The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter (Tas. : 1816-1821) Saturday 11 January 1817 p 1 Article

The late sown wheat is much improved from the recent rain falls, and looks well. Upon the whole, the appearance of the crops is such as to promise a harvest as abundant as any since the formation of this Colony,

We understand, that several fine fields of excellent wheat are ready for the sickle on the premises of MR. BARTHOLOMEW
REARDON, an industrious settler at Pitt Water ; whom our Readers will recollect had the misfortune to have the whole of his corn stacks
burned about two years ago; also, his neighbour adjoining, MR. HUMPHREY, amounting to upwards of 3000 bushels. by some unknown incindiary.