| Name |
John Edward Scott |
| Nickname |
Ned |
| Birth |
1886 |
Gwalla Western Australia  |
| Gender |
Male |
 Droving |
27 Apr 1918 |
Meeberrie Station Western Australia [1] |
STOCK MOVEMENTS ON THE GASCOYNE.
The country from the Gascoyne Junction to Carnarvon and at various outback places, looks very dry, and it wants a wee drop of the water supplied by nature very badly. There is a large quantity of fat and store sheep leaving the different stations.
Drover J. E. Scott passed Carnarvon on the 27/4/1918 with 6,000 breeding ewes from Mr. J. C. Butcher's Boolathana station travelling south to the same owner's station Meeberrie on the Murchison. This lot makes 9,000 sheep Drover Scott has shifted this year from Boolathana to the same destination. |
| Droving |
24 May 1918 |
Boundary Store Western Australia [2] |
GASCOYNE STOCK MOVEMENTS
The following travelling stock passed Messrs. Jordan & Fagan's boundary Store, Gascoyne River, on the undermentioned date.
On May 24th, 6000 mixed sheep from Boolathana Station to Meeberie, Messrs. J. & C. Butcher owners, Drover J. E. Scott in charge. |
| Droving |
7 Oct 1918 |
Gascoyne Junction Western Australia [3] |
STOCK MOVEMENTS
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Gasooyne Junction, Oct. 7,
Drover Scott has 1,500 mixed sheep' from Boolathana to Meeberrie. |
| Droving |
21 Mar 1919 |
Boolathana station Western Australia [4] |
GASCOYNE STOCK MOVEMENTS
On March 21, Drover J, E. Scott passed Boundary Store in charge of 3000 sheep from Boolathana for Meebene. |
| Droving |
11 Oct 1919 |
Jimba Jimba Station Western Australia [5] |
GASCOYNE STOCK MOVEMENTS
Drover E. J. Scott is expected to pass Boundary Store about the weekend with sheep from Jimba Jimba for Mullewa. |
| Droving |
13 Jul 1921 |
Doorawarrah Station Western Australia |
STOCK MOVEMENTS
The following travelling stock passed. Boundary Store on July 6 en route for Mullewa: July 13, 1600 fat wethers from Doorawarrah, and 1400 -fat wethers from Towrana Station, Dalgety & Co., agents: Drover J E Scott in charge. . |
| Droving |
21 Jul 1921 |
Red Hill Station Western Australia [6] |
PASTORAL Travelling Stock.
The following travelling stock passed Boundary Store, Gascoyne River, Drover J. E. Scott in charge. July 21, 2500 wethers from Red Hill Station, Ashburton, for Mullewa, McGuire and Tonkin owners Dalgety and Co. agents. |
| Droving |
25 Sep 1921 |
Bidgemia Station Western Australia [7] |
PASTORAL.
September 25, 3000 shorn ewes from Bidgemia to Mullewa, drover J.E. Scott in charge, Dalgety and Co Agents. |
| Droving |
7 May 1923 |
Nanutarra Station Western Australia [8] |
Onslow, May 27
Stock Movements.
Drover Scott has lifted' 200 head of cattle from Nanutarra and Glenflorrie Stations, and' leaves the latter station on Saturday next for the terminus of the railway. |
| Droving |
14 Jul 1923 |
Bangemall Western Australia [9] |
Drover E. Scott passed Bangemall on the 3rd inst. on his way to
Cue from Mt. Stuart with 217 mixed cattle (100 fats and the balance in store condition). He reports that the road along the Lyons River is in splendid condition, and considers that more use should be made of that route from the Ashburton to the railway |
| Droving |
17 Aug 1923 |
Cue Western Australia [10] |
| Messrs Dalgety and Co., through their auctioneer, Mr. Evans, conducted a sale of 225 cattle at Cue yards on Saturday afternoon. The cattle were mixed, and in very fair to good condition. They were overlanded from the North-West by Drover Scott. The whole lot disposed of amongst the buyers beiug Messrs J. P. Meebau, S. Clarkson, A. Allen and W. McKenzie Grant. |
| Droving |
28 Nov 1925 |
Daurie Creek Western Australia [11] |
TRAVELLING STOCK.
HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED.
It is reported that owners of travelling stock in the Carnarvon district have sustained serious losses. Drovers Herbert, Scott, Troy, and Chawner report from the vicinity of Boundary Store that they lost heavily, chiefly through the effect of some poisonous weed. It is stated the former lost about 1,000, Scott 500, Troy 600, and Chawner over 600. |
| Droving |
15 Oct 1927 |
Mullewa Western Australia [12] |
Droving News.
Drover Scott arrived in Mullewa with 4,000 wethers which were auctioned on Wednesday. The 300 mile trip down from Bidgemia occupied six weeks and the stock arrived in first class condition. The drovers report good feed along the route and practicably no sheep were lost. |
| Death |
24 May 1929 |
Marble Bar Western Australia |
- A new drover, J. E. Scott, was engaged, who at the time was at Mullewa with Wallal 780 miles away. An early start was made as fully six weeks would be employed in walking his plant to the station.
Scott, who was accompanied by his brother-in-law, Paul Devaurno, and others, was reported unwell when he arrived at Mundiwindi. Battling along, Scott and his men arrived at Marble Bar in the third week in May, when Scott was taken seriously ill and died in the Marble Bar hospital on May 24, 1929. More confusion and delay. The Curator of Intestate Estates again came into the picture and the police took control of the plant. [13]
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| Person ID |
I290 |
Drovers |
| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2024 |
1886 - 1929 (43 years)
