FIRST CENTURY OF DAIRYING IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 



" Scotch Jack" and " Queen II." Mr. Evan Evans also had on ex- 

 hibition stock from his red Lincoln bull Nonsuch. These were es- 

 sentially dairy cattle. 



In 1863 we find the Berry Estate establishing a show, which was- 

 to be held annually in different centres of the estate. The late 

 Mr. Henry Gordon Morton, the manager of the estate, was first 

 president. It was called the Shoalhaven Estate Show. At the third 

 show in 1866 connected with the estate, Mr. John Boxsell exhibited 

 what was termed a very perfect Shorthorn bull, which was the sire 

 of Mr. George Tate's " Boxsell." Thes shows were carried out 

 very successfully until they merged into the Shoalhaven A. and If. 

 Society, as we now understand it. But in those days the cattle of 

 the Shoalhaven district were mostly descended from the Berry and 

 Wollstonecra>ft famous Jindyandy herds of dairy cattle, and com- 

 prised all breeds. 



The Kiama A. and H. Society, which had been first established in 

 1847 and allowed to die out in the fifties, and resurrected in 1857, to be 

 buried again after a few years with disastrous results, was re-estab- 

 lished on a sound basis by the residents of the district, including Mr. 

 John Black and Mr. Joseph Weston, proprietor of the "Kiama 

 Independent" in 1866. During part cf the early sixties Mr. 

 Robert Perrott became president of the Kiama A. and H. 

 Society, with Mr. William Irvine, a one-time Kiama auc- 

 tioneer, as secretary. The reason of the Kiama shows 

 dying cut in the fifties was the " gold fever" that set iit and 

 drew the attention of many of the best of our cattle men to gold 

 digging. Then, after being established again in the latter part of 

 the fifties by Mr. Robert Perrott and Mr. William Irvine, the pleitro- 

 pneumonia set in among several of the dairy herds, and no one felt 

 disposed to risk their stock away from their own farm. At this show, 

 1866. Mr. George Tate took first prize with his bull Boxsell, bred 

 by Mr. John Boxsell, of Berry ; and Mr. Evan R. Evans won second 

 prize with Major. Mr. Andrew McGill took first with his cele- 

 brated Mary Queen of Scots, and Mr. Henry Fredrick s won second 

 prize with a cow of the Osborne and McGill strains. Mary Queen 

 of Scots was said to be the best cow ever exhibited in Illawarra. 



In 1868 the first Agricultural and Horticultural Show was held in 

 Ulladulla. Mr. John Miller was the first president. Mr. Miller 

 had previously resided at Gerringong, being one of tlu> well-known 

 Miller Bros., of that place. 



In 1866, however, a show was held at Broughton Creek, and at 

 that show Mr. John Boxsell exhibited a very handsome Shorthorn 

 bull. He was described as being a beautiful roan, with long square 

 hips, and possessed a magnificent head, adorned by a pair of match 

 less eyes. This bull obtained first pri/e. This tine animal was bred 

 by Mr. Robert Lowe, of Mudgce, ard was by his imported bull 

 Middleham (16, 562, C.H.B.). Mr. Boxsell at that time had a very 

 excellent lu-rd of dairy cattle, principally of the HO brand (llenry 

 Osborne) strain, which In- had obtained from a Mr. Elliot, of Mount 

 Pleasant, Kiama. Needles, to say, Mr. Box>ell sold many young 

 bulls, the result of that show in 1866. 



In iSo; a small quantity of the -ugar that was manufactured by Mr. 

 James Robb, of Kiversdale. Kiama. was forwarded by Mr. John Colley, 

 of Jamberoo, to his brother in-law. the Rev. George Mackie, of Mel- 

 bourne, Victoria ; nd \\as awarded h nors at the Melbourne Exhibi- 

 tion of 1867. 



At the Kiama Show the same year Mr. Geonro Tate took first 

 and Mr. Evan K. Evans second prize for bulls. Mr. Andrew McGill 

 took first and Mr. Henry Eredri--k^ second i-ri/e for COW. 



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