Miss Thelma CUNNINGHAM
Proprietor of the Snow White Laundry in Carnamah for the later part of 1938 and all of 1939 ^{[0: image 03035]}
Provided services for washing, ironing and clearing at her premises or at peoples homes ^{[0: image 03019]}
Would also undertake the same for those on farms as long as transport was provided ^{[0: image 03019]}
Ran the Snow White Laundry from premises at 1 Macpherson Street, Carnamah (Lot 6 of Victoria Location 1936) ^[P99]
Member of the Carnamah Badminton Club in 1938 and 1939 ^{[0: images 02828 & 03717]}
Spent Christmas in Perth WA in 1939 and decided not to return to Carnamah ^{[0: image 03035]}
The Snow White Laundry re-opened in later 1940, however under the management of Mrs E. PHILLIPS ^{[0: image 03895]}


George Edward CUPIT
Born 16 September 1896 in England ^[16]
Miner in England ^[70]
Departed London, England on the steamship Moreton Bay and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 15 February 1924 ^[70]
Land Clearer in Carnamah 1925-1932 ^[19]
Resided in Perth prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 26 March 1940 ^[16]
Private W243384 in the Australian Army's 29 Garrison Battalion during the Second World War ^[16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 2 March 1945 ^[16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Shenton Park ^[2]
Died 23 April 1975; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, PE, 86) ^[2]


Dominick Augustine CURRAN
Born 1882 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ^[32]
Son of Thomas CURRAN and Mary COLL ^[32]
Departed Sydney, New South Wales Australia on the steamship Ormuz and arrived in London, England in August 1903 ^[204]
Departed London, England on the steamship Oruba on 9 February 1906 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia ^[203]
In 1910 he was living in Georgina north of Greenough and gave his profession or occupation as "Colonial Experience" ^[50]
Scrub Cutter in Carnamah in 1921 and 1922 ^[50]
Contractor in Carnamah 1922-1925 ^[19]
Departed Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Oronsay and arrived in London, England on 1 January 1931 ^[204]
His intended address following his arrival in England was 53 Elgin Street in Bayswater, London, England ^[204]


Linley Walter CURRELL
Born 6 January 1910 in Geraldton, Western Australia ^[16]
Married Ivy M. THOMPSON in Geraldton in 1932 ^[66]
Resided in West Perth prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 1 June 1940 ^[16]
Sergeant WX3883 in the Australian Army's 2/28 Australian Infantry Battalion during the Second World War ^[16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 11 December 1945 ^[16]
Storeman at the Vacuum Oil Company's depot in Carnamah 1958-1962 ^[19]
Died April 1965; buried Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton WA ^[26]


George Western CURTIS
Born 1901 in Perth, Western Australia ^[15]
Son of George CURTIS and Ada Matilda ASHLEY ^[15]
Married Elizabeth Prangle ASHBY in Perth in 1931 ^[66]
Bank Manager in Carnamah in 1955 and 1956 ^[19]
Became a member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 9 April 1954 ^[96]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society 1955-1957 ^[13]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Maylands ^[2]
Died 6 September 1986; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (RC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 3, 72) ^[2]


Irene CURTIS
Teacher of the Billeroo State School at Billeroo, East Winchester in 1935, on an annual salary of £221 ^[73]
She had left Billeroo by November 1935, when Alan J. ABERCROMBIE arrived as teacher ^{[5: 29-Nov-1935]}


DDD

Effie Muriel DANIEL
Born 3 August 1900 in Ninnes, South Australia ^[P185]
Daughter of William Henry DANIEL and Edith Annie BROWN ^[55]
Educated at the school in Kulpara, South Australia ^[P185]
Married Clarence Reginald MILLARD on 18 March 1925 in Kulpara, South Australia ^[P185]
Resided with husband and children in Sunny Hill, South Australia until shifting to Three Springs, Western Australia in 1936 ^[P185]
From 1936 to 1939 resided with her husband and children on Sunnipara Farm in Three Springs ^[P185]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday for Miss Eileen R. PERRY in Carnamah on Saturday evening 18 July 1936 ^{[5: 24-Jul-1936]}
Came 2nd in the Married Ladies Race at the Reunion of South Australians in Carnamah on Saturday 26 September 1936 ^{[5: 2-Oct-1936]}
Resided with husband and children on their new Sunnipara Farm in Winchester 1939-1948 ^[P185]
Member of Winchester's branch of the Red Cross Society  - was Vice President in 1942 ^{[0: images 02972 & 04121]}
Member of the Winchester Parents and Citizens Association during their time in Winchester ^[P185]
Resided with husband and children in Parkerville WA 1948-1954 ^[P185]
Resided Bassendean WA 1954-1997 ^[P185]
During her husband's time clearing and farming at Eneabba continued to reside most of the time at Bassendean ^[P185]
Mother of Rex, Madge, Verlie and Zeta ^[P185]
Died 7 September 1997; ashes interred Guildford Cemetery, Perth suburb of Guildford (Bushmead Garden, Ground Niche, A, 15) ^[2]


Mary Jane DALGARNO
Cook in Carnamah in 1930 ^[19]


"Charlie" Charles John DALLIMORE
Born 26 November 1896 in Subiaco, Western Australia ^{[5 & 15]}
Son of Charles John DALLIMORE and Delia KEIRSE ^[15]
Grew up in Subiaco - in 1905 was living with his parents in Mueller Road in the Perth suburb of Subiaco ^[6]
In 1916 was working as a Clerk and residing with his parents at 283 Meuller Road in Subiaco ^[94]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 21 March 1916 ^[94]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A48 Seang Bee on 18 July 1916 ^[94]
Private 5704 in the Australian Imperial Force's 16th Battalion during the First World War ^[18]
Embarked on his return to Australia on 3 September 1919 ^[94]
In 1925 he was working as a Carpenter and living with his parents at 283 Roberts Road in the Perth suburb of Subiaco ^[50]
Married Ivy Evangeline STONEMAN in Perth in 1925 ^[66]
Builder and Contractor in Carnamah from 1927 until his death in 1965 ^[P92]
Did considerable work in and around Carnamah building houses and shifting and re-erecting houses ^[P7]
Built for himself and his wife a large stone house at 19 Boojerabba Street, Carnamah in 1927 ^{[4: 7-May-1927]}
     On arrival in Carnamah himself and his wife stayed with Zebulun and Helena M. GREEN ^[P92]
     Once he had built the laundry for his house they lived in that while he built the actual house ^[P92]
     Following the completion of his home he had the telephone connected - was telephone number Carnamah-32 ^[60]
Secretary and Manager of the Carnamah Brick Works in 1928 and 1929 ^{[4: 1-Sep-1928, 1-Jun-1929]}
     By September 1928, following trial kilns, was turning out bricks of exceptional quality and could supply large orders ^{[4: 22-Sep-1928]}
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son from the 1920s to the 1940s ^[53]
Assisted the Carnamah Golf Club with the creation of their new golf course at Centenary Park in Carnamah in 1933 ^{[5: 28-Jul-1933]}
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 ^{[4: 8-Sep-1934]}
Came 2nd in the Sheep Weight Competition at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1934; his guess was only out by 2 oz. ^{[5: 14-Sep-1934]}
Wrote to the Carnamah District Road Board in 1934 suggesting means of reducing fire risk by the design of future buildings ^[5]
     He wrote the letter after two shops were totally destroyed by fire and a third damaged on Sunday 9 December 1934 ^{[5: 21-Dec-1934]}
After spending several days in Perth himself and Neil MOORHEAD returned to Carnamah on 22 November 1935 ^{[5: 29-Nov-1935]}
Attended the funeral of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 ^{[5: 29-Nov-1935]}
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 ^{[5: 31-Jan-1936]}
Arrived back in Carnamah on Saturday evening 9 May 1936 after a visit to Perth ^{[5: 15-May-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association in 1936 ^{[5: 12-Jun-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Parents & Citizens Association in 1937 ^{[5: 19-Feb-1937]}
The North Midland Times reported on 9 April 1937 that he had paid a visit to Perth during the week ^{[5: 9-Apr-1937]}
His brother G. Henry DALLIMORE and his wife Gwendolen stayed with them in Carnamah for a few days in May 1937 ^{[5: 14-May-1937]}
In 1938 he was the local agent for the West Australian Boring Company and Southern Cross Windmills ^{[0: image 02824]}
Throughout the 1940s an agent for Wigmores Limited (farm machinery) and Southern Cross (windmills and engines) ^{[13] [0: image 02949]}
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society 1937-1948 ^[13]
Member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in the 1930s and 1940s ^[52]
Leased the old garage premises at 2 Robertson Street, Carnamah from local farmer John S. ROOKE ^{[3] [P92]}
     Used the premises for the storage of his building materials and tools, and his employee Neil MOORHEAD lived at the back ^[P92]
     In February 1949 purchased the premises at 2 Robertson Street (Lot 71 of Victoria Location 1936) from John S. ROOKE ^[3]
     In about 1949 his employee "Fitzy" Vesey FITZGERALD started a mechanical repairs garage in the premises ^[P92]
     He never worked in the garage himself, but employed mechanics to do the work ^[51]
Committee Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1940 ^[58]
Placed an advertisement for his business in the schedule of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1940 ^[13]
     "C. J. Dallimore, Builder and Contractor, Carnamah - Agent for: ^[13]
     "Southern Cross Electric Light Plants, Windmills, Engines and all Water Supply Equipment" ^[13]
     "Wigmores Limited  - Farm Machinery for all purposes. Your Enquiry will have Prompt and Expert Attention" ^[13]
In October 1946 purchased three vacant blocks in Robertson Street, Carnamah from the Estate of the Late Henry F. BASFORD ^[3]
     The three townsite blocks were 6, 8 and 10 Robertson Street (respectively Lots 76, 75 and 74 of Victoria Location 1936 ^[3]
     Pulled down the saddler's residence at 11 Macpherson Street and used the material to build a house at 10 Robertson Street ^[P92]
     Rented the house at 10 Robertson Street to Mrs Eunice M. ROWLAND from 1947 and sold it to her on 1 November 1949 ^{[3] [P140]}
     His block as 6 and 8 Robertson Street remained vacant, however by 1956 there was a "Depot" at his 6 Robertson Street ^[3]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Coorow farmer George HUTCHCRAFT on 28 January 1949 at the Winchester Cemetery ^[0]
In 1952 housed his numerous workers at "The Barracks" (back of ex-newspaper printing office), Hardwicks and Ninds ^[53]
Also had the telephone connected to The Barracks - which was telephone number Carnamah-31 from 1954 to 1965 ^[60]
Obtained electricity for his home, garage, timber yard and the buildings that housed his workmen from Henry Parkin & Son ^[53]
As a Wigmores agent he was a seller of the new John Deere automatic pick-up hay baler in 1954 ^{[4: 24-Jul-1954]}
He was made a Life Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society on 17 May 1956 ^[58]
Vice Patron of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society 1957-1965 ^[58]
A Carnamah resident in reference to him said "I never met a nicer man" and that he "built beautifully finished homes" ^[P9]
Resided in Carnamah until his death in 1965; died near the Winchester-Eneabba Road in Carnamah ^[24]
Father of Effie and Tony ^[P4]
Died 12 May 1965 in Carnamah; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Anglican, Row 4, Plot 115) ^{[24] [95]}


Charles John DALLIMORE is known to have done the following building and contract work in and near Carnamah:
In May 1927 was engaged in building a town office for Charles ROBERTSON at 14 Macpherson Street, Carnamah ^{[4: 7-May-1927]}
Built a six roomed brick house in Carnamah for local butcher Ernest C. ANDREWS from May to October 1928 ^{[4: 19-May-1928]}
     During the same period also built a new house for Sydney C. GOOCH on his farm in Three Springs ^{[4: 20-Oct-1928]}
     In October 1928 began construction of a weatherboard house at 3 Niven Crescent, Carnamah for C. E. I. THOMPSON ^[4]
In 1929 erected a machinery shed behind the town hall, a 3000 gallon tank and fence for the Carnamah Road Board ^{[4: 30-Nov-1929]}
Contracted by the Carnamah Road Board to relocate the town trough in December 1929 ^{[4: 14-Dec-1929]}
Effected additions and other work to the doctor's residence / Carnamah Private Hospital in 1930 ^{[5: 20-Dec-1935, 20-Mar-1936, 24-Apr-1936]}
     The work was done for the Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association, who then referred payment to the Road Board ^[5]
     The matter later created a large deal of controversy as to who was to pay him for the work done to the doctor's residence ^[5]
     The Road Board were unsuccessful at raising a loan to pay for the work he'd done, which they hadn't requested ^[5]
     Furthermore, the Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association later requested that the Road Board not pay for the work done ^[5]
     A deputation from the Carnamah R.S.L. met with the Carnamah District Road Board on Wednesday 18 March 1936 ^[5]
     The deputation unsuccessfully requested that the Road Board pay him for work he'd done on the Private Hospital / residence ^[5]
     The Road Board wasn't legally obliged to pay for the work, but the deputation felt that the Road Board had a moral obligation ^[5]
     Five years on and still having not received payment he hired the services of Messrs Parker & Parker, solicitors of Perth ^[5]
     Part of the payment was a £200 account with Millars Timber & Trading Company for the materials used on the hospital ^[5]
     John BOWMAN and William A. T. SARGENT travelled to Perth to interview Millars Timber & Trading Company ^{[5: 12-Jun-1936]}
     They managed to negotiate a £60 settlement for the £200 account, and to drop legal proceedings against him for payment ^[5]
     A more sympathetic Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association endorsed their actions at a meeting on Saturday 6 June 1936 ^[5]
     The Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association also set about finding a way to raise the £60 ^{[5: 12-Jun-1936]}
In July 1930 was engaged in erecting a residence in Carnamah for the Shell Oil Company to house their superintendent ^{[4: 19-Jul-1930]}
Later in 1930 was working at building a new garage at 4 Macpherson Street for local mechanic Stan O'GRADY ^{[4: 1-Nov-1930]}
     The garage built for Stan O'GRADY was built from bricks made at the local Carnamah Brick Works ^{[4: 14-Dec-1929]}
From July to September 1933 renovated the old Post Office building at 23 Macpherson Street, Carnamah ^{[5: 21-Jul-1933, 1-Sep-1933]}
     Employed by Cornelius SHEAHAN to transform the building into a spacious shop with living quarters behind ^{[5: 13-Oct-1933]}
In 1934 constructed a 70 by 24 foot exhibition shed for the Carnamah District Agricultural Society ^{[4: 14-Jul-1934, 31-Aug-1934] [5: 13-Jul-1934]}
Around 1935 built a shearing shed on Wongyarra Farm in Carnamah for William A. T. SARGENT ^[P46]
     In 1937 he built a substantial new brick home ^[P46] for William A. T. SARGENT on Wongyarra Farm in Carnamah ^{[5: 5-Feb-1937]}
In August 1935 was the successful tender at £44 to erect pig yards and extend a kitchen for the Carnamah District Agricultural Soc. ^[5]
     The kitchen was located in the Society's shed at Centenary Park and the twelve pig yards were also at Centenary Park ^{[5: 9-Aug-1935]}
     He may have ended up charging the Society below tender as their expenditure reveals they paid him £40 for the work ^{[5: 22-Jan-1937]}
Built a house on HOLLINGSWORTH Bros' farm in Carnamah, and one for William A. T. SARGENT on Wongyarra Farm ^[P92]
Fitted doors on the shed at the rear of the Carnamah Hall for the Carnamah District Road Board in June 1936 ^{[5: 19-Jun-1936]}
In November 1936 erected new tanks and repaired equipment for the Carnamah District Road Board ^{[5: 4-Dec-1936]}
In about 1937 separated Mrs Florence M. BROWN's boarding house at 13-15 Caron Street into two houses (one on each block) ^[P92]
Built a house for Percival L. MILLARD on Gimlet Park Farm in Three Springs ^[P92]
Built a large house for James K. FORRESTER on Dunester Farm in Carnamah ^[P7]
Later built houses for Alan R. C. FORRESTER on Bowhill Farm and for Ian T. M. FORRESTER on Inverness Farm ^[P92]
Separated the Carnamah Hostel (ex-boarding house) in Caron Street, Carnamah into two houses in 1936 ^[P7]
In 1947 shifted a weatherboard house from Kapella Farm to 20 Railway Avenue, Carnamah for Donald F. A. ROWLAND ^[P80]
Contracted in 1950 to construct the new Carnamah State School  ^{[4: 16-Dec-1950]}
Built a Bio Box used for showing pictures at the Carnamah Hall for the Carnamah District Road Board in 1952 ^[283]
Over 1954 and 1955 constructed a large brick and tile home on Prowaka Spring Farm, Carnamah for David I. M. BOWMAN ^[P1]
     He had previously built at Prowaka Spring a four roomed cookhouse, large rectangular silo, shearing shed and windmills ^[P1]
Built the Carnamah Masonic Lodge's Temple at 16 Caron Street, Carnamah ^[P92]
His services were employed by a number of local people to shift old Midland Railway houses to other farms or into town ^[P7]
Built the local Country Women's Association's Restroom at 26 Macpherson Street in Carnamah in 1957 ^{[7: page 171]}
In 1963 and 1964 built the Anglican Church of the Holy Apostles at 1 Niven Crescent, Carnamah for £10,004 ^{[7: page 237]}
He was the contractor build major additions to the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs ^[P92]
Also built the new Carnamah Town Hall, part of the Carnamah Junior High School and many and numerous houses in Carnamah ^[P4]


"Tony" Anthony DALLIMORE
Born July 1930 ^{[4: 2-Aug-1930]}
Son of Charles John DALLIMORE and Ivy Evangeline STONEMAN ^{[4: 2-Aug-1930]}
Resided with his parents at 19 Robertson Street in Carnamah ^[P9]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont ^[2]
Died 25 November 1974; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, PG, 136) ^[2]


Mrs Ivy Evangeline DALLIMORE
Wife of "Charlie" Charles John DALLIMORE; see Ivy Evangeline STONEMAN


Norman Frederick DALLY
Born 19 March 1913 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia ^[16]
Son of Arthur DALLY and Ada WAGSTAFF ^[54]
Resided in Kalgoorlie prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 11 July 1942 ^[16]
Signalman WX28923 in the Australian Army's 11 Australian Division Signals during the Second World War ^[16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 4 February 1946 ^[16]
Yardman in Carnamah in 1958 ^[24]
Died 8 December 1958 in Carnamah; buried Three Springs General Cemetery (Anglican, Plot 159) ^[24]


Frances Emily Elizabeth DAMERELL
Born 1895 in Hampshire, England ^[21]
Daughter of Robert DAMERELL, who worked as a stevedore (labourer who loads and unloads cargo from ships) ^{[30: item 2529064]}
Prior to her marriage resided at 19 Albert Road in Southampton, Hampshire, England ^{[30: item 2529064]}
Married Harold Frank DUNNING on 15 May 1919 at the Parish Church in Southampton, Hampshire, England ^{[30: item 2529064]}
Resided with her husband and daughters on farmland on the Carnamah Estate in Carnamah ^[19]
Attended the Carnamah Race Club's Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Thursday 10 April 1924 in a heliotrope dress ^{[10: 24-Apr-1924]}
Attended the Grand Plain & Fancy Dress Ball in Carnamah on 6 August 1925 in an evening dress of navy silk ^{[9: 21-Aug-1925]}
Along with Kate KENNY, Maggie WELLS and Maggie KROSCHEL made the afternoon teas at Carnamah football matches ^[P41]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 18 September 1930 in a frock of navy satin ^{[4: 4-Oct-1930]}
Attended the Carnamah Grand Ball at Carnamah Town Hall on Thursday 28 July 1932 in a rose crepe celanese ^{[5: 5-Aug-1932]}
Assisted by way of donation or help with the Carnamah Boy Scouts camp held in Carnamah in early September 1932 ^{[5: 9-Sep-1932]}
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of red celenese with beige trimming ^{[5: 23-Sep-1932]}
Along with her husband, daughters and Bill SHERIDAN travelled to Dongara for a short holiday on 3 March 1934 ^{[5: 9-Mar-1934]}
Won 1st prize for a Male Black Orpington exhibited in the Poultry section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1934 ^{[5: 14-Sep-1934]}
Member of the Carnamah Lodge of the Manchester Unity Oddfellows Friendly Society in 1935 ^{[5: 3-May-1935]}
Exhibited in the Fancywork and Poultry sections of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 12 September 1935 ^{[5: 20-Sep-1935]}
     Awarded both 1st and 2nd prizes for Knitted or Crochet Article in Wool, and received 2nd prize for Black Orpington cock ^[5]
Member of the Carnamah Social Badminton Club in 1939 ^{[0: image 03884]}
Member of the Carnamah Ladies' Rifle Shooting Club - was Secretary 1942-1944 ^{[0: images 02956, 02971 & 04262]}
Member of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club 1945-1952 ^{[0: images 04334, 04478 & 04654]}
Steward of the Knitting section at the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1949 ^[13]
Member of the Carnamah Small Bore Rifle Club in 1954 ^{[0: image 04761]}
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Women's R.S.L. Auxiliary - was President in 1955 ^{[4: 18-Dec-1954]}
Resided at the Lady Brand Lodge in Three Springs from 12 December 1977 to 20 December 1977 ^[147]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Bassendean ^[2]
Mother of Biddy and Dorothy ^[P4]
Died 29 June 1982; buried Guildford Cemetery, Perth suburb of Guildford (Anglican, C, 173) ^[2]


William DARCY
Born C.1840 ^[107]
Sentenced in London, England to life imprisonment for extortion ^[107]
Arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on the Racehorse on 10 August 1865 ^[107]
Inmate of the Fremantle Prison 1865-1872; convict number 8247 ^[107]
Granted his Ticket of Leave on 14 December 1872 ^[107]
Labourer employed by Duncan MACPHERSON on Carnamah Station in 1878 ^[107]
Returned to England in 1893 ^[107]


Arthur Garfield DARLING
Born 1883 in Emerald, Victoria, Australia ^[15]
Son of James DARLING and Elizabeth DRIVER ^[15]
Married (1) Rosa BROWN in 1908 in Footscray, Victoria, Australia (DIV) ^{[54] [293: Page 12 of 17-May-1915]}
Himself and his father were Graziers in Glenaroua, Victoria, Australia ^[50]
His father purchased 16,080 acres of virgin land in Carnamah, Western Australia on 23 September 1913 ^[27]
     The land was purchased from the Midland Railway Company for £13,668 (17/- per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years ^[27]
     Shifted to the property at his father's request, and had to repay his father the money that had been borrowed to buy it ^[P190]
The 16,080 acres in Carnamah consisted of Lots M988, M999, M1000, M1001, M1002, M1003,^[27]
     M1004, M1005, M1009, M1011, M1012, M1013, M1014, M1015, M1016, M1018, M1019, M1020, ^[27]
     M1021, M1022, M1033, M1034 and M1035 of Victoria Locations 1934, 1935 and 2020 ^[27]
Farmer and Grazier of the Inering Estate in Carnamah 1914-1923 ^[P190]
     In the early development of the property employed large numbers of teams of men to clear the land ^[P14]
     After initially only using the property for grazing purposes by 1915 he was planting 2000 acres of his property in crop ^{[10: 30-Mar-1915]}
     He was said to have been "keen and successful" and "the largest wheat and sheep owner in the Carnamah district" in 1922 ^[34]
     Also had significant portions of the property share-cropped, especially by Herbert C. MARKHAM ^[P14]
     Herbert C. MARKHAM share-cropped 2000 acres in 1915, 4000 acres in 1916, and 2000 acres in 1917 ^{[10: 19-Jun-1917] [34]}
     Inering was among the best mixed farming properties in W.A., and was referred to on equal footing as Glentromie Station ^[34]
     Their large stone homestead on Inering had jarrah floors, pressed tin ceilings, four fireplaces and a two metre wide cellar ^[P338]
     The homestead had a garden with many roses and creepers ^[P83] and a separate three roomed cookhouse and bathroom ^[P338]
His wife and children initially remained in Victoria however during the year 1914 moved to join him in Carnamah ^{[293: 17-May-1915]}
     After attending a stock sale in Mingenew he became suspicious of his wife and a clearing contractor working on his property ^[293]
     His wife left without his knowledge, after which he travelled to Perth and searched for her without success ^[293]
     He later received a letter from his wife, who was in Victoria, saying she intended on returning to him in Carnamah ^[293]
     Sought a divorce from his wife which was granted decree nasi in Perth on Saturday 15 May 1915 ^{[293: Page 12 of 17-May-1915]}
     Their three children Eleanor, Hugh and John remained with him in Carnamah, despite Rosa trying to get them ^[P366]
In 1915 he employed the services of William PAYNE who sunk a 150 foot deep well on the highest point of his property ^[P14]
     The said well, known as Payne's Well, was said to have been the deepest well in the Carnamah district ^[P14]
Employed the services of Robert HEADS of Three Springs to do chaff-cutting on his farm in January 1916 ^[34]
Following the departure of his second wife their three children remained with him at Inering in Carnamah ^[P190]
Married (2) Joanna WALKER on 24 March 1917 at Cairns Memorial Church in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ^{[293: 2-May-1917]}
In 1917 grew 2000 acres of wheat on his property, which were among those in the district to be badly affected by rust ^{[10: 19-Jun-1917] [34]}
Purchased some of his general supplies from general store "The Supply Stores" in Yarra Street, Carnamah in 1917 ^[92]
Signed the petition and financial guarantee in 1917 for the Midland Railway Company to provide a resident doctor at Three Springs ^[34]
Vice President of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee's Sports Meetings in Three Springs in 1917 and 1919 ^[124]
Served and represented Carnamah on the Upper Irwin / Mingenew Road Board 1918-1923 ^{[101: page 152]}
In May 1919 donated £2/2/- to the Maternity Ward Building Fund for the Moora District Hospital in Moora ^{[10: 30-May-1919]}
Member of the Carnamah Peace Celebrations Committee in 1919 ^{[10: 11-Jul-1919]}
Member of the Carnamah Hall Committee in 1919 ^{[10: 29-Aug-1919]}
Member of the Three Springs Race Club - was one of their Stewards at the Annual Race Meeting in 1919 ^{[10: 31-Jan-1919]}
Committee Member of the Carnamah Race Club in 1919 and 1920, and Vice President in 1922 ^{[9: 7-Mar-1919] [10: 13-Feb-1920, 27-Jan-1922]}
His horse Inering competed in the Carnamah Race Club's Picnic Races held in Carnamah on Thursday 27 March 1919 ^{[10: 11-Apr-1919]}
Himself and Carnamah farmer John LANG were Joint Auditors for the Carnamah Race Club in 1919 ^{[9: 18-Apr-1919] [10: 18-Apr-1919]}
His horse Inering came 3rd in the Hack Race at the Carnamah Race Club's Race Meeting on Thursday 11 March 1920 ^{[10: 19-Mar-1920]}
He grew 1,050 acres of wheat crop on his property in 1920, as well as additional acreage with share-croppers ^[213]
Drove the chairman and supervisor of the Mingenew Road Board on their inspection of Carnamah roads on 23 June 1920 ^{[9: 30-Jul-1920]}
In mid 1920 accompanied by some of his family travelled 800 miles to his brother-in-law's property in the South West ^[213]
In 1920 employed the services of local builder John A. GRANT who built him a new and modern shearing shed ^{[10: 24-Sep-1920]}
     Building of the shed commenced towards the end of July 1920 and was completed by mid September in time for shearing ^{[10] [213]}
During 1920 had a lot of contractors doing clearing work on parts of his Inering Estate miles away from his homestead ^[213]
     The clearers camped out where they were clearing and came to his homestead when they needed stores and meat ^[213]
     He conducted "a large and flourishing store" at their home to sell stores, meat and bread baked by his wife to the clearers ^[213]
     The clearers worked alone clearing parts of the property and never saw anyone except for when they came for stores ^[213]
His second wife baked their bread, they grew many of their vegetables and each week had a case of fruit railed from Perth ^[213]
     His wife also cooked their meals, however they employed a cook to cook the workmen's meals ^[P83]
Received The Argus and The Australasian papers and other magazines each month, and had books sent up from a Perth library ^[213]
In 1921 sold 23 bales of wool - eight bales at 18d. per pound, nine at 16¼d. per pound, and six at 15d. per pound ^{[10: 11-Nov-1921]}
Attended a meeting in Three Springs on 24 August 1922 about the possible division of the Mingenew Road Board ^{[9: 8-Sep-1922]}
     The meeting decided the expense was too great, and agreed to remain under the governance of the Mingenew Road Board ^[9]
His horse Inering competed in the Trial Stakes at the Picnic Race Meeting in Carnamah on Thursday 21 September 1922 ^{[9: 15-Sep-1922]}
Mention was made of his "approaching departure from the district" at the Mingenew Road Board meeting on 16 January 1923 ^[9]
     At the meeting the Road Board expressed their regret at the loss of such an able and conscientious member as himself ^{[9: 2-Feb-1923]}
Signed the petition in February 1923 for the Irwin Licensing Court to grant a hotel license for Carnamah ^{[10: 9-Mar-1923]}
In February 1923 sold his Inering Estate to the Repatriation Department of His Majesty's Government ^{[7: page 22, 65] [8: page 14]}
     The Repatriation Department resurveyed the estate into 16 lots and allocated them to ex-servicemen from the First World War ^[8]
     The 16 men were William J. LANGDON (Lot 1), Frank LUCAS (Lot 2), Joseph BALMER (Lot 3), George CATTO (Lot 4), ^[61]
     George F. SALTER (Lot 5), Campbell W. BEAN (Lot 6), C. Richard BATTY (Lot 7), William W. J. PRICE (Lot 8), ^[61]
     Vidal F. JACKSON (Lot 9), John FRAME (Lot 10), Andrew S. CUMMING (Lot 11), Donald F. CUMMING (Lot 12), ^[61]
     John E. ILES (Lot 13), Charles B. DODD (Lot 14), Louis JOHANSEN (Lot 15) and Herbert MURRAY (Lot 16) ^{[3] [44] [61]}
     The 16 men settled on the lots of his former estate over the three months March, April and May of 1923 ^{[9: 18-May-1923]}
Left Carnamah in 1923 and shifted to New South Wales, Australia ^[P190]
Farmer of Inering at Mullaley in the Gunnedah district of New South Wales ^[P190]
On selling his property at Mullaley retired to Gunnedah where himself and his wife were cared for by one of their daughters ^[P190]
Father of Eleanor, Hugh and John by his first wife, and of a further seven children by his second wife ^[P190]


From The Moora Herald and Midland Districts Advocate newspaper, Tuesday 30 March 1915:
"Extension of Cereal Production - The natural evolution that is taking place from grazing to cereal production is well illustrated by such incidents as that in evidence on Mr. A. G. Darling's property at "Innaring." This estate in the Carnamah district was originally used as a grazing proposition, but the fact that Mr. Darling will plant wheat upon 2,000 acres of it this season is an indication of the changes in favour of more intense methods of production that are in progress. Incidentally, too, it points to a spirit of confidence upon the part of the enterprising owner of this property. The South Australian has often been the pioneer of progress in the various W.A. districts he has invaded."


From The Moora Herald and Midland Districts Advocate newspaper, Friday 9 May 1919:
"Carnamah Notes - Mr. A. G. Darling has been re-elected to another term of office on the Upper Irwin Road Board. He has the confidence of the ratepayers of these parts, and past experience of his work denotes he will keep it."


"Hugh" Arthur Hugh DARLING
Born 1909 in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia ^[54]
Son of Arthur Garfield DARLING and Rosa BROWN ^{[54] [P83]}
Shifted with his mother, sister Eleanor and brother John to join their father in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1914 ^{[293: 17-May-1915]}
Resided with his parents on the Inering Estate in Carnamah in 1914 ^{[293: 17-May-1915]}
Following their mother's departure himself and his siblings continued to reside with their father and later stepmother at Inering ^[P190]
Boarding Student at Scotch College in the Perth suburb of Claremont during school terms and some holidays ^[P190]
After leaving school worked with his father on the Inering Estate in Carnamah ^[P190]
Along with his father and stepmother left their Inering Estate in Carnamah and shifted to New South Wales in 1923 ^[P190]
Assisted his father farm Inering at Mullaley in the Gunnedah district of New South Wales ^[P190]
Farmer of Carnamah nearer Tamber Springs in Gunnedah in partnership with his brother John ^[P190]
When his brother John got married he left and purchased a 3000 acre property on the Mooki River in Breeza Plain NSW ^[P190]
Farmer of the property Battery Hill in Breeza Plains NSW ^[P190]
Married Iris Noel HORDERN in January 1939 in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia ^[P190]
Father of Jill and Robin ^[P190]
Died in 1997 after an earlier accident which had left him paralysed ^[P190]


Mrs Joanna DARLING
Second wife of Arthur Garfield DARLING; see Joanna WALKER


John Stanley DARLING
Born 11 December 1911 in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia ^[16]
Son of Arthur Garfield DARLING and Rosa BROWN ^[54]
Shifted with his mother, sister Eleanor and brother Hugh to join their father in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1914 ^{[293: 17-May-1915]}
Resided with his parents on the Inering Estate in Carnamah in 1914 ^{[293: 17-May-1915]}
Following their mother's departure himself and his siblings continued to reside with their father and later stepmother at Inering ^[P190]
Came 3rd in the 6-8 years Boys Running Race at the Peace Day Celebrations in Carnamah on Saturday 19 July 1919 ^{[10: 25-Jul-1919]}
Boarding Student at Scotch College in the Perth suburb of Claremont during school terms and some holidays ^[P190]
Along with his father and stepmother left their Inering Estate in Carnamah and shifted to New South Wales in 1923 ^[P190]
Assisted his father farm Inering in Mullaley in the Gunnedah district of New South Wales ^[P190]
Farmer of Carnamah nearer Tamber Springs in Gunnedah ^[P190]
Married Mary Austin MACK in 1938 in Bingara, New South Wales, Australia ^[32]
Up until he married he farmed Carnamah in Gunnedah in partnership with his brother Hugh ^[P190]
Father of Bill and Jo ^[P190]
Died C.1998 in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia ^[P190]


"Nell" Eleanor DARLING
Born 7 July 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia ^[16]
Daughter of Arthur Garfield DARLING and Rosa BROWN ^[P366]
Shifted with her mother and brothers Hugh and John to join their father in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1914 ^{[293: 17-May-1915]}
Resided with her parents on the Inering Estate in Carnamah in 1914 ^{[293: 17-May-1915]}
Following their mother's departure herself and her brothers resided with their father and later stepmother at Inering ^[P190]
Came 3rd in the 10-12 years Girls Running Race at the Peace Day Celebrations in Carnamah on Saturday 19 July 1919 ^{[10: 25-Jul-1919]}
Along with her father and stepmother left their Inering Estate in Carnamah and shifted to New South Wales in 1923 ^[P190]
Resided with her father and stepmother on Inering Farm in Mullaley, New South Wales, Australia ^[P190]
Resided in Mullaley, New South Wales until enlisting in the Australian Army on 1 October 1942 ^[16]
Lieutenant NX125946 in the Australian Army's 2/9 General Hospital AANF AIF during the Second World War ^[16]
Following the end of the war she was discharged from the Australian Army on 31 July 1946 ^[16]
Late in life she married her cousin Laurie DARLING, son of famous cricketer Joe DARLING ^[P190]
Resided with her husband in Tasmania, Australia ^[P190]


Mrs Rosa DARLING
First wife of Arthur Garfield DARLING; see Rosa BROWN


John DAVERN
Born 1888 in Kilfenora, Clare, Ireland ^{[30: item 3489276]}
Labourer in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1915 ^[94]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 2 June 1915 at Blackboy Hill WA ^{[30: item 3489276]}
On enlistment was described as 5 feet 8¾ inches tall, weighing 160 lbs. with grey eyes, dark hair and a medium complexion ^[30]
After brief military training at Blackboy Hill he was appointed to the 7th Reinforcements of the 16th Battalion on 16 June 1915 ^[30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. Chilka on 18 June 1915 ^[94]
Private 2474 in the 16th Battalion at Gallipoli, Turkey from 2 August 1915 to 8 August 1915 ^[30]
At 7 a.m. on 8 August 1915 while advancing with his unit on Hill 97 he was hit by a bullet in the left thigh ^[30]
His unit had advanced about 100 yards but had to retire and his Lieutenant said he would send stretcher bearers to get him ^[30]
No stretcher bearers came and he lay there, where on the afternoon of 8 August 1915 he was captured by Turkish Forces ^[30]
Later on 8 August 1915 he was taken to a hospital in Chapa, Constaninople, Turkey where he was treated for his wound ^[30]
     Was at Chapa for one month, during which time he stated that he and other prisoners were well treated ^[30]
Around 9 September 1915 he was removed to the very poorly run Thash-Kishla Hospital, also in Constaninople, Turkey ^[30]
     At the Thash-Kishla Hospital the doctor put a clean bandage on his wound but never cleaned or dressed it, and it turned black ^[30]
     He had to sleep on the floor with no blankets and some days could hardly lift his head off the pillow ^[30]
     The officer falsely told the orderlies here that the English were mistreating Turks to the result that they were poorly treated ^[30]
     While at Thash-Kishla an Australian soldier he knew died after contracting a fever following an operation ^[30]
From 27 January 1916 to 27 September 1916 he was at the Harbie Hospital, also in Constaninople, Turkey ^[30]
     At the Harbie Hospital himself and others were fed and treated much better than they had been at Thash-Kishla ^[30]
     He underwent two operations under anaesthetic at Harbie which resulted in his gunshot wound finally healing ^[30]
     While at Harbie began receiving parcels sent to him from his home, but they had taken six months to arrive and were spoiled ^[30]
     Later on such parcels began arriving quicker and in good condition, although the Turks removed anything with writing on it ^[30]
Around 27 September 1916, while only just able to move about on crutches, he was taken to a prison in Constaninople ^[30]
     Here himself and other English were not mistreated however Armenians and Greeks were chained, poorly fed and beaten ^[30]
     At the prison he was told that the Turkish had nothing against the English and were only in the war because of Germany ^[30]
On 4 October 1916 he was taken from the prison and transported for over 30 hours to Afion-Kara-Hissar, Turkey ^[30]
     Imprisoned in a Armenian Church in Afion-Kara-Hissar from 4 October 1916 to 27 November 1916 ^[30]
     They had no beds, had to sleep on the floor, were poorly fed, bathed twice a week and were fumigated twice a week ^[30]
     Some of the little food they had was purchased locally using money given to them by the American Ambassador ^[30]
     The Commandant at Afion-Kara-Hissar greatly disliked the English and the result was they were very poorly treated ^[30]
On 27 November 1916 he was removed to Haidar Pasha Hospital, back in Constaninople, where conditions were far superior ^[30]
     Here he was well fed, had a choice of food, a bed with clean linen and could wander in the hospital's attractive gardens ^[30]
On 13 June 1917 he was removed from Haidar Pasha Hospital and taken to Psamatia Camp on the outskirts of Constaninople ^[30]
     At Psamatia Camp there were about 400 prisoners of various nationalities, all of whom slept on blankets on the floor ^[30]
     The camp was a Greek Church and the prisoners were initially confined to the Church building and its small yard ^[30]
     He stated the sanitary arrangements at Psamatia were very bad although there was cold water laid on for washing ^[30]
     During his time as Psamatia he lived off parcels sent to him and using the money given to him from the American Ambassador ^[30]
On 3 December 1917 he left Pasamatia and was taken to Mauthausen, Austria "for exchange to England" ^[30]
     Mauthausen was a very large camp of about 15000 men, many of whom were taken out to work in the country ^[30]
     At Mauthausen he stated that the Austrians treated them very well; the food was inadequate but was all they had to give them ^[30]
On 10 February 1918 he left the camp at Mauthausen, Austria for England; arrived in England on 18 February 1918 ^[30]
Admitted to the King George Hospital in London, England on 18 February 1918 for gunshot wound and severely fractured femur ^[30]
Embarked from England on the H.T. Matatua on 17 June 1918 and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 8 August 1918 ^[94]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force due to wounding on 4 September 1918 in Perth WA ^[94]
Awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal ^[30]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of South Fremantle ^[2]
Died 19 November 1963; buried Fremantle Cemetery, Perth suburb of Palmyra (Roman Catholic, C3, 655) ^[2]


Mary Evelyn Rose DAVID
Born 1909 ^[15]
Shop Assistant at Cowderoy's store at 2 Macpherson Street, Carnamah in 1939 ^{[0: image 02816] [19]}
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club - was Vice Captain of the Associates in 1938 ^{[0: image 02835]}
Married Hugh Lillico FOGG in Perth in 1940 ^[66]
Resided in Carnamah with her husband and later son 1940-1944 ^{[6] [--]}
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1940 ^{[0: image 03070]}
Member of the Carnamah Repertory Club in 1940 and 1941 ^{[0: images 03954 & 04006]}
Said to have been an excellent actress and one of the best actresses of the Carnamah Repertory Club ^{[0: image 04210]}
Also one of the providers of music for the Carnamah Repertory Club's rehearsals and productions ^{[7: page 229]}
Foundation Committee Member of the Carnamah District War and Patriotic Fund in 1940 and 1941 ^{[0: images 03074, 04014]}
Entrant in the Carnamah District War and Patriotic Fund's Queen Competition in 1940 ^{[0: image 03904]}
     At the concluding function of the competition was escorted by her husband Mr H. L. FOGG ^{[0: image 03912]}
     Through her candidature in the competition raised £69/9/8 for the war effort ^{[0: image 03904]}
Committee Member of Carnamah's Anglican Church in 1941 ^{[0: image 03993]}
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Red Cross Society - was Vice President in 1941 and 1942 ^{[141] [0: image 04129]}
Along with her husband was given a public farewell and valedictory social at the Carnamah Hall on 2 March 1943 ^{[0: image 04210 / 11]}
Left Carnamah in March 1943 ^{[0: image 04210]}
Resident of Mount Barker, South Australia in 1947 ^{[0: image 04436]}
In January 1947 herself and her son spent a short holiday in Winchester staying with Clyde and Rita HAIG ^{[0: image 04436]}
Resident of Inglewood WA in 1967 ^[2]
Mother of David ^{[0: image 04436]}
Died 8 February 1967; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 10G, 56) ^[2]


Robert DAVIDSON
Born C.1909 in England ^[88]
Arrived on the passenger train in Carnamah at 1:30 a.m. on 4 March 1938 ^[88]
On arrival in Carnamah in company with William H. ARSCOTT entered the railway station premises ^[88]
After unintentionally locking the door they went to sleep in beds within the premises ^[88]
The Midland Railway Company reported the locked door and that they suspected someone was inside at 5:30 a.m. ^[88]
Constable Maurice PLUNKETT of the Carnamah Police Station investigated the matter and arrested the two men ^[88]
They had not disturbed anything within the premises however were charged with trespassing ^[88]
Later on 4 March 1938 went before the Carnamah Police Court where he was cautioned and ordered to pay costs of 1/- ^[88]
Labourer in Carnamah in 1938 ^[88]


Thomas DAVIDSON
Labourer in Winchester 1930-1933 ^[19]
Labourer in Gunyidi in 1935 ^[19]
Labourer in Winchester 1938-1941 ^[19]


Arthur Thorndike DAVIES
Born 11 April 1925 in Manjimup, Western Australia ^[P271]
Son of George Edward DAVIES and Dorothy Frances SHEPHERD ^[P271]
Educated at the Manjimup Primary School 1932-1938 and then at the Bunbury High School 1939-1941 ^[P271]
Shifted with his parents to Glen Forest in 1941 where he worked in a car sales yard and on his uncle's farm ^[P271]
Resident of Darlington when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 14 January 1943 ^[16]
     Telegrapher T4829 on the Royal Australian Navy's H.M.A.S. Leeuwin during the Second World War ^[16]
     He was trained as a wireless operator in Melbourne and served in Australian waters at Fremantle, Melbourne and Darwin ^[P271]
     Also served in Northern Waters near Darwin, Papua New Guinea, Thursday Island and the Torres Straight ^[P271]
     Discharged from the Royal Australian Navy on 16 May 1946 ^[16]
After the war worked on farms and then as a farmhand for Milton ISBISTER in Moora for two years ^[P271]
Then shifted to Morawa where for two years he worked carting with his Army Blitz truck and share-farming ^[P271]
From Morawa shifted to Sherwood Farm in Bindi Bindi, which he share-farmed for six years ^[P271]
While share-farming Sherwood also share-farmed 1200 acres with Alf and Pat EWARS in Morawa in 1957 and 1958 ^[P271]
Purchased Sherwood Farm in Bindi Bindi in 1960 and sold it in 1961 ^[P271]
Arrived in Coorow on 11 April 1962 and share-farmed Bronte and Betty WALDECK's Turipa Farm in 1962-63 ^[P271]
In April 1963 purchased ATKINSON Bros' 4663 acre farm in Winchester which he named Tandara, meaning "Camp Here" ^[P271]
The farm consisted of Lots M1601 and M1792 of Victoria Location 2023 on the south side of the Winchester East Road ^{[3] [62]}
Farmer of Tandara Farm in Winchester 1963 onwards ^[P271]
On purchase there was only a single cement brick house on the farm which had no verandahs, bathroom, laundry or water ^[P271]
In 1968-69 a new house was built on the farm by T. & M. OGILBY, which had been designed by his sister Helen KOZUH ^[P271]
The original house bounded the Winchester East Road while the new house was on the boundary with the Billeroo-Coorow Road ^[P271]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club from 1963 until its closure ^[P271]
Member of Coorow's branch of the Returned Soldiers League - served as Treasurer for a number of years ^[P271]
In 1975, at the age of 50, he learnt how to fly in Perth, Northam and on his farm in Winchester ^[P271]
Purchased a Tiger Moth UH-SHH, the only aircraft he ever wanted, and had a shed and airstrips built in the middle of his farm ^[P271]
In 1987 purchased from Glen LANE the 3100 acre Bowhill Farm on the Carnamah-Bunjil Road in Carnamah ^[P271]
They let John and Marge BOWMAN have the name Bowhill and re-named the farm Yalanga (which means "Over There") ^[P271]
After the Coorow branch of the R.S.L. closed he was a member of the Three Springs branch of the Returned Soldiers League ^[P271]
Husband of Inez ^[P1]
Father of Christine, Brenda and Richard ^[P271]
Died 20 February 2003 in the Perth suburb of Sorrento; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row X, Plot 9) ^[P1]


David Idris DAVIES
Born C.1893 ^[2]
Labourer in Carnamah 1929-1932 ^[19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont ^[2]
Died 26 December 1939; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LC, 111) ^[2]
He may have been born in Glamorgan, Wales where his full name of "David Idris DAVIES" was quite a common name ^[21]


Eileen Almida Carey DAVIES
Born 30 September 1899 in Subiaco, Western Australia ^{[15] [P306]}
Daughter of Henry Clarenbold DAVIES and Lydia Agnes SMITH ^[15]
Her mother passed away at the age of 40 years on 2 December 1919 and was buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth ^[2]
Following her mother's death she lived with a relative in Victoria, Australia and worked at a kindergarten ^[P306]
The relative she lived with entertained some ex-soldiers, one of whom later became her husband ^[P306]
Married "Bill" Herbert William COPE on 30 September 1924 in Perth, Western Australia ^[66]
Resided with her husband and later eldest daughter on a farm in Kellerberrin 1924-1926 ^[P306]
Following possible bankruptcy they left Kellerberrin and shifted to a property her father had purchased in Carnamah ^[P306]
Resided with her husband and children on Lot M1627 in Carnamah 1927-1930 ^{[19] [27]}
By later 1930 they were living at 49 Balmoral Street in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park ^[6]
Resided with her husband and children for a number of years in Albany and then in the Perth suburb of Fremantle ^[P306]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Como ^[2]
Mother of Pamela, Bettine, Lynette, Peter and John ^[P306]
Died 29 February 1984; ashes scattered over the rose garden at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA ^[2]


George Hudson DAVIES
Born 1899 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England ^{[20] [21]}
Son of John Hudson DAVIES and Martha Louisa Jane PARRY ^{[20] [21]}
In 1901 was living with his parents and two brothers Frank and Denis at Bicton Heath in Bicton, Shropshire, England ^[20]
Departed London, England with his parents and brother Frank on the Otway on 25 May 1911 for Fremantle, Western Australia ^[203]
His brother Denis had died at the age of three in 1904, and his elder brother Frank was Killed in Action in Gallipoli in 1915 ^{[21] [30]}
Resided with his parents in Perth 1912-1913, the Perth suburb of Maylands 1914-1915, and in Mogumber 1916-1922 ^{[6] [30: item 1897700]}
Donated 2/- to the appeal for William B. HAMMOND and family of Wannamal who lost their house in a fire in 1919 ^{[9: 23-May-1919]}
Hotel Assistant in Mogumber in 1921 ^[50]
Motor Expert and Hotel Assistant in Dongara 1922-1924 ^{[19] [50]}
Resided with his parents at the Dongara Hotel and Refreshment Rooms "The Hotel" in Dongara 1922-1924 ^{[6] [19] [50]}
Resided at "Hotel Carnamah" at 22 Macpherson Street in Carnamah in 1924-1928 ^[9]
His mother was the proprietress and one of the joint freehold owners of the Carnamah Hotel / "Hotel Carnamah" ^{[19] [61]}
Licensee of the Carnamah Hotel in 1926 and 1927 ^{[4:7-Aug-1926] [9: 5-Aug-1927, 28-Oct-1927]}
     During his time as licensee the hotel was claimed to be the "Most Modern Hospital in the Country" ^{[9: 5-Aug-1927]}
     In 1927 the hotel boasted hot and cold water baths as well as an up-to-date lock-up motor garage ^{[9: 5-Aug-1927]}
     Manager of the hotel while he was licensee was "Harry" Henry E. MCNAMARA ^{[6] [9: 21-Aug-1925, 28-Oct-1927] [4: 7-Aug-1926]}
In 1926 and 1927 he was also the farmer and freehold owner of the 998 acre Victoria Location 3775 in Carnamah ^[61]
Foundation Committee Member of the Carnamah Rifle Club in 1925 ^{[9: 10-Jul-1925]}
Vice President of the Picnic Race Meeting held in Three Springs on Saint Patrick's Day Tuesday 17 March 1925 ^[124]
In July 1925 donated a trophy to the recently formed Carnamah Rifle Club for the first shoot ^{[9: 10-Jul-1925]}
Helped collect donations for the improvement of the road over the sandplain between Carnamah and Watheroo in 1925 ^{[9: 17-Apr-1925]}
In April 1925 he wrote to the Carnamah Road Board requesting their assistance in improving the road over the sandplain ^{[9: 1-May-1925]}
The Road Board were unable to assist as their priorities were taken up with improving roads over which farmers delivered wheat ^[9]
Himself and Harry MCNAMARA conducted the "Publican's Booth" at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1927 ^{[9: 21-Oct-1927]}
Member of the Carnamah Race Club - was Vice President in 1927 ^{[9: 8-Apr-1927]}
Himself and Harry MCNAMARA donated a ten gallon keg of ale to the local R.S.L. for their January 1928 smoke social ^{[4: 14-Jan-1928]}
His farmland in Carnamah was sold by the Carnamah Hotel Company to James ARMSTRONG in 1928 ^{[3] [4: 28-Jul-1928] [61]}
Married Mary Gwenllian PRICE in Perth in 1928 ^[66]
Resided in Perth in 1932 ^{[5: 25-Nov-1932]}
Along with his wife and Richard S. SAMPSON visited Carnamah during the second week of September 1932 ^{[5: 16-Sep-1932]}
In October 1932 sold a shop and land belonging to him at 13 Macpherson Street in Carnamah ^{[3] [5: 28-Oct-1932]}
     The shop had been occupied by Carnamah newsagent and hairdresser Frank BADRICK 1927-1932 ^{[3] [4: 13-Aug-1927] [5]}
     Sold the shop and land, which was a portion of Lot 69 of Victoria Location 1936, to Richard S. SAMPSON ^{[3] [5]}
     Its new owner altered and added to the shop to accommodate The Carnamah-Three Springs Times newspaper ^{[5: 28-Oct-1932]}
Visited Moora and then Carnamah on 14 November 1932 ^{[5: 25-Nov-1932]}
Resided in the Perth suburb of Nedlands in 1933 ^{[5: 13-Jan-1933]}
Visited Carnamah during the second week of January 1933, travelling in his new Buick Sedan car ^{[5: 13-Jan-1933]}
In 1936 he was working as a Dealer and living at 36 Prowse Avenue in the Perth suburb of Claremont ^[50]
Resided of late in West Perth ^[2]
Died 21 April 1955; ashes scattered over the rose garden at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA ^[2]


John Hudson DAVIES
Born 1860 in Westbury, Shropshire, England ^{[20] [21]}
Son of John DAVIES and Mary Ann HUDSON ^[20]
His father was the farmer and grazier of 160 acres in 1861 and of 55 acres in 1871, however by 1881 was a Brush Maker ^[20]
In 1861 was living with his parents on Wood House Farm in Westbury, Shropshire, England ^[20]
He was a scholar and living with his parents in Saint George's Terrace in Saint Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England in 1871 ^[20]
In 1881 he was a Brush Maker and was living with his parents at 62 Mardol in Saint Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England ^[20]
Brush Manufacturer in Shropshire, England in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s ^[20], and later a Farmer ^[203]
Married Martha Louisa Jane PARRY in 1890 in Shropshire, England ^[21]
On the night of the 1891 census himself and his wife were visitors at her parents farmhouse in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England ^[20]
In 1901 was living with his wife and their three sons at Bicton Heath in Bicton, Shropshire, England ^[20]
Their son Denis Hudson DAVIES died in early 1904, aged three years ^[21]
Departed London, England with his wife and sons on the Otway on 25 May 1911 for Fremantle, Western Australia ^[203]
Proprietor of a small goods store at 145 James Street in Perth in 1912 and 1913 ^[6]
Licensee of the Central Hotel in Guildford Road in the Perth suburb of Maylands in 1914 and 1915 ^{[6] [30: item 1897700]}
     Their son Frank worked as a barman at the Central Hotel until enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 8 September 1914 ^[30]
     Frank served as Corporal in the 16th Battalion and was killed in action on 7 November 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey ^[30]
Himself and his wife conducted the Railway Refreshment Rooms and Midland Hotel in Mogumber 1916-1922 ^[6]
     He was the licensee of the Midland Hotel while his wife was the licensee of the Refreshment Rooms ^{[10: 12-Dec-1916, 17-Dec-1920] [50]}
     Member of the Mogumber Race Club - was Secretary 1918-1921 ^{[10: 22-Feb-1918, 18-Mar-1921] [9: 14-Feb-1919, 8-Apr-1921]}
     Conducted a refreshment booth at the Mogumber Race Club's Annual Race Meeting on Friday 21 March 1919 ^{[9: 28-Mar-1919]}
     He travelled from Mogumber to Moora for the purpose of business and catching up with friends on 9 September 1919 ^{[9: 12-Sep-1919]}
     In 1920 there was a rumour that the Midland Railway Company was to close their refreshment rooms when their lease expired ^[10]
     Although the rumour was unconfirmed a campaign began for the refreshment rooms to stay open under their management ^[10]
     It was reported that their refreshment rooms in Mogumber were a "boon and blessing" with no known complaints ^{[10: 23-Jul-1920]}
Licensee of the Dongara Hotel and Refreshment Rooms "The Hotel" in Dongara 1922-1924 ^{[6] [19] [50]}
     Gave a subscription of £10 towards the proposed construction of a road between Watheroo and Winchester in 1923 ^{[9: 16-Mar-1923]}
Resided at "Hotel Carnamah" at 22 Macpherson Street in Carnamah in 1924 and 1925 ^{[9: 20-Feb-1925]}
     During their time in Carnamah his wife was the proprietress and one of the joint freehold owners of "Hotel Carnamah" ^{[19] [61]}
Father of "Frank" Francis John Hudson, George Hudson and Denis Hudson DAVIES ^{[20] [21]}
Died 7 February 1925 in Carnamah; buried Three Spring General Cemetery, Three Springs (Unsurveyed Corner) ^{[9: 20-Feb-1925]}


From The Midlands Advertiser newspaper, Friday 13 February 1925:
"Mr J. H. Davies, of the Hotel Carnamah, at Carnamah, died there on Saturday morning last as the result of a paralytic stroke. Deceased was 65 years of age."


From The Midlands Advertiser newspaper, Friday 20 February 1925:
"Obituary - Late Mr. J. H. Davies. The death occurred on Saturday, 7th February, at the Hotel Carnamah, of Mr. J. H. Davies, at the age of 65 years, who has been residing here for the last twelve months, during which time he made many friends. Previous to coming to Carnamah, Mr Davies had the hotel at Dongara, and later the Midland Hotel, Mogumber, where he was a well known figure at the refreshment room for many years. During his stay at Mogumber he took a keen interest in local affairs and was for some time secretary of the Mogumber Race Club. In his young days in England Mr Davies was a prominent rifle shot and won many trophies. The deceased had been ailing in health for some time and suffered very ill health, the cause of death being a paralytic stroke. Deceased leaves a widow and one son to mourn their loss. Their elder son Frank was killed in the great war in 1915. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, and the remains were conveyed, per car, to Three Springs for burial. Quite a number of people from all parts of the district paid their last tribute of respect at the graveside. The deepest sympathy is felt for Mrs Davies and her son George. The following gentleman acted as pall bearers: Messrs D. Macpherson and J. Bowman (Carnamah), Phil Lynch and T. Berrigan (Three Springs), E. A. Field (Mingenew), and C. Smith (Yandanooka)."


Mrs Martha Louisa Jane DAVIES
Wife of John Hudson DAVIES; see Martha Louisa Jane PARRY


William DAVIES
Line Repairer in Carnamah in 1919 ^[6]


Mrs Annie DAVIESON
Wife of "Dave" Edgar DAVIESON; see Annie MCMAHON


"Dave" Edgar DAVIESON
Born 4 July 1856 in Philadelphia, United States of America ^{[30: item 1507349]}
Son of Edgar DAVIESON ^[30]
Departed America by ship and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 4 May 1876 ^[30]
Resided in Sydney, New South Wales for five years before shifting to Western Australia C.1882 ^[30]
Married Annie MCMAHON ^[15]
In Western Australia resided in Fremantle for 19 years and then in Maylands for 11 years before shifting to Carnamah C.1912 ^[30]
Resided in Carnamah for 14 years, believed to be from C.1912 until C.1924 ^[30]
During his sojourn in Carnamah he gave his profession as Machinist, Farmer and then Retired ^{[19] [50]}
Won both Stepping 100 Yards and Tilting the Ring at the Three Springs Day held in Three Springs on 26 September 1918 ^{[10: 4-Oct-1918]}
Attended Miss May BERRIGAN's 21st Birthday held at the Agricultural Hall in Three Springs on 12 September 1919 ^{[9: 19-Sep-1919]}
Signed the petition in February 1923 for the Irwin Licensing Court to grant a hotel license for Carnamah ^{[10: 9-Mar-1923]}
Left Carnamah and moved to the Perth suburb of Inglewood C.1925 ^[30]
Became an Australian Citizen through Naturalisation on 22 December 1927 ^[30]
Prior to his death in 1930 he was living at 46 Subiaco Road in the Perth suburb of Subiaco ^{[2] [6]}
Father of Junita, Winifred and Theodore ^[15]
Died 25 July 1930; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, OA, 57) ^[2]


Juanita Constance DAVIESON
Born 1887 in Fremantle, Western Australia ^[15]
Daughter of "Dave" Edgar DAVIESON and Annie MCMAHON ^[15]
Married "Bill" William James FARRELL in Perth in 1913 ^[66]
Resided in Carnamah 1915-1919 ^{[6] [10] [50]}
In 1915 herself and her husband were living in Carnamah ^{[10: 12-Oct-1915]}
Won the Ladies Prize of a wristlet watch at the Euchre Party & Dance held in Three Springs on Friday 8 October 1915 ^{[10: 12-Oct-1915]}
Donated the wristlet watch back to the event's organisers, the Three Springs Roman Catholic Church, who then auctioned it ^[10]
In 1917 had an account with the Commonwealth Bank which she drew from at "The Supply Stores" in Carnamah ^[92]
Also purchased general supplies and items from PARKIN's The Supply Stores in Yarra Street, Carnamah in 1917 ^[92]
Farm Manageress in Carnamah in 1918 and 1919 ^[6]
Resided in Perenjori in 1923 and in Wubin in 1927 ^{[19] [30: item 1507349]}


"Winifred" Annie Winifred DAVIESON
Born 1889 in Fremantle, Western Australia ^[15]
Daughter of "Dave" Edgar DAVIESON and Annie MCMAHON ^[15]
Herself and her mother purchased the vacant block at 2 Macpherson Street in Carnamah on 14 February 1914 ^[27]
     The block, Lot 8 of Victoria Location 1936, was 2½ acres in size and cost £29, payable in six instalments over two years ^[27]
     A tin and weatherboard shop was constructed on the block, which on the south east corner of Yarra and Macpherson Streets ^[51]
General Storekeeper at 2 Macpherson Street in Carnamah 1914-1921 ^{[6] [7: page 153] [10: 26-Feb-1915] [51]}
     Ran the store in partnership with her mother Annie, trading as "A. & W. Davieson" ^[6]
     Their store sold all sorts of goods and supplies and was also an Agency for the Bank of Australasia ^{[7: page 153]}
     They also sold copies of the regional newspaper, The Midlands Advertiser ^{[9: 25-Oct-1918, 26-Dec-1919]}
     In 1915 their shop was the only one in Carnamah, and is said to have been about 10 feet by 10 feet in size ^[P300]
Won a gold bangle at the Euchre Party & Dance held at the Agricultural Hall in Three Springs in early September 1914 ^{[10: 29-Sep-1914]}
On 29 September 1915, along with her mother, purchased the block next to their shop for £20 (Lot 9 of Victoria Location 1936) ^[27]
Conducted the Refreshment Booth and did the catering at the Sports Meeting held in Carnamah on 4 May 1916 ^{[10: 16-May-1916]}
     It was remarked how she miraculously fed 106 people with food for sixty, after a greater than expected turnout at the Sports ^[10]
Helped cater for 180 people at the luncheon of the Carnamah Races on Easter Monday 9 April 1917 ^{[9: 27-Apr-1917]}
Candidate for Carnamah in the Ugly Woman Competition conducted in Three Springs for the Y.M.C.A. in May 1917 ^{[9: 25-May-1917]}
     She came sixth in the competition with 2,985 votes which helped raise £208/17/6 for the war efforts of the Y.M.C.A. ^[9]
Collected subscriptions for the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1918 ^[124]
Played the piano at the dance held in the evening of the Peace Day Celebrations in Carnamah on Saturday 19 July 1919 ^{[10: 25-Jul-1919]}
Herself and Mrs Ettie PARKER hosted a Grand Euchre Party & Dance in Winchester on Thursday 4 September 1919 ^{[10: 29-Aug-1919]}
     The event was held at Ettie's homestead on Glenwilli Farm in Winchester and raised £23 for the Carnamah Hall Fund ^[10]
     From a financial perspective the evening was proclaimed to have been the most successful event ever held in the district ^[10]
     It was also reported that "from a social point of view the party was everything that could be desired" ^{[10: 12 & 19-Sep-1919]}
     By collecting subscriptions herself and Mrs PARKER ended up raising a otal of £26/11/7 for the Carnamah Hall Fund ^[10]
Entrant in the Popular Girl Competition conducted by the Carnamah Hall Committee in 1920 ^{[10: 10-Sep-1920]}
     The competition was held to raise funds for the building of a local hall, and by September she was in the lead with 12,000 votes ^[10]
     She later withdrew from the competition, however still managed to come third (out of five) with 13,188 votes ^{[10: 1-Apr-1921]}
     It is likely that she was one of the "popular girls" who was claimed "for better or worse" during the competition ^{[10: 8-Apr-1921]}
Married Thomas Joseph FARRELL in Perth in 1921 ^[66]
The general store in Carnamah was run by her brother Theo 1921-1924 ^{[6] [19] [50]} and then sold to L. Scott WYLIE ^[51]
By mid 1924 her address was 1064 Hay Street in Perth; ^[44] and she resided of late in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park ^[2]
Died 13 January 1926; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, DA, 61) ^[2]


"Theo" / "Davie" Theodore Twison DAVIESON
Born 2 May 1892 in Fremantle, Western Australia ^{[30: item 3491387]}
Son of "Dave" Edgar DAVIESON and Annie MCMAHON ^[15]
On 20 February 1914 became the first person to own a block in the then recently surveyed Carnamah townsite ^[27]
     Purchased 1 Yarra Street, Carnamah (Lot 1 of Victoria Location 1936) from the Midland Railway Company ^[27]
     Paid a £4 cash deposit with £16 payable by instalments over two years, however the sale was rescinded on 4 November 1915 ^[27]
     His mother purchased the block from the Midland Railway Company four months later on 1 March 1916 ^[27]
Farmer in Carnamah 1915-1919 ^{[6] [30: item 3491387] [50]}
As he owned no farmland in Carnamah he may have been share-farming or working as a farmhand ^{[44] [--]}
Helped run his mother and sister Winifred's General Store at 2 Macpherson Street, Carnamah 1916-1922 ^{[6] [19]}
Storekeeper of the General Store at 2 Macpherson Street in Carnamah 1921-1924 ^{[6] [19] [50]}
     In 1922 was an agent for A. Leslie TROTTER's bakery in Moora and sold his bread at the Carnamah store ^{[9: 3-Mar-1922]}
     Seller of The Midlands Advertiser newspaper in Carnamah in 1921 and 1923 ^{[9: 11-Feb-1921, 27-Apr-1923]}
His horse Bon Ami won the Handicap Hack Race at the Sports Meeting held in Arrino on Easter Monday 1 April 1915 ^{[10: 15-Apr-1915]}
Secretary of the Committee which conducted the very successful Sports Meeting in Carnamah on Thursday 4 May 1916 ^{[10: 16-May-1916]}
     His horse Homeland ran in the races at the Sports Meeting and came 2nd in both the Trial Stakes and the Losers Handicap ^[10]
Himself and Donald MACPHERSON called a meeting in May 1916 for the forming of a Race Club in Carnamah ^{[10: 16-May-1916]}
Applied to enlist on 27 September 1916 and enlisted in Perth on 9 October 1916 in the Australian Imperial Force ^{[30: item 3491387]}
     On enlistment he was recorded as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 135 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair and a sallow complexion ^[30]
     Under distinctive marks it was noted that he was missing the first joint on the first finger of his left hand ^[30]
     After training at the camp at Blackboy Hill he was appointed to the 25th Reinforcement of the 11th Battalion on 1 March 1917 ^[30]
     Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force at his own request on 30 August 1917 and returned to Carnamah ^{[6] [30: item 3491387]}
Vice President of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee's Sports Meeting held in Three Springs on 17 March 1919 ^[124]
     At the Sports Meeting his horse Gabalong came second in the Saint Patrick's Day Handicap horse race of eight furlongs ^[124]
His horse Gabalong came second in the Carnamah Handicap race at the Carnamah Picnic Races on 27 March 1919 ^{[10: 11 & 18-Apr-1919]}
     A week later his horse Gabalong won the Forced Handicap at the Picnic Race Meeting in Arrino on Thursday 3 April 1919 ^[10]
During the first half of 1919 he made numerous prolonged visits to Moora ^{[10: 9-May-1919]}
     The reason for his visits was revealed in May 1919 when his engagement to Miss Dorrie MCNMARA was announced ^{[9: 16-May-1919]}
     Their engagement later ended as he married in 1925, and Dorrie was married to local farmer Anstruther P. TUCKER in 1926 ^[66]
Member of the Carnamah Peace Celebrations Committee in 1919 ^{[10: 11-Jul-1919]}
     He was in charge of the horse racing events at the Peace Day Celebrations in Carnamah on Saturday 19 July 1919 ^{[10: 25-Jul-1919]}
Member of the Carnamah Football Club 1919-1923 ^{[10: 11-Jul-1919, 6-Jul-1923]}
     He was Inaugural Vice Captain of the Carnamah Football Club in 1919, and Vice Captain again in 1921 ^{[10: 11-Jul-1919, 6-May-1921]}
Member of the Carnamah Hall Committee in 1919 ^{[10: 29-Aug-1919]}
Ran the euchre at the Euchre Party & Dance at Mrs Jane WOODS' home in Carnamah on Tuesday 19 August 1919 ^{[10: 29-Aug-1919]}
Also conducted the euchre at the Grand Euchre Party & Dance at Glenwilli Farm in Winchester on 4 September 1919 ^{[10: 29-Aug-1919]}
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club - was Secretary in 1919 ^{[10: 14-Nov-1919]}
Committee Member of the Carnamah Race Club in 1920 ^{[10: 13-Feb-1920]}
On 29 May 1920 purchased 11 Yarra Street (Lot 15 of Victoria Location 1936) in the Carnamah townsite for £20 ^[27]
     During the 1923-24 financial year sold his vacant block at 11 Yarra Street in Carnamah to George S. FERGUSON ^[44]
On 27 July 1920 purchased 12 Yarra Street (Lot 16 of Victoria Location 1936) in the Carnamah townsite for £18 ^[27]
     His block at 12 Yarra Street appears under his sister Winifred's name in rate books before being sold to W. B. SHERIDAN ^{[3] [44]}
Won the Gent's Raffle Prize at an Euchre Party & Dance in Carnamah to raise funds for the Football Club in July 1921 ^{[9: 15-Jul-1921]}
Donated the prize back to the club to be auctioned and then obtained the prize back by being the highest bidder ^{[9: 15-Jul-1921]}
Best man at the wedding of George E. WHITE and Emma M. MCNAMARA in Moora on 14 January 1920 ^{[9: 23-Jan-1920] [66]}
Signed the petition in February 1923 for the Irwin Licensing Court to grant a hotel license for Carnamah ^{[10: 9-Mar-1923]}
Executed a Deed of Assignment under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act Amendment Act 1898 on 17 October 1923 ^{[10: 25-Oct-1923]}
On the 31 October 1923 the trustee for his Deed of Assignment declared that a first dividend would be paid to creditors ^{[10: 8-Nov-1923]}
Sold the General Store at 2 Macpherson Street, Carnamah to Linley Scott WYLIE C.1924 and left the district ^{[19] [51]}
Married Annie KERSHAW in 1925 ^[66]
Resided at 1 Enfield Street in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park in 1926 ^[6]
Resided at 8 Norseman Street in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park from 1927 until at least 1949 ^[6]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of East Victoria Park ^[2]
Died 18 April 1970; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA ^[2]


From The Midlands Advertiser newspaper, Friday 16 May 1919:
"The engagement has been announced between Miss Dorrie McNamara (daughter of Mrs H. McNamara) and Mr T. Davieson (son of Mr Davieson of Carnamah)."


B. DAVIS
Farmhand in Carnamah employed by John E. H. OAKES in 1933 ^{[5: 26-May-1933]}
While ploughing on Saturday 20 May 1933 an accident caused a severe gash to his right leg ^{[5: 26-May-1933]}
Received treatment for his injured leg at the Carnamah Private Hospital, 14 Robertson Street, Carnamah ^{[5: 26-May-1933]}
Attended the Card Party at John and Louisa ROOKE's home on Kilburn Farm in Carnamah on Thursday 8 June 1933 ^{[5: 16-Jun-1933]}


"Al" Alice Jane DAVISON
Born 2 August 1905 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England ^[P97]
Daughter of "Bill" William DAVISON and "Carrie" Caroline JOHNSON ^[P97]
Her father and uncle departed England on the Armadale and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia  10 July 1911 ^[70]
A year later departed England on the Belgic with her mother and unmarried aunt Hannah S. JOHNSON ^[P1]
Arrived on the Belgic in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 June 1912 ^[P1]
Resided with parents at 288 Lord Street in Perth and then in Marlborough Street in East Perth ^[P1]
Married "Bill" Leonard William GRIERSON on 28 February 1931 in Perth WA ^[P97]
Resided with her husband in Koorda from 1931 to 1939 ^[P50]
Herself, Bill and Bill Jnr travelled from Koorda to Carnamah on 27 October 1934 to spend a short holiday in Carnamah ^{[5: 2-Nov-1934]}
Along with her son spent an extended holiday with her parents in Carnamah before returning to Koorda in April 1935 ^{[5: 19-Apr-1935]}
Spent a vacation with her father and sister Nan in Carnamah during December 1935 ^{[5: 20-Dec-1935]}
Herself and her son Billy spent a holiday with her father in Carnamah during late February and early March 1936 ^{[5: 6-Mar-1936]}
Attended the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 29 February 1936, wearing black matelasse ^{[5: 6-Mar-1936]}
Herself and her son holidayed in Carnamah with her father over February and March 1937 ^{[5: 12-Feb-1937, 2-Apr-1937]}
With her husband and son later spent a number of holidays in Carnamah with her father and sister ^{[0: image 03765] [P50]}
In early 1940 shifted with her husband and son from Koorda to Carnamah ^[P50]
Resided on La Colline Farm in Carnamah from 1940 to 1977 ^[P50]
Occasionally helped her father at his bakery at 21 Macpherson Street, Carnamah ^[P50]
Member of the Carnamah Ladies' Rifle Shooting Club in 1941-1944 ^{[0: images 02933, 02971 & 04262]}
Member of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club 1946-1952 ^{[0: images 04394, 04501 & 04654]}
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Country Women's Association - was President 1947-1949 ^[115]
Steward of the Fancywork section at the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Shows in 1947 and 1949 ^[13]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club - was President of the Associates 1954-1958 and in 1960 and 1961 ^{[7: page 213]}
Member of the Carnamah Small Bore Rifle Club 1954-1956 ^{[0: image 04732] [4: 3-Aug-1956]}
She was later made a Life Member of the Carnamah Golf Club ^{[7: page 210]}
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society -1971 ^[13]
Known to many younger people in and around Carnamah as "Aunty Al" ^[P50]
On retiring in 1977 herself and her husband left Carnamah and shifted to 66 Port Leander Drive in Dongara ^[P50]
Resided at 66 Port Leander Drive in Dongara until breaking her hip in 1990 ^[P97]
Resided at the Geraldton Regional Hospital and at Nazareth House in Geraldton in 1990 and 1991 ^[P97]
Mother of Bill ^[P50]
Died 31 October 1991 in Geraldton WA; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, 17, 184) ^{[2] [P97]}


Mrs "Carrie" Caroline DAVISON
Wife of "Bill" William DAVISON; see "Carrie" Caroline JOHNSON


"Bill" / "Pop" William DAVISON
Born 31 January 1882 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England ^[P1]
Son of Joseph DAVISON and Agnes MAINS ^[P1]
Worked as a Railway Guard and Traffic Manager in Northumberland, England and served in the Boer War ^[P1]
Married "Carrie" Caroline JOHNSON on 25 February 1905 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England ^[P1]
Departed London, England on the steamship Armadale and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 10 July 1911 ^[70]
Initially worked as a Farmhand in Merredin, Western Australia ^[P1]
Shifted to Perth after his wife and daughter arrived in Western Australia in June 1912 ^[P1]
Resided at 288 Lord Street in Perth where he was a Grocer ^[P1]
Later lived in a house at 13 Marlborough Street in East Perth while working in East Perth as a Bread Carter and then Baker ^[P1]
Around May 1933 shifted to Carnamah with his wife and their daughter Nan ^{[5: 28-Jun-1935]}
Baker and Pastry Cook of the Pioneer Bakery at 21 Macpherson Street in Carnamah from 1933 to 1945 ^{[P1] [13] [59]}
His bakery was telephone number Carnamah-30 ^[60]; PO Box 83 at the Carnamah Post Office ^[19]
Baked bread five to six days a week; kept stores and supplies cool in a cellar below the bakery ^[P50]
He supplied bread to all shops and tearooms in Carnamah and also delivered bread to Winchester ^[P50]
Obtained water for the bakery from rainwater tanks and purchased the wood for the bakery - often from the PERRY family ^[P50]
Advertised his business in the Schedule of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1933 ^[13]
     "The Pioneer Bakery, Carnamah - This Modern and Up-To-Date Bakery is now Under the Control of ^[13]
       W. Davison, Baker and Pastrycook - The Best Bread and all Kinds of Small Goods" ^[13]
During the first week of December 1933 bread was increased to 6d. a loaf owing to the introduction of Flour Tax ^{[5: 8-Dec-1933]}
In later years he also sold petrol from a petrol bowser situated out the front of the bakery ^[P50]
In November 1940 also did all the baking for Three Springs while repairs were being made to the Three Springs bakery ^{[0: image 03957]}
Vice President of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1933-34 and 1936-37 ^{[4: 2-Dec-1933] [5: 2-Oct-1936]}
Judge of the Confectionary section at the Carnamah Agricultural Shows in 1933, 1934 and 1936 ^{[5: 22-Sep-1933, 14-Sep-1934, 4-Sep-1936]}
Vice President of the Carnamah Rifle Club in 1934, 1935 and 1936 ^{[5: 24-Aug-1934, 12-Jul-1935, 17-Jul-1936]}
Member of Carnamah's Parkinson Tennis Club - was Vice President 1934-35 to 1935-36, and Patron in 1936-37 ^{[5: 18-Sep-1936] [56]}
     Donated a trophy to the Club in 1935-36, which was won by Mrs B. Maud FERGUSON and Thomas H. PERRY ^{[5: 22-May-1936]}
     Donated trophies to the Club in 1936-37, which were competed for in a Handicap Mixed Doubles Tournament ^{[5: 4-Dec-1936]}
Attended the R.S.L. Annual General Meeting and Smoke Social at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 6 April 1935 ^{[5: 12-Apr-1935]}
Vice President of the Carnamah Football Club in 1935, and both Vice President and Chairman in 1936 ^{[5: 19-Apr-1935, 17-Apr-1936]}
     In 1936 himself and George A. BRADSHAW were judges to submit names of the Fairest & Best player of matches ^{[5: 8-May-1936]}
     Opened proceedings at the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Dinner at the Carnamah Hotel on 6 September 1936 ^{[5: 11-Sep-1936]}
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 ^{[5: 31-Jan-1936]}
Broke the middle toe on his right foot in March 1936, and as a result was indisposed for a week or two ^{[5: 27-Mar-1936]}
     He had been helping his neighbour Michael J. CLUNE load a barrel of fat up wooden runners onto the back of a truck ^[5]
     In the process one of the wooden runners slipped, fell onto his foot and broke his toe ^[5]
A storm on Monday afternoon 23 March 1936 resulted in a lightning strike in his backyards and another struck his petrol bowser ^[5]
     The lightning burnt the electric wires and cracked the light on top of the petrol bowser, located in front of his bakery ^{[5: 27-Mar-1936]}
During April 1936 he spent a week long vacation in Koorda staying with his daughter and son-in-law ^{[5: 24-Apr-1936]}
Adopted as a member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League on 21 April 1936 ^[52]
Attended the R.S.L. Social to farewell "Chitter" George F. BROWN at the Carnamah Hostel on Friday 24 April 1936 ^{[5: 1-May-1936]}
Member of the  Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association - was Vice President in 1936 ^{[5: 12-Jun-1936]}
Sent his apologies for not being able to be present at the Farewell to the BREWER family in Carnamah on 5 June 1936 ^{[5: 12-Jun-1936]}
Attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social Evening & Play Presentation at the Carnamah Hall on 17 June 1936 ^{[5: 19-Jun-1936]}
In June 1936 donated the timber to the Carnamah Girls Club, which was made into a table by Maurice B. CLARK ^{[5: 26-Jun-1936]}
Himself, Michael CLUNE Snr and Mrs Marion L. CLUNE donated a "Bachelor's Supper" to the Carnamah Football Club ^[5]
     Their donation was raffled by the Club at their Dance in Carnamah on 27 June 1936, and won by Louis JOHANSEN ^{[5: 3-Jul-1936]}
Attended the funeral of Mrs Florence PRICE of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on Tuesday 1 September 1936 ^{[5: 4-Sep-1936]}
Gave evidence at a meeting of the North Midlands Football Association's Disputes Board on Monday 21 September 1936 ^{[5: 25-Sep-1936]}
     The Board ruled Arrino forfeited the Grand Final to Carnamah by playing a disqualified player and refusing to finish the match ^[5]
Sent apologies for being unable to attend the Farewell Social for R. Arthur LINDSAY in Carnamah on 23 October 1936 ^{[5: 30-Oct-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Athletic Club in 1936, and Committee Member in 1937 ^{[5: 7-Aug-1936, 19-Mar-1937]}
     In November 1936 he was appointed as a Judge for the weekly bike races conducted by the Carnamah Athletic Club ^{[5: 20-Nov-1936]}
Committee Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1936-37 ^{[5: 2-Oct-1936]}
He was among those from Carnamah who holidayed at the beach in Dongara over Easter in March 1937 ^{[5: 2-Apr-1937]}
     At the beach were himself, his daughters Nan and Al, son-in-law L. William GRIERSON, and Maurice B. CLARK ^[5]
Donated a trophy for the Carnamah Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament in Carnamah in 1937 ^{[5: 23-Apr-1937]}
Member of the Carnamah Cycle Club - was Inaugural Vice President and Judge in 1937 ^{[5: 21-May-1937]}
Donated special prizes for the juvenile competitors at the Community Concert at the Carnamah Hall on 11 August 1937 ^{[5: 13-Aug-1937]}
     The hugely Community Concert was held to support his daughter Nan in the North Midlands Popular Girl Competition ^[5]
Member of the Carnamah Boxing Tournament Committee in 1937 ^{[5: 6-Aug-1937]}
     Ringside Usher at the Boxing Tournament held in Carnamah on Saturday evening 28 August 1937 ^{[5: 6-Aug-1937, 3-Sep-1937]}
Won a box of chocolates in a raffle at the Anglican Church's Grand Ball in Three Springs on Tuesday evening 31 August 1937 ^[5]
     At the Grand Ball his daughter Nan was declared the winner of the North Midlands Popular Girl Competition ^{[5: 3-Sep-1937]}
Vice President of the Five Gums Tennis Club in 1936-37 and 1937-38, and a Member in 1938-39 ^[89]
Vice Patron of the Carnamah Tennis Club in 1937-38 ^{[5: 13-Aug-1937]}
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society 1937-1971 ^[13]
In the 1930s spent most of his holidays in Koorda with his daughter Al, son-in-law Bill and grandson Billy GRIERSON ^[0]
He was made a Justice of the Peace for the Victoria Magisterial District of Western Australia on 15 January 1940 ^{[0: image 03041]}
     As a Justice of the Peace served as Magistrate on criminal and traffic cases that went before the Carnamah Police Court ^[22]
     The Carnamah Police Court dealt with cases involving Carnamah, Winchester, Waddy Forest, Coorow, Marchagee and Gunyidi ^[22]
     The first case of the Carnamah Police Court he presided over was on 18 July 1940 ^[22]
     Between 1940 and 1955 served as Magistrate at 43 cases that went before the Carnamah Police Court ^[22]
He had an uncaged pet Major Mitchell cockatoo who liked to let down bike tyres around the Carnamah townsite ^[P50]
     He would unscrew the valve in the bicycle tyres and sit back and watch the tyre deflate ^[P283]
     Both Bill and his cockatoo went to the Carnamah Hotel on New Year's Eve and would both become merry! ^[P283]
Vice President in 1941 and later a Life Member of the Carnamah Football Club ^{[0: images 03586, 04007] [7: page 199]}
Donated a trophy to the Carnamah Football Club for their "fairest and best" player for many years ^{[0: image 04005]}
On 13 July 1942 his daughter Nan hoped on Bill GRIERSON's usually docile horse to have her photo taken ^{[0: image 04111-2]}
     The flapping of Nan's skirt scared the horse causing it to rear up and fall back on her ^{[0: image 04111]}
     He immediately rushed to his daughter's aid and in trying to get the horse off her it kicked him in the shoulder ^{[0: image 04111]}
     Both himself and Nan were taken to the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs for medical attention ^{[0: image 04111]}
     It was discovered at the hospital that he had a dislocated shoulder and Nan severe bruising ^{[0: image 04111-2]}
President of the Carnamah Police Boys' Club in 1944 ^{[0: image 04579]}
Sold his bakery business in Carnamah to Norman J. HAYNES in 1945 ^[11]
After selling the bakery in 1945 resided with his daughter Al and her family at La Colline Farm near Prowaka in Carnamah ^[P50]
Also spent some of his time living with his daughter Nan and her family at nearby Lockington on The Home Farm ^[P50]
Committee Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1945 and 1949 ^[58]
President in 1946 and 1947 and Vice Patron in 1951 of the Carnamah Football Club ^{[0: image 04466] [4: 7-Apr-1951]}
Carnamah's delegate at meetings of the North Midlands Football Association in 1947 ^{[0: image 04466]}
Vice Patron of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club 1950-1952 ^{[0: images 04532 & 04654] [4: 21-Apr-1951]}
Pallbearer at the funeral of John BOWMAN, his son-in-law's father, on 28 July 1952 at the Winchester Cemetery ^[4]
After his daughters home Lockington burnt to the ground in 1953 he spent almost all of his time at La Colline Farm ^[P50]
Resided on La Colline Farm in Carnamah until 1973 when he moved the Lady Brand Lodge in Three Springs ^[P97]
He was known to many people around Carnamah as "Pop Davison" ^[P97]
Father of Al and Nan ^[P97]
Died 13 August 1973 in Three Springs WA; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican ZB, 447) ^[P1]


From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 13 June 1941:
"An Invitation. Mr. W. Davison cordially invites all friends of the Bride and Bridegroom to the Reception to be held in the Carnamah Hall at 8.30 p.m. on June 21st, following the marriage of his daughter Nan, to Lieut. David, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman in St. George's Hall at 6.00 p.m."


"Nan" Hannah Spence DAVISON
Born 10 February 1916 in Perth, Western Australia ^[P1]
Daughter of "Bill" William DAVISON and "Carrie" Caroline JOHNSON ^[P1]
Resided with her parents at 288 Lord Street in Perth and then at 13 Marlborough Street in East Perth ^[P1]
Along with her parents shifted to Carnamah in 1933 ^[P1]
     Resided with her parents within the same premises as her father's bakery at 21 Macpherson Street in Carnamah 1933-1945 ^[P1]
     Assisted her father in the running of his bakery in Carnamah from 1933 to 1945 ^[P50]
Member of the Carnamah Basketball Club in 1933 - played for the Rovers ^{[5: 28-Jul-1933]}
Member in 1933 and Committee Member in 1935 of the Carnamah Badminton Club ^{[5: 14-Jul-1933, 3-May-1935]}
Helped run the Flower stall at the Anglican Church Bazaar held in Carnamah on Saturday 12 August 1933 ^{[5: 18-Aug-1933]}
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Ball on 2 September 1933 in shell pink georgette with spray over shoulder ^{[5: 8-Sep-1933]}
Attended the Three Springs Golf Club's Annual Ball held in Three Springs on Thursday 12 October 1933 ^{[5: 20-Oct-1933]}
She was among the 150 who attended the Carnamah Tennis Club's Dance at the Carnamah Hall on 9 December 1933 ^{[5: 15-Dec-1933]}
Member of Carnamah's Parkinson Tennis Club 1933-34 to 1936-37, and a Committee Member 1935-36 and 1936-37 ^{[5: 15-Dec-1933] [56]}
Attended the Carnamah Church of England's New Year Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 December 1933 ^{[5: 5-Jan-1934]}
Attended the Carnamah Tennis Club's Flannel Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 3 February 1934 ^{[5: 9-Feb-1934]}
Attended the farewell afternoon for Miss Hilda E. MURRAY held in Carnamah on Thursday 8 February 1934 ^{[5: 9-Feb-1934]}
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 ^{[5: 2-Mar-1934]}
On the evening of Thursday 15 March 1934 attended the Carnamah Race Club's Annual Dance at the Carnamah Hall ^{[5: 16-Mar-1934]}
Attended the Parkinson Tennis Club's Dance, which was held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 14 April 1934 ^{[5: 20-Apr-1934]}
Attended the Carnamah Golf Club's Opening Season Dance at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 21 April 1934 ^{[5: 27-Apr-1934]}
Attended Emily H. TURNER's 21st Birthday at Karragee Farm in Carnamah on Tuesday 8 May 1934 ^{[5: 11-May-1934]}
On 12 May 1934 attended the Carnamah Football Club's Grand Opening Ball in a white marocain dress with puff sleeves ^{[5: 18-May-1934]}
Attended the Roman Catholic Church's Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 26 May 1934 in a floral silk voile dress ^{[5: 1-Jun-1934]}
Attended the Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 June 1934 to raise funds for Church organ repairs ^{[5: 6-Jul-1934]}
Attended the Party held at the home of John and Doris MCLEAN in Carnamah on the night of Monday 9 July 1934 ^{[5: 13-Jul-1934]}
On Saturday 21 July 1934 attended the Carnamah Hall the Inering School Dance, held to raise money for books ^{[5: 27-Jul-1934]}
Attended the Badminton Club Party at John and Doris MCLEAN's home in Carnamah on Monday 23 July 1934 ^{[5: 27-Jul-1934]}
Attended the Dance in aid of the Institute for the Blind held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday evening 18 August 1934 ^{[5: 24-Aug-1934]}
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball on 20 October 1934 in pink georgette dress with silver trimmings ^{[5: 26-Oct-1934]}
Herself and Jack MCGOWAN attended the Nursery Rhyme Ball in Three Springs on 6 November 1934 as "Jack and Jill" ^{[5: 9-Nov-1934]}
In 1934 the local newspaper, The North Midland Times, referred to her as "one of Carnamah's most popular young ladies" ^{[5: 8-Feb-1935]}
Her friends Elsie REAKES and Helen COWBROUGH organised a surprise party for her 19th birthday in February 1935 ^{[5: 15-Feb-1935]}
     Her surprise guests arrived at her parents' home in Carnamah at about 10 p.m. and sang "why was she born so beautiful" ^[5]
     She was very surprised and embarrassed by the presence and song that she had to leave the room and regain her composure ^[5]
     The party consisted of dancing, games, supper, music supplied by "Pop" KROSCHEL, and concluded with Auld Lang Syne ^[5]
Her friend Miss Mollie THOMAS of East Perth visited her in Carnamah for a few weeks in February 1935 ^{[5: 8-Feb-1935]}
Returned to Carnamah by train on Monday 1 April 1935 after spending a three week holiday in Perth ^{[5: 5-Apr-1935]}
Member of the Carnamah Lodge of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows Friendly Society in 1935 and 1936 ^{[5: 3-May-1935, 23-Oct-1936]}
Won 1st prize for Table Centre in the Fancywork section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 12 September 1935 ^{[5: 20-Sep-1935]}
Attended the Carnamah Girls Club's Masquerade Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday evening 7 December 1935 ^{[5: 13-Dec-1935]}
     Herself and "Daisy" Margaret D. BOWMAN were the Most Humorous Couple dressed as Chimney Sweep and Char Woman ^[5]
Attended the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball in Carnamah on 29 February 1936 wearing pink georgette and silver lame ^{[5: 6-Mar-1936]}
After a three week holiday in Perth she returned to Carnamah by car on Monday 23 March 1936 ^{[5: 6 & 27-Mar-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Girls Club - was Treasurer in the 1936 ^{[5: 8-May-1936]}
     Attended the Carnamah Girls Club's Social & Competitive Evening held in Carnamah on Tuesday 26 May 1936 ^{[5: 29-May-1936]}
     At the Social & Competitive Evening presented former treasurer Daisy BOWMAN with a writing stand on behalf of the Club ^[5]
     As part of the Carnamah Girls Club conducted the very successful "A Night in Iceland" function on 15 August 1936 ^{[5: 21-Aug-1936]}
Attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social Evening & Play Presentation at the Carnamah Hall on 17 June 1936 ^{[5: 19-Jun-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Social Club in 1936 and 1937 ^{[5: 7-Aug-1936, 9-Apr-1937]}
Attended the Carnamah Anglican Church's Mid-Winter Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 11 July 1936 dressed in black velvet ^{[5: 17-Jul-1936]}
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday for Miss Eileen R. PERRY in Carnamah on Saturday evening 18 July 1936 ^{[5: 24-Jul-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1936 ^{[5: 3-Jul-1936]}
Attended the C.W.A. Plain & Fancy Dress Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 25 July 1936 dressed as a "Footballer" ^{[5: 31-Jul-1936]}
Played for the defeated Carnamah Social Club in badminton against the Carnamah Badminton Club on 5 August 1936 ^{[5: 7-Aug-1936]}
Arrived back in Carnamah on Thursday evening 3 September 1936 after a visit to Perth ^{[5: 4-Sep-1936]}
Bridesmaid at the wedding of Dulcie F. M. FOSTER and Leo V. GREEN of Carnamah in Perth on 1 September 1936 ^{[5: 18-Sep-1936]}
     As bridesmaid she wore an attractive ankle length frock moss pink rice crepe with coronets of pink flowers and silver leaves ^[5]
     Herself and the other bridesmaid, Dorothy FOSTER, were dressed alike and carried bouquets of pink and red carnations ^[5]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in pink georgette and lace ^{[5: 18-Sep-1936]}
Attended the Carnamah Catholic Church's Back to Childhood Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 17 October 1936 ^{[5: 23-Oct-1936]}
Best Couple with Daisy BOWMAN as Boyfriend & Girlfriend at the Masquerade Ball in Carnamah on 5 December 1936 ^{[5: 11-Dec-1936]}
After an extended holiday in Perth she returned to Carnamah during the second half of March 1937 ^{[5: 25-Mar-1937]}
Competed in the Carnamah Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament at Centenary Park in Carnamah in March 1937 ^{[5: 2-Apr-1937]}
Attended the very largely attended Carnamah Tennis Dance at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday evening 17 April 1937 ^{[5: 23-Apr-1937]}
Attended the meeting in Carnamah on 28 April 1937 to organise Coronation Celebrations for the children of Carnamah ^{[5: 30-Apr-1937]}
Attended the Coronation Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Wednesday 12 May 1937 dressed in "pale green spotted net" ^{[5: 14-May-1937]}
She was the Carnamah entrant in the North Midlands Popular Girl Competition in aid of the Anglican Church in 1937 ^{[5: 9-Jul-1937]}
     A Social Evening in aid of her candidature was held at the home of George & Rose E. BOOTH on 13 July 1937 ^{[5: 16-Jul-1937]}
     Another Social Evening in her aid was held at her and her father's home in Carnamah on Sunday 18 July 1937 ^{[5: 16 & 23-Jul-1937]}
     To further her candidature a Barn Dance was held on Percival L. & Lola MILLARD's Gimlet Park Farm on 22 July 1937 ^[5]
          Trucks left from the Carnamah townsite to transport people to the Barn Dance which receipted £6 ^{[5: 16 & 30-Jul-1937]}
     Arnold A. C. BIERMANN organised a Bridge & Card Evening at the Lounge of the Carnamah Hotel on 27 July 1937 ^{[5: 16-Jul-1937]}
     A Baby Competition was held at Saint George's Hall in Carnamah in aid of her candidature on 29 July 1937 ^{[5: 23 & 30-Jul-1937]}
     Over 300 people attended a Community Concert at the Carnamah Hall on Wednesday 11 August 1937 ^{[5: 30-Jul-1937, 13-Aug-1937]}
          The Community Concert included solo, duet and quartette competitions for juveniles and adults, a male ballet and a dance ^[5]
          It was Carnamah's first community concert and was reported as possibly the most successful event ever held in Carnamah ^[5]
     A House Party at the home of George & Kathleen F. CATTO on 21 August 1937 raised £8 towards her candidature ^{[5: 27-Aug-1937]}
     A committee of men including her father organised a Boxing Tournament in Carnamah on Saturday 28 August 1937 ^{[5: 6-Aug-1937]}
          Despite being hurriedly put together and with little publicity the Tournament was a great success and realised £22 ^{[5: 3-Sep-1937]}
Part of the Best Set as "Arabians" at the Carnamah Girls Club's Masquerade Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 24 July 1937 ^{[5: 30-Jul-1937]}
     Others in the set included Michael R. ROWLAND, Roger F. W. CLARK, Peter W. THOMSON, Grace W. THOMSON, ^[5]
     and sisters "Daisy" Margaret D. BOWMAN and Ruth I. BOWMAN who would later become her sisters-in-law ^[5]
Declared the winner of the North Midlands Popular Girl Competition at a Grand Ball in Three Springs on Tuesday 31 August 1937 ^[5]
     The Very Rev. Dean MOORE of Saint George's Cathedral in Perth crowned her as Empress of the North Midlands ^[5]
     With 15,066 votes she won by a margin of 1,882 votes through the efforts of her supporters who raised £62/15/6 ^{[5: 3-Sep-1937]}
Member of the Five Gums Tennis Club in 1937-38 ^[89]
Committee Member of the Church of England / Anglican Church in Carnamah in 1938 ^{[0: image 03324]}
Raised funds to the Carnamah Anglican Church by organising a picnic day near the Yarra Yarra Lakes ^{[0: image 03744]}
     The picnic was held on Sunday 15 September 1938 on the back part of James ARMSTRONG's farm ^{[0: image 03744]}
     Three trucks left Carnamah loaded with people who spent the day playing sports and games ^{[0: image 03744]}
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club in 1939 and 1940 ^{[0: images 03018 & 03948]}
Leader of the Carnamah Brownies Pack in 1939 ^{[52: page 18]}
In 1940 spent a fortnights holiday at the beach with Daisy BOWMAN (later her sister-in-law) ^{[0: image 03052]}
Leader of the Carnamah Anglican Church's Sunday School in 1941 ^{[0: image 03993]}
Member of the Carnamah Ladies' Miniature Rifle Club in 1941 ^{[0: image 04005]}
Married "John" David Ian McLean BOWMAN on 21 June 1941 at Saint George's Hall in Carnamah ^[P1]
     Her bridesmaids were Mollie THOMAS of Perth and Lesley BOWMAN of Carnamah ^{[0: image 04021]}
     Witnesses to their wedding were her good friend Mollie THOMAS, Peter Welsh THOMSON and C. J. McCUBBING ^[P1]
     Her wedding reception was hosted by her sister Mrs Al GRIERSON at the Carnamah Town Hall ^{[0: image 04021]}
Continued to live with her father at 21 Macpherson Street in Carnamah until the end of the war ^[P97]
Travelled to Perth a number of times and once to the Eastern States to see her husband during the war ^[P9]
On 13 July 1942 hoped on her brother-in-law Bill GRIERSON's horse to have her photo taken ^{[0: image 04111]}
     As she sat in the saddle the flapping of her skirt startled the horse causing it to rear up and fall back on top of her ^{[0: image 04111]}
     Although her father and brother-in-law rushed to her aid the horse was slow in finding its feet ^{[0: image 04111]}
     Through the horses' plunging and striking she received painful injuries and the horse also kicked her father ^{[0: image 04111]}
     Along with her father was immediately taken to the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs ^{[0: image 04111]}
     It was found that she had severe bruising and her father a dislocated shoulder ^{[0: image 04111 / 2]}
     As a result of the accident she lost and never regained her sense of smell ^[P75]
Member of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club in 1944 ^{[0: image 04288]}
Resided with her husband and children at Lockington on The Home Farm in Carnamah 1946-1953 ^[P1]
Their home Lockington was burnt to the ground on 24 December 1953 and they spent two years living in the renovated garage ^[P1]
On the same location a large new brick and tile house was built over two years by local builder Charles J. DALLIMORE ^[P1]
Resided with her husband at New Lockington on Prowaka Spring Farm (previously The Home Farm) in Carnamah 1956-1977 ^[P1]
President of Carnamah's branch of the Country Women's Association in 1951 and 1952 ^{[0: image 04600] [12: 22-May-1952]}
"Brown Owl" Guide Leader of the Carnamah Girl Guides 1954-1972 ^{[7: page 223] [P175]}
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society 1958-1971 ^[13]
Won dozens of prizes for handicrafts, knitting, sewing and crochet at the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Shows ^[P9]
Also won dozens of prizes for similar items at the Perth Royal Show in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s ^[P1]
Mother of John, Ross and Ian ^[P1]
Died 18 Nov 1977 in Perth; ashes buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row I, Plot 13) ^[P1]
Her husband and sons donated and dedicated to her memory the Chalice at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Carnamah ^{[7: page 238]}


From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 11 October 1940:
"The engagement has been announced between Miss N. Davison, younger daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. W. Davison, of Carnamah, and Mr. Dave, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bowman, of Carnamah."


Ross Stephen DAWSON
Born 24 February 1926 in Glenelg, South Australia ^[55]
Son of Frank Standley DAWSON and Dorothy Daisy STEPHENS ^[55]
Resided in the Perth suburb of South Perth prior to enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 26 February 1944 ^[16]
Leading Aircraftman 84443 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 1 Communications Unit during the Second World War ^[16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 30 April 1946 ^[16]
Resided in Lake Grace until being transferred to Carnamah in late 1954 ^{[0: image 04781]}
Along with his wife Isabella arrived in Carnamah in December 1954 ^{[0: image 04781]}
Bank Officer at the Rural and Industries Bank in Carnamah 1955-1959 ^[19]
During their time in Carnamah himself and his wife resided in a house in Robertson Street, Carnamah ^[19]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1956 ^{[4: 3-Aug-1956]}
Member of the Carnamah Parents and Citizens Association - was Secretary in 1957 ^{[4: 22-Mar-1957]}
Committee Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1958 and 1959 ^[58]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Duncarig ^[2]
Husband of Isabella ^[19]
Died 17 September 1996; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, Niche Wall, WS, 156) ^[2]


William DAWSON
Born C.1894 in England ^[22]
Labourer in Carnamah in 1937 ^[88]
Arrested and taken to the Carnamah Police Station on 5 June 1937 on the charge of being drunk in Macpherson Street ^[88]
Released on bail of £1 on the condition he appear before the Carnamah Police Court at 10 a.m. on 7 June 1937 ^[88]
He made "no appearance" at the Carnamah Police Court and his bail of £1 was extracted ^[88]
In 1937 was noted as Single, able to Read and Write and of the Church of England faith ^[22]


Cora May DE BEER
Born C.1897 ^[P48]
Daughter of Kilmard X. DE BEER and Susan Catherine Maria BOTHA ^[P48]
Stepdaughter of Major John Watson COLPITTS ^[P201]
Arrived in Western Australia with her mother and stepfather just before the First World War ^[P201]
Resided with her mother and stepfather on Heppleholme Farm in Winchester from 1914 ^[P201] until 1925 ^[19]
Known locally in Winchester-Carnamah as Cora COLPITTS, and was enrolled to vote under the name of Cora COLPITTS ^{[P5] [19]}
Candidate for Winchester in the Ugly Woman Competition conducted in Three Springs for the Y.M.C.A. in May 1917 ^{[9: 25-May-1917]}
She came ninth in the competition with 1,367 votes which helped raise £208/17/6 for the war efforts of the Y.M.C.A. ^{[9] [34]}
Around July 1917 had to travel to Perth to undergo an operation for appendicitis ^[34]
Won 2nd prize for 1lb of Butter at the Three Springs Annual Picnic meeting on Thursday 25 September 1919 ^{[9: 3-Oct-1919]}
Won the Booby Prize at the Euchre Party & Dance at Mrs Annie DAVIESON's in Carnamah on 8 November 1919 ^{[10: 14-Nov-1919]}
Attended the Carnamah Race Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 10 April 1924 in a grey voile dress worked with pink flowers ^{[10: 24-Apr-1924]}
Married Peter DOYLE in Perth in 1925 ^[66]
Resided and farmed with her husband in the Bullaring / Yealering district of Western Australia ^[P201]


"Netta" Marie Antoinette DE BEER
Born C.1892 in South Africa ^[P48]
Daughter of Kilmard X. DE BEER and Susan Catherine Maria BOTHA ^[P48]
Married (1) STOCKS ^[66]
Married (2) John Anthony AIREY in Perth in 1927 ^[66]
Resided in Winchester 1927-1930 ^[19]
In 1930 her husband was working as a mechanic in Carnamah ^[19]


W. DEE
Resided in Carnamah in 1944 ^[57]


Daniel DELANEY
Labourer in Winchester 1911-1914 ^[19]


George Blake DEMEL
Born C.1928 ^[2]
Senior Technician at the Carnamah Post Office in 1951 ^{[4: 3-May-1952]}
Member of the Carnamah Football Club 1949-1951 ^{[7: page 197]}
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1950 and 1951 - played for Carnamah Town ^{[0: image 04533] [4: 7-Apr-1951]}
Resident of Keane Street in Peppermint Grove WA at the time of his death ^{[4: 3-May-1952]}
Died 26 April 1952; ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, FA, 118) ^[2]


From The Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 3 May 1952:
Carnamah Fatalities - Two Young Men Killed - Motor Cycle and Truck
     "Quite a gloom was cast over Carnamah on Saturday evening last as the result of two young men being killed through a motor cycle which they were riding crashing into the rear of a motor truck on the road about one mile north of Carnamah. The victims of the sad occurrence were George Blake Demel (25), of Keane Street, Peppermint Grove, who was driving the cycle, and his pillion passenger, Ronald Alfred Dewar (22), of Carnamah, the tragedy occurring early in the evening when the two young men were returning from Carnamah to the farming property of the latter's parents (Mr. and Mrs. P. Dewar). Both lads were only sons and the tragedy happened on the twenty-second birthday of Ronald Dewar. Until a few months ago George Demel was employed as a senior technician at the Carnamah Post-Office, and both young men were particularly well known and extremely popular amongst a large circle of friends.
     In the presence of a large attendance of residents from all parts of the district, the funeral of Ronald Dewar took place in the Winchester Cemetery on Monday afternoon last, the procession from Carnamah comprising between eighty and ninety motor cars.
     The funeral of the other young man (George Demel) took place in the Karrakatta Crematorium on Tuesday afternoon last."


Joseph DEMPSTER
Farm Labourer in Carnamah in 1925 ^[19]


Egbert Stephen John DENNIS
Born 1880 in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia ^[15]
Son of William Henry DENNIS and Mary BENNETTS ^[15]
In 1905 was living in Hubble Street in Plympton, Western Australia ^[6]
Resided at Walken Street in the Perth suburb of Claremont in 1921 and 1922 ^[44]
In 1921 and 1922 he was the owner of a salt lake on the 411 acre Victoria Location 6879 at Prowaka, Carnamah ^[44]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont until his death in 1945 ^[2]
Died 14 August 1945; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 6E, 6) ^[2]


Alfred DENNY
Farmhand in Carnamah for W. Robert JAMES in 1936 ^[88]


Cyril Walter DENNY
Resided in Albany until shifting to Carnamah ^{[5: 6-Oct-1933]}
Arrived in Carnamah on Wednesday 4 October 1933 ^{[5: 6-Oct-1933]}
Barman at the Carnamah Hotel at 22 Macpherson Street in Carnamah in 1933 ^{[5: 6-Oct-1933, 22-Dec-1933]}


B. H. DENSLEY
Farmer of 935 acres in Carnamah in 1910 and 1911 ^[44]


Harry Leonard DENSLOW
Born 2 July 1896 at Churchill in Axminster, Devon, England ^{[16] [30]}
Son of John and Emily DENSLOW ^[20]
Grew up in Churchill in Axminster, Devon, England where his father was employed as a carter on a farm ^[20]
In 1901 was in Churchill with his parents and siblings Charles, Lilian, Dora, Eva, Reginald, Dennis, Margaret, Gilbert and Phyllis ^[20]
Worked as a Farm Labourer in England ^[70]
Departed London, England on the Demosthenes and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 12 February 1914 ^[70]
Successfully applied to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force in Wagin on 9 February 1916 ^[30]
     Officially enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Blackboy Hill on 15 February 1916 ^{[30: item 3501469]}
     On enlistment he was 5 feet 9¾ inches tall, weighed 150 lbs., and had blue eyes, brown hair and a medium complexion ^[30]
     Gave his father John DENSLOW as his next of kin, his address still being Churchill in Axminster, Devon, England ^[30]
     After training at Blackboy Hill and Claremont was appointed on 2 June 1916 to the A Company of the 44th Battalion ^[30]
     Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916 ^[94]
     After time in England was posted to the 11th Battalion, and a day later proceeded to France 16 September 1916 ^[30]
     Private 84A in the Australian Imperial Force's 11th Battalion in France during the First World War ^[30]
     Embarked Plymouth, England on the Suevic and arrived back in Fremantle, Western Australia on 12 November 1917 ^[70]
     Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 30 November 1917; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal ^[30]
In 1918 was living in the Perth suburb of Subiaco ^[30]
Farm Manager in Carnamah in 1920, and Farmer in Carnamah 1921-1925 ^{[6] [19]}
His farm in Carnamah was the 846 acre Victoria Location 7179 on the Carnamah Estate ^[44]
Member of the Carnamah Race Club in 1920 ^{[10: 1-Oct-1920]}
One of the organisers of the dance held after the Picnic Race Meeting in Carnamah on Thursday 16 September 1920 ^{[10: 1-Oct-1920]}
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1922-23 ^{[9: 2-Mar-1923]}
Sold his farm in Carnamah to neighbouring farmer Roger W. CLARK, who knew the property as Dennizio Farm ^[P157]
Married Myrtle Frances PEACHEY in Perth in 1940 ^[66]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Belmont prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 16 September 1941 ^[16]
     Driver W15435 in the W/C Australian Army Service Corps during the Second World War ^[16]
     Discharged from the Australian Army on 12 July 1948 ^[16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Kalamunda ^[2]
Died 23 August 1971; buried Guildford Cemetery, Perth suburb of Guildford (Roman Catholic, C, 94) ^[2]


Phyllis Jean DENT
Born 1910 in Perth, Western Australia ^[15]
Married Walter Harold KINGSTON in 1930 ^[66]
Resided in Carnamah with her husband 1949-1951 ^{[19] [73]}
Assistant Teacher at the Carnamah State School 1949-1951 ^[73]
Her weekly salary as assistant teacher was £6/14/0 in 1949,  £7/13/9 in 1950 and £11.5.0 in 1951 ^[73]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Bentley ^[2]
Died 7 July 2000; ashes interred Fremantle Cemetery, Perth suburb of Palmyra (Crematorium N, 15, 46) ^[2]


John Lennox DESORMES
Born 11 April 1921 in England ^{[16] [21]}
Son of Mr and Mrs J. A. DESORMES, who were of Birmingham, England in 1941 ^{[0: image 04058]}
Left England for Western Australia at the age of eleven years through the Child Emigration Society ^[203]
Departed from Southampton, England on the steamship Jervis Bay and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 13 May 1932 ^[63]
Resided in Carnamah prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 22 September 1941 ^{[0: image 02938] [16]}
Corporal WX16952 in the Australian Army's 2/32 Australian Infantry Battalion during the Second World War ^[16]
Spent his leave from the Army in November 1941 staying with the PRICE family at Passchendaele Farm in Carnamah ^{[0: image 04046]}
By December 1941 he was engaged to be married to Miss Verna PRICE of Carnamah ^{[0: image 04058]}
During his leave in Carnamah before active service was honoured at a function in the Carnamah Hall in December 1941 ^{[0: image 04060]}
Spent further leave with the PRICE family at Passchendaele Farm on the Inering Estate in Carnamah in April 1942 ^{[0: image 04091]}
Married Verna Pleasance PRICE in Perth in July 1942 ^{[0: image 04113]}
Discharged from the Australian Army on 26 February 1946 ^[16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Scarborough ^[2]
Died 11 June 1993; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA ^[2]


Mrs Verna Pleasance DESORMES
Wife of John Lennox DESORMES; see Verna Pleasance PRICE


Albert Edward DEW
Born 13 December 1905 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England ^[19]
Departed London, England on the Largs Bay and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 4 February 1927 ^[63]
Barman at the Carnamah Hotel in Carnamah in 1929 and 1930 ^[19]
Married Ruth RETALLACK in Perth in 1932 ^[66]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 21 July 1942 ^[16]
Private WX30596 in the Headquarters of the Australian Army's PW Reception GP during the Second World War ^[16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 26 November 1945 ^[16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Graylands ^[2]
Died 27 June 1968; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZW, 70) ^[2]


Brian William DEWAR
Born 20 April 1933 ^[84]
Son of Percy William DEWAR and Vittoria Grace HOLLINGSWORTH ^[14]
Resided with his parents on Ingie Farm in Carnamah ^[P30]
Himself, his brother Ronald and sister Nancy were baptised by Rev. John BARNES in Carnamah on 11 July 1933 ^[84]
Died from appendicitis and peritonitis on 22 October 1935; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row B, Plot 13) ^[1]
Rev. David H. DYKE of Carnamah officiated at his funeral, which was undertaken by Henry Parkin & Son of Carnamah ^[1]


From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 25 October 1935:
"Obituary - The death occurred at Carnamah on Tuesday when Brian Dewar, aged 2½ years, infant son of Mr and Mrs P Dewar, passed away after a short and critical illness. The baby was buried in the Winchester Cemetery on Wednesday, the Rev. D. H. Dyke officiating at the graveside. The deepest sympathy is felt for the parents in their very sad bereavement."


"Bill" Herbert Harold DEWAR
Born 1898 in Gingin, Western Australia ^[15]
Son of William Francis DEWAR and Elizabeth MASTERS ^[15]
Farmhand on his father's Spring Park Farm in Gingin ^[50]
By 1925 he was living in Carnamah ^[19]
Farmer of Ingie Farm in Carnamah in partnership with his brother Percy as "Dewar Bros" ^[P30]
Attended the Massey Harris Wallis tractor demonstration held on Gregorfields Farm in Winchester on 31 January 1929 ^{[4: 2-Feb-1929]}
He sold out his share in the farm to his brother Percy however continued to reside in Carnamah ^[P30]
Also worked as a Kangaroo Shooter in Carnamah, and at one time had two people busy full time skinning kangaroos he'd shot ^[P5]
He would only travel to Louis P. PARKER's Glenwilli Farm in Winchester if he could get 100 kangaroos in a night ^[P5]
Resided in a two roomed house with walls made out of white washed hessian on Ingie Farm in Carnamah ^[P30]
An English lady lived with him in his two roomed house ^[P30]
Went kangaroo shooting with Sid SMITH on the sandplain west of the Yarra Yarra Lakes in early October 1933 ^{[5: 13-Oct-1933]}
During the first week of October 1933 they reported having jointly bagged 40 kangaroos Carnamah ^{[5: 13-Oct-1933]}
Arrived back in Carnamah by train on Wednesday 22 November 1933 after a trip to Gingin ^{[5: 24-Nov-1933]}
Travelled down to Perth for the Christmas break in December 1933 and then returned to Carnamah ^{[5: 18-Aug-1933]}
Sold 20 lambs at 10/10, one ewe at 6/-, and 23 suckers at 16/1 per head through Dalgety Co Ltd on 16 October 1935 ^{[5: 18-Oct-1935]}
Sold 87 sheep through Dalgety & Co Ltd and Westralian Farmers Ltd with consignments to Midland Markets in 1936 ^{[5: 10-Apr-1936]}
      14 wethers at 21/1, 23 suckers at 16/4, 17 lambs (5 at 18/1, 12 at 11/1), 33 ewes (2 shorn at 10/1, 31 at 6/5) ^{[5: 25-Sep-1936, 4-Dec-1936]}
Sold 35 ewes at 12/7 per head through Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 20 January 1937 ^{[5: 22-Jan-1937]}
Farmer in Carnamah until at least 1936 ^[50], after which he shifted to Gingin where he had his own farm ^[P30]
Married Nellie Maude TRINDER, who had worked at the Carnamah Hotel, in Perth in 1938 ^{[19] [66]}
Resided in Gingin until his death in 1975 ^[2]
Died 14 May 1975; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA ^[2]


Lionel Horace Eugene DEWAR
Born 20 April 1878 in Gingin, Western Australia ^{[15] [84]}
Son of John DEWAR and Selina YORK ^[15]
Baptised at the Wesley Church in Perth on 9 June 1878 ^[84]
Farmer and Grazier in Gingin ^{[44] [50]}
Resided on Weld Street in the Gingin townsite ^[50]
In 1904 himself and his brother William purchased 400 acres of virgin crown land in Carnamah in partnership as "Dewar Bros" ^[P30]
They named the 400 acres Ingle, which was surveyed as Victoria Location 2979 and used to graze cattle from their Gingin farm ^[P30]
"Dewar Bros" were listed as "Farmers & Graziers" in Carnamah from 1907 to 1913 ^[6]
By 1909 they had also taken up an adjoining 1,000 acres in Carnamah, which became Victoria Location 2978 ^[44]
Married Emma J. RILEY in Perth in 1912 ^[66]
After the First World War his brother William's son Percy settled on and began farming their Ingie Farm in Carnamah ^[P30]
Ownership of the 1,400 acre Ingie Farm later changed from himself and his brother to his brother's sons Percy and Bill ^{[3] [61]}


Percy William DEWAR
Born 14 September 1896 in Gingin, Western Australia ^{[16] [30]}
Son of William Francis DEWAR and Elizabeth MASTERS ^[15]
Farmhand on his father's Spring Park Farm in Gingin ^[30]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 16 April 1917 ^{[30: item 3503786]}
     On enlistment was noted as being 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 123 lbs. with blue eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion ^[30]
     It was also noted that he had scars on his left arm, left breast and on his back ^[30]
     Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A30 Borda on 29 June 1917 ^[30]
     After further military training at Codford, Wiltshire, England proceeded to France on 4 December 1917 ^[30]
     Private 3771 in the Australian Imperial Force's 44th Battalion in France during the First World War ^[30]
     On 3 July 1918 he was returned to England on the Guildford Castle to be treated for trench fever ^[30]
     After medical attention in England returned to France and on 18 September 1918 rejoined his battalion ^[30]
     Returned to Australia on the H.T. Main, disembarking in Western Australia on 27 September 1919 ^[30]
     Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 28 October 1919; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal ^[30]
Farmer of Spring Park Farm in Gingin in 1921 and 1922 ^[50]
Farmer of Ingie Farm in Carnamah C.1919 to 1952 ^[P30]
     After settling on the property he began clearing and then farmed wheat and sheep, specialising in fat lambs ^[P30]
     The farm was 1,400 acres in size, consisting of Victoria Locations 2978 and 2979 on the west side of The Midlands Road ^[3]
     Farmed the property in partnership with his brother Bill as "Dewar Bros" before buying out his brother's share in the farm ^[P30]
Married "Vitty" Vittoria Grace HOLLINGSWORTH in 1928 ^[P30]
Attended the Massey Harris Wallis tractor demonstration held on Gregorfields Farm in Winchester on 31 January 1929 ^{[4: 2-Feb-1929]}
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son in the 1920s and 1940s ^[53]
Member of the Carnamah Race Club 1929-1931 - was Clerk of Course at their Race Meeting in 1929 ^{[4: 6-Apr-1929, 28-Mar-1931]}
Among those who made a donation to the Carnamah Country Women's Association in 1932 to help them buy premises ^{[5: 29-Jul-1932]}
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 ^{[4: 8-Sep-1934]}
Sold 20 suckers for 13/1 and 12 ewes at 11/9 per head at the Midland Market through Dalgety & Co on 28 August 1935 ^{[5: 30-Aug-1935]}
Through Dalgety & Co Ltd sold 23 lambs at 8/10 and 20 ewes at 7/4 at the Midland Market on Tuesday 8 October 1935 ^{[5: 11-Oct-1935]}
Sold two heifers for £4/2/6 through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Midland Market on Wednesday 30 October 1935 ^{[5: 1-Nov-1935]}
Member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League ^[52]
Attended the Fourth Annual North Midlands R.S.L. Reunion Dinner held in Three Springs on Saturday 19 October 1935 ^{[5: 25-Oct-1935]}
Attended the funeral of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 ^{[5: 29-Nov-1935]}
Sold 96 sheep through Dalgety & Co Ltd at three Midland Markets between April and October 1936 ^[5]
     The 96 sheep consisted of 34 lambs (3 at 18/-, 8 at 16/4, 23 at 14/11), 29 suckers at 17/8, 20 hoggets (9 at 20/1, 11 at 16/10), ^[5]
     1 ram at 15/-, and 12 ewes at 13/10 per head ^{[5: 10-Apr-1936, 7-Aug-1936, 9-Oct-1936]}
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1941, 1946 and 1952 ^[13]
Private in the local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War ^[16]
In October 1944 obtained a new International Lease-Lend truck through local agent Eric H. GURR ^{[0: image 04289]}
Received electricity at his home from Carnamah firm Henry Parkin & Son; in 1952 electricity for the month of July cost £1.17.6 ^[53]
Described as "a lovely happy man" he was known for his love for a drink, but was never drunk ^[P9]
On 20 January 1953 through Dalgety & Co held an auction to sell his livestock, farm machinery, tools and furniture ^{[0: image 04706]}
Along with his wife and daughter Sheila left Carnamah in February 1952 ^{[0: image 04711]}
Resided at 288 Salvado Road in the Perth suburb of Floreat Park 1953-1973 ^{[P30] [61]}
Along with his wife visited their "home town of Carnamah" in December 1954 ^{[0: image 04778]}
Father of Audrey, Ronald, Nancy, Brian and Sheila ^[P30]
Died 17 May 1973; ashes buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row B, Plot 13) ^[1]


"Ron" Ronald Alfred DEWAR
Born 26 April 1930 ^[14]
Son of Percy William DEWAR and Vittoria Grace HOLLINGSWORTH ^[P30]
Resided with his parents on Ingie Farm on the Midlands Road in Carnamah ^[P30]
Himself, his sister Nancy and brother Brian were baptised by Rev. John BARNES in Carnamah on 11 July 1933 ^[84]
Student at the Carnamah State School ^[97]
Farmer with his father of Ingie Farm on the Midlands Road in Carnamah ^[P22]
Assistant Steward of the Sheep section at the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1949 ^[13]
Killed in a motorbike accident on the Midlands Road ^[P30]
Died 26 April 1952 in Carnamah; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row E, Plot 8) ^[1]
Officiating minister at his funeral was Rev. PATRICK and the undertaker H. KNIGHT, both of Three Springs ^[1]


From The North Midland Times newspaper, Thursday 1 May 1952:
Motor Cyclist, Pillion Rider, Killed in Carnamah Smash
"Two young men were killed instantly on Saturday when the motor cycle they were riding crashed in the rear of a stationary truck about a mile north of the town. Men, George Blake Demel, single, about 25, and his pillion passenger Ronald Alfred Dewar, 22, were returning to Dewar's farm when the accident occurred. Remains of the late Ron Dewar were laid to rest in the Winchester Cemetery on Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. Funeral procession from Carnamah was the largest seen: over 84 cars followed. Pall Bearers were: Messrs E. H. Gurr, E. K. Wells, A. C. Bierman and C. Robertson. Casket Bearers: Messrs John Diamond, P. Lynch, Stan Fawcett and B. Fawcett. Last rites were conducted at the graveside by Rev. Patrick. A crematorium service was held on Tuesday, April 29, at Karrakatta for the late G. Demel. All sporting fixtures for Sunday 27th were cancelled."
Note: some of the above comes from the "Corrections and Additions" portion of the next edition of The North Midland Times


From The Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 3 May 1952:
Carnamah Fatalities - Two Young Men Killed - Motor Cycle and Truck
     "Quite a gloom was cast over Carnamah on Saturday evening last as the result of two young men being killed through a motor cycle which they were riding crashing into the rear of a motor truck on the road about one mile north of Carnamah. The victims of the sad occurrence were George Blake Demel (25), of Keane Street, Peppermint Grove, and who was driving the cycle, an his pillion passenger, Ronald Alfred Dewar (22), of Carnamah, the tragedy occurring early in the evening when the two young men were returning from Carnamah to the farming property of the latter's parents (Mr. and Mrs. P. Dewar). Both lads were only sons and the tragedy happened on the twenty-second birthday of Ronald Dewar. Until a few months ago George Demel was employed as a senior technician at the Carnamah Post-Office, and both young men were particularly well known and extremely popular amongst a large circle of friends.
     In the presence of a large attendance of residents from all parts of the district, the funeral of Ronald Dewar took place in the Winchester Cemetery on Monday afternoon last, the procession from Carnamah comprising between eighty and ninety motor cars. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. G. Patrick, of Three Springs. The pall-bearers were Messrs. E. H. Gurr, E. K. Wells, A. C. Bierman and C. Robertson, and the casket was borne from the hearse to the grave by Messrs. John Diamond, P. Lynch, S. Fawcett and B. Fawcett. After the obsequies a large number of floral tributes were placed upon the grave, these including those from the following:- Dad, Mum, Audrey and Sheila; Uncle Sam and Miss Peterson; Brian and Audrey; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bierman and Nana Haig; H. Fowler and family; North Midlands Football Association; Mrs. C. F. Kenny; Mrs. Harry Rowland and family; Mr. and Mrs. A. Watson; Mr. and Mrs. Brady amd Bernice and Dot; Mr. and Mrs. D. Bowran and family; Mr. and Mrs. Grierson and Billy and Mr. Davison; Bodycoat Families; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Armstrong and Jack and Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bentley; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds; Carnamah Football Club; Three Springs Football Club; Parkin Families; Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gurr and family; Mr. and Mrs. C. Robertson and Betty and Don; Mr. and Mrs. Norm Haynes; Mr. and Mrs. D. Rowlands and family; Mr. Mick Rowlands; Mr. and Mrs. Diamond; Mrs. Lynch and Peter; Mr. and Mrs. K. Bussenschutt and family; Mr. M. Aunger; Irma and Pike Waters; Mr. and Mrs. W. Heinz; John Diamond; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bebbington and Ivan and Keith; Mr. and Mrs. Potter and Esther and John; Barry, Colin and Cliff Martyn; Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Martyn and Ralph Nunn; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Turner; Mr. and Mrs. H. Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Martin; Mr. and Mrs. Colin Martin and family; Ned and Lynne Haig; Carnamah Branch of Country Women's Association; Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Wells, Margaret, Bill and Teddy; Mr. and Mrs. John Bowman; Mr. and Mrs. Ashdown; Forrester Families; Glad and Fred West; Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Black; Watheroo Football Club; Jimmy West; Ron and Hazel Bothe; Mr. and Mrs. J. House and family; Straiton Family; Mr. and Mrs. G. Aunger; Mr. and Mrs. L. Schier; Mr. and Mrs. Mel Smales; Mrs. Sheridan and Max; Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Gell and family; Miss Rica Diamond; Mr. and Mrs. T. Perry and family; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Turner; Brian Haig; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haig and Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Turner and family; Midland Railway Company; Mr. and Mrs. Gallahawk; Mr. and Mrs. Dallimore and family; Gilmour Family; Roger and Barbara Clark; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Clark; George and Cecil Fowler; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Raffan and family; North Midlands Co-operative Store (Carnamah); Mr. and Mrs. L. Ferguson; Mr. and Mrs. M. Togno and family; John and Elaine Paterson; Jack and Mavis Brookes and family; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin and family; Lorna and Wilf Atkinson and family; Mr. and Mrs. Len Watson and Bob; Mrs. H. Watson; Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Watson; Mr. and Mrs. H. Chappel; Vida and Ted Whitehurst; Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dunning; Mr. and Mrs. Con Bussenschutt and Melva and Rhonda; J. and E. Adams and Ron and Bob; Betty, Max and Gordon Bussenschutt; Mr. and Mrs. A. Hill; Mr. and Mrs. G. Ferguson, Bill, Peg and Beryl; Cyril and Mavis and family; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rowland and family; Keith and Shirley; Mr. and Mrs. Wittwer; Mr. and Mrs. D. Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. D. Bowman and family.
     The mortuary arrangements were conducted by Mr. H. H. Knight, of Three Springs.
     The funeral of the other young man (George Demel) took place in the Karrakatta Crematorium on Tuesday afternoon last."


Mrs "Vitty" Vittoria Grace DEWAR
Wife of Percy William DEWAR; see "Vitty" Vittoria Grace HOLLINGSWORTH


William Francis DEWAR
Born 8 September 1868 in Gingin, Western Australia ^{[15] [84]}
Son of John DEWAR and Selina YORK ^[15]
Baptised at the Wesley Church in Perth on 25 October 1868 ^[84]
Married Elizabeth MASTERS in the Perth suburb of Guildford in 1894 ^[15]
Farmer of Spring Park Farm in Gingin ^[50]
In 1904 himself and his brother Lionel purchased 400 acres of virgin crown land in Carnamah in partnership as "Dewar Bros" ^[P30]
They named the 400 acres Ingle, which was surveyed as Victoria Location 2979 and used to graze cattle from their Gingin farm ^[P30]
"Dewar Bros" were listed as "Farmers & Graziers" in Carnamah from 1907 to 1913 ^[6]
By 1909 they had also taken up an adjoining 1,000 acres in Carnamah, which became Victoria Location 2978 ^[44]
After returning from the First World War his son Percy settled on and began farming their Ingie property in Carnamah ^[P30]
Ownership of the 1,400 acre Ingie Farm later changed from himself and his brother to his sons Percy and Bill ^{[3] [61]}
His sons Percy and Bill farmed Ingie in partnership as "Dewar Bros" until Percy bought out Bill's share in the farm ^[P30]
Father of Charles Francis, Percy William, "Bill" Herbert Harold, Bertie Ulick and Elizabeth May ^[15]


F. DEXTER
Resided in Carnamah in 1932 ^{[4: 12-Nov-1932]}
In 1932 was the owner of a Buick car containing license plate CA-246 ^{[4: 12-Nov-1932]}


Mrs "Tottie" Lillian Madge DIAMOND
Wife of "Jack" / "Reg" Reginald McWhinney DIAMOND; see "Tottie" Lillian Madge ROWLAND


"Jack" / "Reg" Reginald McWhinney DIAMOND
Born 11 February 1892 in Fremantle, Western Australia ^[16]
Son of Arthur Frederick DIAMOND and Caroline Maud HODGE ^[15]
Grew up in the Perth suburb of Fremantle and was educated at the Fremantle Boys School ^[P276]
Arrived in the Carnamah district in about 1913 ^[P276]
Farmer in Carnamah in 1913 ^[50]
Labourer in Winchester in 1914, and a Teamster and Contractor in Carnamah in 1915 ^{[6] [19] [30]}
In October 1914 sunk a well for the Midland Railway Company on John RAFFAN's Lot M911 in Winchester ^[34]
In 1915 he was employed to help plant crops on the Midland Railway Company's unsold farms in the Carnamah district ^[P276]
     He contract seeded 696½ acres in crop in Carnamah for the Midland Railway Company for 10/6 per acre ^[34]
     The 696 acres were smaller area on each of Lots M938, M939, M941, M944, M956 and M957 in Carnamah ^[34]
     Undertook the seeding with the use of two teams of horses pulling a spring tooth cultivator, drill and harrows ^[34]
     In late July 1935 the Midland Railway Company paid him £58/6/9 for the seeding of oats on Lot M944 in Carnamah ^[34]
In his early years at Carnamah he was usually known as Jack, especially by Donald MACPHERSON ^[P276]
Resided in Carnamah until enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 21 October 1915 ^{[30: item 3504205]}
     Upon enlistment he was 5 feet 8¼ inches tall, weighed 147 pounds, had a fresh complexion and dark brown hair and eyes ^[30]
     Gave his father as his next of kin, his address at the time being "C/- A. S. Diamond, Town Hall, Adelaide, South Australia" ^[30]
     After military training at Blackboy Hill he was on 7 February 1916 appointed to the 14th Reinforcements of the 11th Battalion ^[30]
     Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A28 Miltiades on 12 February 1916 ^[18]
     Disembarked from the Miltiades at Suez, Egypt on 10 March 1916 and served in Egypt until proceeding to France ^[30]
     Embarked Alexandria, Egypt on 29 March 1916 and disembarked in France on 4 April 1916 ^[30]
     Private 4496 in the Australian Imperial Force's 11th Battalion in France during the First World War ^[30]
     Wounded in Action in France on 25 July 1916, and embarked Rouen on the Hospital Ship Saint Patrick on 31 July 1916 ^[30]
     Disembarked the Saint Patrick in England and was admitted to the 1st Southern General Hospital in Edgbaston, Birmingham ^[30]
     Received treatment in England for gunshot wounds to his right shoulder, chest and legs (his wounds were rated as "severe") ^[30]
     Embarked England on the Wiltshire and disembarked in Fremantle, Western Australia on 25 December 1916 ^[70]
     Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 5 July 1917; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal ^[30]
Resided in Fremantle for a short time and worked on the wharf as a Tally Clerk for the Wool Commission ^[P276]
Farmer of Wooruk Farm in Carnamah 1923-1959 ^[P276]
     Said to have shifted back to Carnamah in about 1920, and in 1923 purchased farmland in Carnamah ^[P276]
     Listed on the 1922 Commonwealth Electoral Roll as a Farmer in Carnamah ^[50]
     In 1923 purchased the late L. Roy TIMMINGS' 1,343 acre farm on the Yarra Yarra Estate in Carnamah ^[44]
     Named his farm Wooruk which was the Aboriginal word for Salmon Gums ^[P276]
Farmed in Carnamah in partnership with "Anster" Anstruther P. TUCKER as "Diamond & Tucker" 1923-1927 ^{[44] [60]}
     They farmed their collective 2,127 acres - his 1,343 acre Victoria Location 6926 and Anster's 784 acre Victoria Location 6925 ^[44]
     By 1925 "Diamond & Tucker" had obtained the telephone, and were telephone number Carnamah-9N ^[60]
     After Anster's marriage in 1926 and his own in 1927 they dissolved their partnership and farmed their respective farms ^[P276]
     Following the end of their partnership he retained telephone number Carnamah-9N until having the phone disconnected in 1931 ^[60]
Married "Tottie" Lillian Madge ROWLAND in October 1927 ^[P276]
     His best man at their wedding was Rex A. F. SOLLING, while the bridesmaid was Tottie's sister Rica ^[P276]
Sang a song at the farewell to departing railway stationmaster James J. STARLING in Carnamah on 18 June 1921 ^{[9: 8-Jul-1921]}
It was reported that on the morning of Tuesday 17 November 1925 he "met with a painful accident" ^{[9: 20-Nov-1925]}
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son in the 1920s and 1930s ^[53]
Attended the Grand Ball following the Carnamah Show and opening of Centenary Park on 19 September 1929 ^{[4: 28-Sep-1929]}
Founding Member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 21 March 1930 - was Worshipful Master in 1939 ^{[96] [153]}
Attended the Ball in Carnamah in aid of the local Roman Catholic Church's building fund on Thursday 24 May 1930 ^{[4: 31-May-1930]}
Won 2nd prize for a Farm Gelding in the Horse section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 18 September 1930 ^{[4: 27-Sep-1930]}
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Primary Producers Association in 1930 ^{[4: 18-Oct-1930]}
Committee Member 1931-1938 and Financial Member 1931-1958 of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society ^{[4: 25-Apr-1931] [13]}
    Ringmaster of the Ring Events at the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Shows 1934-1937 ^{[5: 14-Sep-1934, 26-Apr-1935] [58]}
Had the telephone disconnected in 1931, probably owing to the strain of the financial depression ^[60]
In 1932 was the owner of a Chevrolet car with licence plate CA-99 ^{[4: 12-Nov-1932]}
Won 2nd prize for a Dairy Heifer in the Cattle section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1932 ^{[5: 23-Sep-1932]}
With a plot of Merredin wheat came 6th in the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's 50 acre crop competition in 1932 ^{[5: 20-Jan-1933]}
The local newspaper revealed on 4 August 1933 that there were goods for him at the railway goods shed in Carnamah ^{[5: 4-Aug-1933]}
Steward in Charge of the Cattle section at the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Shows from 1933 to 1938 ^[13]
On the evening of Thursday 15 March 1934 attended the Carnamah Race Club's Annual Dance at the Carnamah Hall ^{[5: 16-Mar-1934]}
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 ^{[4: 8-Sep-1934]}
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club 1934-1936, and a Committee Member in 1936 ^{[5: 11-May-1934, 10-Apr-1936]}
In August 1935 donated posts for the Winchester Tennis Club to erect a new fence around their courts and club house ^{[5: 9-Aug-1935]}
Sold 191 lambs at 10/3, 21 hoggets at 7/11, 47 at ewes 6/2 and an unstated number of wethers at 7/- per head in 1935 ^{[5: 1-Nov-1935]}
     Sold two steers at £2/12/6 per head and a calf for £1/12/6 through Westralian Farmers Ltd on 30 October 1935 ^{[5: 1-Nov-1935]}
     Through Dalgety & Co Ltd on 6 October 1935 sold unstated numbers of steers for £8/2/7 and cows for £6/12/6 ^{[5: 8-Nov-1935]}
Attended the funeral of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 ^{[5: 29-Nov-1935]}
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 ^{[5: 31-Jan-1936]}
Attended the Carnamah Golf Club's 1936 season Opening Day at Centenary Park in Carnamah on Sunday 26 April 1936 ^{[5: 1-May-1936]}
Attended the Coorow Golf Club's Opening Day for the 1936 season in Coorow on Sunday 17 May 1936 ^{[5: 22-May-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association in 1936 ^{[5: 12-Jun-1936]}
On his way home from golf in Three Springs on 12 July 1936 his car collided with another car on the Three Springs-Perenjori Road ^[5]
     Owing to dense bush they didn't see each other coming from opposite directions until it was too late and couldn't avoid colliding ^[5]
     His car received a ruined tyre, bent front axle and other minor damage while the other car had its rear mudguard bent ^{[5: 17-Jul-1936]}
Sold 288 sheep through Westralian Farmers Ltd with four consignments to the Midland Market in August and September 1936 ^[5]
     The 288 sheep consisted of 123 ewes (5 at 16/7, 22 shorn at 14/1, 4 shorn at 8/10, 60 shorn at 9/10, 32 shorn at 7/4), ^[5]
     113 hoggets (23 shorn at 16/7, 15 at 15/10, 52 shorn at 14/4, 23 shorn at 11/7), 19 shorn wethers at 11/7 per head, ^[5]
     and 33 lambs (15 at 16/7, 5 at 12/1, 13 shorn at 9/4) ^{[5: 14-Aug-1936, 25-Sep-1936, 2 & 9-Oct-1936]}
Attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social including three plays at the Carnamah Hall on Friday 2 October 1936 ^{[5: 9-Oct-1936]}
Sold a bale of wool at 12½d. per pound through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Perth Wool Sale on 5 October 1936 ^{[5: 16-Oct-1936]}
During mid November 1936 he was confined to his bed suffering from bronchitis ^{[5: 20-Nov-1936]}
Sold 13 hoggets at 13/4, 13 ewes at 11/10 and 10 ewes at 11/1 through Westralian Farmers Ltd on 6 January 1937 ^{[5: 8-Jan-1937]}
Sold 68 crossbred wethers and 50 Border Leicester cross wethers at a sheep sale held at the Carnamah saleyards on 29 July 1937 ^[88]
Won 2nd prize for Pair of Farm Horses bred by exhibitor at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1937 ^{[5: 17-Sep-1937]}
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club 1937-1939 ^{[0: images 03026 & 03666]}
Member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League - was Treasurer in 1938 ^[52]
Member of the Bowling Club that played at Howard H. CHAPPEL's Marathon Farm in Winchester in 1941 ^{[4: 29-Mar-1941]}
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah farmer John MCINTOSH at the Winchester Cemetery on 8 August 1941 ^[5]
Vice Patron of the Carnamah Football Club in 1951 ^{[0: image 04607]}
Pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs Margaret Swan BOWMAN on 8 December 1954 at the Winchester Cemetery ^[4]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Angus Archibald Nicol MCGILP on 28 July 1956 at the Winchester Cemetery ^[4]
Had the phone reconnected in 1958 - was telephone number Carnamah-28U ^[60]
By 1958 was farming Wooruk Farm in partnership with his son John - trading as "Diamond & Son" ^[60]
Himself and his wife resided on Wooruk Farm in Carnamah until retiring and shifting to South Perth in 1959 ^[P276]
On his retirement in 1959 his son John took over the management of the farm ^[P276]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Como ^[2]
Father of Rica and John ^[P276]
Died 12 May 1974; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (VC Section, Niche Wall, W13, 32) ^[2]