Son of Frederick Kimberley and Ethel
Lex lives at Moora, 300 km north of Perth, with his wife Beth.
Afler leaving school at Tamworth High School, Lex worked on the family properties “Willeroi” and “Kyalla” for several years. Eventually Lex branched out on a career of his own, managing various pastoral properties.
- “Mero” in the watercourse country, Morce. 10,000 acres, sheep and cattle, owned by Hunter/Munro/Searle.
- “Overflow” between Mitchell and St. George in QLD, sheep and cattle, owned by Clarrie Todd.
- “Wollombi” Dalgety, NSW, sheep and cattle stud, quarter horses, owned by Clyde Forbes.
- “Dunns Plains”, near Bathurst, sheep/cattle/fat lambs, always topped Homebush Market with stock
- “Buddah” Narromine as stock manager. (Clive Simshauser was at
“Buddah” at the same time.)
Lex moved to Esperance, WA, in 1971 as manager at “Mt. Howick Station”. “Howick North” was developed simultaneously – 35,000 sheep, 4,000 cattle, cropped 4,000 – 5,000 acres of wheat and barley.
Following a career of farm management, Lex joined the Elders Wool Firm, managing branch sections at Esperance, Cranbrook and Moora. For two years after retiring from Elders, Lex had a position as export sheep buyer for Emanuel Exports (WA based).
Lex has three sons – Richard, Stuart and David. (The boys’ mother Margaret Simshauser, nee Suthern, lives in QLD.) Richard, trained as lighting technician, photographer and electrical contractor, and Stuart as a designer, both live in Sydney. David is a specialised farmer (fruit and vegetables) in the Gladstone district, QLD. David has a baby son (b. 1991), Lex’s first grandchild.
