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19-555: It was first published on Thursday 19 May 1888 as the official organ of Chaffey Brothers , founders of the irrigation settlement. The paper later went to bi-weekly, published on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Mildura Cultivator , Merbein Irrigationist and Mildura Telegraph were amalgamated in 1920 to be replaced by the Sunraysia Daily , whose managing editor was Harry J. Stephens , well known as "Uncle Wiseman" of

38-543: A Ford motor car in December 1911 in appreciation of the "ability and determination" shown by him in "aiding the development of the area and in proving conclusively the value of irrigated horticulture" . Chaffey eventually paid off his liabilities to the government and private creditors; he was appointed C.M.G. in 1924. Chaffey died at age 69 on 4 June 1926 in Mildura, survived by his second wife and their two daughters and

57-737: A capable oil-painter, on 11 September 1912. Sculpting commissions in England were scarce after World War I , so Montford decided to go to Australia in 1923 believing the light would be favourable to sculpture. He had difficulty in getting commissions and taught at the Gordon Technical College in Geelong, Victoria , and in July 1924 exhibited at the Geelong Art Gallery . When Charles Web Gilbert died in 1925, Montford

76-663: A son; two sons and a daughter of the first marriage also survived him. A statue of Chaffey by Paul Montford stands in Mildura, another stands in Renmark. Paul Montford Paul Raphael Montford (1 November 1868 – 15 January 1938) was an English-born sculptor, also active in Australia ; winner of the gold medal of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1934. Montford was born in Kentish Town , London,

95-757: Is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne by Atalanta , the Spirit of Anzac , and two busts, and he is also represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide . He provided a model from which a portrait bust of Socrates was carved for the University of Western Australia by Victor Wager in 1932. In 1937 Montford joined Robert Menzies ' anti-modernist organisation,

114-634: The Farmer and Settler . The last edition was published on 29 September 1920. (Samuel) Gifford Hall (1864–1952), who wrote as "Steele Blayde", was a noted horticulture and features writer, whose first article for the Cultivator was published on 24 August 1912. This Australian newspaper-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chaffey Brothers William Benjamin Chaffey , CMG (21 October 1856 – 4 June 1926)

133-522: The Australian Academy of Art as a foundation member, but died before its first exhibition. Montford died after a short illness of leukemia on 15 January 1938 in Richmond, Victoria ; he was survived by his wife and two daughters and a son. His ashes were scattered in the woods at Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Montford refused to be influenced by the modernist school and was convinced it

152-659: The Cucamonga Plain in the early 1880s. The brothers had bought land and water-rights at a low price and resold 10 acre (4 ha) blocks to settlers; a non-profit mutual irrigation company distributed water. Alfred Deakin , then a minister in the Victorian government and chairman of a royal commission on water supply, visited the irrigation areas of California in 1885 where he met George and William Chaffey. George Chaffey visited Victoria in February 1886 and excited by

171-663: The Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne , and The Court Favourite in the Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne . Other work includes relief portraits of eight Australian statesmen in the King's Hall, Parliament House, Canberra , and the war memorial for the Australian Club, Sydney. He was greatly encouraged and pleased on learning in 1934, that his statue of Adam Lindsay Gordon at Melbourne had been awarded

190-894: The Chaffeys. After a government report, the Mildura Irrigation Trust took over from the Mildura Irrigation Co. in September 1895. On 10 December 1895, their Australian projects went bankrupt and George returned to the United States. Charles, whose home "Olivewood" still stands in Renmark, also returned to America before settling in Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada. William Benjamin Chaffey (known as W.B.) remained in Mildura, bringing his 200-acre (81 ha) orchard into production and establishing

209-556: The Mildura (later Mildara) Winery Pty Ltd. Active from 1895 in the development of marketing procedures for local fruit, Chaffey was a leading member of both the Mildura and the Australian Dried Fruits associations, president of the latter for many years. William Chaffey was elected president of the Mildura Shire Council in 1903 and became mayor in 1920. The residents of Mildura presented Chaffey with

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228-768: The Royal Academy exhibitions. Among his larger works in Great Britain are: four groups on the Kelvin Way Bridge, Kelvingrove Park , Glasgow ; groups for the City Hall, Cardiff ; a statue of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman at Stirling ; the statues of Alfred Beit and Julius Wernher at the entrance to the Royal School of Mines , London ; and the two sculptures on Croydon Cenotaph . Montford married Marian Alice Dibdin (daughter of W. J. Dibdin)

247-566: The gold medal of the Royal British Society of Sculptors for the best piece of sculpture of the year. Another excellent piece of work is his vigorous statue of John Wesley in front of Wesley Church, Melbourne . His George Higinbotham near the treasury is less successful. Other examples of Montford's work are the memorials to Carlo Catani (St Kilda), William Benjamin Chaffey (Mildura), Sir Ross Macpherson Smith (Adelaide), Anne Daly , and "Pioneer Women" (Sydney). Montford

266-514: The premier of South Australia, Sir John Downer . William remained in Mildura and the Renmark area was managed by a younger brother, Charles F. Chaffey, who came from California. Although the new towns were well planned, there was some settler dissatisfaction about the loss of water from seepage. Disputes about the Chaffey's practices were discussed in the Victorian parliament. A collapse of the Melbourne land boom also contributed to problems faced by

285-659: The prospects for irrigation in the Murray River valley, cabled William to sell their interests in California. The quick asset sale resulted in the brothers realising less than true value, but George soon arrived in Victoria. After some discussions in the Victorian parliament, the Chaffey brothers commenced development on 250,000 acres (101,170 ha) of land near Mildura. They also began works on 250,000 acres (1,000 km ) around Renmark, South Australia after an offer by

304-559: The son of Horace Montford , a sculptor, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth, née Lewis. Horace Montford won a gold medal at the Royal Academy Schools in 1869. Paul learned modelling from his father and later studied at the Royal Academy Schools and was considered a brilliant student. Montford won the gold medal and travelling scholarship for sculpture in 1891 and for many years after was a frequent exhibitor at

323-626: The two tympani each 56 feet (17 m) long and 8 feet (2.4 m) high in the centre. Montford was president of the Victorian Artists Society from 1930 to 1932 and also joined the Sculptors’ Society of Australia 1932-1939. His generally good work as president of the VAS was occasionally marred by a certain lack of tact. Some of Montford's best work about this period included the bronzes, Water Nymph and Peter Pan , now in

342-653: Was a Canadian engineer and irrigation planner who with his older brother George Chaffey developed what became the cities of Etiwanda, California , Ontario, California , and Upland, California in the United States of America, as well as the cities of Mildura, Victoria and the town of Renmark, South Australia , in Australia. Chaffey was born in Brockville, Ontario , Canada, the third son of George and his wife Anne née Legoe. The Chaffey brothers developed irrigation colonies, named by them Etiwanda and Ontario, on

361-507: Was asked to complete the design for the memorial at Port Said ; but there were difficulties in carrying out the work in Australia, and eventually it was given to Sir Bertram Mackennal in London. The winning of the competition for the sculpture for the Shrine of Remembrance at Melbourne gave Montford many years of work. He designed and modeled the four groups each 23 feet (7 m) high, and

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