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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


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A. MCALPINE

Bag Sewer for Dring Bros & Allan on Lindum Farm in Bunjil in 1933 [81: 22-Jan-1933]
In January 1933 he and A. GILCHRIST potentially set a record by sewing up 432 bags of wheat in ten hours [81: 22-Jan-1933]
His co-worker was rammer, he sewed up each bag with 18 stitches and they also loaded 180 of the bags in the same time period [81]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'A. McAlpine' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/a-mcalpine [reference list]




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