Vernon WILSON
Married Ethel Sarah MOTTRAM in 1913 [66]
Agricultural Bank Inspector based in Bridgetown and then Dalwallinu until shifting to Latham around August of 1916 [152]
Inspector for the Industries Assistance Board (I.A.B.) and Agricultural Bank based in Latham in 1916 [152]
He was the I.A.B. Inspector for Latham, Perenjori, Coorow, Winchester, Carnamah and Three Springs in 1916 [152]
His region as inspector spanned both railway lines, inland beyond the rabbit proof fence and as far west as the coast if required [152]
In 1916 it took him 30 days travelling for eleven hours each day to fully go around his district as inspector [152]
There were about 60 farmers in his district in 1916 who were receiving assistance from the Industries Assistance Board [152]
Gave evidence to the Royal Commission on the Agricultural Industries of Western Australia in Latham on 24 November 1916 [152]
He believed the North Midlands was "absolutely" good enough for farming and that some of the farmers would be successful [152]
With good seasons he believed many of the farmers could pull through better in his district than any other in Western Australia [152]
Some of them, who were unsure of farming and heavily in debt, he believed should be "emptied out straightaway" [152]
He revealed that some of the settlers had gone into farming with no idea of the business, and had then endured a severe drought [152]
He was also questioned about fallowing, payments to farmers and the control or lack thereof of the Industries Assistance Board [152]
Inspector for the Industries Assistance Board (I.A.B.) and Agricultural Bank based in Three Springs 1917-1935 [6] [19] [50]
From 1924-25 to 1926-27 he had a Dodge car or truck and in 1927-28 he had an Oakland [325]
Both of his car or trucks were licensed with the Carnamah District Road Board and contained numberplate CA-5 [325]
Purchased a new Napoleon car from dealer Robert MACKIE of Carnamah in June 1927 [4: 11-Jun-1927]
Succeeded as Agricultural Bank Inspector for the North Midlands by Reginald WITHERS and then Francis V. FELS [5: 19-Feb-1937] [6]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Vernon Wilson' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/vernon-wilson [reference list] |
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