Thomas Goode (pastoralist)

Thomas Goode (15 April 1835 – 22 July 1926) was a pastoralist in the Colony of South Australia.

History

Thomas Goode was born at Pigeon House farm, Kyre Magna, near Tenbury, Worcestershire, a son of William and Catherine Goode. From the age of 14 he managed his father's farms, and for two years at Felton Court, the home of his uncle Matthew Goode, who was a successful breeder of Hereford cattle, then left for South Australia on the ''Hope'' with brothers Henry Abel Goode (1838 – 12 February 1921), William (ca.1840 – 28 January 1910) and Benjamin Powell Goode (ca.1841), arriving at Port Adelaide on 19 February 1858. William, Henry and Benjamin Goode ran a shop at Yankalilla Charles Rufus Goode (1844–1913) came out in 1860, Another brother, Matthew (1847–1831) arrived on the ''South Australian'' in 1868.

Six weeks after his arrival in Adelaide he and a young man named Bruce rode the to Canowie Station with horses and cattle. His cousins Charles (afterwards Sir Charles), Samuel, and Matthew Goode, had country near Mount Remarkable, and they wished him to gain experience at Canowie before taking over Mount Remarkable for them. He was engaged at Canowie by the proprietors Abraham Scott, J. Frederick "Fred" Hayward and Richard Boucher James. A few weeks later Goode was sent to Willunga with an aboriginal stockman to get 92 cattle. Other work involved hunting for horses that had strayed from Canowie, and were found as far south as Anlaby Station (near Kapunda) and Shea-oak Log, away. Around 1858 Goode was made manager of Canowie station.
:Canowie station is situated midway between Hallett and Jamestown in an amphitheatre of green bald hills, which surround it on the western side, the eastern opening out into a broad valley. The country around is bare of timber, with the exception of plantations of various kinds of eucalypt planted around 1880. The estate consisted principally of rich land, well suited for agriculture, about in extent, freehold, and depastured 60,000 sheep and about 1000 pure Shorthorn cattle. This article goes into the history of Canowie stud animals in considerable detail.
Within 10 years from the time of his getting the 92 cattle from Willunga, with the aid of an imported bull and judicious mating, the Canowie Shorthorn cattle were winning prizes at the Adelaide Show, and continued to do so for many years. The sheep also were, with the aid of some imported and John Murray rams, very greatly improved. Canowie rams, under Goode's management, secured the highest prices at Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney sales, and Canowie sheep at the Adelaide show took 22 out of 32 prizes, including five cups, all the first, and every prize for ewes in one year. During this time selected flock rams worth £24,000 were sold off Canowie in one year. As many as 72,000 sheep were shorn there, and in one year Canowie wool brought the highest price in the London market for both fleece and lambs' wool. During the great drought of 1865 Goode reared a fine bull at Canowie, which won the Champion prize at Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney shows. The sheep and cattle from the Canowie estate played an important part in the improvement of the flocks and herds of Queensland. Goode was the first to get water by sinking bores on the Belalie Plains.
Goode managed the station until December 1890.
After leaving Canowie he was general manager for the estate of (the late) J. H. Angas for ten years, having charge of Hill River Station (which became his base station).
From 1903 to 1907 he was in charge of the Petherton estate (which was then sold to the Government for closer settlement) and in 1906 he and two sons, Albert Powell Goode and Clarence Goode purchased Mintadloo station at Farrell's Flat six miles from Clare, and set about improving it.

Around 1898 Goode purchased "Bleak House" (built 1878) in Clare renamed "Ava Weanah" by the previous owner J.E. Bray. A later owner, Mrs. J. Christison, called it "Weroona".
After retirement their home was at the corner of Fullarton Road and Ferguson Avenue, Fullarton; they maintained a farm at Loxton, South Australia.
His home in 1916 was on Westall Street, Hyde Park.

Family

Thomas's brothers included William Goode of Port Pirie, Henry Abel Goode (of Hyde Park), Benjamin Powell Goode (of Port Pirie), Charles Rufus Goode (of Port Pirie), and Matthew Goode (of Willunga).

Sir Charles Henry Goode, Samuel Goode, and Matthew Goode (of Matthew Goode and Co.) were cousins.

He married Margaret Wilson (8 January 1848 – 14 July 1927), daughter of the Rev. Matthew Wilson (a pioneer missionary in the Tongan Islands) on 11 September 1867. Their children included:

*Dr Arthur Goode (12 July 1871 – 24 April 1938) of Peterborough, South Australia (then Cleveland, Queensland) (see below)
*Albert Powell Goode (13 October 1873 – 9 September 1955) married Catharine Maud Cook (died 20 July 1952) of 15 February 1905. Her father William Cook was manager of Port Pirie branch of Australian Wheat Board from 1941. Albert was an unsuccessful candidate in the January 1912 election for the Assembly seat of Flinders.
*Clarence Goode (17 August 1875 – 30 April 1969) was Commissioner of Crown Lands in the Vaughan administration.
*Evelyn Maria Goode (14 April 1877 – 2 November 1927) married the Hon. Crawford Vaughan, Premier of South Australia on 8 June 1906. She was, as Evelyn Goode, the author of ''Childhood of Helen'' and ''Days that Speak''. She was an active member of the Women's Non-Party Association, and was appointed an OBE in 1920.
*Lillian Goode (also reported as Lilian) (11 July 1879 – ) married Norman A(lexander) Smith (6 January 1877 – 24 December 1944) on 16 June 1904. Norman, son of Edwin Mitchell Smith, was later secretary of a number of gold mining companies, notably Blue Bird mine, of Norseman, Western Australia with offices in Bowman Chambers.
*Olive Margaret Goode (20 September 1880 – ) married Frederick Green on 2 May 1919; moved to New Farm, Brisbane
*Cecil Herbert Goode (17 October 1882 – 1960) married Frances I. "Dot" Sawers on 10 April 1906, lived at Wayville. Cecil, Milton and Malvern went into business as "Goode Brothers, Sheaoak Hills", sheep farmers, in Terowie, South Australia; partnership dissolved in July 1909. He was later appointed as Inspector of Pastoral Leases.
*(Thomas) Milton Goode (15 December 1884 – ) married Grace Ellen Hazard on 22 February 1910. Grace was president of the Adelaide Travellers Aid Society in 1912. They moved to Queensland.
*Malvern Clifton Goode (25 October 1886 – March 1970) married Frances Berkeley on 25 June 1910. Moved to Windsor, Queensland (Brisbane). Goode had a career cotton growing in Queensland, then as Commonwealth Superintendent of Agriculture in the Northern Territory.
*Vera Eleanor Goode (10 January 1889 – ) married Richard Kirkhouse Jenkins, of Wirraminna station
*Edna Kathleen Millicent Goode (21 December 1890 – 10 March 1977) served in Egypt in WWI from 1916 to 1918 as an Army nurse https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=113780 She married Dr. William Foster Simmons (9 May 1888 – 5 May 1985) on 11 November 1919, and moved to Bexley then to Vaucluse, New South Wales in 1966. Simmons also served as a doctor in WWI https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/360568 . He was controversially a director of Medical Benefits Fund of Australia and held office in the A.M.A. and its predecessor, the B.M.A.

Arthur Goode

Dr. Arthur Goode (12 July 1871 – 24 April 1938) was a son of Thomas and Margaret Goode. and was born at Canowie Station, of which his father was manager for 35 years. He was educated at Glenelg Grammar School and at Adelaide University where he qualified MB, BS in 1894. He was a fine athlete and played football for South Adelaide

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