Isadore Samuel Emanuel
Isadore Samuel Emanuel | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | January 5, 1954 (aged 93) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, pastoralist |
| Years active | 1880s–early 1900s |
Isadore Samuel Emanuel (4 February 1860 – 5 January 1954) was a notable businessman and pastoralist based in Western Australia.
Early life and education
Isadore was born on 4 February 1860 in Goulburn, the son of Solomon Emanuel Jr, who was engaged in pastoralism and commerce. His grandfather, Samuel Emanuel, represented Argyle in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly during 1862. Alongside his brother Sydney Phillip, Isadore contributed to the family’s livery stable enterprise located in Sydney. With the opening of the Kimberley region for settlement in 1880, their father collaborated with Michael and Patrick Durack to acquire substantial land grants near the Ord River.
Western Australia
Following an initial survey in 1881, the Emanuel family concentrated their efforts on the Fitzroy River valley within West Kimberley. Isadore arrived in 1884 bringing 2,860 sheep to establish Noonkanbah Station, while also managing cattle operations at Gogo Station and Lower Liveringa Station. The family’s success was largely due to hiring proficient managers, resulting in profitable outcomes.
By 1894, they had partnered with Alexander Forrest to form Forrest, Emanuel and Company, which dominated the live cattle market between Derby and Fremantle, with the Emanuels acting as Kimberley representatives. Their holdings expanded with the purchase of Meda and Jubilee Downs Stations. After Alexander Forrest passed away in 1901, the Emanuels acquired his shares and entered into a partnership with Sidney Kidman in 1902 to buy Victoria River Downs Station in the Northern Territory—one of the largest cattle stations worldwide at over 10,954 square miles.
The Emanuels controlled approximately 51,800 km² across properties in both Kimberley and the Northern Territory and maintained major stakes within the meat industry. They faced a royal commission inquiry regarding alleged leadership of a meat cartel. In 1909, Kidman and the Emanuel family sold Victoria River Downs for £170,000, having initially purchased it for £20,000.
Isadore Emanuel passed away in London in 1954, leaving an estate valued at £721,563, which included assets totaling £290,897 located in Western Australia.