Jacob William McDougall
OBITUARY.
THE LATE MR. J. W. McDOUGALL.
Great Southern Herald
29 November 1947 – P9
When death claimed Jacob William McDougall, of Datatine, who died on October 6 last, it severed a link with the very earliest settlement of South Australia by folk from the Old Country. His grandparents landed in that State in the early part of 1838, the vessel that bore them to Australia being the first to carry women to South Australia; previous vessels having carried soldiers only.
They were present at the proclamation of South Australia as a Crown Colony in 1838, subsequently selecting land in the Lower North. His father, Dougal, being born at the Burra. After being left a widow his grandmother, with the help of her children, produced some of the first wheat grown in South Australia. The ground was dug over by spade, and the wheat broadcast by hand, and the crop was harvested by pulling the wheat out by the roots and thrashing the grain with flails. The wheat was then winnowed by a system of dry-blowing and carted by bullock dray to Adelaide, where it was sold at 20/- a bushel.
When he arrived at man’s estate, Dougal settled in the Port Germeine district, where his two sons, Arthur and Jacob, were born, but died while the boys were in their ‘teens. Arthur came to Western Australia in 1901 to investigate the possibilities of farming in this State, shortly after being joined by his mother and brother.
The first venture of the McDougall brothers was to select land at John’s Well, near Michael Cronin’s homestead at Glencoe. In later years, J. W. McDougall purchased the property selected at Datatine by the late W. A. T. Sargent, when the latter enlisted for World War One.
He leaves a widow, one son, Ivan, and one daughter Marjorie (Mrs Roy Filmer) and his mother, all at Datatine. He had been on the eve of retiring from farming when he died and had built a home for himself in Park Street, Katanning. He had been a Justice of the Peace for a number of years and was a member of the Dumbleyung Road Board.
The funeral took place on October 7, following a service in the Methodist Church, the remains being buried in the Methodist portion of the Katanning Cemetery. Reverends S. Slater and Ian Ross officiated at both services, funeral arrangements being carried out by Messrs C. E. Courtis and Sons, Katanning. Messrs P. H. Schultz, C. M. Gunn, I. Thomas, J. H. Pepall, M. O’Donnell and W. J. Filmer were pallbearers.
Those present at the graveside included his widow, son, son-in-law and brother; Miss A. Simper; Mr and Mrs O. S. Livsey; G. Simper; Mr and Mrs C. M. Gunn (Perth); Mr and Mrs C. E. McDougall; Mr and Mrs P. H. Schultz; C. M. Morrison; Mr and Mrs H. Phillips; A. S. Timms; K. G. Kenward; Gilbert James; H. V. Sargent (Crystal Brook, S.A.); W. Longmire; H. F. Dowiing; Mrs Sturges and Phyllis; W. M. Bell; M. Beeck; A. M. S. Thomson; I. Thomas; K. G. Keley; A. R. Quartermaine; Mr and Mrs J. McLaren; R. McGregor; C. H. Flugge; A. McD. Sargent; V. G. Wallis; Mr and Mrs S. Kemble; Mr and Mrs P. O’Donnell; A. G. Jefferies; H. W. A. Tylor; A. G. Hobbs; H. Kingswood; P. D. Shaw; F. A. Rogers; H. Matthews; Mr and Mrs V. Kenward; E. L. Nagel; Les Kiddie; B. Patterson; R. Severin; F. Ramm; R. J. Vincent and M. Dart (Dumbleyung Road Board); Mr and Mrs E. Slee; V. F. McDougall; Mr and Mrs V. T. Slee; C. A. McDougall; Mr and Mrs P. A. McDougall; W. H. Noonan; Mr and Mrs K. J. Bell; J. E. Smart; Eric Thomas; J. Fitzmaurice; Bob Ward; H. Williams; Rev R. T. Arrantash; Alf Leathard; Mr and Mrs J. Mitchell; J. A. Tuffley; M. O’Donnell; F. L. Gare; W. J. Filmer; Jack Robson; N, Phillips; T. A. Gee; Arnold Leathard; Mr and Mrs H. W. Kenward; P. D. James; J. E. Coate; John Green; G. R. Goodchild; A. Jarvis; V. Schultz; J. Goodchild; R. J. Bladder; H. Anderson; O. A. Caldwell; L. J. Joseph; P. Rands; J. H. Pepall; J. W. McLaren; A. E. Tuffley.
Many beautiful wreaths and floral emblems were placed on the graveside by relatives and sympathisers of the bereaved family.
Jacob William McDougall