The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Monday 5 April 190980607

Mr. Joseph Mahood, who died at his re-  
sidence, Woodville Park, on Saturday, was  
born at Bailiaborough, County [Cowan], Ire-
land, in March, 1832, and arrived in the
State by the ship Lord Raglan in 1856. He
proceeded at once to his uncle's place, near
Stockwell, and became actively engaged in  
agriculture, with which he had been closely,
connected ever since. His first venture on
his own account was farming and horse
breeding at Marrabel. Later he moved on
to a larger farm at Manoora, where, in con-  
junction with his brother, George, he was
successful in wheatgrowing for some years.
In 1875, with the opening of the northern
areas, land was selected in the hundred of
Appila. The demand for the rich, easily-  
worked plains was so great that he was
able to obtain only a number of sections,
which, though at the time a less bold man  
would have been disheartened on account
of the hard work required to
clear and bring them into shape,  
have since, under his management and
system of cultivation proved wheat-growing
country second to none in Australia, crops
of up to 45 bushels of wheat having been  
harvested. There was no permanent    
water, which had, to be carted from Wir-
rabara, and not a drop was wasted. In
spite of these obstacles he succeeded, and
the proudest boast of his life was that he
paid the Government every penny he con-
tracted to pay and never got a penny in any
land concessions. In 1903, after an absence of
47 years, he paid a visit to Europe, and    
was much interested in the progress of the  
new era of land settlement in his native
land. Two years ago he retired from
active work and came to Adelaide. His
widow, a sister of Mr. Robert and Henry,
Heaslip, survives him, also one son, Mr.
George Mahood, of Appila, and one daugh-  
ter, Mrs. Elliot Aitchison, of Woodville
Park.