ^[150]
Sold 31 sheep through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market in October 1936 - 13 at 9/7 and 18 at 8/4 per head ^{[5: 23-Oct-1936]}
In 1936 he harvested the newsworthy amount of 200 bags of Comeback premium wheat from 40 acres of sandplain country ^[5]
The wheat was sold to the Great Southern Flour Mills for 5/7½d. per bushel and returned a profit of £4/4/- an acre ^{[5: 4-Dec-1936]}
Competed in the Carnamah Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament at Centenary Park in Carnamah in March 1937 ^{[5: 2-Apr-1937]}
Sold 39 lambs through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 8 September 1937 - 28 at 19/10 and 11 at 19/1 ^{[5: 10-Sep-1937]}
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 ^{[4: 30-Aug-1941]}
Private W72117 in Coorow's Australian Army Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War ^[16]
During the 1940s extended his farmland with the purchase of the 1,500 acre Lot M1625 from Alaric Clinton BROUN ^[3]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy branch of the Primary Producers' Association of Western Australia in 1946 ^{[5: 18-Apr-1946]}
Inaugural Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmers’ Union of Western Australia in 1946 ^{[5: 20-Dec-1946]}
Exhibited in the 10th annual Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show held in Coorow on 4 September 1947 ^{[5: 12-Sep-1947]}
     Won 2nd prize for Border Leicester Ram in the Farmers' Classes and 1st prize for Collection of Fodder Plants ^[5]
He gave evidence at Wheat Cost Enquiry held in Carnamah before Mr Justice SIMPSON on 16 October 1947 ^{[5: 17-Oct -1947]}
Member of Coorow Tennis Club in 1947-48 ^{[5: 28-Mar-1947]}
Advertised a Heinrich Weber piano for sale at £60 in The North Midland Times newspaper on 13 January 1949 ^{[5: 13-Jan-1949]}
Left Coorow and resided on Orrong Road in the Perth suburb of Carlisle before shifting back to Coorow ^[3]
Married (2) Doris Ruby LONG ^[14]
Farmer of Springfield Farm in Coorow in 1967 and 1968, and of Arbordene Farm in Coorow 1970-1980 ^[19]
Later resided at 31 Station Street in the Coorow townsite ^[1]
Father of Noel, Ivan, Julie and Graham ^[14]
Passed away at the age of 82 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs ^[1]
Died 17 April 1989; buried at Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah, Western Australia (Row U, Plot 7) ^[1]

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