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"Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Matthew 11:28-30.
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🏡 Jane and Charles Adams
Jane and Charles Adams moved to Mangowine in 1874, establishing a pastoral property that also became a stopping place for travellers heading towards the goldfields. Water and accommodation made the homestead important along the route before the railway changed travel patterns. After Charles died, Jane managed the estate while raising children still at home. A mail contract helped support the family, with their teenage son undertaking a demanding delivery circuit. Her later recognition in the Western Australian Agricultural Hall of Fame acknowledged work that combined enterprise, household responsibility and adaptation. Mangowine preserves more than a picturesque building: it records how one family helped sustain a travelling and farming community, and how Jane continued that work after the household lost its other principal adult.
