Herbert John LEE STEERE
Born C.1862 [2]
Son of Augustus Frederick LEE STEERE and Ellen Elizabeth ROE [P428]
He was a grandson of John Septimus ROE, the first Surveyor General of Western Australia [P428]
Married Elizabeth Aloysius LONGOBARDI in 1898 in Newcastle, Western Australia[15]
He was in Yandanooka in what was then known as the Upper Irwin district as early as 1898 [39: 22-Nov-1898]
Manager of Yandanooka Station / Yandanooka Estate in Yandanooka 1903-1917 [10: 6-Jul-1915] [50] [61] [81: 14-Jan-1917]
He managed the property for EMANUEL Bros and following its sale then for the State Government [81: 14-Jan-1917]
Served on the Upper Irwin Road Board 1906-1917 and was its Chairman in 1908-09, 1911-12 and 1912-13 [101: pages 151, 152]
He was appointed the Postal Vote Officer for Yandanooka by the Chief Electoral Officer in 1908 [86: 5-Sep-1908]
In January 1909 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Victoria Magisterial District [9: 29-Jan-1909]
Also the Grazier of Miawidgie Station approximately 40 miles east of Three Springs 1908-1910 [9: 31-Jul-1908, 14-Jan-1910]
He'd purchased the station, also referred to as Niowidgy and as east of Carnamah, from Michael BROWN in July 1908 [9: 31-Jul-1908]
Also the Grazier of Peranjerry Station approximately 50 miles east of Three Springs in late 1910 [31: 23-Nov-1910]
Inaugural Vice President of the Three Springs Race Club in 1910 [31: 19-Dec-1910]
Steward at the Three Springs Race Club's Inaugural Race Meeting held in Three Springs on Thursday 9 March 1911 [9: 10-Feb-1911]
The Midland Railway Company offered to lease him their Steam Traction Engine tractor for £3 per week in March 1915 [34]
He had 5,000 acres of the property in crop in 1915, in which year a profit of between £7,000 and £8,000 was expected [10: 6-Jul-1915]
By mid 1916 the State Government had plans in place to carve up the Yandanooka Estate farm for solider settlement [293: 21-Jul-1916]
Resigned as manager of the Government's Yandanooka Estate in January 1917 [81: 14-Jan-1917]
Grazier of Woolawa Farm in Moora 1917-1942 [39: 10-Mar-1917, 5-Mar-1942] [50]
Purchased the 8,036 acre Woolawa at Walebing in the Moora district from Charles SOMMERS M.L.C. in March 1917 [39: 10-Mar-1917]
SOMMERS had purchased 6,000 of the acres from the Midland Railway Company and the remainder from James CAMPBELL [39]
Vice President of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee's Sports Meeting on Saturday 16 March 1918 [124]
Vice President in 1918 and President in 1923, 1930 and 1935 of the Moora Race Club [9: 15-Feb-1918, 2-Feb-1923] [12: 2-Oct-1930] [120: 25-Apr-1935]
Financially assisted the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee with a donation of 10/6 in 1919 [124]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Charles W. O'HALLORAN of Mingenew at the Mingenew Cemetery on 30 March 1919 [9: 4-Apr-1919]
Board Member of the Moora District Hospital - served as its Chairman [120: 19-Dec-1929]
In 1928 fleeces of wool from his farm were included in those sent from Western Australia to be shown in London [9: 17-Feb-1928]
Vice President of the Central Midlands Racing Association in 1929 and 1930 [12: 25-Sep-1930]
He was one of 16 Justices of the Peace for the Moora district in 1935 [120: 25-Apr-1935]
Resided in Moora until his death in 1942 [2]
Father of Marie Elizabeth, Ethel Muriel, Herbert Harold, Dorothy, Gladys [15] and Frederick John [P428]
Died 4 March 1942; buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, EA, 16E) [2]
From The Western Mail newspaper, Thursday 19 December 1929:
Country Towns and Districts - Moora and Gingin - Historic Midland Districts - Prominent Personalities
"Mr H. J. Lee Steere owns Woolawa, which was originally selected by William Campbell, who was the first secretary of the Moora Road Board. It was later acquired by the Hon. Charles Sommers, M.L.A., and by him sold to its present occupant. For some years he was the manager of the Government station at Yandanooka, and from there he came to Moora. Mr Lee Steere has served on the road board and did very good work as chairman of the Moora District Hospital, from which position he resigned a short time ago."
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Herbert John Lee Steere' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 25 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/herbert-john-lee-steere [reference list] |
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