Charles Hector MACLEAN
Married Juanita JONES in 1903 in Victoria, Australia [54]
In late 1910 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the William district [120: 31-Dec-1910]
He resigned as a Justice of the Peace in September 1912 as he had shifted to Mingenew [86: 24-Sep-1912]
Purchased 1,433 acres of farmland in Three Springs that had been assigned to land agents Stacey & Williams Ltd [27]
The 1,433 acres was Lots M820, M824 and M825 of Victoria Location 2020 [27] and was nine miles from Three Springs [9: 13-Jun-1913]
The three adjoining blocks are on the north side of Bateman Road with Broad Road intersecting M824 and M825 [62]
His land had originally been purchased from the Midland Railway Company as virgin land by Annie and Walter OATES in 1910 [27]
Farmer of Allawah Farm in Three Springs 1912-1917 [19] [44] [50]
He wrote to the Upper Irwin Road Board in September 1912 about Dampwater Well and Midlands Road in Three Springs [9: 4-Oct-1912]
As a result, the Road Board repaired the well but considered it too late in the season for further gravelling to the road [9: 4-Oct-1912]
In June 1913 he called for tenders for the excavation of a 2,000 cubic yard underground tank on his farm in Three Springs [9: 13-Jun-1913]
Wrote to the Upper Irwin Road Board in May 1915 about the need for road gravelling in Three Springs [9: 28-May-1915]
His address for land rates with the Upper Irwin Road Board was Three Springs until 1917 and then Upper Swan from 1918 [44]
His farm wasn't listed in rate books during the 1919-20 financial year and by 1920-21 was owned by S. Frank MALEY [44]
In 1920 he was working as an Appraiser of Pastoral Leases [507: 23-Jan-1920]
Later resided in Upper Swan and worked for the Lands Department [39: 22-Feb-1935]
He was "well known throughout the State in connection with his duties as an officer of the Lands Department" [129: 25-Aug-1932]
It was said he was "a magnificently built man and would be conspicuous among the finest representatives of the Scottish nation" [129]
His property on Gingin Road in Upper Swan was over 23 acres in size and included fencing, a well, fruit trees and buildings [129]
In 1932 he listed his Upper Swan property for sale as well as two shops with houses on Perth Road in Bassendean [129: 25-Aug-1932]
Died 25 January 1935 at 31 Highgate Grove in the Melbourne suburb of Ashburton [39: 22-Feb-1935]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Charles Hector MacLean' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 12 August 2026 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/charles-hector-maclean [reference list] |
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