Alec Gordon LEISHMAN

Born 1896 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia ^[32]
Son of Adam and Nellie B. LEISHMAN ^[32]
During the 1932-33 financial year purchased Gregorfields Farm in Winchester in partnership with his brother Bruce ^{[3] [7: page 58]}
Although he never resided in Winchester he was with his brother the owner and pastoralist of Gregorfields Farm 1933-1961 ^{[3] [6]}
Member of the Moora Golf Club in 1937 ^{[5: 18-Jun-1937]}
Member of the North Midlands Registered Stud Stockbreeders Association in 1937^{[5: 25-Jun-1937]}
He didn't attend meeting of the Stockbreeders Association in Carnamah but appointed agent Frank E. BROADHURST as his proxy ^[5]
Resident of Barberton WA in 1940 ^[61]; and later resided in the Perth suburb of Dalkeith ^[2]
Died 20 July 1956; ashes scattered Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Rose Garden)^[2]


From The Irwin Index newspaper, Friday 27 July 1956:
"Vale Alec Leishman - A Genial Personality - Death in City Hospital. Following a somewhat lengthy period of abnormal health conditions and a serious illness extending over the past three months, the death occurred in a metropolitan hospital on Friday last of an extremely popular and particularly genial personality in Mr. Alec Gordon Leishman, who had for the past three years been living in retirement with his wife at Dalkeith. The deceased gentleman, who was sixty years of age, was born at Albury (N.S.W.) and completed his education at the Echuca Grammar School, which he left at the age of eighteen years and entered the service of Messrs. Elder, Smith & Co Limited in Adelaide. Shortly afterwards, however, with the outbreak of World War I in 1914 he enlisted for service with the Australian Imperial Forces and went overseas with an artillery unit, returning to Adelaide nearly five years later to resume his pre-war occupation on discharge from further military duties. About six years later he came to Western Australia with his brother (Mr. B. A. Leishman), with whom he took over Koondie Station at Payne's Find and operated in the partnership of A. G. & B. A. Leishman. Three years later this property was sold and the deceased gentleman then moved to the inside country, his first interest therein being Ranfurly Park at Moora in 1929. Thereafter, still operating in partnership with his brother, he obtained other farming and grazing interests in various parts of the State, included in these being wheat and sheep properties at Winchester, Georgina and Northampton. At the time of his death he was a director of A. G. & B. A. Leishman Pty. Ltd., the Georgina Pastoral Company Pty. Ltd., the Gregorfields Pastoral Company Pty. Ltd. and the Muskerry Grazing Company at Northampton, and in addition he also held quite a number of other interests. The late Mr. Leishman was married in 1943 and is survived by a widow and an eleven-year-old daughter. He left Ranfurly Park at Moora about ten years ago to reside with his wife on a property at Georgina. Failing health, however, compelled him to terminate an active life, and just over three years ago he left for the metropolis and has since resided at Dalkeith, but he still retained his business interests in association with his brother. Whilst in this district he was not actively associated with any public organisations but he was a most esteemed member of the Geraldton Club, in which institution he made many firm friends. The funeral of the late Mr. Leishman took place last Monday with a private cremation at Karrakatta."

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