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Henry Barzilla Woolhouse

Henry Barzilla Woolhouse

Male 1847 - 1904  (57 years)

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  • Name Henry Barzilla Woolhouse 
    Birth 1847  Miiddle Swan Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Station/Pr 1873  Yarraloola Station Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer. Dongara, North West Pastoralist "Yaraloola Station" in
    partnership with brother William 1873. After drought of 1892 left
    for Menzies. Arrived 12.2.1874 per Janet Stewart from a visit to Eastern colonies. 
    Station/Pr 16 Feb 1894  Yarraloola Station Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    ONSL0W.
    (From our own Correspondent.)
    i have just returned from a visit to the flooded districts Eastward. The following is authentic : —

    Messrs. H. & W. Woolhouse's Yarraloola station, Robe River, suffered severely. There was four feet of water in the dwelling house. The damage done to household goods and effects was something considerable.

    Mrs. H. Woolhouse informed me that £200 would not cover the loss of her own personal effects. The rush of water was so sudden that there was no time to remove any of the furniture, the inmates of the house had to pass the night on a hill close by. The roaring of the water was deafening. About the first of the outhouses to go was the kitchen.

    This was followed the fowl house, including over 100 fowls — the wash and bathroom, the blacksmith shop, the men's hut with store attached and pig sties where pigs were washed down the stream about ¾ miles before they got out.

    The shearing sheds and sheep yards were completely demolished, likewise the cattle and yards. a wool press was carried out to sea and about 10 miles of fencing were washed away. Mr. Woolhouse could not give me a correct estimate of the amount of sheep lost, but does not consider any more than 500 will be missing at the muster.

    Thousand of acres of subsoil are washed away and all the low-lying land for miles was under water. An old native apparently 70 years of age stated he has never known such a flood on the Robe. H W. Woolhouse estimates the total damage done will exceed £1000. 
    Death 1904  Menzies Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14  Pastoralists
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2024 

    Father George Woolhouse,   b. 1826   d. 20 Dec 1900, Greenough Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Priscilla King,   b. 1826   d. 11 Apr 1883, Drowned Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa Ellen Smith,   b. 21 Jun 1859   d. 8 Apr 1937 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 1881  Perth, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harry Thomas George Woolhouse,   b. 1890, Perth Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1976, Mt Lawley Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Louise Emma Woolhouse,   b. 1884, Roebourne Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1885, Yarraloola Station Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     3. Jessie Woolhouse,   b. 1893, Roebourne Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mena Priscilla Woolhouse,   b. 1882, Roebourne Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1883, Roebourne Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     5. Frederick Smith Woolhouse,   b. 1896
     6. Enid Woolhouse,   b. 1901
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1847 - Miiddle Swan Western Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsStation/Pr - Farmer. Dongara, North West Pastoralist "Yaraloola Station" in partnership with brother William 1873. After drought of 1892 left for Menzies. Arrived 12.2.1874 per Janet Stewart from a visit to Eastern colonies. - 1873 - Yarraloola Station Western Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsStation/Pr - ONSL0W. (From our own Correspondent.) i have just returned from a visit to the flooded districts Eastward. The following is authentic : — Messrs. H. & W. Woolhouse's Yarraloola station, Robe River, suffered severely. There was four feet of water in the dwelling house. The damage done to household goods and effects was something considerable. Mrs. H. Woolhouse informed me that £200 would not cover the loss of her own personal effects. The rush of water was so sudden that there was no time to remove any of the furniture, the inmates of the house had to pass the night on a hill close by. The roaring of the water was deafening. About the first of the outhouses to go was the kitchen. This was followed the fowl house, including over 100 fowls — the wash and bathroom, the blacksmith shop, the men's hut with store attached and pig sties where pigs were washed down the stream about ¾ miles before they got out. The shearing sheds and sheep yards were completely demolished, likewise the cattle and yards. a wool press was carried out to sea and about 10 miles of fencing were washed away. Mr. Woolhouse could not give me a correct estimate of the amount of sheep lost, but does not consider any more than 500 will be missing at the muster. Thousand of acres of subsoil are washed away and all the low-lying land for miles was under water. An old native apparently 70 years of age stated he has never known such a flood on the Robe. H W. Woolhouse estimates the total damage done will exceed £1000. - 16 Feb 1894 - Yarraloola Station Western Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1904 - Menzies Western Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] National Library of Australia , 16 Feb 1894, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211776368.
      ONSLOW. (1894, February 16). Victorian Express (Geraldton, WA : 1878 - 1894), p. 4.