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THE WHEAT STACK

“In 1931, Bill Cestrilli (pictured) established the CBH record for lumping and stacking the greatest number of wheat bags in one day.

At Miling, Bill stacked a whopping 1,725 bags of wheat in eight hours - equating to 143 tonnes of grain. Not bad for a 74kg man!

This was in the days before bulk-handling existed in WA, four years prior to the official establishment of CBH.

The record was never broken”.

GNOWANGERUP LUMPERS
Many young men, looking for work in the district became 'Lumpers':

Albert Freegard - GNP
Tommy Stewart - GNP
Spot Lamont - Ongerup
Herb Wise - Needilup, Toompup, Tambellup.
Dudley Wise - Needilup, Tambellup
Roddy McGlade - Ongerup
Eddy Rodney - Broomehill
Eric Hayward-Broomehill
O.J Wood -Kwobrup
R.McWalters
Frank Matthews
John Black - GNP


BILL CESTRILLI                 #1
 

   WHEAT STACK             #2
 

                   WHEAT STACK AT GNOWANGERUP RAILWAY STATION 1917                 #3
 



WHEAT STACK AT GNOWANGERUP RAILWAY STATION 1925                 #1
 

 

 

 

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