Albert Arthur NEAVE (1859-1930)

ALBERT ARTHUR NEAVE, sheepfarmer and agriculturist, "Fairfield Farm," Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island, is the third son of the late Mr. Samuel Neave, of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, and was born in 1859, at Sudbury, Suffolk, receiving his education at the public school of that town. For about three years he followed the cabinetmaking trade, and was afterwards engaged in hotel life in London for twelve months. Embarking for South Australia by the sailing vessel ''Hesperus," he landed at Port Adelaide in 1876, and shortly after proceeded to Point Morrison, on Kangaroo Island, where he obtained employment in the agricultural industry with the late Mr. Thomas Willson, sen. Having gained a good general knowledge of the business, in 1880 he determined to begin operations on his own account, and accordingly removed to Hog Bay, where, in conjunction with his brother, he took up land on lease and worked it for a couple of years. At this period he crossed over to the mainland, and was employed in various occupations for about twelve months, then returning to the island again entered the farming industry on his own behalf at Willson River, in the Hundred of Dudley.

In 1892 Mr. Neave took up about fourteen miles of country at Cape Cassini, and has since combined agriculture and sheep-farming pursuits successfully on this property. His flock consists of 1,200 sheep of the merino type.

Owing to the distance from Kingscote, Mr. Neave has been unable to take any active part in public affairs, but he is keenly interested in the progress and welfare of the island.

He has been twice married, his second wife being Amy Rosalind, granddaughter of the late Thomas Willson, sen., of Hog Bay, to whom he was united in 1902. He has three sons and four daughters, the two elder sons managing the agricultural branch of the business.

- Cyclopedia of South Australia 1909, p.1011

OBITUARY.

The death occurred on Sunday last at Kilkenny of Mr Albert A. Neave, who for nearly fifty years was a resident of Kangaroo Island. Mr Neave was born at Sudberry, Suffolk, England, 71 years ago, and came to South Australia in 1876 He came down to Kangaroo Island and for a time worked as Point Morrison, and afterwards took up, and worked land at Hog Bay and Willson's River. In 1892 be took over the Cape Cassini property, and afterwards bought land near Kingscote, where he resided until he retired several years ago. His two sons Messrs P. and B Neave took over the Cassini and Kingscote properties. He took an interest in the Kingscote Agriculture Bureau which went out of existence after the formation of the first K I. Show of which he was one of the first committeemen. Mr Neave was twice married, both wives predeceased him. They were sisters, and grandaughters of the late Thomas Willson Snr. of Hog Bay. The family consists of two sons and four daughters all of the first wife, Messrs P. and R. Neave of Kingscote, Mesdames Bachman of Parrilla, Nes bit of Kilkenny, Wiiliams of Unley and Lawson of Alberton. The remains were intered in Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon.

OBITUARY. (1930, March 8). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191550068