"Jim" James Henry HOWARD
Born 2 November 1913 in Three Springs, Western Australia [P330]
Son of Patrick Samuel HOWARD and Maud Rachel HERBERT [P330]
Resided with his parents in Three Springs [P330]
Baptised by Charles H. HAMMER of the Wesley Manse in Dongara on 3 February 1914 [84]
Educated in Three Springs, and after leaving school worked as a Postal Clerk at the Post Office in Three Springs [P330]
Member of the Three Springs Boy Scouts in 1930 [4: 22-Nov-1930]
Won 2nd prize for Damper made by Boy Scout at the Three Springs Agricultural Show on 22 September 1932 [5: 30-Sep-1932]
Also won 2nd prize for Damper made and cooked in ash by Boy Scout at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 29-Sep-1933]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club in 1933 [5: 18-Aug-1933]
Six people sat for the postal exam to work at the Three Springs Post Office, and he got the job because of his good handwriting [P330]
He worked in the Post Office at Three Spring for six years ending in 1934 [4: 17-Mar-1934]
His boss described him as "a lad of sterling calibre... always thorough and dependable" [4: 17-Mar-1934]
Helped run the local scouting group, the Three Springs Wolf Cub Pack [4: 17-Mar-1934]
Prior to leaving Three Springs he was the guest of honour at a Valedictory Social in Three Springs on 8 March 1934 [4: 17-Mar-1934]
His farewell included dancing, supper, speeches and presentations [4: 17-Mar-1934]
At his farewell he was presented with a gold hunting watch from the community and a travelling rug from the Wolf Cub Pack [4]
He remarked that he'd "ever cherish his sweet memories of Three Springs" [4: 17-Mar-1934]
Transferred from Three Springs to the Post Office in Perth, and then to the Post Office in Wiluna [P330]
Postal Clerk at the Post Office in Wiluna from the mid to late 1930s and then a Postal Clerk in Dalwallinu [P330]
Married Gwenda HIGGS in Perth on 19 May 1939 [66] [P330]
Purchased and ran a shop in Dalwallinu from which he sold fruit, vegetables, morning teas, ice creams and drinks [P330]
Left Dalwallinu in May 1953 and returned to Three Springs where he worked with his brother Reg until March 1955 [P330]
Worked at the Post Office in Jardee from 1955 until 1958 when he separated from his wife and shifted to Manjimup [P330]
Worked at the Post Office in Manjimup until during the 1960s when he again returned to work with his brother in Three Springs [P330]
On leaving Three Springs shifted to Perth where he worked as a Labourer for the Water Authority until his death in 1972 [P330]
Later resided in East Perth [2]
Father of Barry, Pamela, Kaye and Lynece [P330]
Died 13 December 1972; ashes interred at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 28, 113) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'James Henry Howard' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/james-henry-howard [reference list] |
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