"Les" Thomas Leslie BESWICK
Born 1899 in York, Western Australia [15]
Son of Robert John BESWICK and Rachel HOWSON [15]
Married Daphne Jean KENDRICK in Perth in 1925 [66]
Storekeeper at Gnow's Nest near Yalgoo in 1925 [50]
Store Assistant and Grocer in Carnamah in 1929 and 1930 [19]
He worked at Andrew SMART's general store at 7 Macpherson Street, Carnamah [P5] [P6]
Member of the team of married men who defeated a team of single men at cricket in Carnamah in November 1928 [4: 24-Nov-1928]
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club in 1930 [4: 10-May-1930]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club - was Organising Secretary in 1930 [4: 16-Aug-1930]
Store Manager in Bruce Rock in 1931 [50]
Store Manager in Nembudding 1932-1936 [50] [544: 27-May1932]
His and his wife's daughter Norma suffocated in wheat at the the bulk handling silo in Nembudding on 25 May 1932 [544]
Attempts to save her only caused more wheat to fall down, and in the end axes were used to chop a hole and drain the silo [544]
The doctor was summoned from Wyalkatchem but his efforts to revive her were unsuccessful [544: 27-May-1932]
From 1937 he gave his occupation as Mine Employee [50]
Resided at 10 Lane Street in Collie in 1937 and at 5 Christie Street in Collie in 1939 [50]
In 1949 he was working at the Griffin Mine in Collie [50]
Later resided in Geraldton [2]
Died 13 May 1957; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Roman Catholic, JC, 4) [2]
Also known as Leslie Thomas BESWICK [15]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Thomas Leslie Beswick' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 24 July 2026 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/thomas-leslie-beswick [reference list] |
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