White Family of Belltrees, The: 150 years in the Hunter Valley

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Belltrees had 96,000 merino sheep and 10,000 cross bred sheep that would take five months each year to shear. In 1902 they began using Wolseley sheep shearing machines.[2] The estate was also famous for its Durham shorthorn and Angus cattle.[6] In 1906 he was appointed a temporarily councilor for the Woolooma Shire, (renamed Upper Hunter in 1917), serving as Shire President until 1927,[2] and missing only 2 council meetings in those 20 years.[6] The brothers inherited some of the famous stud mares from their uncle James White, winning the 1896 AJC Derby with Charge and the 1900 Doncaster with Parapet.[6]

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