James Charles HUNT
Born 11 November 1884 [P40] in Stalbridge, Dorset, England [20]
Son of Frederick William HUNT and Jane HAMES [P40]
Grew up with his parents and siblings Kate, Louisa, Harry, Ada and William on Yardgrove Farm in Marnhull, Dorset, England [20]
Departed London, England on the steamship Armadale and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 12 June 1914 [70]
Station-hand for Walter V. SEWELL on Sand Springs Station near Geraldton for 12 months ending in August 1916 [P40]
Worked as a Wheat Lumper in Geraldton during the wheat carting season [P40]
Stock-hand for Lionel R. DAVIS on Koogereena Station in Kojarena near Greenough for over six months ending in August 1917 [P40]
By late August 1917 he had left Greenough and was working as a Farmhand in Three Springs [19]
Married "Lettie" Letitia Catherine THOMAS in Three Springs on 13 August 1918[P40]
Contractor in Moora in 1919 [50]
Resided in Moora until 1921 when himself, Lettie and their sons James and Arthur travelled to England [P40]
Departed Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Osterley and arrived in Plymouth, England in April 1921 [204]
Upon arrival their intended country of future residence was England, however after just over a year they returned to WA [70] [204]
Departed London, England on the steamship Ormonde and arrived back in Fremantle, Western Australia on 1 June 1922 [70]
Farmhand for his father-in-law Charles F. THOMAS on Kadathinni Farm, and Wheat Lumper in Three Springs in 1923 [P40]
Farmer in Three Springs 1924 onwards [P2]
Donated 2/- to the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1925 [124]
Attended the Three Springs Agricultural Society's First Annual Show held in Three Springs on Thursday 20 September 1928 [4]
Won 1st prize for Spring Cart Horse in the Ring Events, and also received 1st prize for Middle of Bacon [4: 29-Sep-1928]
Attended the Commemoration Dinner held at the Commercial Hotel in Three Springs on Friday 26 August 1932 [5: 9-Sep-1932]
The dinner was to commemorate Three Springs having the highest average yield for wheat in the State for the 1931-32 season [5]
Exhibited in the Fifth Annual Three Springs Agricultural Show on Thursday 22 September 1932 [5: 30-Sep-1932]
Won 1st prize for a two year old Draught Gelding in the Horse section and 1st for a male Black Minorca in the Poultry section [5]
Attended the Farewell Evening tendered to local pioneer Mrs Blanche M. KOCH in Three Springs on 3 December 1932 [4: 10-Dec-1932]
Exhibited in the Sixth Annual Three Springs Agricultural Show on Thursday 21 September 1933 [5: 29-Sep-1933]
Won 1st for Fat Beast in the Cattle section and Three Fat Wethers in the Sheep section, and 2nd for 2 tear old Draught Gelding [5]
In early 1934 he killed 240 rabbits in a short number of nights at the low cost of 6d. through the use of cyanide poison [5]
He mixed two ounces of cyanide with water which was placed where rabbits had previously been drinking fresh water [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Committee Member of the Three Springs Agricultural Society 1934-1936 [5: 13-Apr-1934, 1-May-1936]
Exhibited in the Horse, Cattle, Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 21-Sep-1934]
Won 1st prizes for pure bred milk strain Bull, Three Fat Wethers and Wheaten Hay; and 2nd for 2 year old Draught Filly [5]
Awarded 2nd prize for milking strain Shorthorn Bill in the Cattle section of the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Member of the Three Springs Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Attended and competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Sold 42 wethers at 26/4, 14 wethers at 23/10 and 3 stags at 20/- per head at the Midland Market on 9 September 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
His wagon and its load of hay were destroyed after a fire started during chaff cutting on his farm on Tuesday 1 December 1936 [5]
The horses were released from the wagon just in time and the fire soon spread towards Mrs Sara T. MALEY's heavy crop [5]
The Three Springs Road Board District Bush Fire Brigade promptly responded and extinguished the blaze [5: 4-Dec-1936]
He was among local farmers who hired through the Three Springs Road Board a boring plant to bore for water in 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
A supply of good water making 800 to 1,000 gallons per day was struck on his farm at a depth of 119 feet [5: 25-Mar-1937]
His farm in Three Springs was unnamed, however was later named Yardgrove by his grandson Hedley N. HUNT [P40]
In 1948 or 1949 purchased a house at 88 Sasse Avenue in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn [P40]
Sold their house in Sasse Street in 1952 and purchased another at 36 Daglish Street in Wembey [P40]
He remained on the farm in Three Springs, except short visits to Perth, while Letitia resided in Perth except during busy times [P40]
Left Three Springs and took up full time residence at 36 Daglish Street in Wembley in about 1960 [P40]
Father of James, Arthur, Frederick, Betty and William [P40]
Died 26 December 1967; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, PC, 303)[2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'James Charles Hunt' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/james-charles-hunt-snr [reference list] |
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