Nicholas McCabe (1850–1914) was a notable South Australian farmer and inventor.
McCabe was born in Ireland during the Great Famine, and emigrated at a young age with his parents to Adelaide, South Australia. He began farming at Pinkerton Plains, where he invented a device that became known as 'McCabe's Wheat Pickler'.
The device was a perforated container which was lowered into a large wooden cask and bagged in butts at the side of the cask. It was widely used in South Australia, and a specimen remains on display at the Mallala Museum.
References
- "Obituary: MR. NICHOLAS McCABE, PINKERTON PLAINS". The Southern Cross. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 8 January 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- Callaghan (1970), 100 Years of Growing Wheat in South Australia (PDF), retrieved 18 June 2015