![]() ![]() “It seemed a logical progression and has paid off over the years,” he says. decided to value add to the citrus operation in 2015. Mumble Peg Orange Juice was born when Trevor Sr. The first orange tree was planted by one of Samuel Roberts’ older sons in 1923 and by 1930 the trees were producing fruit.Īt that time, the oranges were picked and packed into wooden crates and each week Samuel delivered the oranges by horse and cart 20 kilometres “I am very proud of the family history and the legacy previous generations have left us – looking back over the years of how it has all fitted together and how the business has grown is very satisfying.” Lachlan with partner Lesley-Anne and their child. Like all family businesses, it is not without challenges at times, but we welcomed the decision for them to come into the business and feel very privileged,” Trevor Sr. manages the citrus side of the business while Lachlan manages the farming and cropping – it’s a good system. Trevor Jr.’s wife Maggie and Lachlan’s partner Lesley-Anne are also involved in the family business working in accounts and management. Trevor Sr., who recalls picking oranges and putting them in a milk crate from the age of eight, says he and his wife, Margo are very pleased that their sons – the fourth generation – are working in the business. Peel from the juice is then used to feed the Black Angus cattle and Merino sheep they run on the 5000-hectare property and other parcels of nearby farming land where they also crop wheat, canola and beans. First-grade oranges are sold as table fruit in cartons while second-grade fruit is sold in bulk bins or made into fresh orange juice in their onsite juice processing factory. The orchard produces high-quality table oranges that are picked, processed and sorted into various sizes and grades. Their sons are involved in the family business, including running the 50-hectare orchard with 250,000 trees that yield 30 tonnes of fruit per hectare and other farming operations. Trevor and wife Margo have four adult children: daughters Takita and Jasmin, and sons Trevor junior and Lachlan. “Mumble the peg was a game of skill played with a pocketknife and the area became known as Mumble Peg after the incident – we think it’s a name people remember when they are buying our fresh juice and table oranges,” says Trevor Sr., aged 72. Legend has it that the property was named following an incident with a wealthy squatter who discovered his workers – boundary riders and burr cutters – were shirking work by playing a game of mumble the peg that dates back to the 17th Century. His grandparents, Samuel and Katherine Roberts, who had 15 children, purchased the original plot on the Macquarie River in 1910. He is the third generation to grow citrus on his historic property at Narromine in NSW’s Great Western Plains region. Mumble Peg Citrus is not only a catchy name, it’s steeped in history, according to owner and General Manager, Trevor Roberts senior. ![]()
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