| Name |
Walter Edward Chawner |
| Birth |
1864 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
 Droving |
5 Aug 1916 |
Mooloo Downs [2] |
STOCK MOVEMENTS:
Drover Chawner passed the Junction on 31st ult. with 1000 wethers from Mooloo Downs for Messrs. French Bros. & Co. |
| Droving |
16 Sept 1916 |
Doorawarrah Station [3] |
A MOTOR TRIP UP THE GASCOYNE
Stock Movements: Drover Chawner with a mob of about 3,000 sheep from Doorawarrah passed through Lower Clifton Downs about 1st inst.
On the track we passed numerous teams with wool and back loading and also saw Drover Kays with 800 head of cattle for the Murchison, Drover Murray with ewes and lambs for the Irwin, and Drover Chawner with wethers from Doorawarrah for Mullewa. All had had good trips so far, |
| Droving |
30 Dec 1916 |
Marron Station [4] |
Marron Station
A further one thousand ewes sold to Messrs. G. Donald & Co., of Northam, will be lifted by Drover Chawner next week for Carnarvon for shipment per s.s. Bambra about 14th approx, consigned care of Messrs. C.H. Fielding, Ltd., Perth |
| Droving |
29 Jul 1917 |
Meeragoolia Station [5] |
STOCK MOVEMENTS
Drover Chawner passed the Junction a few days ago enroute for Mulga Downs, where he is lifting 1000 wethers for Meeragoolia. |
| Droving |
20 Apr 1918 |
Giralia Station [6] |
STOCK MOVEMENTS
Drover Chawner is taking delivery of 800 sheep at Giralia this week and will then pick up 2500 at Artesian station, also for overlanding on the southern track. |
| Droving |
15 Jun 1918 |
Doorawarrah Station [7] |
Pastoral Notes
The following travelling stock passed Messrs. Jordan & Fagan's Boundary Store, Gascoyne River, on the undermentioned dates: Drover Charles Chawner on 17th May, with 2275 wethers from Doorawarrah enroute to Mullewa. |
| Droving |
20 Aug 1918 |
Carnarvon, Western Australia [8] |
Pastoral Notes
Drover Charles Chawner passed Boundary Store, returning from delivery of sheep at Mingenew. |
| Droving |
6 Dec 1918 |
Mt Phillip Station [9] |
STOCK MOVEMENTS
The following travelling stock passed Messrs. Jordan & Fagan's Boundary Store, Gascoyne River, on the undermentioned dates: October, 29 3000 mixed sheep from Mt Phillip Station for Mullewa, Mr. A. E. Oakley, owner. Drover Charles Chawner in charge. |
| Droving |
15 Aug 1921 |
Doorawarrah Station [10] |
PASTORAL
The following travelling stock passeed Messrs. Jordan & Fagan's Boundary Store, Gascoyne River, on the date mentioned: July 9, 3000 fat wethers from Doorawarrah Station for Mullewa Dalgety and Co., agents, Drover W. E. Chawner in charge. |
| Droving |
15 Aug 1922 |
Yanrey station [11] |
GASCOYNE JUNCTION
Drover Chawner is on the road to Mullewa from Yanrey station with 4,000 sheep. |
| Droving |
21 Oct 1922 |
Yannarrie [12] |
OVERLANDED STOCK:
The condition of the overland stock route has, according to common report, been very bad for a considerable time so bad that it generally considered almost impossible to overland sheep successful this season.
Drover Chawner however recently had a good trip from Yannarrie to Mullewa arriving there towards the end of last month. He took delivery of 4000 fat wethers (in the wool) and got 30 thrown in for killers and wastage and delivered at Mullewa yards 3994.
Twenty-one were killed, three died, and six knocked up on the road. When the sheep were drafted at Mullewa 1300 were tops and the balance good forward stores. |
| Droving |
5 Jan 1924 |
Williambury Station [13] |
GASCOYNE STOCK MOVEMENTS:
Drover Chawner, who lifted a mob of 3000 ewes at Williambury about the end of November, advises that he has delivered the sheep in good order at Sandstone, with few losses. He reports he had a rough trip down.
A Rough Trip: On Monday of last week Drover Walter Chawner landed at Cue trucking yards 3000 ewes from Williambury Station in the North for Messrs. Morrison and Calder of Bulga Downs situated about 50 miles from Sandstone.
Drover Chawner had rather a rough trip there being but little feed on the stock route. The sheep arrived in very fair order but the horses suffered badly on the trip and some fresh ones had to be procured at Belele to complete the trip to Cue.
Through having to divert the sheep from the main road which runs through Moorarie Station and continue on the stock route to Wandarie Pool where the Peak Hill stock route is met and then on through Belele to Cue it meant a difference of 50 miles additional travelling and consequent loss of time.
This with the scarcity of feed along the route compelled the drover to complete his contract at Cue instead of delivering at Bulga Downs. New arrangements were made and the sheep were trucked from Cue to Sandstone on Thursday 27th ult. |
| Droving |
23 Oct 1924 |
Jimba Jimba Station [14] |
GASCOYNE JUNCTION NEWS.
Messrs. Phillips and Viveash of Jimba Jimba have just delivered 2500 sheep to drover Edward Chawner, to be taken to Carnarvon for shipping. |
| Death |
24 May 1926 |
Carnarvon, Western Australia [15] |
- OBITUARY (1926, May 28). Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA : 1905 - 1952), p. 2.
MR. W. E. CHAWNER
It is with profound regret that we have to announce the death of Mr W. E. Chawner (Ned.) which took place at Carnarvon hospital early on Monday morning.
Mr. Chawner retired on Friday sight last apparently in the best of health and spirits, but was found in an unconscious condition in his bed on Saturday morning, and never regained consciousness.
The funeral took place on Monday afternoon in the Anglican portion of the cemetary, services being conducted by the Rev.A.P. Daniels in St.George's Church and at the graveside where a large number of residents of the town and district assembled to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased gentleman.
Mr. Chawner, who was 57 years of age, was one of the pioneers of the Gascoyne, having come to the district about 40 years ago. With his brother and Mr. Nash he at one time held the country now known as Yalbalgo, but after some years the property was disposed of, and for a long time Mr. Chawner has been engaged mostly in droving, principally on be half of Gascoyne pastoralists who had complete confidence in him.
Of a most lovable disposition and a thorough gentleman in all his actions Mr. Chawner will be deeply regretted by a large number of friends in the Gascoyne
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| Person ID |
I149 |
Drovers |
| Last Modified |
16 Feb 2023 |
1864 - 1926 (62 years)
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