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Shire of Toodyay > Records

NEWGAIN FARM DOCUMENTS. QUANTITIES TABLES GRAIN AND FERTILISER

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c. 1920

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Agriculture/horticulture

Overview

A cardboard typed chart used for calculating the quantities of grain and fertiliser to be sown per acre. It does not indicate the type of machine it is intended for. However Frank Twine did have a Massey Harris unit at one time.

Historical information

Associated with Shire of Toodyay accession number 2023 -1 to 21, Newgain Farm Diaries dating from 1909 to 1932.

James Twine came to the colony as a labourer in 1833 and bought a farm in Guildford. He traded this farm with Dr Viveash's Toodyay holdings in 1852 in order to consolidate his land with his stepson's inherited lands. Further purchases during the 1860s lead to a 1400 acre property he called 'Newgain'. He and his sons also took large pastoral leases to the east and developed the neighbouring farm, 'Maisemore'. James Twine was an inaugural member of the Toodyay Road Board. He retired in 1874 and his sons took over management of the properties. (Shire of Toodyay Municipal Inventory 2013, Newgain Granary associated historical information)

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cwa-org-37-2017.7f

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Width

21 cm

Height or length

21 cm

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Year

c. 1920

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Shire of Toodyay

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