ell ▁& ▁Co . ▁were ▁wh oles ale ▁gro cers ▁and ▁ship own ers . ▁James ▁Coun s ell ▁( Lou isa ▁He ath ' s ▁brother ), ▁John ▁and ▁William ▁Why te ▁established ▁the ▁gro c ery ▁firm ▁of ▁Why te , ▁Coun s ell ▁and ▁Co . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁they ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁building ▁in ▁C urr ie ▁Street , ▁Ad ela ide . ▁They ▁also ▁owned ▁several ▁Murray ▁River ▁steam ers ▁which ▁were ▁loaded ▁with ▁goods ▁from ▁their ▁w are house ▁and ▁sold ▁along ▁the ▁Murray - D ar ling ▁river ▁system . ▁ ▁Why te ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁partners hip ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁taking ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁p addle ▁steam ers ▁and ▁the ▁C urr ie ▁Street ▁property . ▁ ▁Past oral ist ▁While ▁still ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁Why te , ▁Coun s ell ▁and ▁Co , ▁Why te ▁had ▁also ▁become ▁involved ▁as ▁a ▁past oral ist , ▁taking ▁up ▁or ▁purch asing ▁several ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁Murray ▁M alle e ▁region ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Murray ▁River . ▁He ▁also ▁then ▁purchased ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁Mid ▁North ▁and ▁Far ▁North ▁of ▁South ▁Australia . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁past oral ▁le ases ▁he ▁acquired ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁stock ed ▁with ▁cattle , ▁but ▁Why te ▁rest ock ed ▁them ▁with ▁sheep . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Why te ▁had ▁held ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁past oral ▁le ases ▁covering ▁a ▁total ▁of