Obituaries Australia

Mr. Jesse Bishop, of Wootton, Scone, N.S.W., who died in Sydney last month, was the son of William Bishop, of Oxenbould Estate, Shropshire, England.

He was born in 1857, and coming to Australia at the age of 18, he commenced as jackeroo at Mt. Mitchell Station, New England, then owned by the late Alexander Amos. After three years' experience there he obtained the management of Gidgar, on the Macquarie River, which he held for a year, when he was given the management of Mt. Mitchell, Wongelbong, and Moodgem Stations. After three years he relinquished this position to take the general managership of the whole of Mr. Amos' properties, his headquarters being Glen Alpine, Werris Creek, where he remained for seven years. Mr. Bishop then bought Bingam and Bundella properties, near Thargomindah (Q.), which, however, he afterwards disposed of, and returning to New South Wales in 1890 purchased Barney Downs and Billarimba, in the Tenterfield district, from the late Mr. J. J. Dickson.

He retained these properties for some years, when he sold portion, keeping Billarimba only, which he disposed of at a later period, afterwards purchasing Kingsgate, in the Glen Innes district, and Mt. Hope, on the Sovereign. Subsequently Mr. Bishop sold Mt. Hope, and acquired Kent Park Estate, near Glen Innes. Two years later, in conjunction with Colonel Menzies and Mr. F. B. Tyrrell, he purchased Bindango, near Roma (Q.), which property he sold at the end of three years, when he and Mr. Tyrrell became partners in the purchase of Beechal, in the Charleville district, disposing of the latter three years later and buying Wootton, near Scone.

In 1896 Mr. Bishop married Beatrice, fourth daughter of Alexander Stewart, of Millera, Tenterfield, who survives him, and also two sons of the issue, aged 13 and 19 years.