CARLTON WISBEY, J.P.
Agriculturist, “Fairfield,” Nampup,
Carlton Wisbey was a son of Mr. William Wisbey, of Mudgee, New South Wales, and was born at North Richmond, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, on January 1, 1869. He was educated privately at Richmond and Mudgee.
Having reached the age of sixteen he followed farming pursuits on his father’s property remaining under the parental roof tree until he reached 21 years He then took up a selection at Wingello, in the Goulburn district, which he developed and then sold in 1891.
He then joined the Police Department of the Civil Service, with the mounted troop of which body he was employed for nearly twelve years.
Resigning this position in order to come to Western Australia, he arrived at Fremantle in 1902, and took up a block of land at Mount Hardie. He found this holding too small for the purposes he had in view, so after working it for a time he disposed of it, taking up a property at Balkuling, since called “Wisbey’s Well” and carried on operations there for five years. He eventually sold out to Mr. S. Anderson.
After taking a trip to his birthplace in New South Wales, he returned to Western Australia in 1911, and, proceeding to Katanning, selected 1,200 acres at Nampup, which he prepared for mixed-farming operations.
Mr. Wisbey took a warm interest in all public affairs, and occupied the position of honorary secretary to the Nampup Progress Association, of which he was one of the founders. Prior to coming to the district he assisted to found a similar organisation at Balkuling, in which he acted as committeeman and vice-president. In 1912 he was granted a Commission of the Peace for the Katanning district by the Scaddan Cabinet. For over twenty years he held membership in the Masonic fraternity.
Mr. Wisbey married in 1896 Ada, daughter of Mr. Joseph Charlton, of Narandera, New South Wales, and had one son and one daughter in 1913.