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- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 16537/1884 .
CURRY THOMAS W THOMAS CATHERINE COWRA
- [S23] Birth Certificate.
- [S19] Marriage Certificate.
- [S23] Birth Certificate.
Allan John Curry Cert.
- [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 8 May 1930 Page 9.
CANOWINDRA'S COMPETITION.
Messrs. E. M. Finn and T. G. Murray, win- ners of the local competition at Canowindra, have little need to worry about the safety of their flocks. Mr. T. Curry, manager of their river frontage property a few miles out of the town, hand fed his sheep from Sep- tember till the beginning of last month, and still has enough lucerne hay In hand to place his reserves far above Hie requirements laid down for the competition.
Benevento, Messrs. Finn and Murray's 350- acre property, comprises 210 acres of splendid river flats sown to lucerne, 80 acres of lucerne on uplands and 60 acres of pasture lands. Its carrying capacity, assessed in terms of natural pasture, is about three sheep to the acre, but 1200 Border Leicester and Romney-merino crossbreds are now being carried comfortably on about 200 acres of lucerne, and so far they appear to have made little impression on the stand. This is in spite of the fact that until 70 points fell about a fortnight ago, the effective rainfall for this year was no more than 16 points. Last year 800 lambs were bred on the property, and an additional 2000 fattened off for market. At the same time 500 tons of lucerne chaff were disposed
o£ at a good figure
For competition purposes each sheep is allowed five cwt of lucerne hay or Its equiva- lent in nine months This calculation is then referred to the carrying capacity of the holding and as this worked out it 1050 sheep for Benevento, Messrs Finn and Murray needed 262 1/2 tons. So ably had Mr Curry tackled the problem of conservation however that 420 tons of lucerne hay had been stacked against an emergency equivalent in terms of sheep to no less than 1680 head. Seventy tons of hay were stored in well built well protected stacks and 350 tons in a huge iron roofed shed. The hay was located in handy positions and its quality left little to be de-
sired.
- [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 8 May 1930.
CANOWINDRA'S COMPETITION.
Messrs. E. M. Finn and T. G. Murray, win-
ners of the local competition at Canowindra,
have little need to worry about the safety
of their flocks. Mr. T. Curry, manager of
their river frontage property a few miles out
of the town, hand fed his sheep from Sep-
tember till the beginning of last month, and
still has enough lucerne hay In hand to place
his reserves far above Hie requirements laid
down for the competition.
Benevento, Messrs. Finn and Murray's 350-
acre property, comprises 210 acres of splendid
river flats sown to lucerne, 80 acres of lucerne
on uplands and 60 acres of pasture lands. Its
carrying capacity, assessed in terms of natural
pasture, is about three sheep to the acre, but
1200 Border Leicester and Romney-merino
crossbreds are now being carried comfortably
on about 200 acres of lucerne, and so far
they appear to have made little impression
on the stand. This is in spite of the fact
that until 70 points fell about a fortnight
ago, the effective rainfall for this year was
no more than 16 points. Last year 800 lambs
were bred on the property, and an additional
2000 fattened off for market. At the same
time 500 tons of lucerne chaff were disposed
o£ at a good figure
For competition purposes each sheep is
allowed five cwt of lucerne hay or Its equiva-
lent in nine months This calculation is
then referred to the carrying capacity of the
holding and as this worked out it 1050 sheep
for Benevento, Messrs Finn and Murray
needed 262 1/2 tons. So ably had Mr Curry
tackled the problem of conservation however
that 420 tons of lucerne hay had been stacked
against an emergency equivalent in terms of
sheep to no less than 1680 head. Seventy
tons of hay were stored in well built well
protected stacks and 350 tons in a huge iron
roofed shed. The hay was located in handy
positions and its quality left little to be de-
sired.
- [S3003] The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 - 1955), Thu 26 May 1932 Page 9 PLENTY OF LUCERNE.
PLENTY OF LUCERNE
Canowindra's Winner Specialises In
Fat Lambs
IT Is a far cry from the wheat fields
of Trundle to the lucerne flats at
Canowlndra, but the Judge's party saw
on the one day those two extremes of
country.
Canowindra's winners were Messrs.
Finn and Murray, whose property at The
Rivers, comprising 350-acres of river
flats (of which
200-acres Is under
lucernec!' Is one of
the show places of
the district, Mr, Tom
Curry is manager,
and has energetically
watched the partners'
interests for the past
eight years,
Mudgee lucerne,
renowned for Its
fineness of stalk and
careful preparation,
has a keen rival in
the Canowlndra pro-
mil t, cunitv, Cunowliidru. Help
MR T CURRY
Canowindra.
duct, and there Is
none better than
that produced on
the property of
Messrs, Finn and Murray, It naturally
follows that the resources of the farm
are concentrated on the production of
lucerne, both for sale and as a fodder
reserve for the sheep carried on the
place, Just now the bottom seems to have
fallen out of the lucerne market and
fairly heavy stocks are carried awaiting a
favorable opportunity of disposal,
With one mile of river frontage, the
property is splendidly situated for the
productlon of excellent lucerne crops and
last year, which was considered a bad one
for lucerne, five cuts were obtained,
While a good deal of it Is chaffed, a pro-
portion Is hand-pressed Into small bales
and sold as hay, This hay at present Is
worth about 6 a ton In Sydney, The
production of lucerne , seed, In normal
times, Is a profitable sideline. A 50-acre
paddock Is set apart for this purpose, and
in a good season three bags of seed to
the acre Is obtained, although for the
past season the yield was only one bag
to the acre, '
Apart from cropplng such a property
Is Ideally situated for fat-lamb produc-
tion, dairying or plg-raislng, and a neigh-
bor has set out to raise 5000 pigs a year,
Messrs, Finn mid Murray are not In-
eresled In pig raising or dairying, but
they go In extensively for fat lambs, and
take a keen pride In their fine flock of
800 crossbred ewes and Romney Marsh
rams, Some of the rams were secured
from Major Hinton's stud nearby. Last
season 500 lambs were. turned, off the
property, but the your1 before the output
was 1000 fat ambs, Mr.Curry declares
that If It were not for concentrating on
lucerne he could run 1000 ewes, on the
Besides the sheep, ten horses abd eight
head of cattle are kept and 20-acres Is
under oats for green fodder, In addition
to the area under lucerne,
The carrying capacity of the land
under natural pasture was estimated at
three sheep to the acre, Stored fodder
Included 488-tons of lucerne hay In a
large shed and a number of smaller
stacks) 40-tons of first-cut lucerne and
barley grass as semi-silage, and 10-tons
of maizo grain, This was regarded as
sufficient for 2085 sheep over a nine
months' period, and full points were
awarded on the scoe of carrying capacity,
Although points were dropped because
the ration wan Insufficiently varied and
the cost of production was rather high,
Messrs, Finn nnd Murray made a com-
mendable showing, and their collection
of fodder Illustrated what can be done on
a small holding In the way of conserva-
tion, Their success should point the way
In greater efforts in other districts,
Digitisation generously suppor
Article has photo of Tom
- [S34] NSW Electoral Roll, 1936.
- [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 > New South Wales > 1943 > Calare > Canowindra >.
- [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 > New South Wales > 1949 > Calare > Canowindra>.
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 4288/1951 Reg. Rockdale.
- [S53] Jill Patricia Curry.
Grave visited
- [S13] WWW, http://www.easternsuburbsmemorialpark.com.au/finding-loved-ones.
Thomas William Curry
12/03/1951
Burial
RC1 - Roman Catholic FM 1, Position 48
- [S2813] SRNSW, http://api.records.nsw.gov.au/items/800859.
Item
Thomas William Curry - Date of Death 11/03/1951, Granted on 01/05/1951
Item number:
Series 4-375403
Date range:
unknown
Descriptive note:
Thomas William Curry - Date of Death 11/03/1951, Granted on 01/05/1951
Access direction:
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Location:
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- [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 8 May 1930 Page 9.
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 12576/1918 .
CURRY THOMAS W TIERNEY MARY ST LEONARDS
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