WOOPENATTY STATION, ARRINO

Managed by Howard B. SMITH during Mrs Elizabeth J. HEARN’s ownership of the station ^[144]
Mrs Elizabeth J. HEARN sold the station to manager Howard B. SMITH’s brother-in-law Frank F. WEAVER in 1927 ^[144]
Frank F. WEAVER employed Howard B. FAWCETT to manage the station from April 1927 to February 1928 ^[144]
In February 1928 Frank F. WEAVER’s brother-in-law Neil SMITH took over the management of the station and its companies ^[144]
Exhibited in the Sheep section of the Three Springs Agricultural Society’s First Annual Show on Thursday 20 September 1928 ^[4]
     Won 1st prizes for Pen of Three Merino Ewes and for 2-tooth strong wool Merino Ewe, and 2nd for Merino Ewe ^{[4: 29-Sep-1928]}
     For having the best 2-tooth strong wool Merino Ewe they received the Special Prize of £2/2/- donated by E. K. Byrne & Sons ^[4]
Sold 74 bales of wool through Goldsbrough Mort & Co for between 10d. and 12d. per pound on 26 November 1934 ^{[5: 7-Dec-1934]}
In October 1935 sold 49 bales of wool – 8 for 17½d., 10 for 16¾d. 6 for 6d., 13 for 15¾d., and 11 for 15¼ per pound ^{[5: 1-Nov-1935]}
Sold a further 21 bales of wool in late November 1935 – 7 for 17d. per pound, 2 for 16¼d., and 12 for 15¼d. per pound ^{[5: 29-Nov-1935]}
Also known as the Woopenatty Estate and the Woopenatty Pastoral Company Limited ^{[4] [5]}


From The Western Mail newspaper, Thursday 27 December 1928:
Country Towns and Districts – Three Springs – A Fertile Wheat District: Lynch and Arrino – Woopenatty
"An important holding in the district is that of the Woopenatty and Arrino Pastoral Co. exceeding 10,000 acres, and owned by South Australians, who purchased it from the estate of the late Mr. John Hearn. A large amount of clearing has been done, and the property is being developed expeditiously. It lies near the northern boundary of the new [Three Springs] Road Board district. The estate was owned originally by Charles Campbell, who sold it to Michael Brown. Mr. John Hearn was the next to secure it, and ran it until his accidental death in Perth. His widow continued the work. During the occupancy of the Hearns a good deal of cropping was done, partly by share farmers, though the place is largely a grazing proposition. About two years ago Mrs. Hearn sold the property to Mr. Weaver, of South Australia, and this led to the present form of ownership. Lately a good deal of the land has been cleared, and much share farming is being done, the crops being wheat. There is also a large flock of merinos. The property is plentifully watered by dams and wells."

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