Does anyone on the list have a photo of the event? The only photos of Pleasant Banks I have, is one of my aunt, Gladys CRABTREE, who was the cook, standing next to the gardener Mr. MAJOR taken on the (back lawn) of the homestead. And another unidentified person, (elderly lady) seated in a chair, taken in the same place and on the same day, with what appears to be the sprinkler going in the background. Approx. year 1925-26. Regards, Daryl > > January 11, 1918 > > HARVESTING A SOLDIER'S CROP > > 16 HARVESTERS ENGAGED > > 72 ACRES CARTED AND STACKED > > The person who evolved the idea of harvesting 72 acres of wheat which > > Private Alex BLACK, on active service, had growing on Pleasant Banks, farmers------Messrs. > > Geo. ROBINSON, M. KIELY, W. TULLY, J. DELANEY, F.O. ROBERTSON, Chas. > > RICHARDS, Chas. D. BLOCK, F. SCHUMAN, H. STEHN, O. STEHN, Geo. BURNS, John > > MOLLOY, C. WALKER, John CUMING, John COMPATON, Geo. STANTON. Teams were > > sent by Messrs. L.A. BULL, D. BULL, C. BAILEY, J. MITCHEM, W. TIERNEY, A. > > PERRY, F.SMITH and J. J. WEBB. There were 150 Draught horses on the > > ground and 16 harvesters------13 Sunshine, one Federal, one Mitchell, and > > one Shearer. Some of the harvesters were 8 wide and were drawn by 8 > > horses. Mr F. McKAY, of the Sunshine Works, was present with 4 or 5 > > ROBINSON. Mr Albert SCHINCKEL made an admirable and persistent manager tree > . Mr SCHINCKEL, on behalf > of > > Private BLACK, thanked everyone who had assisted, assuring them that > > Private BLACK when he heard of what had been done would much appreciate > Mr J.B. SCOTT informed the gathering that it was intended to send a > cable to Private BLACK informing him of what had been done. > > Two cinematography operators were present, and two films were taken, > one > > to be used for recruiting and one for advertising purposes. The films > > > www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/index.html > >