Farewell Gene you have left some lasting memories

Helen Walker
Updated June 2 2020 - 3:39pm, first published June 1 2020 - 1:30pm
"Chub" - the late Gene Makim when working for The Land Newspaper.
"Chub" - the late Gene Makim when working for The Land Newspaper.

Gene Scott, the fourth of five children of Harold and Elizabeth Scott, was born on 27th October 1923 at Moree, north-western N.S.W. The family moved from the original farm Boonery crossing through the Mungle Scrub to establish a new property, Ivanhoe, near North Star in 1927. The mode of transport was by buggy and dray with horses and cattle overland. The new property was cleared by fire to give pasturing for Hereford cattle and many very fine looking home bred horses.

Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Toowoomba-based Journalist

Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.

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