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- 1931 'YORK CENTENARY
1931 'YORK CENTENARY.', Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), 24 September, p. 41,
THE MEADOWS - MESSRS. MARWICK.
This magnificently and ideally situated property, partly in York and its environs, comprising 2,800 acres of rich, heavy undulating farm laud that for consistently high quality are not surpassed iu this State.
The picturesque river Avon flows through the property {rom eud to end, and numerous natural springs and wells abound. The average rainfall in the district for the past six years is 18 inches.
The property was acquired by the present owners Messrs. W. J. and S. J. Marwick some seven years ago, since when, by strict attention to business, and using thc latest approved methods, aided by a life study of local conditions, they have made "The Meadows" one of the show farms of York, and the State.
In addition to cropping 600 acres of wheat, oats and peas, the wheat an-1 oats for hay and the peas for stock feeding pm-poses, a flock of 2,500 Border Leicester-Merino crossbreds, is carried, which are utilised to raise fat lambs for export and the metropolitan markets. Last year's sales by the firm of fat lambs reached 1,500 all quitted at satisfactory prices.
A well-established stud flock of 110 Shropshires were taken over with the property. This stud waa founded in about 1900, by the introduction from England, by William Marwick, the grandfather of the present owners, of a number of personally selected pedigreed rams and ewes of this breed. Since then other rams of the breed have been imported from England, and the stud has been continually improved by adding from time to time the best available stud stock, from leading studmasters in the Eastern States and Tasmania.
Today The Meadows Shropshire stud contains 250 ewes, and 70 Shropshire stud rams are disposed of to breeders throughout the State annually. A Border Leicester stud was founded last year by the importation of 90 pedigreed ewes in lamb, from the late Mr. Hogan's Tomwall stud, in New South Wales, and two registered rams from Starritt Brothers of Kelso Park, Mooroopna, Victoria.
Quite recently the firm imported a further 100 yearling Border Leicester rams, each individually pedigreed and eligible for registration. Most of this consignment has been disposed of to various sheep farmers throughout the State.
The firm is now concentrating on the fat lamb export trade, and hopes by careful selection to improve the quality and standard of its flocks. The property is subdivided into 36 paddocks, each well watered, and the general appointments and equipment are well planned and substantially built. [1]
- 1939 'Mistaken Identity Of W.A. Racehorses
Mistaken Identity Of W.A. Racehorses
PERTH, Saturday.
Mistaken identity of two racehorses being transported to widely separated country towns paused mild sensations in those centers yesterday. Dollator, an outstanding winner in Western Australia this season, was trucked at Belmont to be sent to its owner, W. J. Marwick, of York. On the same train Miss Solomon, a maiden two year old filly, was sent to Toodyay.
Dollator is a brown, and Miss Solomon a chestnut. When Marwick entered the truck on its arrival at York he found the filly, and when Miss Solomon's new owner at Toodyay went to untruck the galloper he found a likely looking brown mare, and was pleased with his purchase Marwick, however, was not long in proving to the railway authorities their error. [2]
- 1951 '£11/2/1 FOR W.A. LAMBS
£11/2/1 FOR W.A. LAMBS
The record price in this State and believed to be a record for Australia of £11/2/1 each was paid for a pen of 14 lambs at the Midland Junction fat stock sales yesterday. The lambs came from W. J. and S. J. Marwick, well-known sheep breeders,f York, who also obtained £9/18/1 each for a line of 17 lambs. Both lines were by Shropshire rams out of first class ewes and were bred by the owners. Butchers anticipated their dressed weight at between 52 and 53 lb. or better. [3]
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