ul field ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁Do ok ie ▁Agricult ural ▁College . ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁farm , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁managed ▁an ▁Oak le igh ▁tim ber ▁firm ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁far med ▁at ▁Fl ind ers ▁Island ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁running ▁Red ▁Pol l ▁and ▁Cor ried ale ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep ▁stud s , ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Fl ind ers ▁Island ▁But ter ▁Factory ▁Company , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁lic ens ing ▁court , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁the ▁Fl ind ers ▁Island ▁Council ▁for ▁seven ▁years , ▁including ▁a ▁st int ▁as ▁sh ire ▁w arden . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁running ▁a ▁Melbourne ▁tim ber ▁and ▁hardware ▁business ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁da iry ▁far mer ▁at ▁Gre end ale ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁acting ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Mil k ▁Produ cers ▁Association ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁election . ▁ ▁Web ster ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁at ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Bul la ▁and ▁Dal h ous ie ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Country ▁Party ▁M LA ▁and ▁Mil k ▁Produ cers ' ▁Association ▁tre as urer ▁Regin ald ▁James .