28 October 1892
Under the same section of the Act, the Inspector of Stock has taken proceedings against A. Cream for traveling alleged in infected sheep from Fitzgerald's Eastward runs to the Eastern boundary of the scab district.
30 November 1892
Alfred Cream has been fined £5 and costs for a breach of the Scab Act.
1 March 1895
Commercial News Live Stock Report
Messrs. Forrest, Emanuel & Co. report having sold on account Mr A. Cream 2000 small wethers, but good, at 12 shilling and 6 pence (tanner).
26 October 190
The Show Newmarracarra Successful
On Wednesday the show was held and was marked by a good attendance and cool weather through out. Mr. McKenzie Grant of Newmarracarra near Geraldton was the most successful exhibitor in the sheep and cattle sections the results of the show were as follows : —
Sheep Merino ram imported
Walter McKenzie Grant 1 S.Burt 2
Three men no ewes, imported,
Sheep Walter McKenzie Grant 1
Three merino ewes West Australian bred
Walter McKenzie Grant 1 S. Burt 2
Pen of 10 fat wethers
S Burt 1
Ten sheepskins
A. Oldfield 1
Three clean fleeces,
James Munro 1 and 2
Cattle
Bull, beef breeds,
Walter McKenzie Grant 1 Donald.N. McLeod 2
Bull, beef West Australian bred,
S. Bart 1 Walter McKenzie Grant 2
Bull, beef (under 2 years),
Walter McKenzie Grant Grant 1
Champion bull,
Walter McKenzie Grant 1
Cow, beef breeds, imported,
Walter McKenzie Grant 1
Cow, beef breeds,
West Australian bred Walter McKenzie Grant 1, Donald William McLeod 2
Pen three heifers,
West Australian bred Donald William McLeod 1 & 2
Fat cow,
G.J. Gooch 1, Donald William McLeod 2
Fat bullock,
Donald.N Mcleod 1 Alf Cream 2
Two fat beasts,
Alf Cream 1
30 January 1900
Mr. Cream intends shipping 1000 sheep to the southern market by way the s.s. Karrakatta. They have been purchased from the Chirritti Station and will be shipped at Cossack.
12 October 1907
Stock And Station News: Mr. Cream has passed Winning with a mob of cattle from Mr. Da Pledge's Yanrey station.
26 October 1907
Stock And Station News.
Messrs. Morrell & Hearman, of the Pastoralist Exchange, report that they have made some excellent sales during show week.
On account Mr. Alfred Cream they have sold 163 prime bullocks for shipment during December. On
account Hearman & Loffiler, of Hill Springs, 60 prime cattle for shipment during December. On account Messrs. Snook and Waldeck of Worramel.
9 November 1907
On account of Mr. Alfred Cream 150 store cattle purchased by Messrs. Hearman and Loeffler for their Hill Springs property.
18 January 1908
Alfred Cream is passing here tomorrow with 1500 wethers these sheep coming from Tyson Bros. Very few sheep passed here this year for Minginew only some 10 000 most of which were for G. J. Gooch. About 5 000 head of cattle passed here during the year for Minginew.
16 May 1908
Telegraphing yesterday our Roebourne correspondent stated Mr. Neave has despatched forty draught horses overland to Carnarvon, declining to ship at Point Sampson in future. He describes the absence of facilities as disgraceful.
Mr. Cream is about to remove 500 cattle (mixed and forward stores) from Mulga Downs overland.
30 May 1908
Our Lyons River correspondent writing under date May 20 says: Nice rains have fallen here this month, which have done a lot of good. The Lyons River is running strongly, and the country is beginning to assume a green appearance.
On the 10th, Mr. A. Cream went up to Maroonah station to lift 1000 sheep. He will return about June 1 when he will pick up 4000 fat ewes from Clifton Downs station and drove the whole mob to Mingenew.
20 June 1908
Mr. A Cream arrived from Maroonah station with a mixed mob of 1,000 ewes and wethers. He picked up a mob of 4,000 fat ewes at Clifton Downs and left on June 2 with the whole mob for Mingenew.
11 July 1908
Joe Waldeck passed Mullewa on Thursday with 1,000 sheep en route to Minginew. He reports a very wet trip and considers about eleven inches of rain have fallen since leaving Yanyeareddy.
He had much difficulty in crossing rivers. The stock route is looking splendid right through and squatters need not hesitate about sending stock overland this year.
Mr T Hough with 300 mixed cattle from Glen Florrie and Alf Cream with 5300 are close behind Waldeck.
15 July 1908
Local And General
Mr. Alf Cream left Mullewa last week with 5300 sheep for Mingenew, according to tbe Carnarvon Times.
14 September 1908
Mr. Alfred Cream the well known drover and stock dealer has returned to Geraldton after successfully overlanding 5400 sheep from Clifton Down and Maroona Stations in the Ashburton districts.
This consituted a record for the Northern stock routes being the largest number travelled in one mob. Mr Cream reports the country looking well there being abundance of feed and surface water.
His principal difficulty was caused by the boggy nature of the country on The Gascoyne but, notwithstanding this drawback and the troubles involved in handling so huge a number of sheep Mr Cream succeeded in landing his mob at Minginew without the loss of a single hoof.
The stock wells Mr Cream states are in a very bad condition there having been nothing done in the way of inspecting them for over three years. One important well, about 12 miles south of Mullewa which has recently been attended to requires deepening to ensure a good supply of water, and the erection of a derrick to provide facilities for drawing.
Mr. Cream leaves Geraldton on October 2 for Williambury Station to shift 1000 to 5000 head of prime fat cattle and 2000 fat sheep, which have been purchased by Forrest, Emmanuel, and Co. These will be overlanded at Carnarvon and there averaged and shipped in three lots for the Southern market.
29 October 1908
Mullewa Memos. (From a Correspondent.)
A Progress Association Formed A meeting of residents of Mullewa and district was held on Saturday evening last at the Railway Hotel with the object of forming a Progress Association. There was a fair attendance cf those interested and it was unanimously decided that in the interests of the town and district the time had arrived when the formation of a Progress Association was necessary.
Mr. T. Fahey was elected president and Mr. J. D. Powell secretary and treasurer. A strong comnittee, consisting of Messrs. L. Walker, E Brown, G. Pilkington, O. Jones, H. Stokes, A. Cream, and H. J Jones was appointed.
It was decided to bring under the notice of the member for the district (Mr. Nanson) that great dissatisfaction exists amongst the new settlers owing to the laxity displayed by the Lands Department in classifying and having surveyed the land recently applied for.
Several of those present spoke very strongly about this matter and it was also decided to recommend that in the event of the present officer not being available to classify the land at once that the department send a suitable person with a knowledge of local conditions to carry out the work.
23 January 1909
Mr. Cream was a passenger to Cossack by the Paroo. He is journeying to Millstream station, where he will lift 3000 sheep and overland them.
THE RIVER IN FLOOD. As a result of the heavy rain experienced from Onslow via Winning Pool right across to Peak Hill, the Gascoyne River came down a banker about two o'clock this morning, and continued to rise steadily till we went to press at seven o'clock, when it was within two inches of the big flood mark of two years ago.
Some damage has been done to the tramline and also to the foreshore in Olivia Terrace, but the extent of this is not yet known. It will be high tide about noon today, so probably the flood will reach a higher point yet.
20 August 1910
Alfred Cream has left Wogoola droving 400 mixed cattle to Mingenew on account of Cameron and Clark.
5 November 1910
Dairy Creek and Dalgety Downs stations are now preparing for the delivery of 300 heavy weight bullocks and 3000 prime aged sheep to Mr. A. Cream on October 30.
Mr. Cream bought this lot on his way down some six or eight weeks ago for cash. Dalgety Downs has sold and will be delivering in a few days time 3000 prime wethers to a cash buyer from Lake Way. All stock are in the pink of condition, and feed is in abundance.
29 July 1911
North-West News. (From the Northern Times.)
Mr Alfred Cream recently purchased and took delivery of the late Mr. Alfred Fitzpatrick's horses running on Diary Creek except a few along the river which he will receive later.
Mr. Cream has also purchased 3000 fat wethers from Dairy Creek a fine lot of sheep averaging 55lbs on station. They are now on their way to Mingenew to be trained thence to Fremantle The price paid was very satisfactory and terms cash.
12 August 1911
North-west Stock
Account: Dairy Pastoral Company, Gascoyne. 1202 store wethers and ewes in charge of Drover A. Cream.
2 September 1911
Murchison Overlanding.
According to the Geraldton Express, Mr Alfred Cream arrived at Mullewa on Wednesday morning, August 16 with 3000 sheep en route to Mingenew from the Gascoyne district.
26 April 1913
Mr. W. G. Lefroy motored into town late last week. He informs us that the rainfall for the year at Towera is 3.5 inches and at Yanyeareddy 2.5.
Out of this 139 points fell at the former during the recent rains, and 56 at Yanyeareddy. The late rains were very patchy over both runs as in some of the paddocks the fall was much heavier and it being considered that fully 5 inches fell in one place.
The Lyndon river did not run but the Yanrey ran for a long way the flow being chiefly fed by the Mountain and Donald's creeks which ran strongly.
Mr. Lefroy has been able to cut hay out on parts of his Lyndon country lately which speaks well for the growth of the grass out there.
A mob of 4000 wethers are leaving Mr. Lefroy's for Leonora shortly in charge of Drover A. Cream. It is intended to travel them by the Ashburton-Peak Hill track on which there is very good feed. The sheep are in very good condition now and it is anticipated they will gain further on the road.
16 January 1915
Clifton Downs, Mr. William Cream writes from Lower Clifton Downs under date Jan 8, as follows:
I am glad to report that the old year was washed out and the new one in by rain on Dec. 31st, Jan. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th. In all 238 points all over the run. The creeks and rivers were running strong but for the last two days the river was falling.
There were heavy rains up the river again last night and this morning the river is rising up to its old mark again. Green feed is coming up fast and everything is pointing to a good season.
Drover Alf Cream with Messrs. J.and C. Butchers' sheep and Drover H. Wells with Mr. Clarkson's second mob of sheep passed by recently without any losses I am pleased to say.
6 March 1915
Meeberri
Mr. Alf. Cream recently lifted 2350 from Messrs. J. & C. Butchers's Boolathana station for their Meeberrie station.
The journey, which should have been completed in thirty six days occupied nine weeks, owing to the heavy rains. At one time, there was more or less heavy rains for twenty days consecutively.
The Wooramel was found to be 20 ft deep and it was nine days before it could be crossed either by cart or sheep.
Some parts of the Murchison are looking remarkably well. Mr. Cream is bound for Mt Florence where he is to lift 3000 for Mr. Church's station in the Murchison district, a portion of country bought from Belele. The number will probably be made up to 5000 by a flock for Messrs. Elder, Shenton & Company.
23 September 1916
Stock Movements
Drover A. Cream passed Lower Clifton Dowrs on 18th Inst, with 4000 store wethers from Mundabullangana (Munda Station) en route to Mullewa.
6 January 1917
Whitlock & Company's Beport
Whitlock & Company report that Drover A.Cream took delivery on the 19th ult. from Mia Mia station of
2500 fat shorn wethers, 4 tooth and rising 4 tooth sold to the Anchorage Butchers through Elder Shenton and Co. Ltd.
These were a particularly fine lot of wethers and when seen on the road the drover said they were an easy lot to handle and he anticipated making a good trip overland despite the hot weather.
13 October 1917
Owing to having poisoned his hand as a result of a cut during shearing operations, Mr Alfred Cream second son of Mr T. Cream Rudds Gully has had to enter the Victoria Hospital for treatment.
13 April 1918
Gascoyne Stock Movements
Drover Alf Cream passed Boundary Store, Gascoygne River on 28th ult with 3500 sheep from Ella Valla and Marron stations enroute for Mullewa.
2 November 1918
Gascoyne Stock Movements
Drover A. Cream passed through Minnie Creek Station on October 16 with 5300 sheep enroute for Mullewa.
16 November 1918
Gascoyne Stock Movements
The following travelling stock passed Boundany Store, Gascoyne River on the undermentioned dates: November 3 5300 wethers from Ettrick, Bungalow, Strelly Stations and De Grey.
Owners Messrs. Hardy, Corney, Hardy and Robinson, Drover Alf Cream in charge. This lot came through without any losses.
27 September 1919
Gascoyne Stock Movements
Drover Alf. Cream in charge of 5000 wethers from Lower Clifton Downs for Mullewa camped at Bidgimie - Dairy Creek boundary on September 20.
12 June 1920
Gascoyne Stock Movements
Drover G. Marsh and plant passed Boundary Store, Gaseoyne River on June 2 enroute to Hill Springs
Station to lift cattle. On the same day Drover A. Cream's plant passed on the way to Bidgemia.
4 Sept 1920
Lower Clifton Downs
What is probably a record sale of fat wethers has just been concluded by Mr. Cream with Mr Mcintosh, 15,000 4 and 6-tooth and full mouth fats having been disposed of. The first lot 3000, left the station on the 29th in charge of Drover A. Cream, and a fortnight from that date a second mob of 3000 'will leave in charge of Drover Bom Garde also takes the next mob while the following lots will be in charge of Drovers James and Fogarly.
Intervals of a fortnight between each mob. The same buyer had the option of purchasing 8000 aged ewes but as a big percentage of these were in lamb he did not exercise it. These ewes will be for sale as dry ewes towards the end of the summer together with some 8000 wethers.
Feed and water are in abundance on the station, and should keep the stock good tor a very considerable time.
13 November 1920
Gascoyne Stock Movements
The following travelling stock passed Boundary Store, Upper Gascoyne:
Drover A. Cream left Boundary Store on November 6 with plant for Yalbago and Jimba Jimba Stations to lift sheep for Mullewa and on the same date Drover J. Noble passed with plant returning to Elliott Creek Station.
11 December 1920
North-west Pastoral News Station Pars. The usefulness and interest of these columns depend upon the frequent receipt of reports from squatters and managers and from drovers using the stock routes. We would urge this upon pastoralists for their mutual benefit.
Gascoyne Stock Movements the following travelling stock passed Boundary Store, Upper Gascoyne on the undermentioned dates:
November 23, 4000 fat wether from Mia Mia station to Mullewa in charge of Drover D. Edgar.
November 25, 3000 fat sheep from Yalbalgo and Jimba Jimba stations to Mullewa, Drover A. Cream in charge.
16 July 1921
Stock Movements, The following travelling stock passed Boundary Store on July 6 enroute for Mullewa:
July 12 3000 fat wethers from Doorawarrah to Mullewa, Dalgety & Co., agents: Drover A Cream in charge.
5 November 1921
Stock Movements
Drover A. Cream passed Boundary Store on October 26 on his way to Arthur River Station to lift a mob of fat shorn wethers.
10 June 1922
The Dingo Pest, A correspondent to a Geraldton exchange writes:—
Every year in the Tenindewa and Eradu districts the wild dog or dingo is a source of much annoyance to the surrounding settlers and on many occasions they play havoc among the small flocks belonging to the battlers who are trying to build up a home in the bush.
During the last couple of months we have had our share of the inflictions of this pest. A few lines to those who trap or capture the dingo will be of interest. I believe that in conjunction with our Road Board we have a Vermin Board and a handsome reward is offered to the person who is fortunate enough to capture a dog.
Myself and Mr. Alf. Cream laid ourselves out to capture one that was causing trouble at Eradu and after six weeks we bagged one and a female at that. This dog would very shortly have had a litter of five pups and was a dingo without a doubt.
The hide and toes were secured and dried and we communicated with the Mullewa Road Board for our reward. Now, Mr. Editor just reflect on this extract from the reply received:-
I have to advise that the only condition under which the board now pays a reward for the destruction of dingoes is
(1) The carcase must be immediately submitted to one of the board's hon. inspectors, when if he is satisfied the carcase is that of a pure bred dingo he will issue a certificate to that effect.
(2) you must then send the skin including the toes to the board and make a statutory declaration before a JP, stating when and where the dog was caught. Your statement must be verified by some responsible person in the locality who can vouch for the correctness of your statement.
There you have it now. That is the limit of red tape. Just fancy hawking a dingo with broken legs and commencing to issue forth an odor not altogether like 'Ma, Mia Rosette' thirty or forty miles to an honorary inspector, J(ay) P(ea) and some other responsible person for identification.
Not for mine. Although I want a fiver as bad as the next one I'll draw the line at hawking dead dogs and so will my pal I am enclosing you a 'snap' of the dog for your identification. Perhaps you will know a 'ding' as 'well as honorary inspectors.
26 August 1922
Drover Alf Cream is at present nearing Byro with 4 000 wethers travelling south from Yinnatharra, Mt. Phillip and Cobra Stations.
10 April 1923
Gascoyne Junction (From our own Correspondent.)
Drover Alf Cream is on his way to Yanycareaddy for sheep.
30 June 1923
Stock Movements
Drover Alf Cream passed Bangemall with 7000 ewes from Lyndon Station for Mt. Frazer. They are
reported to be in tip-top condition. Drover Cream says the dogs are very bad along the Lyons.
14 July 1923
A telegram was received by the Police Department yesterday from Inspector Simpson of Geraldton stating that he had received information that the dead body of an unknown man had been found near Ruby Well, Mt Fraser Station by a man in the employ of Drover Cream.
20 September 1923
Gascoyne Junction News (From our own Correspondent.}
Drover Alf Cream left Lyons River with 2425 fat wethers for Mullewa today (6th September).
22 September 1923
Gascoyne Stock Movements
Drover Alfred Cream passed Boundary Store on the 13th inst with about 9000 fat sheep from various stations.
5 October 1923
Stock Movements
Drover Alf. Cream passed Boundary Store on the 13th inst with about 9000 fat sheep from various stations.
25 October 1923
Elder Smith and Co. Limited report holding a very successful sale at the above centre on Wednesday last when approximately 10,700 sheep were yarded and sold. Included in the yarding were 8500 wethers overlanded from Gascoyne pastoral area in charge of Drover A Cream.
They all arrived in excellent condition being practically all killable to the prime with approximately 13 months growth of wool. The local sheep were mostly fat wethers and fat ewes and one line of woolly ewes.
27 October 1923
Drover A Cream and plant passed Boundary Store on the 3rd int Drover N. Kirwan on the 8th to lift sheep respectively at Mt Sandiman for Mullewa and at Mangaroo for Yalgoo
22 November 1923
Three more Dodge Brothers cars go to the Nor-West from the shipment landing this month. These are for Messrs. J.E. Edmondstone Port Hedland, Alf Cream, Gascoyne Junction and Alex Fleming of Carnarvon.
17 April 1924
Complaints regarding the bad condition of some of the wells north of Mullewa were received through the Under Secretary for Works from the Hon. J.J. Holmes and Mr. Alfred Cream.
It was pointed out that repairs to these wells had been attended to and that further work required would be carried out later on. The carelessness of many persons using the wells was referred to, damage to equipment frequently happening.
22 April 1924
Gascoyne Junction. From our Own Correspondent.
Drover Alf Cream passed here with 3200 sheep, ex Mia Mia for Mullewa. So far they are doing well but between Boundary Store and Byro the stages are bad.
29 April 1924
At a recent meeting of the Mullewa Road Board complaints were received from Mr J.J. Holmes, M.L.C., and Mr Alf. Cream (drover) as to the condition of some of the wells north of Mullewa.
The board decided to repair the Wells. The board resolved to write to the Colonial Secretary opposing the reported reduction of the subsidy to the medical officer as the sum previously paid was considered only resonable. The financial statement showed a credit balance of £1,000.
9 May 1924
Stock Movements
Drover Alf Cream passed Boundary Store, Upper Gascoyne, on April 13 with 3000 wethers from1 Mia, Mia Station for Mullewa.
11 July 1924
Stock Movements
Drovers A. Waldeck and A. Cream passed Boundary Store on June 30 and July 1 respectively to lift sheep, the former at Mooloo Downs and the latter at Mangaroon.
5 September 1925
Drover Alf Cream in charge of a flock of 5,000 sheep passed through Cue this week on the way to Murrum Station. The flock chiefly wethers had been travelled down from Mt. Stewart and were in very good condition after the 600 mile trip.
5 December 1928
Northern Stock Route
To the Editor The West Australian.
I broach a subject which is I think one that the authorities should speedily rectify. I refer to the unsatisfactory state of the northern stock route between Mullewaa and the Gascoyne.
As marked on the map this route follows the Murchison River for many miles, leaving it near Balinyoo spring. Of course as all stockmen who have driven sheep over that route know the actual course followed takes the shortest way from well to well and does not waste many miles following the twists and turns of the river.
In view of this is it not time that the Government resurveyed the route following the practical course from well to well? Then again the route should be fenced off from the surrounding country.
At present the men through whose lands it goes claim the right to feed their sheep over the surveyed portions which are reserved for traveling stock thus sadly depleting the available feed. Some of these land owners have actually erected windmills on the stock route but they do not permit traveling stock to water there.
Another deficiency is the lack of reservations where men traveling with stock can rest themselves and their charges. At present save for a reservation 12 miles out from Mullewa there is not a single reservation on all the many miles length of that northern stock route.
During the past six months 120 000 sheep and 4 000 head of cattle have traveled over the route and I think it is high time that some move was made to lighten the traveling conditions of the men who have to use it.
My suggestions are and I hope someone in authority will note them that the route be re-surveyed the shortest way from well to well and that it be fenced to stop the stock of private owners feeding over it.
If this were done and a 5000 acres reserve established every 50 miles along the route a great boon would be conferred on the drovers who have to travel along it.
Yours, etc., AC. Geraldton Nov 29
24 April 1929
Northern Stock Route Peotection Of Feed.
At the meeting of the Mullewa Road Board a letter was received from the Water Supply Department as well as a letter from Mr. A. Cream, drover.
The Board decided to support (1), the surveying of the Northern Stock Route, (2) a deviation from Wandina to No 5 well or Ballinyoo Spring, (3) that stock routes be fenced through pastoral areas to protect feed for travelling stock and to agree to all other items generally.
12 September 1929
A Droving Offence.
At Carnarvon Police Court on August 31, Alfred Cream drover was charged before Mr. F. F. Horgan. Acting R.M. for allowing travelling stock to enter Middalya Station without giving the prescribed notice under the Drovers Act. Mr. E. G. Holden appeared to prosecute on behalf of Middalya Pastoral Company.
The accused who did not appear forwarded a plea of guilty. The R.M. in imposing a fine of £15 10s and £3 6s costs expressed the view that in view of the circumstances surrounding the case involving as it had done the picking up of some 70 sheep of the Middalya Pastoral Company he considered the offence to be of a somewhat serious nature.
