Robert James (“James”) worked on his father’s “Bloomfield” estate until he was about twenty years old; then he started in business as a produce merchant in Wagga Wagga. This expanded to include contract chaff cutting and general wholesale produce. James was prominent in the hay and chaff industry for many years. (Sherry Morris).
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