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Robert Walter OWEN-DAINTREY
Born 20 June 1858 in North Adelaide, South Australia [55]
Son of William OWEN and Adelaide THOMSON [55]
He was registered at birth as Robert Walter OWEN, but was later known as Robert Walter OWEN-DAINTREY [55]
His father's name was Owen DAINTREY, however on coming to Australia he appears to have changed it to William OWEN [--]
His father, who was a postal employee in England, had went before the Old Bailey court in London, England on 31 May 1827 [296]
At the Old Bailey criminal court his father was found not guilty on the charge of stealing a banknote while sorting letters [296]
Married Drucilla Florence NICKLEN on 30 November 1904 at the All Souls Church in Saint Peters, South Australia [55]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia 1915-1925 [19] [34]
He is believed to have managed Rev. J. M. MACDONALD's 800 acre farm in Coorow [27] [34]
After harvesting his 1915 wheat crop he sold 230 bags of wheat, and retained 120 bags for seed wheat [34]
Signed the petition and financial guarantee in 1917 for the Midland Railway Company to provide a doctor at Three Springs [34]
Employed the services of Frank R. HIGGINS to sink a well on the property in Coorow in 1920 [10: 17-Sep-1920]
Signatory to an application to the Education Department for the closed Coorow State School to be reopened in November 1920 [215]
One of the speakers at the Christmas Tree held in Coorow on Saturday 17 December 1921 [10: 6-Jan-1922]
For at least the years 1922-1928 he was the freehold owner of Victoria Locations 5566 and 6395 in Buntine [61]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn [2]
Father of Paulina, Mary and Richard [15] [55]
Died 8 May 1934; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZB, 271) [2]
PPP
William PALMER
Labourer in Coorow in 1917 [50]
Mr PARKER
School Teacher of the Waddy Well State School in Waddy Forest during the last quarter of 1935 [5: 11-Oct-1935]
As a result of him undergoing medical treatment the Waddy Well State School was closed for part of October 1935 [5: 11-Oct-1935]
After his few weeks sick leave he resumed teaching at the Waddy Well State School on Monday 28 October 1935 [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 6-Dec-1935]
He had left by early February 1936 when Mrs Nellie GUPPY arrived to his position at the Waddy Well State School [5: 7-Feb-1936] [73]
Cecil Aloysius PARKER
Contractor in Moora in 1906 [50]
Married Matilda Mary WARD in 1907 [66]
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1911-1917 [19]
His property was situated approximately seven and a half miles from the Gunyidi railway siding [10: 22-Feb-1918]
He was the Postal Vote Officer for those near his Meelyah property for the Legislative Council elections on 13 May 1910 [9: 22-Apr-1910]
He put his "very highly improved" farm in Gunyidi and all his machinery up for auction at Moora on 24 August 1917 [10: 21-Aug-1917]
The farm obviously didn't sell as it was once more offered for sale at Dalgety's Buildings in Perth on 14 March 1918 [10: 22-Feb-1918]
Himself and his wife owned the farm, which consisted of 2,451 acres of Conditional Purchase blocks and a 309 acre grazing lease [10]
The property contained a four roomed wood and iron homestead and shed, and was watered by two wells and three dams [1]
Fencing subdivided the farm into seven paddocks - some of which were six wire fences and the remainder wire netting [10: 8-Mar-1918]
500 acres of the farm were first class cleared land, and the remainder contained Salmon, York Gum and predominantly Jam trees [10]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Glendalough [2]
Died 20 September 1965; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, OC, 484C) [2]
J. F. PARKER
Mechanic in Coorow in 1932 [5: 15-Jul-1932]
While welding on 14 July 1932 he blow lamp exploded and as it blew he threw it, ran outside and jumped in a puddle of water [5]
He was found outside the garage and was attended to by Dr. Murial A. CURTIS [5: 8-Jul-1932]
His garage, which went up in flames from the explosion was rescued by many willing helpers [5: 8-Jul-1932]
Mrs Matilda Mary PARKER
Wife of Cecil Aloysius PARKER; see Matilda Mary WARD
Eric Charles Waller PATON
Farmer in Marchagee 1919-1921 [50]
Mrs Johanna Jane PATON
Resided in Marchagee 1919-1921 [50]
Mrs Irene Sibyl PATTON
Wife of Malcolm Lake PATTON; see Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD
Joyce Minnie Charlotte PATTON
Born 1913 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of Malcolm Lake PATTON and Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD [P141]
Resided with her parents on a property in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Boarded the train in Perth on Saturday 18 August 1934 to spend her annual holidays with her parents in Waddy Forest [5: 24-Aug-1934]
Herself and her friend Pat EVANS, who holidayed with her at Waddy, returned to Perth Friday 31 August 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Spent a brief holiday with her parents in Waddy Forest during mid September 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Married Oliver Francis EDESON in Perth in 1939 [P141]
Died 1998 in England [P141]
Malcolm Lake PATTON
Born 1882 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of James Murray PATTON and Mary Louisa MCHARD [15]
Educated at Bishop Hale's School in Perth [37]
Worked in the office at Felton, Grimware & Bickford in Perth and then managed his father's farms in the Northam district [37]
Married Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD in Northam in 1911 [66]
Farmer in Southern Brook near Northam [6]
Purchased 3,707 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company on 25 February 1921 [27]
The 3,707 acres consisted of Lots M1284, M1291 and M1292 of Victoria Location 2022 and cost £4256/1/9 [27]
The price per acre was 28/- for M1291 (801 acre), 25/- for M1292 (907 acres) and 20/- for Lot M1284 (1,999 acres) [27]
His wife extended the holding on 30 September 1921 with the purchase of Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Lot M1296 was 1,050 acres of virgin land and cost £1050/12/- or 20/- per acre; all four blocks were payable by instalments [27]
Along with his wife and children shifted to their land in Waddy Forest in 1922 [P141]
Farmer of Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Donated a small portion of his farm as the site for the Waddy Forest State School [P141]
In 1929 he had 2,500 acres of his farm under crop, commenced hay cutting on 14 October and started harvest in November [230]
Purchased a Sunshine harvester at a clearing sale in Carnamah in February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Around March 1934 purchased a new 10 disc Sundercut plough [5: 6-Apr-1934]
Attended the Annual Meeting of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Football Club on Saturday 14 April 1934 [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Advertised in The North Midland Times newspaper on 10 August 1934 that he had 70 to 80 head of cattle for sale [5: 10-Aug-1934]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to the Perth metropolis on Monday 4 November 1935 [5: 8-Nov-1935]
A thunderstorm on 9 January 1936 produced enough rain to entirely fill his three dams which had been completely dry [5: 17-Jan-1936]
Allowed the members of the Waddy Forest and Carnamah tennis clubs swam in his dam after tennis on 16 February 1936 [5: 21-Feb-1936]
A week later a truckload of young people from Carnamah journeyed to Waddy Forest for and swimming in his dam [5: 28-Feb-1936]
At about 2 p.m. on Thursday 5 March 1936 a destructive storm passed over his farm in Waddy Forest [5: 6-Mar-1936]
The storm delivered 38 points of ran and caused extensive damage about one and half miles wide across his farm [5]
The roof of his stables were blown off and strewn in all directions, trees were uprooted, and his telephone line was damaged [5]
A 2,000 gallon tank with 150 gallons of water inside it was blown of its stand and onto the ground [5]
Himself and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home in Waddy on Wednesday night 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
He was called to Perth on Saturday 27 June 1936 on account of his wife who was receiving medical attention [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Travelled from Coorow by train on a short visit to Perth on Friday 31 July 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Employed the services of Coorow builder Augustus F. L. CROFT to build change rooms at a large dam on his farm [P328]
The change rooms consisted of a room for each sex on the bank of the dam, and a landing down to the water [5: 13-Nov-1936]
The landing and change rooms had been built by November 1936 when his son Roy's birthday was celebrated at the dam [5]
Himself and his son Roy returned to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 17 March 1937 after a few days in Perth [5: 19-Mar-1937]
His daughter Mrs Mary M. ATKINSON late of Laverton holidayed with him in Waddy Forest in August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Resided in the Waddy Forest - Coorow district until his death in 1942 [2]
Father of Mary, Joyce, Roy and Norman [P141]
Died 1 November 1942; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LB, 673) [2]
Mary Margaret PATTON
Born 1911 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of Malcolm Lake PATTON and Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD [P141]
Resided with her parents on a property in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Married "Les" Leslie Carroll ATKINSON in 1935 [66]
Resided in Laverton where her husband worked as a miner in 1936 and 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937] [50]
After leaving Laverton herself and her infant daughter Dawn holidayed with her father in Waddy Forest in August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Attended her cousin Mary E. GREENWOOD and Albert E. MILES' wedding breakfast in Coorow on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Died 3 October 2007; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LB, 673) [2]
Roy Malcolm PATTON
Born 4 November 1916 in Northam, Western Australia [16]
Son of Malcolm Lake PATTON and Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD [P141]
Resided with his parents on farmland in Southern Brook near Northam and later on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Educated at the Waddy Forest State School and then as a boarder at the Guildford Grammar School in Perth [P32]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1934, 1935 and 1937 [5: 25-May-1934, 24-May-1935, 14-May-1937]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club from 1934-35 to 1936-37 [5: 19-Oct-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Competed in the Horses in Action section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show held on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5]
Won the Walk Trot & Gallop, and awarded 2nd place for the Flag Race, Melon Race and Open Handicap Trot [5]
For his winnings he received the I. B. Roberts Trophy, which was a bridle [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won the Shooting Competition at the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Sold 13 porkers and one baconer through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 27 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
The 13 porkers consisted of 1 sold at £1/8/-, 2 at £1/10/6, 6 at £1/13/6, and 4 at £1/12/6 per head; the one baconer for £2/10/- [5]
Attended his parents 25th Wedding Anniversary at their home in Waddy Forest on Wednesday night 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Accompanied his mother from Waddy Forest to Perth so she could receive medical attention on Thursday 25 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
After a short stay in Perth he returned to Waddy Forest, and his father proceeded to Perth to be with his mother [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
He was among those from Waddy Forest who travelled to Perth for the Perth Royal Show in October 1936 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Motored to Perth on 30 October 1936 and returned on Tuesday 3 November 1936 with the latest model Bedford truck [5: 6-Nov-1936]
His birthday was celebrated at the swimming dam on his father's Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5]
The dam was used exclusively for swimming and had change rooms on its banks and a landing down to the water [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Travelled to Perth on Saturday 19 December 1936 accompanied by Benjamin W. J. LAMPARD and Peter ROBERTS [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Returned to Waddy Forest with a new Hupmobile car on Thursday 11 February 1937 [5: 12-Feb-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of his uncle and aunt Guy & Maude GREENWOOD in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Motored to Perth on Tuesday 15 June 1937 and returned the following Thursday accompanied by his mother [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Farmer of Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest / Coorow [19] [90]
Farmer of 1,708 acres in Coorow being Lots M1291 and M1292 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
His father had purchased Lots M1291 and M1292 from the Midland Railway Company for £4,255 on 25 February 1921 [27]
Enlisted in the Australian Army in Coorow on 24 July 1941 [16]
Private W20307 in the Australian Army's 10 Garrison Battalion during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 10 February 1944 [16]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club 1944-1952 [0: images 04585, 04687]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1946 [150]
Married "Isa" Elizabeth Isabel WALLACE in Perth in 1948 [66]
Employed the services of local builder E. Clive HUNTER to build him a house [P320]
Steward of the Horses in Action section of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Tenth Annual Show in 1947 [150]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmer's Union of WA in 1950 [4: 18-Mar-1950]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer George MANNING on 2 February 1956 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
Resided in the Coorow district until his death in 1981 [1]
Father of Donald, Jean, Lila and Arthur [14]
Died 22 December 1981; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row G, Plot 7) [1]
Margaret Buchanan PAUL
Married Orsino Oliviero VANZETTI in Perth in 1935 [66]
Resided on Ytinchie Farm in Marchagee 1935-1939 [19]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Won 2nd prize for Snapdragons in the Flower section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Awarded both 1st and 2nd prizes for Decorated Cake at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Alexander Frederick PEAD
Prospector in Coorow 1909-1911 [50]
Clarice Lavinia PERRY
Born 6 April 1906 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia [P363]
Daughter of Bennett PERRY and "Maude" Alice Maude Matilda GREGORY [P363]
In 1908 her mother passed away, and in 1910 her father married her mother's sister Lila Gertrude May GREGORY [15] [54]
Her father was an Industrial Chemist and in 1909 joined the staff of Cuming Smith & Company Pty Ltd in Melbourne [P363]
Shifted with her father and stepmother to Western Australia in 1910 [P363]
Her father supervised the building of sulphuric acid and superphosphate works in WA and then managed them 1911-1933 [P363]
Resided with her parents at 26 Kenny Street in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [P363]
She was educated at Guildford Girls School in the Perth suburb of Guildford and at Perth College in Perth [P363]
Married "Arnold" Samuel Arnold RUDDUCK on 25 October 1927 at Saint Matthew's Church in the Perth suburb of Guildford [P363]
Resided on El Cala Farm in Coorow 1927-1948 and then on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1948-1962 [P363]
Her stepmother and aunt, late of Bassendean, passed away on 9 July 1928 and was buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth [2]
Won 2nd prizes for Marmalade, Bulbous Flowers and Lady's Spray at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1935 [5: 3-May-1935]
Exhibited in the Flower and Farm Produce sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5]
Received 2nd prizes for Artistically Arranged Vase of Flowers, Lady's Hand Bouquet, and Brown Hen Eggs [5: 3-May-1935]
Won 2nd for a Rainbow Cake in the Confectionary section of the Three Springs Agricultural Show on 19 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea for Miss Mary E. GREENWOOD at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Sent a wreath for the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Exhibited in the Flower, Vegetable, Preserves, Farm Produce, Poultry and Fancywork sections of the Coorow-Waddy Show in 1937 [5]
Won 1st and 2nd for Home Made Sweets; 1st for Stocks, Lady's Hand Bouquet and Parsnips; 2nd for Preserved Fruits, [5: 10-Sep-1937]
White Hen Eggs, Artificially Arranged Basket of Garden Flowers, female White Leghorn and Embroidered Tea/Supper Cloth [5]
She was a very active member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Country Women's Association [P363]
Resided in Coorow until her death in 1962 [2]
Mother of Alison and Wendy [P363]
Died 24 September 1962; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, Lawn 1, F108) [2]
George Edward PETERS
Born 20 November 1889 in England [16]
Farmhand in Koojan 1914-1916 [50]
Married Charity Cassandra PHILLIPS in Perth in 1916 [66]
Farmhand on Highfield Farm in Koojan 1917-1925 [50]
On 21 February 1925 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 948 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 948 acres was Lot M1272 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £687/10/5, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Farmer in Waddy Forest [19]
Sold 2 suckers at 12/4, 47 ewes at 15/4 and 26 ewes at 12/1 per head through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 2 October 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Sold 120 sheep through Elder Smith & Co Ltd with consignments to the Midland Market between September and November 1936: [5]
73 suckers (4 at 19/-, 37 at 18/-, 6 at 12/7, 17 at 12/4, 9 at 9/-), 44 lambs at 16/- and 3 ewes at 24/- [5: 11-Sep-1936, 16-Oct-1936, 13-Nov-1936]
On 20 January 1937 purchased the 1,000 acre Lot M1372 of Victoria Location 2023 in Waddy Forest from William G. FURNISS [3]
During January 1937 he purchased a new Chevrolet 6 sedan car [5: 15-Jan-1937]
Sold 65 sheep and 24 pigs through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at Midland Markets in May, July and August of 1937
The 65 sheep were 31 lambs (17 at 24/1, 14 at 20/1), 27 ewes at 2/10, 5 suckers at 22/4, and 2 wethers at 25/7 per head
The 24 pigs consisted of 11 porkers (1 at 49/6, 3 at 38/-, 2 at 30/6, 5 at 26/6), 2 choppers (1 at 46/-, 1 at 45/-),
2 baconers (1 at 68/-, 1 at 63/6), 2 weaners at 22/6, and 7 slips (2 at 20/6, 5 at 26/6) [5: 28-May-1937, 9-Jul-1937, 20-Aug-1937]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Private in the local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
In 1954 his 1,948 acres of farmland in Waddy Forest was transferred into his son Ronald's name [3]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [2]
Father of Ronald, Eric and Audrey [P84]
Died 26 May 1964; ashes dispersed at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
John Stephen PETERS
Born 11 May 1981 [45]
Son of "Steve" Stephen PETERS and Teina Margaret WALDECK [45]
Resided with his parents on farmland in Coorow [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Osborne Park [2]
Died 20 December 2006; ashes interred Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA (Banksia Court, Reflection Wall, W1, 5) [2]
"Ron" Ronald Llewellyn PETERS
Born 18 January 1917 in Perth, Western Australia [16]
Son of George Edward PETERS and Charity Cassandra PHILLIPS [16] [19] [66]
Student at the Waddy Forest State School [P32]
Farmer with his father in Waddy Forest [19]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Attended Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD's wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Resided in Waddy Forest until enlisting in the Australian Army on 22 January 1943 [16]
Corporal WX37252 in the Australian Army's Fremantle Fortress Company during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 17 April 1944 [16]
Married Reita May TRAINER in Perth in 1945 [66]
In 1954 his father's 1948 acres of farmland in Waddy Forest and Winchester was transferred into his name [3]
948 acres was Lot M1272 of Victoria Location 2023 in Waddy Forest [3]
The remaining 1000 acres was Lot M1372 of Victoria Location 2023 in Winchester [3]
Employed the services of local builder E. Clive HUNTER to build him a house [P320]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [2]
Father of Margaret, Alan, Shirley and Sylvia [14]
Died 20 June 2000; buried Guildford Cemetery, Guildford, WA (Anglican, E, 32) [2]
Sylvia May PETERS
Born 1953 [14]
Daughter of Ronald Llewellyn PETERS and Reita May TRAINER [14]
Resided with her parents in Coorow in 1953 [1]
Died 17 December 1953 in Coorow; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row E, Plot 10) [1]
Officiating minister at her funeral was Rev. PATRICK and the undertaker G. E. & R. M. KAISER, both of Three Springs [1]
Robert PETTIT
Farmer in Marchagee in 1905 and 1906 [50]
Herbert Edwin PHILLIS
Manager of Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1912-1914 [50]
William Henry PICKERING
Farmhand in Coorow 1929-1931 [19] [50]
Eleanor Wylde PIERCY
Born 13 June 1886 in Magill, South Australia [55]
Daughter of Frederich PIERCY and Emma SILVER [55]
Married Lawrence Alexander Richard BRYANT in Perth in 1921 [66]
Resided on farmland in Coorow 1921-1925 [19] [44]
Assisted the Coorow Hall Committee with the Official Opening of the Coorow Agricultural Hall on 1 February 1923 [9: 23-Feb-1923]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe [2]
Died 26 April 1962; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZS, 211) [2]
James PITTS
Contractor on Waddy Waddy Farm in Coorow 1911-1913 [19] [50]
Labourer in Arrino in 1913 and 1914 [50]
Charles Henry PLANK
Labourer in Coorow in 1914 [19]
Farmer in Coorow 1914-1917 [50]
Edward PLANT
Labourer in Coorow 1911-1914 [19] [50]
Farmer in Gunyidi in 1921 [19]
Dulcie Mavis POLKINGHORNE
Resided in Waddy Forest in 1931 and 1932 [19] [50]
In 1931 her address was care of Waddy Forest farmer Kenneth E. JONES [50]
Ernest Gamble PRINCE
Farmer in Gunyidi 1911-1922 [19] [50]
Harold Taylor PRINCE
Farmer in Gunyidi 1911-1913 [19] [50]
Lizzie PRINCE
Housekeeper in Gunyidi 1917-1922 [50]
Dorothy May PRINGLE
Married Henry DAY in 1923 [66]
Resided with her husband in a tent on Malcolm L. PATTON's Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest in 1923 and 1924 [151: page 99]
In late 1923 she gave birth to a daughter named Jessie on Donald MCDONALD's Waddy Waddy Farm in Waddy Forest [151]
Their daughter died at the age of 17 days on 12 January 1924 and was buried on Lot M1293 of Donald MCDONALD's farm [151]
Resided with her husband in Waddy Forest / Coorow until 1927 [19]
Ada PRIOR
Born 15 June 1884 [14] in England [90]
Married George HUTCHCRAFT in 1904 in London, England [21]
Along with husband George and son Reginald departed London, England on the Osterley [70]
Arrived on the Osterley in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 27 January 1910 [70]
Obviously returned to England as her son Cyril was born there in 1922 [16]
Resided on Sandringham Farm in Coorow, Western Australia 1925-1949 [19]
After spending nine days at the Carnamah Private Hospital she was discharged on Tuesday 17 November 1936 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Following her husband's death in early 1949 [1] she resided in Carnamah [19]
Resided in Carnamah from 1949 to 1965 [19]
In 1965 she was living at 7 Railway Avenue, Carnamah [19]
Resided in her later years at Nazareth House in Geraldton, where she died in her 85th year [1]
Mother of Reginald and Cyril [14]
Died 7 March 1969 in Geraldton; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row S, Plot 2) [1]
William Alfred PURCELL
Born 1882 in Dongara, Western Australia [15]
Son of William PURCELL and Ruth BROWNING [15]
Railway Labourer in Marchagee in 1903 [50]
Farmer in Marchagee in 1905 and 1906 [50]
Railway Fettler in Carnamah 1908-1910 [19]
Married Jean BRYCE in 1909 [66]
RRR
Mrs Agnes Lydia RAINS
Wife of Arthur Lloyd RAINS; see Agnes Lydia NICHOL
Arthur Lloyd RAINS
Born 1903 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of Albert George RAINS and Margaret BASSETT [15]
Married Agnes Lydia NICHOL in Perth in 1927 [66]
Farmer of Calecona Farm in Marchagee [5: 2-Oct-1936] [19]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Secretary of the Sports organised for the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Signatory to a letter sent in January 1934 expressing confidence in the Carnamah Road Board and its South Member [5: 19-Jan-1934]
Attended the Inaugural Sale of the North Midlands Stud Stockbreeders Association in Carnamah on Friday 18 September 1936 [5]
At the Inaugural Sale purchased six Border Leicester rams at 5½ guineas per head from LEISHMAN Bros of Winchester [5: 2-Oct-1936]
In November 1936 sold 36 lambs through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market - 17 at 14/7, 16 at 9/4, 3 at 6/11 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Sold 129 sheep at Midland Market in April 1937 - 16 at 22/1, 16 at 19/10, 26 at 18/10, 19 at 16/7, 23 at 15/7, 29 at 15/1 [5: 9-Apr-1937]
Private W72061 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the First World War [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of South Perth [2]
Died 8 November 1983; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Presbyterian, CA, 473) [2]
Albert Fenton RAMSAY
Teamster on Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi in 1921 [50]
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1932-1943 [19]
Attended the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Mrs Bernice Louise RANDELL
Wife of Owen Penrhyn RANDELL; see Bernice Louise HIGGS
Ernest Arthur RANDELL
Born 1873 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of George RANDELL and Mary Louisa SMITH [15]
Married Elizabeth HALLIDAY in 1894 in Perth [15]
Farmer in Gunyidi [19]
He owned 1,374 acres of farm land in Gunyidi, consisting of Victoria Locations 3978, 3979, 5801 and 5876 [3]
His two sons, in partnership as Randell Bros, owned 3,973 acres of farmland in Gunyidi and had a lease for a further 567 acres [3]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Sold four bales of wool through Elder Smith & Co at 14½d. per pound in October 1933 [5: 13-Oct-1933]
In 1936 the farm of "Randell Bros" in Gunyidi was leased to Francesco VANZETTI [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Resided in Gunyidi until his death in 1938 [2]
Father of Vernon Eric and Owen Penrhyn [15]
Died 12 May 1938; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Congregational, AA, 189) [2]
Gillian Penrhyn RANDELL
Resided in Gunyidi until her death in 1950 [1]
Died 18 April 1950 in Gunyidi; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row E, Plot 14) [1]
Mrs Gladys Victoria RANDELL
Wife of Vernon Eric RANDELL; see Gladys Victoria LAWSON
Owen Penrhyn RANDELL
Born 22 April 1899 in Perth, Western Australia [16]
Son of Ernest Arthur RANDELL and Elizabeth HALLIDAY [15]
Farmer in Gunyidi 1921-1968 [19]
Initially listed as the farmer of Meelyah Farm and later as the farmer of Chiarcona Farm [19]
Himself and his brother Vernon owned in partnership as "Randell Bros" 3,973 acres of farmland in Gunyidi [3]
Their 3,973 acres of Gunyidi farmland consisted of Victoria Locations 7351, 5653, 3307, 7099, 7100 and 7124 [3]
Played in the Moora Cricket Association's cricket team at Country Week Cricket in Perth in March 1921 [10: 4-Mar-1921]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Married Bernice Louise HIGGS in Perth in 1932 [66]
In 1932 had licensed with the Carnamah District Road Board a Chevrolet car with license plate CA-65 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Committee Member of the Sports organised for the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
In 1936 the farm of "Randell Bros" in Gunyidi was leased to Francesco VANZETTI [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Private W72071 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Parkerville [2]
Died 18 July 1970; memorised at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Cassia Court, Niche Wall, W15, 30) [2]
Vernon Eric RANDELL
Born 1895 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of Ernest Arthur RANDELL and Elizabeth HALLIDAY [15]
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1921-1933 [19]
Himself and his brother Owen owned in partnership as "Randell Bros" 3,973 acres of farmland in Gunyidi [3]
Their 3,973 acres of Gunyidi farmland consisted of Victoria Locations 7351, 5653, 3307, 7099, 7100 and 7124 [3]
Played in the Moora Cricket Association's cricket team at Country Week Cricket in Perth in March 1921 [10: 4-Mar-1921]
Married Gladys Victoria LAWSON in Perth in 1923 [66]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Supplied the music for a dance at the Gunyidi School on 29 October 1932 with a gramophone and an electric amplifier [5: 4-Nov-1932]
The dance had been organised by a committee headed by his wife [5: 4-Nov-1932]
In 1936 the farm of "Randell Bros" in Gunyidi was leased to Francesco VANZETTI [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Mrs Mary Ann RANKIN
Widow of Walter James RANKIN; see Mary Ann MANNING
"Betty" Elizabeth Mary READ
Born C.1913 [2]
Daughter of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Along with her parents and siblings departed London, England on the steamship Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
They arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on the Esperance Bay on 5 January 1923 [70]
Resided with her parents on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow 1923- [P66]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Attended the evening in honour of Mr & Mrs BIRMINGHAM of Perth at the home of Harry EDWARDS on 27 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
During mid February 1937 she was absent from Coorow on account of spending a holiday in Perth [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Won 2nd for Best Worked Undergarment in the Fancy Work section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Steward of the Cookery section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Shows for many years [P4]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Redcliffe [2]
Died 30 May 2008; privately cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth; ashes scattered on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow [P253]
A Memorial Service was held at Saint Matthew's Anglican Church in the Perth suburb of Guildford on Thursday 19 June 2008 [P253]
Mrs Grace Emily READ
Wife of John READ; see Grace Emily SHEARS
Joan Ellen READ
Born 1906 in Middlesex, England [21]
Daughter of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Departed London, England with her parents on the Esperance Bay and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
Along with her parents and siblings resided in Fremantle for three months and then moved to prospective farmland in Coorow [P66]
Resided with her parents onon Tokyngton Farm in Coorow [P66]
Exhibited in the Poultry and Vegetable sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 8 September 1932 [5]
Received 1st prizes for female Black Orpington and Pair of Turkeys and 2nd prize for Potatoes [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 1st prize for Lady's Hand Bouquet and 2nd for Brown Hen Eggs and Garden Flowers at the Coorow Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Won 1st prize for Half Dozen Photographs and 2nd for Garden Flowers at the 1935 Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Attended the evening in honour of Mr & Mrs BIRMINGHAM of Perth at the home of Harry EDWARDS on 27 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Exhibited in the Amateur Photography and Flower sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5]
Awarded 1st prize for Half Dozen Snaps in the Photography section and as a result won the Mrs P. T. Morcombe Trophy [5]
Won 1st prize for Bowl of Garden Flowers which also received 1st prize for Best Exhibit in the Flower section [5]
In the Flower section also received 2nd prizes for Collection of Garden Flowers and for Vase of Garden Flowers [5]
Attended the Show Ball held during the evening at the Coorow Hall dressed in blue and white floral silk voile [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1937 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Exhibited in the Fancy Work and Flower sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Won 2nd for Novelty Article in Wool, 12 Pansies, and Collection of Garden Flowers with Iceland Poppies "of outstanding merit" [5]
Married "Dave" David James McCANN in Perth in 1947 [66]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [2]
Died 6 November 1994; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn 2, Rose Memorial, GGD, 16) [2]
John READ
Born 1873 in Wembley, Middlesex, England [20] [21]
Son of Thomas READ and Emma WHITE [P66]
Resided with his parents on the 255 acre Wembley Farm near the village of Wembley in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England [20]
Following his father's death in 1877 his mother appears to have disposed of or sub-leased about 200 acres of Wembley Farm [20] [21]
His mother was the farmer of a downsized portion of Wembley Farm, under the name of Elm Tree Farm [20]
From 1881 to 1901 was living with his sister Emily and their widowed mother on the 56 acre Elm Tree Farm in Wembley [20]
In 1881 was a scholar and in 1891 was working as a Clerk in the tea trade, however by 1901 was working on Elm Tree Farm [20]
Served in the Boer War in 1900 [P66]
Farmer in Wembley, Middlesex, England on land that had been farmed by his family since the reign of Henry VIII [P66]
Married Grace Emily SHEARS in 1906 in Middlesex, England [21]
Along with his wife and their children departed London, England on the steamship Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
Arrived on the steamship Esperance Bay in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
They resided in Fremantle for a few months during which time he sought out farmland [P66]
On 13 March 1923 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,165 acres of farmland in Coorow [27]
The farmland had previously belonged to Joseph GOODHILL, who had taken it up in January 1921 [27]
The farm's 1,165 acres consisted of Lots M968, M969, M1235 and M1236 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Named the farm Tokyngton after a Church they had lived near in England [P66]
Farmer of Tokyngton Farm in Coorow 1923-1959 [P66]
Purchased a locally bred horse named Ghandi from J. J. Alford SPICER of Lot 35 Station Street in Coorow in the 1920s [P66]
On 30 May 1925 increased his farm to a 1397 acres with the purchase of the 232 acre Lot M1564 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Lot M1564 was also purchased from the Midland Railway Company and cost £127, payable by instalments over seven years [27]
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son in 1928 [53]
In 1932 was the owner of a Ford truck containing the license plate CA-297 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Foundation Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1932-1937 [4: 9-Apr-1932] [5: 13-Mar-1936] [150]
Provided rails for the sheep pens at the Society's Annual Show in 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 2nd prizes for Merino Ram (strong wool) and Merino Ewe (strong wool) in the Sheep section [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 1st for Sheaves of Green Oats for Hay; and 2nd for Collection of Fodder Plants and Sheaves of Green Wheat for Grain [5]
On 27 June 1933 hosted the Coorow-Waddy Forest Progress Association's Sheep Demonstration on his farm [5: 9-Jun-1933, 16-Jun-1933]
Won 1st prize for a Border Leicester Merino Cross Fleece at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
In October 1933 sold eight bales of wool through Elder Smith & Co for 14½d. per pound [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Purchased two stud Koonoona stud rams and 28 stud ewes from A. E. GRANT of Geraldton in November 1933 [5: 10-Nov-1933]
In January 1934 purchased a new Commer truck from Milton & Son of Coorow [5: 19-Jan-1934]
Purchased horses and sundries at the clearing sale held on Lightfoot & Son's farm in Carnamah on Friday 2 March 1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934]
In mid 1934 purchased three Koonoona stud rams from P. D. Ferguson of Warrengabbie in Barberton [5: 8-Jun-1934]
Exhibited in the Vegetable, Photography, Poultry, Sheep and Wool sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5]
Awarded 1st prizes for Potatoes, Half Dozen Photos, female Black Opington, Muscovy duck and 2nd for Muscovy Drake [5]
Received 1st for Three Merino Ewes Under 1½ years and 2nd for a Strong Wool Merino Fleece [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Came equal second in the Fallow Competition conducted by the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1934 [5: 22-Feb-1935]
Exhibited in the Vegetables, Wool, Pig, Poultry sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won 1st prize for Radishes, and 2nd for Swedes, Onions, Potatoes, Best Fleece, Two Porkers, and female Black Orpington [5]
Advertised in October 1935 that he had thirty Black Orpington roosters aged about twelve months for sale for 2/6 each [5: 4 & 11-Oct-1935]
Sold 6 suckers at 15/7 per head, 1 sucker for 6/7 and 14 shorn ewes and wethers at 7/1 per head on 8 October 1935 [5: 11-Oct-1935]
Sold 14 bales of wool through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 28 October 1935 - 10 bales at 15d. and four at 14½d., per pound [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Through Elder Smith & Co Ltd sold six baconers on 27 November 1935 - two at £2/10/- and four at £2/8/6 per head [5: 29-Nov-1935]
With a plot of Merredin wheat came 3rd in the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's 50-acre Crop competition in 1935 [5: 20-Dec-1935]
Sold 35 shorn ewes through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 15 January 1936 - 18 at 11/7 per head and 17 at 8/10 per head [5: 17-Jan-1936]
When opening a gate on his farm a piece of wire snapped off and pierced the top of his eyelid went into his eye [5: 7 & 14-Feb-1936]
He was admitted to the Saint John of God Hospital in Perth where treatment was unsuccessful, and the eye had to be removed [5]
He was discharged from hospital and returned to Coorow in late February 1936 [5: 28-Feb-1936]
Sold 70 wethers (7 at 15/1, 9 at 14/10, 37 at 12/7, 17 at 9/10), 2 wethers at 14/10, and 1 ram at 12/- on 22 April 1936 [5: 24-Apr-1936]
In early August 1936 purchased a new McCormick Deering tractor from Carnamah agent W. George MULLIGAN [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 6-Nov-1936, 20-Aug-1937]
Exhibited in the Poultry, Grain & Fodder and Vegetable sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5]
Won 2nd prizes for female Black Orpington and Bronzewing Turkey; and received both 1st and 2nd for Brown Oats [5]
Awarded 1st prizes for Turnips and Potatoes, and 2nd prizes for Radishes and Collection of Vegetables [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Sold a pig baconer for £2/18/6 through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on Wednesday 7 October 1936 [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Sold three steers at £6/9/2 and one cow at £4/17/6 through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 3 March 1937 [5: 5-Mar-1937]
Presented the trophies at the Waddy Forest Tennis Club's Presentation Dance in Waddy Forest in June 1937 [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Sold 17 pigs at Midland Market in 1937 - 1 chopper at £5/7/6, 9 baconers (3 at £4/1/-, 6 at £3/15/-), 7 porkers at £2/8/6 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Donated £1/1/- to the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1937 [150]
Steward of the Cattle and Poultry sections at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1937 [150]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Wool and Vegetable sections of the Show and won four 1st and two 2nd prizes [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Won 1st and 2nd for Three Merino Ewes under 1½ years and Strong Wool Merino Fleece; and 1st for Best Fleece and Pie Melon [5]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Father of Joan, John, Elizabeth and Thomas [P66]
Passed away at the age of 85 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs [1]
Died 14 July 1959 in Three Springs; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row F, Plot 11) [14]
John Shears READ
Born 14 January 1908 in Wembley, Middlesex, England [16]
Son of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Departed London, England with his parents on the steamship Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
They arrived on the steamship Esperance Bay in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
Resided with parents in Fremantle for three months before shifting to Coorow [P66]
Resided with parents on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow [P66]
Farmed Tokyngton Farm with his father and took over the running of the farm following his father's death [P66]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club 1928-1937 [4: 3-Nov-1928, 13-Dec-1930, 11-Jan-1936, 19-Mar-1937]
On Sunday 28 October 1928 played in the first ever cricket match of the Coorow and Districts Cricket Association [4: 3-Nov-1928]
Came 2nd in the Apple & Bucket and Melon Races in the Horse Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
He was among those who attended the official opening of the East Marchagee Hall in Marchagee on 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Provider of music at the Anglican Church Bazaar and Dance at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 18 November 1933 [5: 24-Nov-1933]
On Saturday 7 April 1934 he played the Banjo at the Coorow Anglican Church's Dance held at the Coorow Hall [5: 13-Apr-1934]
Came 2nd in the Gents Hunter Over Hurdles in the Ring Events of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Played the drums for the dancing which followed the Children's Fancy Dress Ball in Coorow on Saturday 6 July 1935 [5: 12-Jul-1935]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Musician at the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall held after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club 1935-1956 [5: 1-Nov-1935, 20-Aug-1937] [4: 14-Sep-1956]
Represented the Coorow Rifle Club at the annual shoot for the Shearn Cup in Mingenew on Sunday 20 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
In 1936 won one of the Club's Spoon Shoots, which he received at the Club's Annual Ball on 28 November 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Won the Trophy for the Summer Aggregate in 1937, which he received Club's at the Presentation Ball on 10 July 1937 [5: 16-Jul-1937]
Member of the committee who organised the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Came 2nd in the High Jump at the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Won the High Jump and Putting the Shot at the Athletic Sports Meeting at Maley Park in Coorow on 1 January 1936 [5: 3-Jan-1936]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Played for the defeated "The Rest" in a cricket match against Carnamah in Coorow on Sunday 22 March 1936 [5: 27-Mar-1936]
Attended the evening in honour of Mr & Mrs BIRMINGHAM of Perth at the home of Harry EDWARDS on 27 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range in Three Springs on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 6 December 1936 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
Won the Shot Putt at the Sports Meeting at Maley Park in Coorow on Boxing Day 26 December 1936 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Part of an overland trip to the uninhabited coast at Jurien Bay, which departed on Monday 15 February 1937 [5: 26-Feb-1937]
The 12 other members of the party were Angus A. N. MCGILP of Waddy Forest; and William A. T. SARGENT of Carnamah; [5]
Frank R. BRYANT, Walter G. FENNELL, W. Frank FENNELL and C. Jock BRAYNT of Marchagee; Baxter D. BOTHE, [5]
William J. GAUNT, Donald S. GRANT, David TODD, Fred BINGHAM and George HUTCHCRAFT of Coorow [5]
They travelled in two trucks and two cars and from Moora they drove over 54 miles of road and 30 miles of sand [5]
They erected a shed and tables and were able to get good reception on a wireless Fred BINGHAM had taken along [5]
They took a boat with them and fished every day, and paid a visit to caves situated nine miles from their camp at Jurien Bay [5]
The party also visited Sandy Cape and North Head and after an enjoyable stay returned home on Friday 19 February 1937 [5]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of Toc H in 1937 [5: 2 & 16-Jul-1937]
Played the part of Mrs Puddicombe in the play "The Wrong Flat" at the Toc H's Social at the Coorow Hall on 24 June 1937 [5]
Wrote a letter of appreciation to the Carnamah District Road Board in thanks for the free use of the Coorow Hall for the Social [5]
Attended the Kitchen Tea for Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD at the Waddy Forest Hall on 31 July 1937 [5: 6-Aug-1937]
On behalf of the young people of the district he presented a collection of kitchen utensils to the soon to be married couple [5]
With his brother Tom and William H. JOHNS rode on horseback through virgin bush from Coorow to Green Head in the 1930s [P361]
The three of them made the trek to establish a track from Coorow to the coast [P361]
At that time wild horses traversed the country and drank at three freshwater springs just before the rocky limestone hill [P361]
Presided over the meeting in Coorow to discuss constructing a road from Coorow to the coast on 11 September 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Foundation Member of the Coorow Coast Road Finance Committee in 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1937-1939 [150]
One of the Stewards in charge of the Horse Events section of the 1937 Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Show [150]
Organised the 1939 Waddy Forest Community Concert which was held in the Waddy Forest Hall on 13 May 1939 [0: image 03794]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Defence Unit in 1941 [4: 29-Mar-1941]
Corporal in the local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Society and Patriotic Funds Committee in 1945 [0: image 04319]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1946-1951 [150] [4: 7-Apr-1951]
Ringmaster of the Ring Events section of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Tenth Annual Show in 1947 [150]
Served on the North Midlands Anglican Church Vestry 1948-1952 [167]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmers' Union of WA in 1951 [4: 7-Apr-1951]
Sounded the Last Post and Reveille at the 1952 Anzac Service in Coorow [0: image 04648]
Secretary of the Coorow Coast Road Association in 1957 [4: 15-Mar-1957]
Officiated as Master of Ceremonies (M.C.) at many and numerous functions held in Coorow [P66]
Also regularly played the drums and cornet at some of the dances and balls held in Coorow [P66]
Resided in Coorow on Tokyngton Farm from 1923 until his death, passing away at home on the farm [P66] [1] [90]
Died 3 November 1968 in Coorow WA; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah WA (Row T, Plot 1) [1]
John Thomas READ
Stockman on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1941-1947 [19]
Stockman in Arrino in 1950 [19]
"Tom" Thomas Ingram READ
Born 29 July 1914 in Wembley, Middlesex, England [16]
Son of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Departed London, England with parents on the Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
Arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
Resided with his parents in Fremantle for three months before shifting to Coorow [P66]
Resided with his parents on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow, and later on his own Minganooka Farm in Coorow [P66]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1928-29 and 1929-30 [4: 2-Feb-1929, 20-Dec-1930]
He was among those who attended the official opening of the East Marchagee Hall in Marchagee on 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Purchased 2,311 acres (Victoria Location 3257, 3267 and 4363) in Marchagee from Griffith G. JOHN on 1 January 1934 [3]
Came 2nd in the Under 25-years Sheep Judging Competition at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 30-Aug-1935]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club 1935-1937 [5: 1-Nov-1935, 4-Sep-1936, 28-May-1937]
In 1936 he won The Summer Aggregate and two of six spoon shoots, which he received at the Club's Annual Ball [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
In April 1936 he had a 5-furrow heavy disc plough for sale, which had been used by the Carnamah District Road Board [5]
He wrote to the Carnamah District Road Board to see if they were interested in buying the plough [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social Evening & Play Presentation at the Carnamah Hall on 17 June 1936 [5: 19-Jun-1936]
Competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range in Three Springs on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 6 December 1936 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
With his brother John and William H. JOHNS rode on horseback through virgin bush from Coorow to Green Head in the 1930s [P361]
The three of them made the trek to establish a track from Coorow to the coast [P361]
At that time wild horses traversed the country and drank at three freshwater springs just before the rocky limestone hill [P361]
On 4 August 1937 was riding a horse and through the animal falling his foot became caught in the stirrup iron [4: 7-Aug-1937]
He was taken to the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs where it was found he had broken a bone near his ankle [4]
Subsequently transferred to the Carnamah Private Hospital for a few days before returning home to rest, in plaster [4]
Steward in charge of the Wool section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1937 [150]
Attended the meeting in Coorow to discuss constructing a direct road from Coorow to the coast on 11 September 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Member of the Coorow Home Guard in 1941 [4: 9-Aug-1941]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Married Dulice Jean FOWLER on 25 September 1943 [209]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmers' Union of Western Australia in 1951 [4: 7-Apr-1951]
Founding Councillor of the Coorow Shire Council in 1962, and President of the Coorow Shire Council 1976-1988 [284]
Served on the Coorow Shire Council representing the West/Eganu Ward 1962-1988, and was a local Justice of the Peace [284]
Resided on his Minganooka Farm in Coorow until his death in 1992 [1]
Father of Ross, John and Debra [P253]
Passed away at the age of 78 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs [1]
Died 16 October 1992 in Three Springs WA; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah WA (Row T, Plot 15) [1]
Mrs Dulcie REDDELL
Resided in Marchagee in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Thomas Alfred REDDELL
Farmer of the Marchagee Estate in Marchagee in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Mrs Jane Moir REDHALL
Wife of "Joe" William Joseph REDHALL; see Jane Moir WILSON
Joseph REDHALL
Born 5 March 1924 in Renmark, South Australia [55]
Son of "Joe" William Joseph REDHALL and Jane Moir WILSON [55]
Resided with his parents in Waddy Forest, Western Australia 1926-1933 [5] [19] [34]
Along with his mother and siblings left Coorow on Monday 6 October 1933 [5: 10-Nov-1933]
Resided of late in Mount Helena [2]
Died 30 June 1975; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 7, 18) [2]
"Joe" William Joseph REDHALL
Born 1899 in Derby, Derbyshire, England [20] [21]
Son of Joseph REDHALL and Caroline BRIGGS [20] [21]
His parents married in 1889, however towards the end of 1890 his father died at the age of 22 years [21]
In 1891 himself and his mother were living with his maternal grandmother Alice BRIGGS in Saint Werburgh, Derbyshire [20]
His mother married James LABAN in 1895 and it appears as though he may have gone to live with his paternal grandparents [20] [21]
In 1901 he was living with his grandparents Joseph and Sarah REDHALL at 81 Peet Street in Derby, Derbyshire, England [20]
Married Jane Moir WILSON on 5 December 1914 at Saint Augustine's Church in Renmark, South Australia [55]
Himself and his wife arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on the Largs Bar on 11 December 1924 after a trip to England [70]
On 14 October 1925 purchased from the Midland Railway Co 1,031 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest, Western Australia [27]
The 1,031 acres was Lot M1294 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £773/13/6 (15/- per acre), payable by instalments [27]
Farmer in Waddy Forest via Coorow 1926-1933 [5] [19] [34]
His daughter Vera was the Most Humorous Girl as a "Witch" at the Children's Fancy Dress Ball in Coorow in July 1933 [4: 29-Jul-1933]
Attended and rendered humorous items at the R.S.L. Smoke Social and Friends Night in Carnamah on 27 August 1932 [5: 2-Sep-1932]
Rendered a recitation at the farewell to Geoffrey K. RYDER at the Carnamah Town Hall on 10 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
His daughters Ruby, Elsie and Vera won prizes at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended the Valedictory Dinner tendered to Alexander B. GLOSTER at the Coorow Hotel on Monday 3 July 1933 [5: 7-Jul-1933]
During the second week of October 1933 he stayed at the Carnamah Hotel in Carnamah [5: 13-Oct-1933]
In mid October 1933 he sold his farm in Waddy Forest to neighbouring farmer Phillip T. MORCOMBE [5: 13-Oct-1933]
The sale of his farm was effected through the agency of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Attended and sang a song at the R.S.L. Reunion Dinner held in Morawa on Saturday 28 October 1933 [5: 3-Nov-1933]
Himself and his wife attended a Valedictory Social held in their honour at the Coorow Hall on Friday 20 October 1933 [5: 3-Nov-1933]
At the Valedictory Social, at which residents of Coorow and Waddy bid them farewell, they were presented with a case of cutlery [5]
His wife and children left Coorow on Monday 6 October 1933 and after finalising business he left a short time later [5: 10-Nov-1933]
Orchardist in Mount Helena in 1935 [6]
Father of Jean, Elsie, Ruby, Vera and Joseph [55]
Colin REED
Born 27 November 1924 in Kadina, South Australia [16]
Son of Frank Gordon REED and Lily Maud RODDA [205]
Grew up on Reedsdale Farm in Port Neill, South Australia [205]
Farmed Reedsdale Farm in Port Neill with his parents and brothers, which was done with horses until 1939 and then by tractor [205]
Enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in Adelaide on 15 June 1943 [16]
Leading Aircraftman 140599 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 1 Operational Training Unit during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 20 November 1945 [16]
Left Port Neill with his parents in January 1949 and shifted to Mamboobie Farm in Marchagee, Western Australia [205]
Farmer in Coorow [19]
Married Loris Elaine DOWNES on 23 April 1955 [205]
Later resided in Mundijong [45]
Prison Warden at Karnet Prison Farm [45] [205]
Member of the WA Prison Officers Union [45]
Father of Frank, Trish, Ann-Maree, Kim and Colin [45]
Died 24 May 2006 at his home in Mundijong; buried Jarrahdale Cemetery, Jarrahdale in a grave-side service on 30 May 2006 [45]
Margaret RETALLACK
Born 1882 in Saint Keverne, Cornwall, England [20] [21]
Daughter of farmer Charles RETALLACK and "Minnie" Mary WILLIAMS [20] [21]
She was one of ten children with siblings Jane, Thomas, Ada, Henry, Philip, James, Grace, William and Francis [20]
In 1891 was living with her parents and siblings at Tulamean and in 1901 at Chyreene in Saint Keverne, Cornwall, England [20]
Married "Fred" Frederick William ROBERTS in 1903 in Cornwall, England [21]
Her husband departed London, England on the steamship Orontes for Fremantle, Western Australia on 28 February 1913 [203]
Along with their three children she departed London, England on the steamship Orama on 10 October 1913 [203]
They arrived on the steamship Orama in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 November 1913 [70]
In 1916 and 1917 they were living at 68 Hare Street, Piccadilly in Kalgoorlie [50]
Resided on Treverry Farm in Waddy Forest 1927-1930 [19]
Attended the Ball after the Three Springs Races on Thursday 11 April 1929 in a dress of black sequined georgette [4: 20-Apr-1929]
Later resided in Keysbrook, between Mundijong and Pinjarra [2]
Mother of Montague, Olive and Beresford [203]
Died 16 November 1962; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZK, 610) [2]
Mrs Cereeda Grace REUDAVEY
Resided in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1911-1914 [19] [50]
Resided in Jibberding 1915-1922 [50]
Henry Richard REUDAVEY
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1911-1939 [19]
Lilian Sarah REYNOLDS
Born 1887 in Wigston, Leicestershire, England [20] [21]
Daughter of boot sawer Gregory REYNOLDS and Betsy WOLLATT [20] [21]
In 1891 was living with her parents at 18 Norfolk Street in Saint Mary, Leicestershire, England [20]
Married Fred BINGHAM in 1911 in Leicestershire, England [21]
Herself and her husband resided in Wannamal, Western Australia in 1912 and 1913 [114: page 95]
Resided with her husband Fred BINGHAM in Coorow, where he was initially a Fettler and later a Storekeeper [19]
Guaranteed to contribute to the teacher's salary if the attendance at the Coorow State School fell below eight students in 1919 [215]
Signatory to a letter sent to the Director of Education by Mrs Annie M. BATTERSBY of Coorow on 14 March 1921 [215]
The letter complained about the sporadic nature, including too many closed days, in which the Coorow State School was run [215]
Assisted the Coorow Hall Committee with the Official Opening of the Coorow Agricultural Hall on 1 February 1923 [9: 23-Feb-1923]
In 1932 they owned a Ford Runabout car registered with the Carnamah District Road Board with license plate CA-307 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1933, 1935 and 1937 [5: 23-Dec-1932, 3-May-1935, 20-Nov-1936]
Travelled form Coorow on a visit to Perth in early November 1933 [5: 10-Nov-1933]
She was among those who attended the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Won 1st prize for Roses and 2nd for Carnations in the Flower section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Donated a trophy to the associated of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935, which was won by Miss Mary ROBERTS [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG 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]
Herself and her husband returned to Coorow after a vacation in Perth on Thursday 20 February 1936 [5: 14 & 28-Feb-1936]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Malcolm L. and Irene S. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Donated the trophy for the Fancy Work section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended the Ball after the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 dressed in blue metal run crepe [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Herself and her husband departed Coorow on Sunday 10 January 1937 for a fortnight long holiday in Perth [5: 15-Jan-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
She was among the 80 who attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social Evening at the Carnamah Hall on 25 June 1937 [5: 2-Jul-1937]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea for Miss Mary E. GREENWOOD at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Attended Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD's wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Sent a wreath for the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Hollywood [2]
Mother of Ivy Lilian and Evelyn Annie [215]
Died 4 October 1973; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 9N, 61) [2]
"Ted" Edward Thompson RHODES
Born 10 August 1907 in Eton, Berkshire, England [16]
Departed London, England on the Ormonde and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 19 February 1929 [63]
Farmhand in Coorow and then Marchagee 1930-1940 [19]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1929-30 and 1930-31 [4: 19-Oct-1929, 13-Dec-1930]
In 1930 he was working on the farm of Robert WALLACE in Coorow [50]
Won the Cigarette Race at the East Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports at the Meelyah Reserve on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Came 3rd in the 75 Yards Sprint at the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Attended the farewell to Josephine M. FITZGERALD at the Carnamah Hotel on Saturday evening 27 March 1937 [5: 2-Apr-1937]
Competed in the Carnamah Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament at Centenary Park in Carnamah in March 1937 [5: 2-Apr-1937]
Resided in Marchagee until enlisting in the Australian Army on 4 December 1940 [16]
Lance Sergeant WX9624 in the Australian Army's 184 Australian Supply Depot Platoon during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 14 January 1947 [16]
Farmer of Southcroft Farm in Winchester / Waddy Forest 1951-1970 [3] [19]
His farm was 2,567 acres in size, which was a portion of Victoria Location 9971 on the Waddy Estate [3]
Obtained the telephone in 1961 - was telephone number Carnamah East 205 from 1961 to 1968 [60]
Later resided in the outer Perth suburb of Viveash [2]
Died 28 may 1981; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC, Garden of Remembrance, 24, 292) [2]
Myra Mary RICE
Born 1901 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Edward Thomas RICE and Jane BASSETT [15]
Married "Jack" William John MELVIN in Perth in 1927 [66]
Resided with her husband on Melsom Farm in Coorow 1927-1952 [3] [19]
Won 1st prizes for Turnips and Best Collection of Jams at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
At the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 7 September 1933 won a 2nd prize for Pastry in the Confectionary section [5: 15-Sep-1933]
In May 1934 a Miss R. LEESON spent a holiday staying with her in Coorow [5: 18-May-1934]
Won the Guessing Weight of Sheep at the Sports Meeting at Maley Park in Coorow on New Year's Day 1 January 1936 [5: 3-Jan-1936]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 24-Jul-1936, 25-Jun-1937]
Won 1st prizes for White Bread and Pastry at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 3 September 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended the Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in black georgette and gold lame [5: 18-Sep-1936]
In December 1936 advertised for sale a large white oregan dresser with sliding glass doors in good condition for £4/1/5- [5: 18-Dec-1936]
Herself and her husband departed Coorow on 7 January 1937 to spent a three week long holiday in Perth [5: 15-Jan-1937]
Attended and competed at the Carnamah Golf Club's Season Opening at Centenary Park in Carnamah on 2 May 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Sent a wreath for the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1956-57 [4: 15-Mar-1957]
Following the sale of her husband and brother-in-law's farm herself and her husband continued living in Coorow until 1958 [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Mother of Betty [91]
Died 28 September 1985; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, Lawn 3, 213) [2]
Charles Frederick RICHARDS
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1914-1922 [50]
Ernest William RICHARDS
Farmhand in Latham in 1917 [50]
George James RICHARDS
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1915-1917 [50]
Lila Isabel RICHARDS
Born C.1895
Married Robert WALLACE in 1916 [66]
Resided with her husband and children on farmland in Coorow 1921-1953 [19] [44]
Supplier of music at the Dance in aid of the Anglican Church held in Waddy Forest on Saturday 20 June 1936 [5: 26-Jun-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Yokine [2]
Died 12 August 1974; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
"Pat" Charlotte RIDLEY
Born 1904 in Dandaragan, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Amed George RIDLEY and Elizabeth Emma KEMPTON [15]
Resided with her parents on Oxford Dale Farm in Coomberdale [61]
Probationary Teacher at the State School in Coomberdale 1922-1926 [73]
From 1922 to 1926 was also the school's Sewing Mistress, and received an annual salary of £40 in her first year and then £70 [73]
School Teacher of the Waddy Forest State School in Waddy Forest 1930-1937 [73]
In 1929 and 1930 her annual salary as sole teacher of the Waddy Forest school was £4.2.0 per week minus £12 per year rent [73]
From 1932 to 1936 her annual salary was £3/17/- per week and in 1937 increased back to £4/2/- per week [73]
Herself and her sister Evelyn resided in the teacher's quarters of the Waddy Forest State School [P84]
Their brother Ted worked as a farmhand for George A. MANNING in Waddy Forest and then as a mechanic in Coorow [P84]
When their brother Ted shifted to Coorow their brother Cliff worked as a farmhand for George A. MANNING in Waddy Forest [P84]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of blue crepe-de-chine [5: 23-Sep-1932]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Travelled to Perth for the school holidays on Friday 11 May 1934, accompanied by the FOWLER twins [5: 18-May-1934]
In October 1934 herself and her sister Evelyn had staying with them at Waddy their sister Mrs Maude M. SCRUTON [5: 5-Oct-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 2-Nov-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Herself and Bronwen OWEN (who taught at the Waddy Well State School) travelled to Perth by car on 10 May 1935 [5: 17-May-1935]
Departed Waddy Forest on Saturday 24 August 1935 for a week long holiday in Perth [5: 30-Aug-1935]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
After spending her summer holiday in Perth she resumed duties at the Waddy Forest State School on 3 February 1936 [5: 7-Feb-1936]
Arrived back in Waddy on Monday night 17 February 1936 after a flying visit to Perth to attend her sister's wedding [5: 21-Feb-1936]
During March 1936 Mrs DEAN and her small son and daughter holidayed with her in Waddy Forest [5: 13-Mar-1936]
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
She was in Perth to witness the Head of the River rowing race on Monday 4 May 1936 [5: 8-May-1936]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth, where she spent the school holidays, on Friday 8 May 1936 [5: 15-May-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
She received a presentation from the parents at the Waddy Forest School Christmas Tree on Saturday 19 December 1936 [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Herself and Mrs "Nellie" Ellen GUPPY of the Waddy Well State School spent the 1936 Christmas holidays in Perth [5: 24-Dec-1936]
She spent a week of the May 1937 school holidays in Perth [5: 14 & 21-May-1937]
Herself and Mrs MOODY of the Waddy Well State School caught the train to Perth on Friday 3 September 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
They spent the school holidays in Perth and attended the teachers conference [5: 10-Sep-1937]
"Ted" Edmund Oxford RIDLEY
Born 3 February 1912 in Moora, Western Australia [16]
Son of Amed George RIDLEY and Elizabeth Emma KEMPTON [15]
Resided with his parents on Oxford Dale Farm in Coomberdale [61]
Farmhand in Waddy Forest for George A. MANNING and later a mechanic in Coorow [P84]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club - was Vice Captain in 1932-33 [5: 14-Oct-1932]
Sister of Evelyn RIDLEY and Charlotte RIDLEY, who both resided and worked in Waddy Forest [P84]
Married "Biddy" Frances Jean WELLS in Perth in 1935 (she had previously managed her brother's General Store in Latham) [66] [ P84]
For a number of years resided in the Perth suburb of Guildford where he had a large and successful mechanical garage [P84]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Morley [2] [16]
Died 18 July 1986; ashes interred Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA (Banksia Court, Memorial Garden, L2B, 29) [2]
Eleanor Hill RIDLEY
Born 1858 in Greenough Flats, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Joseph Beete RIDLEY and Rachel Bennie WALCOTT [15]
Married Arthur John WROTH in 1899 in Newcastle, Western Australia [15]
In 1933 and 1934 herself and her daughter were living in a house on an abandoned farm in Latham [5: 12-Jan-1934]
Mother of John Acton Joseph and Muriel Eleanor Eliza [15]
Passed away in Latham and on Friday 5 January 1935 was the first person to be buried in the Latham district [5: 12-Jan-1934]
Evelyn RIDLEY
Born 1905 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Amed George RIDLEY and Elizabeth Emma KEMPTON [15]
Resided with her parents on Oxford Dale Farm in Coomberdale [61]
Shop Assistant and Postmistress in Waddy Forest 1932-1936 [5: 13-Mar-1936] [19]
She ran the general store and telephone exchange in Waddy Forest with assistance from Miss Joan MACDONALD [P84]
Resided in the teacher's quarters with her sister Charlotte, who was the teacher of the Waddy Forest State School [P84]
Won 1st prize for Hand Worked Doyleys at the first annual Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of floral ninon [5: 23-Sep-1932]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1933 and 1935 [5: 23-Dec-1932, 3-May-1935]
In a dress of sea green georgette attended the Carnamah Football Club's Monster Ball in Carnamah on 2 September 1933 [5: 8-Sep-1933]
Won 2nd prize for an Embroidered Apron in the Fancy Work section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 22-Sep-1933]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club from 1933-34 to 1936-37 [5: 20-Oct-1933, 19-Oct-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 6-Nov-1936]
Conducted the Novelty & Sweets stall at the Church of England Bazaar held in Coorow on 18 November 1933 [5: 3-Nov-1933]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Won 1st prize for the Best Lady Rider in the Ring Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 30 August 1934 [5]
Also exhibited Fancy Work, winning 2nd prizes for a Cushion and Embroidered Handkerchiefs [5: 7-Sep-1934]
She was absent from Waddy Forest on a three week vacation in April 1935 [5: 5-Apr-1935]
Won 1st prize for Embroidered Doyleys and 2nd for Cushion at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 13 & 27-Sep-1935]
Two weeks later won 1st for Hand-worked Doyleys and 2nd for Worked Cushion Cover at the Three Springs Agricultural Show [5]
During October 1935 her brother police constable Alfred G. RIDLEY and his wife, of York, visited Waddy Forest [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Her brother and sister-in-law, who were then of Geraldton, spent another holiday in Waddy Forest during August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
After a very enjoyable holiday in Perth she resumed her duties on the Waddy Telephone Exchange in mid April 1936 [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Attended the Opening Day of the Coorow Golf Club for the 1936 season on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Following the first official hit for the season she raced with other ladies to retrieve the ball, and was the successful one to find it [5]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 24-Jul-1936, 25-Jun-1937]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Attended the Coorow Tennis Club's Back to Childhood Ball at the Coorow Hall on 22 August 1936 wearing a party frock [5: 28-Aug-1936]
She was one of the prominent prize winners in the Fancy Work section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5]
Received 1st prizes for Embroidered Doyleys, Best Worked Undergarment and for Table Centre worked in colours [5]
Awarded both 1st prize and 2nd for Embroidered Apron, and attended the Show Ball dressed in red silk organdie [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 1st prize for Table Centre and both 1st and 2nd for Embroidered Apron at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Received 1st prizes for Table Centre and Collection of Fancy Work at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Spent a few days in Perth during later September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Travelled to Geraldton in late December 1936 where she spent her Christmas holidays [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Competitor in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Tennis Tournament held in Carnamah on New Year's Day 1 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
In April 1937 she spent a holiday with her parents in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park [5: 23 & 30-Apr-1937]
Played Alphonse Pettipwah in the play "The Wrong Flat" at the Waddy Forest Toc H's Social in Coorow on 24 June 1937 [5: 2-Jul-1937]
Exhibited in the Fancy Work and Amateur Photography sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Won 1st prizes for Toilet Set, Embroidered Apron and Best Worked Undergarment, and 2nd for Table Centre worked in colour [5]
In the Amateur Photography section she was awarded 1st prize for Landscape [5]
Married "Vic" Victor Richard SALES, who had previously worked in Waddy Forest as a farmhand, in Perth in 1938 [66] [P84]
Resided with her husband in Brunswick Junction [2]
Died 5 July 1960; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, O, 184) [2]
Jean RIGOLL
Born 6 August 1917 in Subiaco, Western Australia [P328]
Daughter of Richard Robert John RIGOLL and Edith FLENLEY [P328]
Initially resided with her parents on farmland in Jitarning [P328]
Later resided with her parents in Mundijong, where her father was a butcher, timberyard foreman and then poultry farmer [P328]
Educated at the Mundijong State School in Mundijong 1922-1931 [P328]
Believed to have worked as a shop assistant after leaving school and then as a hotel waitress [P328]
Waitress at the Pingelly Hotel in Pingelly and later at Ye Olde Narrogin Inn in Armadale [P328]
In 1938 shifted to Coorow where she worked as a waitress at the Coorow Hotel [P328]
Married "Fred" Frederick Charles Holden CROFT on 27 September 1941 at Saint George's Cathedral in Perth [P328]
Her husband, of Coorow, was serving in the Australian Army at the time of their marriage [P328]
Followed her husband to near wherever he was stationed with Army camps and worked at hotels [P328]
After the war they used what she had saved and her husband's small Army gratuity to buy a house in Coorow [P328]
Resided with her husband and son at Lot 35 Station Street in the Coorow townsite [P328]
A short time later they left Coorow and shifted to Mundijong where they farmed poultry on a share basis with her parents [P328]
Returned to Coorow in about 1950 and from then until her death in 2003 resided at Lot 35 Station Street in the Coorow townsite [P328]
Worked in the Drapery-Newsagency section at the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative store in Coorow 1954-1958 [P328]
From leaving the Co-op in 1958 until her retirement in 1982 worked at Casey's Store in Coorow [P328]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club from her arrival in Coorow in 1938 until about 1970 [P328]
Member of the Coorow Football Club - washed their Club's guernseys through her husband's role of Property Man [P328]
Baked a big batch of scones for the Coorow Football Club's home games and looked after the collection of afternoon tea money [P328]
Member of the Coorow Bowling Club - served as Treasurer [P328]
She was a first-class knitter and would have knitted several bales of wool into garments during her life [P328]
Always had a knitting project on the go and knitted an item of clothing for all new babies who arrived in Coorow [P328]
Mother of Ross [45]
Died 8 November 2003; cremated in Geraldton on 11 November 2003 followed later by a service in Coorow [45]
Ernest George RILEY
Contractor on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1911-1914 [50]
Arthur Joseph RIVE
Farmer in Latham 1921-1943 [50]
Member of the Latham-Lake Nedo Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Private W42811 in Latham's Australian Army Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
"Fred" Frederick William ROBERTS
Born C.1876 [2]
Married Margaret RETALLACK in 1903 in Cornwall, England [21]
He was to depart London, England on the Otway on 3 January 1913 but instead departed on the Orontes on 28 February 1913 [203]
Arrived on the steamship Orontes in Fremantle, Western Australia on 1 April 1913 [70] [203]
His wife and children departed London on the Orama and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 November 1913 [70]
Resided at 68 Hare Street, Piccadilly in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1916 and 1917, and was a Motor Mechanic in 1916 [6] [50]
Farmer of Treverry Farm at Waddy Forest in Coorow, Western Australia 1923-1932 [3] [6] [19]
On 8 April 1921 he had purchased 634 acres of virgin land at Waddy Forest in Coorow from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 634 acres was Lot M1288 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost 10/- per acre (a total of £317/0/9, payable by instalments) [27]
On 23 April 1924 purchased another 575 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 565 acres was Lot M1474 and cost 8/- per acre (a total of £230/6/7, also payable by instalments) [27]
On 2 March 1925 purchased another 2,824 acres in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company for £122/11/14 [27]
The 2,824 acres consisted of Lots M1534 (9/- per acre) and M1287 (6/- per acre) of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
On 19 March 1926 sold the partly paid off Lot M1534, which was 1,834 acres, to Herbert Harold KERR [27]
Purchased the 40 acre Victoria Location 880 in Waddy Forest, possibly from the Benedictine Community of New Norcia [3] [44]
His farm was situated on the north side of the Coorow-Latham Road [3] [62]
The farm was eight miles east of the Coorow townsite and one mile west of the Waddy Forest Post Office [5: 19-Mar-1937]
In October and November 1928 purchased two new Chevrolet trucks from Carnamah dealer L. Scott WYLIE [4: 3-Nov-1928, 1-Dec-1928]
Along with his wife spent a week touring the Bunbury, Busselton and the caves district in early April 1929 [4: 13-Apr-1929]
Wrote a letter to The Irwin Index about his tour, stating the contrast between the Midlands and the South West [4: 13-Apr-1929]
In 1929 he was the owner of a Director Touring Studebaker car, which was his sixth Studebaker car since 1912 [4: 13-Apr-1929]
Attended the Three Springs Race Club's Race Meeting & Evening Ball held in Three Springs on Thursday 11 April 1929 [4: 20-Apr-1929]
In November 1929 he began leasing GREEN Bros' 4,650 acre farm in Carnamah [4: 23-Nov-1929, 7-Dec-1929]
The 4,650 acres in Carnamah were Victoria Locations 2958, 2959, 3053, 3314, 3315, 3316, 3516, 6430, 6431, 7422 and 7423 [3]
Grew 2,700 acres of crop in 1930, the greater part of which was share-farmed [4: 31-May-1930]
Delivered the first load of wheat to the railway siding in Coorow for the 1930 harvest on 29 October 1930 [4: 1-Nov-1930]
During the 1932-33 financial year his 2,240 acre Treverry Farm in Coorow was sold to Mrs Margaret O. ROBERTS [3]
Mrs Margaret O. ROBERTS and her husband Ivor B. ROBERTS farmed the property under the name of Barokee Farm [5: 18-Oct-1935]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Cannington [2]
Father of Montague, Olive and Beresford [203]
Died 29 July 1959; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZK, 610) [2]
Ivor Blyth ROBERTS
Born 19 May 1880 in Kybunga, South Australia [55]
Son of Richard ROBERTS and Margaret SMITH [55]
Married Margaret Oliver BLAKE on 10 June 1911 in Balaklava, South Australia [55]
At an unknown date he won the rifle shooting competition known as the King's Cup shoot in Adelaide, South Australia [5: 24-Nov-1933]
Farmer of Barokee Farm in Waddy Forest, Western Australia 1932-1946 [5: 18-Oct-1935] [6] [19]
The farm was 2,240 acres in size and was situated on the north side of the Coorow-Latham Road [3] [62]
The property consisted of Victoria Location 880 and Lots M1287, M1288, M1474 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
It was eight miles east of the Coorow townsite and one mile west of the Waddy Forest Post Office [5: 19-Mar-1937]
Exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 1st prize for Strong Wool Merino Ewe and was awarded 2nd prize for "Oaten Hay, cured, binder tired (1931 season)" [5]
Presided over the Coorow-Waddy Forest Football Club's smoke social at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 22 October 1932 [5: 28-Oct-1932]
Attended the Valedictory Dinner tendered to Alexander B. GLOSTER at the Coorow Hotel on Monday 3 July 1933 [5: 7-Jul-1933]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1933-1936 [5: 23-Dec-1932, 13-Mar-1935] [4: 1-Jun-1935]
Steward of the Horses and Horses in Action sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended the Official Opening of the Carnamah Golf Course at Centenary Park in Carnamah on Sunday 23 July 1933 [5: 28-Jul-1933]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Poultry and Grain & Fodder sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 7 September 1933 [5]
Won 1st prize for a Merino Ewe with Lamb and 2nd prizes for Male White Turkey and Sheaf of Wheaten Hay [5: 15-Sep-1933]
In November 1933 himself and Stanley L. FOLLAND proposed a Rifle Club be formed in Coorow [5: 24-Nov-1933]
Foundation Committee Member in 1934, and Vice Captain from 1935-36 and to 1937-38 [5: 5-Jan-1934, 1-Nov-1935, 16-Jul-1937, 30-Jul-1937]
In 1936 won one of the Club's Spoon Shoots, which he received at the Club's Annual Ball on 28 November 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Attended the Annual Ratepayers meeting of the Carnamah District Road Board in Carnamah during February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Along with his son Peter travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth for a short holiday on Monday 2 April 1934 [5: 6-Apr-1934]
Member of the Coorow Football Club - was Vice President in 1934 [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Member of the Coorow Waddy Forest Progress Association in 1934 [5: 8-Jun-1934]
Purchased a truck load of cattle, which arrived on his farm in Waddy Forest on Saturday 7 July 1934 [5: 13-Jul-1934]
Himself, Stanley L. FOLLAND, Baxter D. BOTHE and Charles C. BOTHE built the Coorow Rifle Range in July 1934 [5: 20-Jul-1934]
Competed in the Ring Events and exhibited Poultry and Grain & Fodder at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5]
Came 2nd in the Coat Hat & Cigarette race (on horseback) and received 1st prizes for Wheaten Chaff and female White Turkey [5]
Received 2nd prizes for Oaten Chaff, Cured Oaten Hay, male Bronzewing Turkey and female Bronzewing Turkey [5: 7-Sep-1934]
The next week won 2nd prize for Oaten Chaff in the Grain & Fodder section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Committee Member and Captain of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 and 1936 [5: 17-May-1935, 28-Jun-1935, 27-Mar-1936]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of the Adult Education Scheme - hosted some of their meetings in 1935 [5: 14-Jun-1935]
Steward of the Horses in Action section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's 1935 Annual Show [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Exhibited in the Grain & Fodder, Poultry, Sheep and Horses in Action sections of the Show, held on 5 September [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Malting Barley and Wheaten Chaff; 1st prizes for male White Turkey, female White Turkey [5]
Dorset Horn Ram, Merino Ram over 2½ years, Merino Ewe over 2½ years, Merino Ewe under 2½ years, Three Merino Ewes; [5]
and 2nd prizes for Green Wheat, Green Oats for Grain, female Bronzewing Turkey, 10 stone Gent's Hack, and Lady's Hack [5]
As a result of his successes he won the President's Cup, W. H. Melvin's Cup and five tons of super from Cresco Fertilisers [5]
Exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 12 September 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Awarded 1st prizes for Ewe over 1½ years and Wheaten Chaff, and received 2nd prize for Wheaten Hay grown in 1934 [5]
Judged of parts of the Horse and Sheep sections at the Three Springs Agricultural Society's Annual Show on 19 September 1935 [5]
Himself and John S. O'HALLORAN of Mingenew judged the Thoroughbred Horses and the British Breeds of Sheep [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Also exhibited, winning 1st and 2nd prizes for Bag of Wheaten Chaff, 1st for Dorset Horn Ram and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth bv car with Angus and Jenny MCGILP on Sunday 29 September 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
F. Keith and Brian M. MORCOMBE and himself represented the Coorow Rifle Club at a shoot in Perth in October 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
In 1935 imported a Dorset Horn ram from Newbold, South Australia with the intention of starting a Dorset Horn stud [5: 18-Oct-1935]
At the sheep sales of the Royal Show in Perth in October 1935 purchased the champion and third champion Dorset Horn ewes [5]
His prize ewes he had purchased in Perth arrived in Coorow on Saturday 12 October 1935 [5]
The imported ram and two ewes were the foundation of his registered Barokee Dorset Horn sheep stud [5]
The ram was "a particularly fine sheep" and won prizes at agricultural shows throughout the North Midlands [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Represented the Coorow Rifle Club at the annual shoot for the Shearn Cup in Mingenew on Sunday 20 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Coorow mechanic Alan S. HEALES visited his farm on Thursday 24 October 1935 to repair his tractor [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Summarised the activities of the Coorow Rifle Club at their Grand Ball at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 26 October 1935 [5: 1-Nov-1935]
In 1935 his 200 acres of barley averaged 11 bags an acre, which after harvesting he sold directly to barley maltsters [5: 8-Nov-1935]
Attended the entertainment for the Commonwealth Grants Commission at the Coorow Hotel on 21 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]
The North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company demonstrated pneumatic tyres on his farm on Thursday 12 December 1935 [5]
He had his 18.32 Case tractor fitted with the tyres, and took off the remainder of his crop with the pneumatic tyres [5: 13-Dec-1935]
Motored from Waddy Forest to Perth with Kenneth E. JONES on Monday 20 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Advertised in January 1936 for a contractor to plough back 400 acres in April-May and fallow 200 acres in August [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the public meeting on the question of Saturday Afternoon Closing in Carnamah on Thursday 19 March 1936 [5: 27-Mar-1936]
The proposition was to replace the half-day holiday on Thursday afternoons with a half-day holiday on Saturday afternoons [5]
The driving force was some of the local sporting bodies, who wished to play their organised sport on Saturday instead of Sunday [5]
He was in favour of the proposal and suggested shops could leave orders outside in boxes for collection after sport on Saturday [5]
In the absence of the President he chaired the Annual Meeting of the Coorow Golf Club on Thursday 12 March 1936 [5: 27-Mar-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 meeting in Carnamah on 6 May 1936 to discuss the formation of a Stud Breeders Association in the North Midlands [5]
Foundation Vice President of the North Midlands Registered Stud Stockbreeders Association in 1936 [5: 8 & 22-May-1936]
Sold sheep at the Association's First Annual Stud Sale held at Centenary Park in Carnamah on Friday 18 September 1936 [5]
At the sale he offered 12 Dorset Horn rams, 10 Dorset Horn ewes with ewe lambs at foot, and 15 Dorset Horn ewes [5: 4-Sep-1936]
Under the name of his wife sold one of his Dorset Horn rams and all 10 of his Dorset Horn ewes with lambs at foot [5: 2-Oct-1936]
The one Dorset Horn ram was sold for 4 guineas to Angus A. N. MCGILP of Polaris Farm in Waddy Forest [5]
The 10 stud Dorset Horn ewes with lambs went to William F. TETLOW of Morawa at 2¾ guineas, or a total of 27½ guineas [5]
Vice President and Committee Member of the North Midlands Registered Stud Stockbreeders Association in 1937 [5: 28-May-1937]
Attended the Coorow Golf Club's Opening Day for the 1936 season in Coorow on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Himself and his wife celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary with a Card Evening at their home on 11 June 1936 [5: 19-Jun-1936]
Travelled to Perth on Thursday 18 June 1936 and returned to Waddy Forest on Sunday 21 June 1936 [5: 26-Jun-1936]
The purpose was to bid farewell to his wife who left by train on the Saturday for an extended holiday in South Australia [5]
Competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range in Three Springs on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Donated a trophy to the Three Springs Rifle Club for their member who was the first to obtain the possible score on their range [5]
Played in the Carnamah Masonic Lodge's Inaugural Annual Golf Meeting in Carnamah on Saturday 1 August 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Sold 32 wethers at 13/7 per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on Wednesday 26 August 1936 [5: 28-Aug-1936]
Mr and Mrs A. STEWART and their daughter Betty holidayed with himself and his family in Waddy in September 1936 [5: 4-Sep-1936]
As the Most Successful Exhibitor he won the President's Cup at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 1st and 2nd for Wheaten Chaff, 1st and 2nd for Wheaten Hay and 2nd for Oaten Chaff in the Grain & Fodder section [5]
Received 1st and 2nd prizes for 2-year old Gelding bred by exhibitor in the Horse section; and 2nd for Tilting at the Ring [5]
In the Sheep section won 1st prize for Dorset Horn Ram, and in the Wool section received 2nd prize for the Best Fleece [5]
He donated the trophy for the Horses in Action section of the show, which was one by Gordon B. RAFFAN of Winchester [5]
He "was an outstanding prize-winner" in the Grain & Fodder section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11 & 18-Sep-1936]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Wheaten Chaff, Oaten Chaff and Green Oats; 1st for Oaten Hay and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Won 1st and 2nd for Dorset Horn Ram in the Sheep section - his winning ram being "an outstanding animal in every respect" [5]
At the Show Ball he was awarded the Adams Trophy as the most successful exhibitor of the Grain & Fodder section [5]
Repeated his successes in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Won 1st for Dorset Horn ram, 1st and 2nd for Wheaten Chaff, Oaten Chaff and Green Oats for Hay, and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Found his prize-winning Dorset Horn ram dead lying on its back between two rocks towards the end of September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Over preceding weeks the champion ram had won 1st prizes at the Coorow-Waddy, Carnamah and Three Springs shows [5]
A photo of the champion ram appeared in a "Through the Victoria District" feature in The Western Mail in 1936 [120: 15-Oct-1936]
Purchased a ram to replace the one that died from the Newbold Stud in South Australia in November 1936 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
In November 1936 also increased his stud flock with the purchase of 18 ewes from Albany W. PADBURY of Koojan [5]
At that time he had plans to get further consignments of stud ewes from Northam "in the near future" [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Received prize money through competing at the meeting of the National Rifle Association of WA in Swanbourne in 1936 [5: 2-Oct-1936]
He was among those from Waddy Forest who travelled to Perth for the Perth Royal Show in October 1936 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Attended the Ratepayers Meeting of the Carnamah District Road Board in Coorow on Wednesday 25 November 1936 [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Played for the Married Men who almost defeated the Single Men in a cricket match in Coorow on 6 December 1936 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 24-Dec-1936]
After attending visiting Perth, during which he attended the Perth Cup, he returned to Waddy on Tuesday 5 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
On switching from horses to the tractor or "power farming" held a Clearing Sale at his farm on Tuesday 23 March 1937 [5: 19-Mar-1937]
At the sale offered 17 horses, most of which were imported Clydesdales, and consisted of eight mares, six geldings and two colts [5]
Also 230 sheep (30 pure blood Dorset Horn ewes mated to imported ram Newbold 284, 100 mixed sex crossbred weaners, [5]
and 100 Merino ewes mated to Dorset Horn rams) and eight head of cattle (five of mixed sorts and three good dairy cows) [5]
Also put up for sale surplus machinery and sundries including a 35-tyne S.T. State cultivator, 35-tyne S.T. Sunshine cultivator, [5]
17-run I.H.C. plough, 5-furrow mouldboard plough, 6-disc Sunrise plough, 8-foot Sunshine header, 10-foot hay rake, tip dray, [5]
spring cart, 5-ton State wagon with hay frame, 16 sets of almost new harness, two wagon saddles, 20 sets of plough chains, [5]
set of 10-horse swings, and set of 6-horse swings; in addition to produce including 100 bags of pedigreed Felix seed wheat, [5]
60 bags of Burt's Early seed oats, 150 bags of mixed feed oats, and 80 tons of oaten and wheaten hay in any quantities [5]
The sale, with everything at unreserved prices, was conducted jointly by Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd and Dalgety & Co Ltd [5]
At the sale sold 12 horses for prices ranging from £32, 194 of the sheep, all of the produce and some of the machinery [5: 9-Apr-1937]
Played for the defeated Married Men in a cricket match against Single Men in Coorow on Sunday 11 April 1937 [5: 16-Apr-1937]
Advertised in April 1937 that he had lost a kelpie dog by the name of Kitt and was offering a reward of £2 [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Sent apologies for being unable to attend the R.S.L. Valedictory for Charles A. METTAM in Carnamah on 28 July 1937 [5: 30-Jul-1937]
Attended the Kitchen Tea for Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD at the Waddy Forest Hall on Saturday 31 July 1937 [5]
During the speeches and presentations he spoke on behalf of the old residents of the district [5: 6-Aug-1937]
Exhibited in the Ring Events, Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
In the Ring Events received 1st prizes for the Flag Race and Swerving Race and 2nd for Tilting at Ring [5]
Won both 1st and 2nd for Dorset Horn ram, 1st and 2nd for Malting Barley and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1937, 1938 and 1946 [13]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Dorset Horn ram and Malting Barley at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1937 [5]
He had bred the ram that won him the 1st prize which the judge remarked was "an excellent young sheep" [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah doctor Cecil Phillip ROSENTHAL on 8 April 1939 at the Winchester Cemetery [0]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1939 [150]
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Australian Defence League in 1940 [0: image 03947]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Defence Unit in 1941 [4: 29-Mar-1941]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
In 1942 was appointed a member of the Australian Barley Board [0: image 04066]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Society and Patriotic Funds Committee in 1945 [0: image 04318]
Sold his Waddy Forest farm in early 1949 and on 1 March 1949 held a clearing sale to sell his stock, plant and livestock [4: 27-Aug-1949]
Appears to have sold his farm to G. W. and R. FALCONER [3]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of South Perth [2]
Father of John, Mary and Peter [P84]
Died 1 December 1960; ashes scattered to the wind at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
James ROBERTS
Labourer in Latham in 1916 and 1917 [50]
"Jack" John ROBERTS
Born 24 March 1912 in Balaklava, South Australia [55]
Son of Ivor Blyth ROBERTS and Margaret Oliver BLAKE [55]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia [19]
Returned to Waddy Forest on Thursday 8 February 1934 after a few weeks at the beach [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of Toc H in 1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934]
Won the Sheep Judging Competition for competitors under 25 years at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35 and 1935-36 [5: 7-Dec-1934, 10-Jan-1936]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1935 [5: 24-May-1935]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 2-Aug-1935]
Steward of the Horses Events at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth on Monday 9 March 1936 and shortly thereafter left Perth for Adelaide [5: 13-Mar-1936]
Returned to Waddy on Wednesday 10 March 1937 after a year of holidaying and working in South Australia and Victoria [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Winner of a hamper that was raffled at the Mad Hatter's Dance at the Waddy Forest Hall in July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Private W83521 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Kewdale [2]
Died 17 September 1993; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (VC Section, W3, 13) [2]
Mrs Margaret ROBERTS
Wife of Frederick William ROBERTS; see Margaret RETALLACK
Mrs Margaret Oliver ROBERTS
Wife of Ivor Blyth ROBERTS; see Margaret Oliver BLAKE
Montague Frederick ROBERTS
Born 1905 in Sussex, England [21]
Son of "Fred" Frederick William ROBERTS and Margaret RETALLACK [21] [203]
His father departed London, England on the steamship Orontes for Fremantle, Western Australia on 28 February 1913 [203]
Departed London, England with his mother, sister Olive and brother Beresford on the steamship Orama on 10 October 1913 [203]
They arrived on the steamship Orama in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 November 1913 [70]
Married Muriel Eileen RUDDUCK of Koobabbie Farm in Waddy Forest on 2 October 1929 [P363]
Farmer of Treverry Farm in Waddy Forest 1929-1932 [19]
The farm was 2,240 acres in size and was situated on the north side of the Coorow-Latham Road [3] [62]
The property consisted of Victoria Location 880 and Lots M1287, M1288, M1474 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
It was eight miles east of the Coorow townsite and one mile west of the Waddy Forest Post Office [5: 19-Mar-1937]
The farm was owned by his father until being sold to Mrs Margaret O. ROBERTS during the 1932-33 financial year [3]
Farmer & Grazier in Georgina later in 1932 [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Gosnells [2]
Died 21 January 1979; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn, E, 91) [2]
Mrs Muriel Eileen ROBERTS
Wife of Montague Frederick ROBERTS; see Muriel Eileen RUDDUCK
Peter ROBERTS
Born 14 June 1919 in Clare, South Australia [55]
Son of Ivor Blyth ROBERTS and Margaret Oliver BLAKE [55]
Resided with his parents on Barokee Farm in Waddy Forest [--]
Won the Novelty Competition in the Educational section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Along with his father travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth for a short holiday on Monday 2 April 1934 [5: 6-Apr-1934]
Competed in the Ring Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park, Coorow on Thursday 30 August 1934 [5]
Won the Coat Hat & Cigarette Race and came 2nd in the Flag Race, the Melon Race and the Open Trot [5]
Also awarded 2nd prize for a Merino Ewe with Twin Lambs exhibited in the Sheep section [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1935 [5: 31-May-1935]
Won the Swerving Race in the Rings Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Came 2nd in the Flag Race in the Rings Events at the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 12 September 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-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 Coorow Golf Club in 1936 [5: 19-Jun-1936]
Came 2nd in the 10-stone Gent's Hack in the Horses in Action section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Himself and Benjamin W. J. LAMPARD travelled to Perth with Roy M. PATTON on Saturday 19 December 1936 [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Competitor in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Tennis Tournament held in Carnamah on New Year's Day 1 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Himself and Cyril J. T. MARTYN tied to win the Men's Foursomes at the Coorow Golf Club's Season Opening in 1937 [5: 21-May-1937]
Resided in Coorow until enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 22 May 1941 [16]
Leading Aircraftman 38761 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 4 Transport & Movement Office during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 9 November 1945 [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Morley [2]
Died 23 June 1985; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Harold ROBINSON
Farmhand for "Fred" J. Frederich KAU on Meadowdale Farm in Coorow in 1917 [50]
Noreen Veronica RODAN
Born C.1923 [2]
Postmistress in Coorow 1947-1950 [19]
Her sister Pauline worked in Carnamah as a postal assistant and lived in Coorow after her marriage to Richard B. BOTHE [P167]
Married Gordon LEAHY [45]
Resided of late in the south-eastern Perth suburb of Ferndale [45]
Mother of Donelle, Peter and Paul [45]
Died 9 March 2007; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery after mass at Saint Pious X Church in the Perth suburb of Manning [45]
Hector McDonald RODDA
Farmer in Gunyidi 1929-1933 [19]
His farm was the 4,962 acre Victoria Location 8388 [3]
Committee Member of the Sports organised for the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
"Edie" Edith Margherita RODWELL
Born 1909 in London, England [21]
Daughter of Harry RODWELL and Sarah Jane GARDINER [215]
Departed London, England with her parents on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Resided with her parents in Coorow 1911-1914 and in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [19] [215]
She was listed as a prospective student when her father and others attempted to get the Coorow State School reopened in 1913 [215]
Member of the Carnamah Sunday School in 1914 [7: page 238]
Married Thomas Edward PARSONS in 1929 [66]
Resided of late in Corrigin [2]
Died 22 July 1960; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZR, 333) [2]
Florence Ada RODWELL
Born 1902 in London, England [21]
Daughter of Harry RODWELL and Sarah Jane GARDINER [215]
Departed London, England with her parents on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Resided with her parents in Coorow 1911-1914 and in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [19] [215]
Her name was listed as a prospective student in applications for an assisted State School to be established in Coorow in 1911 [215]
The Coorow State School opened in 1912 however she didn't attend as it was held at a shed on a farm which was too far away [215]
She was listed as a prospective student when her father and others attempted to get the Coorow State School reopened in 1913 [215]
Member of the Carnamah Sunday School in 1914 [7: page 238]
Married Oscar WILLIAMS in Perth in 1921 [66]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Subiaco [2]
Died 14 September 1963; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, WI, 174) [2]
Harry RODWELL
Born C.1870 [203]
Married Sarah Jane GARDINER in England in 1903 [21]
They departed London, England on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Fettler in Coorow 1911-1914 and in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [7: page 51] [19]
Guaranteed to contribute to the teacher's salary if the attendance fell below ten at the proposed Coorow State School in 1911 [215]
Around August of 1914 himself, his wife and their children shifted from Coorow to Carnamah [215]
In 1915 was living in a small shack at the northern end of the railway station yard in Carnamah [7: page 151]
Sang a song at the "Carnamah Concert" held in the railway goods shed in Carnamah on Friday 19 February 1915 [10: 26-Feb-1915]
As instructed by the local railway ganger he set off for Prowaka on a tricycle on the railway line on Thursday 20 December 1917 [10]
He was accompanied by an A. N. SMITH from the firm Malloch Bros of Perth, who was going to erect a windmill at Prowaka [10]
At about 8:30 a.m. a special goods train came up behind them and without time to stop ran down the tricycle they were on [10]
He was taken in an unconscious state by train to Moora, where he was treated by Dr Macdonald ALLAN [10: 21-Dec-1917, 11-Jan-1918]
Fettler in Moora 1919-1925 and in Koojan 1925-1929 [6]
Father of Florence and Edith [215]
Died 1936 [15]
Mrs Sarah Jane RODWELL
Wife of Harry RODWELL; see Sarah Jane GARDINER
"Forrest" Samuel Forrest ROSE
Born 1892 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of William Carter ROSE and Mary Jane MCKEAN [15]
Farmer in Gunyidi 1922-1925 [19]
Himself and his brother Leslie were the Crown lessees of Victoria Location 7568 in Gunyidi [61]
During the same period their father was farming in Watheroo [61]
Resided in Perth in 1926 [2]
Died 5 April 1926; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, BA, 601) [2]
Leslie ROSE
Born 1900 in Leederville, Western Australia [15]
Son of William Carter ROSE and Mary Jane MCKEAN [15]
Married Maxine LOWENSOHN in Perth in 1921 [66]
Farmer in Gunyidi 1921-1923 [19]
Himself and his brother Forrest were the Crown lessees of Victoria Location 7568 in Gunyidi [61]
Farmer in Watheroo 1925-1928 [19]
His father farmed in Watheroo from 1920 until 1928 [19] [61]
Maxine ROSE
Resided in Gunyidi in 1922 [50]
William Carter ROSE
Farmer in Gunyidi in 1922 [50]
Robert ROTHKEHL
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1911-1914 [19] [50]
Howard Maxwell ROYCE
Born 23 November 1898 in Ballan, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of Archibald John ROYCE and Alice Hetta SALTER [54]
Farmhand for Samuel B. RUDDUCK on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow, Western Australia [19]
Won 1st prizes for Parsnip and Broad Beans and 2nd for Beetroot at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
By 1942 had left Coorow and was living in Greenough [16]
Husband of Lillian [16] [19]
2 August 1974; buried at the Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton WA [27]
Bertie RUDD
Farmhand for ARTHUR Bros in Nugadong, East Gunyidi in 1917 [50]
Resided in Wubin in 1921 [50]
Mrs Alice Mary RUDDUCK
Wife of Samuel Burton RUDDUCK; see Alice Mary MORTON
Mrs Clarice Lavinia RUDDUCK
Wife of "Arnold" Samuel Arnold RUDDUCK; see Clarice Lavinia PERRY
Muriel Eileen RUDDUCK
Born 23 December 1907 in Perth, Western Australia [P363]
Daughter of Samuel Burton RUDDUCK and Alice Mary MORTON [P363]
Resided with her parents in South Perth 1907-1912 and then on Koobabbie Farm in Waddy Forest / Coorow 1912-1929 [P363]
Married Montague Frederick ROBERTS on 2 October 1929 [P363]
Resided in Coorow until at least 1931 [50]
By later 1932 herself and her husband had left the district and were living on farmland in Georgina [19]
"Arnold" Samuel Arnold RUDDUCK
Born 12 November 1904 in South Perth, Western Australia [16]
Son of Samuel Burton RUDDUCK and Alice Mary MORTON [P363]
Resided with his parents in the Perth suburb of South Perth 1904-1912 [P17]
Shifted with his parents and sister to Koobabbie Farm in Coorow in 1912 [P363]
Resided on and later farmed with his parents on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1912-1927 [P363]
His name was submitted as a potential student of the Turipa State School five miles away on Turipa Farm in Coorow in 1913 [215]
Purchased El Cala Farm in Coorow, which had been run separately but with Koobabbie, from his father in 1927 [P363]
Married Clarice Lavinia PERRY on 25 October 1927 at Saint Matthew's Church in the Perth suburb of Guildford [P363]
Farmer of El Cala Farm in Coorow 1927-1948 [P363]
Sold five bales of wool at 11½d. per pound through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Perth Wool Sale on 18 October 1929 [4: 19-Oct-1929]
Competitor in the Victoria District Agricultural Society's Top Dressing of Pasture Competition conducted in 1930 [4: 29-Nov-1930]
In 1932 he was the owner of a Buick car and Chevrolet truck with license plates CA-31 and CA-103 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Wool and Grain & Fodder sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5]
In the Sheep section received a 1st prize for a Dorset Horn Ram and 2nd for a Merino Ewe of Medium Wool [5]
Won 1st prize for a Border Leicester Merino Cross Fleece and 2nd for a Merino Fleece of Strong Wool in the Wool section [5]
In the Grain & Fodder section he was awarded 1st prize for a Collection of Fodder Plants [5: 16-Sep-1932]
The following year, in 1933, exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the second Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show [5]
Won 2nd prizes for a Sheaf of Green Oats for Hay, a Dorset Horn Ram and Crossbred Ewe With Twin Lambs [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Received 1st prizes for Collection of Fodder Plants, Three Sheaves of Green Wheat and for Sheaf of Green Wheat for Hay [5]
In October 1933 sold through Westralian Farmers Ltd eight bales of wool at 14¾d. per pound [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Successfully exhibited in four sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park, Coorow on 30 August 1934 [5]
Received 1st prize for Green Wheat for Grain and 2nd prizes for Green Wheat for Hay and for Medium Strong White Wheat [5]
Won 2nd prizes for Kelpie Sheep Dog/Bitch, Cauliflower and a Collection of Vegetables [5]
In Sheep won 1st for Border Leicester Ram, Three Ewes for Breeding Export Lambs, Crossbred Ewe with Twin Lambs [5]
Also received 2nd prize for Dorset Horn Ram and won the L. Keamy trophy for the Best Border Leicester Ram [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Won 2nd prize in the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's 50 acre crop competition in 1934, with a plot of Bencubbin wheat [5]
With the same plot of wheat he also received 2nd prize for Zone 1 in the Royal Agricultural Society's crop competition [5: 21-Dec-1934]
In January 1935 sold one bale of wool through Westralian Farmers Ltd for 11d. Per pound [5: 1-Feb-1935]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1935-1937 [5: 3-May-1935, 13-Mar-1936, 20-Nov-1936]
Sold 225 suckers through Westralian Farmers at Midland Market in September 1935 (172 for 15/1, 53 for 11/10 per head) [5: 6-Sep-1935]
Exhibited Sheep and Grain & Fodder in the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show held on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won 1st for a Collection of Fodder Plants, and 2nd prizes for Dorset Horn Ram and Three Ewes for Breeding Export Lambs [5]
Sold five bales of wool at 14d. per pound through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Wool Sale in Perth on 28 October 1935 [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Sold 149 sheep through Westralian Farmers Ltd with two consignments to the Midland Market in 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936, 24-Dec-1936]
The sheep comprised 90 suckers (80 at 21/4, 10 at 20/1), 41 ewes (26 at 13/10, 15 at 5/4) and 28 lambs at 20/1 per head [5]
Vice Patron of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 and 1937 [5: 13-Mar-1936, 20-Nov-1936]
Exhibited in the Grain & Fodder, Sheep and Vegetable sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 1st prizes for Geraldton Blue Lupins, Collection of Fodder Plants and Three Fat Sheep; 2nd for Dorset Horn Ram, [5]
2nd for "three ewes first-cross long-wool suitable for breeding export lambs bred by exhibitor," and 2nd for Carrots [5]
With a plot of Merredin wheat came 3rd in the Royal Agricultural Society's 50-acre Crop Competition for Zone 1 in 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Wrote to the Carnamah District Road Board in December 1936 conditionally agreeing to the closure of a road [5: 24-Dec-1936]
He agreed to the closure of the road that cut the corner of Victoria Location 8671 and went through Victoria Location 8187 [5]
He agreed subject to a new road being made along the south of Location 8671 and continuing along the west of Location 8187 [5]
It was then to go east and north to connect to the road to Maya, and the old road to stay open until the new one was cleared [5]
Nominated for appointment to the Protests & Disputes Board of the North Midlands Football Association in 1937 [5: 9-Apr-1937]
In April 1937 he requested the Carnamah District Road Board plough a road in Coorow [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Purchased a Gaston plough from Westralian Farmers Ltd but through the North Midlands Farmers' Co-op in 1937 [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Wool and Grain & Fodder sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Awarded 1st prizes for Three Fat Shorn Sheep, Collection of Fodder Plants, Green Wheat for Grain [5]
Won both 1st and 2nd for Crossbred Fleece, and received 2nd prizes for White Oats and Green Oats for Grain [5]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Private W72123 in Coorow' local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
In 1948 sold El Cala Farm in Coorow to "Jim" Randolph H. B. HOGBIN and purchased Koobabbie Farm from his father [P363]
Farmer of Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1948-1964 [P363]
He was a long serving directory of Westralian Farmers Ltd [P363]
Interested in caving he discovered a cave near Witchcliffe which was named Rudduck Cave after him [P363]
Resided in Coorow until his death in 1964 [2]
Died 13 October 1964; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, Lawn 1, F018) [2]
Born 20 June 1858 in North Adelaide, South Australia [55]
Son of William OWEN and Adelaide THOMSON [55]
He was registered at birth as Robert Walter OWEN, but was later known as Robert Walter OWEN-DAINTREY [55]
His father's name was Owen DAINTREY, however on coming to Australia he appears to have changed it to William OWEN [--]
His father, who was a postal employee in England, had went before the Old Bailey court in London, England on 31 May 1827 [296]
At the Old Bailey criminal court his father was found not guilty on the charge of stealing a banknote while sorting letters [296]
Married Drucilla Florence NICKLEN on 30 November 1904 at the All Souls Church in Saint Peters, South Australia [55]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia 1915-1925 [19] [34]
He is believed to have managed Rev. J. M. MACDONALD's 800 acre farm in Coorow [27] [34]
After harvesting his 1915 wheat crop he sold 230 bags of wheat, and retained 120 bags for seed wheat [34]
Signed the petition and financial guarantee in 1917 for the Midland Railway Company to provide a doctor at Three Springs [34]
Employed the services of Frank R. HIGGINS to sink a well on the property in Coorow in 1920 [10: 17-Sep-1920]
Signatory to an application to the Education Department for the closed Coorow State School to be reopened in November 1920 [215]
One of the speakers at the Christmas Tree held in Coorow on Saturday 17 December 1921 [10: 6-Jan-1922]
For at least the years 1922-1928 he was the freehold owner of Victoria Locations 5566 and 6395 in Buntine [61]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn [2]
Father of Paulina, Mary and Richard [15] [55]
Died 8 May 1934; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZB, 271) [2]
PPP
William PALMER
Labourer in Coorow in 1917 [50]
Mr PARKER
School Teacher of the Waddy Well State School in Waddy Forest during the last quarter of 1935 [5: 11-Oct-1935]
As a result of him undergoing medical treatment the Waddy Well State School was closed for part of October 1935 [5: 11-Oct-1935]
After his few weeks sick leave he resumed teaching at the Waddy Well State School on Monday 28 October 1935 [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 6-Dec-1935]
He had left by early February 1936 when Mrs Nellie GUPPY arrived to his position at the Waddy Well State School [5: 7-Feb-1936] [73]
Cecil Aloysius PARKER
Contractor in Moora in 1906 [50]
Married Matilda Mary WARD in 1907 [66]
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1911-1917 [19]
His property was situated approximately seven and a half miles from the Gunyidi railway siding [10: 22-Feb-1918]
He was the Postal Vote Officer for those near his Meelyah property for the Legislative Council elections on 13 May 1910 [9: 22-Apr-1910]
He put his "very highly improved" farm in Gunyidi and all his machinery up for auction at Moora on 24 August 1917 [10: 21-Aug-1917]
The farm obviously didn't sell as it was once more offered for sale at Dalgety's Buildings in Perth on 14 March 1918 [10: 22-Feb-1918]
Himself and his wife owned the farm, which consisted of 2,451 acres of Conditional Purchase blocks and a 309 acre grazing lease [10]
The property contained a four roomed wood and iron homestead and shed, and was watered by two wells and three dams [1]
Fencing subdivided the farm into seven paddocks - some of which were six wire fences and the remainder wire netting [10: 8-Mar-1918]
500 acres of the farm were first class cleared land, and the remainder contained Salmon, York Gum and predominantly Jam trees [10]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Glendalough [2]
Died 20 September 1965; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, OC, 484C) [2]
J. F. PARKER
Mechanic in Coorow in 1932 [5: 15-Jul-1932]
While welding on 14 July 1932 he blow lamp exploded and as it blew he threw it, ran outside and jumped in a puddle of water [5]
He was found outside the garage and was attended to by Dr. Murial A. CURTIS [5: 8-Jul-1932]
His garage, which went up in flames from the explosion was rescued by many willing helpers [5: 8-Jul-1932]
Mrs Matilda Mary PARKER
Wife of Cecil Aloysius PARKER; see Matilda Mary WARD
Eric Charles Waller PATON
Farmer in Marchagee 1919-1921 [50]
Mrs Johanna Jane PATON
Resided in Marchagee 1919-1921 [50]
Mrs Irene Sibyl PATTON
Wife of Malcolm Lake PATTON; see Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD
Joyce Minnie Charlotte PATTON
Born 1913 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of Malcolm Lake PATTON and Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD [P141]
Resided with her parents on a property in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Boarded the train in Perth on Saturday 18 August 1934 to spend her annual holidays with her parents in Waddy Forest [5: 24-Aug-1934]
Herself and her friend Pat EVANS, who holidayed with her at Waddy, returned to Perth Friday 31 August 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Spent a brief holiday with her parents in Waddy Forest during mid September 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Married Oliver Francis EDESON in Perth in 1939 [P141]
Died 1998 in England [P141]
Malcolm Lake PATTON
Born 1882 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of James Murray PATTON and Mary Louisa MCHARD [15]
Educated at Bishop Hale's School in Perth [37]
Worked in the office at Felton, Grimware & Bickford in Perth and then managed his father's farms in the Northam district [37]
Married Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD in Northam in 1911 [66]
Farmer in Southern Brook near Northam [6]
Purchased 3,707 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company on 25 February 1921 [27]
The 3,707 acres consisted of Lots M1284, M1291 and M1292 of Victoria Location 2022 and cost £4256/1/9 [27]
The price per acre was 28/- for M1291 (801 acre), 25/- for M1292 (907 acres) and 20/- for Lot M1284 (1,999 acres) [27]
His wife extended the holding on 30 September 1921 with the purchase of Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Lot M1296 was 1,050 acres of virgin land and cost £1050/12/- or 20/- per acre; all four blocks were payable by instalments [27]
Along with his wife and children shifted to their land in Waddy Forest in 1922 [P141]
Farmer of Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Donated a small portion of his farm as the site for the Waddy Forest State School [P141]
In 1929 he had 2,500 acres of his farm under crop, commenced hay cutting on 14 October and started harvest in November [230]
Purchased a Sunshine harvester at a clearing sale in Carnamah in February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Around March 1934 purchased a new 10 disc Sundercut plough [5: 6-Apr-1934]
Attended the Annual Meeting of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Football Club on Saturday 14 April 1934 [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Advertised in The North Midland Times newspaper on 10 August 1934 that he had 70 to 80 head of cattle for sale [5: 10-Aug-1934]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to the Perth metropolis on Monday 4 November 1935 [5: 8-Nov-1935]
A thunderstorm on 9 January 1936 produced enough rain to entirely fill his three dams which had been completely dry [5: 17-Jan-1936]
Allowed the members of the Waddy Forest and Carnamah tennis clubs swam in his dam after tennis on 16 February 1936 [5: 21-Feb-1936]
A week later a truckload of young people from Carnamah journeyed to Waddy Forest for and swimming in his dam [5: 28-Feb-1936]
At about 2 p.m. on Thursday 5 March 1936 a destructive storm passed over his farm in Waddy Forest [5: 6-Mar-1936]
The storm delivered 38 points of ran and caused extensive damage about one and half miles wide across his farm [5]
The roof of his stables were blown off and strewn in all directions, trees were uprooted, and his telephone line was damaged [5]
A 2,000 gallon tank with 150 gallons of water inside it was blown of its stand and onto the ground [5]
Himself and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home in Waddy on Wednesday night 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
He was called to Perth on Saturday 27 June 1936 on account of his wife who was receiving medical attention [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Travelled from Coorow by train on a short visit to Perth on Friday 31 July 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Employed the services of Coorow builder Augustus F. L. CROFT to build change rooms at a large dam on his farm [P328]
The change rooms consisted of a room for each sex on the bank of the dam, and a landing down to the water [5: 13-Nov-1936]
The landing and change rooms had been built by November 1936 when his son Roy's birthday was celebrated at the dam [5]
Himself and his son Roy returned to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 17 March 1937 after a few days in Perth [5: 19-Mar-1937]
His daughter Mrs Mary M. ATKINSON late of Laverton holidayed with him in Waddy Forest in August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Resided in the Waddy Forest - Coorow district until his death in 1942 [2]
Father of Mary, Joyce, Roy and Norman [P141]
Died 1 November 1942; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LB, 673) [2]
Mary Margaret PATTON
Born 1911 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of Malcolm Lake PATTON and Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD [P141]
Resided with her parents on a property in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Married "Les" Leslie Carroll ATKINSON in 1935 [66]
Resided in Laverton where her husband worked as a miner in 1936 and 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937] [50]
After leaving Laverton herself and her infant daughter Dawn holidayed with her father in Waddy Forest in August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Attended her cousin Mary E. GREENWOOD and Albert E. MILES' wedding breakfast in Coorow on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Died 3 October 2007; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LB, 673) [2]
Roy Malcolm PATTON
Born 4 November 1916 in Northam, Western Australia [16]
Son of Malcolm Lake PATTON and Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD [P141]
Resided with his parents on farmland in Southern Brook near Northam and later on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Educated at the Waddy Forest State School and then as a boarder at the Guildford Grammar School in Perth [P32]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1934, 1935 and 1937 [5: 25-May-1934, 24-May-1935, 14-May-1937]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club from 1934-35 to 1936-37 [5: 19-Oct-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Competed in the Horses in Action section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show held on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5]
Won the Walk Trot & Gallop, and awarded 2nd place for the Flag Race, Melon Race and Open Handicap Trot [5]
For his winnings he received the I. B. Roberts Trophy, which was a bridle [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won the Shooting Competition at the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Sold 13 porkers and one baconer through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 27 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
The 13 porkers consisted of 1 sold at £1/8/-, 2 at £1/10/6, 6 at £1/13/6, and 4 at £1/12/6 per head; the one baconer for £2/10/- [5]
Attended his parents 25th Wedding Anniversary at their home in Waddy Forest on Wednesday night 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Accompanied his mother from Waddy Forest to Perth so she could receive medical attention on Thursday 25 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
After a short stay in Perth he returned to Waddy Forest, and his father proceeded to Perth to be with his mother [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
He was among those from Waddy Forest who travelled to Perth for the Perth Royal Show in October 1936 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Motored to Perth on 30 October 1936 and returned on Tuesday 3 November 1936 with the latest model Bedford truck [5: 6-Nov-1936]
His birthday was celebrated at the swimming dam on his father's Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5]
The dam was used exclusively for swimming and had change rooms on its banks and a landing down to the water [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Travelled to Perth on Saturday 19 December 1936 accompanied by Benjamin W. J. LAMPARD and Peter ROBERTS [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Returned to Waddy Forest with a new Hupmobile car on Thursday 11 February 1937 [5: 12-Feb-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of his uncle and aunt Guy & Maude GREENWOOD in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Motored to Perth on Tuesday 15 June 1937 and returned the following Thursday accompanied by his mother [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Farmer of Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest / Coorow [19] [90]
Farmer of 1,708 acres in Coorow being Lots M1291 and M1292 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
His father had purchased Lots M1291 and M1292 from the Midland Railway Company for £4,255 on 25 February 1921 [27]
Enlisted in the Australian Army in Coorow on 24 July 1941 [16]
Private W20307 in the Australian Army's 10 Garrison Battalion during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 10 February 1944 [16]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club 1944-1952 [0: images 04585, 04687]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1946 [150]
Married "Isa" Elizabeth Isabel WALLACE in Perth in 1948 [66]
Employed the services of local builder E. Clive HUNTER to build him a house [P320]
Steward of the Horses in Action section of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Tenth Annual Show in 1947 [150]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmer's Union of WA in 1950 [4: 18-Mar-1950]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer George MANNING on 2 February 1956 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
Resided in the Coorow district until his death in 1981 [1]
Father of Donald, Jean, Lila and Arthur [14]
Died 22 December 1981; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row G, Plot 7) [1]
Margaret Buchanan PAUL
Married Orsino Oliviero VANZETTI in Perth in 1935 [66]
Resided on Ytinchie Farm in Marchagee 1935-1939 [19]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Won 2nd prize for Snapdragons in the Flower section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Awarded both 1st and 2nd prizes for Decorated Cake at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Alexander Frederick PEAD
Prospector in Coorow 1909-1911 [50]
Clarice Lavinia PERRY
Born 6 April 1906 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia [P363]
Daughter of Bennett PERRY and "Maude" Alice Maude Matilda GREGORY [P363]
In 1908 her mother passed away, and in 1910 her father married her mother's sister Lila Gertrude May GREGORY [15] [54]
Her father was an Industrial Chemist and in 1909 joined the staff of Cuming Smith & Company Pty Ltd in Melbourne [P363]
Shifted with her father and stepmother to Western Australia in 1910 [P363]
Her father supervised the building of sulphuric acid and superphosphate works in WA and then managed them 1911-1933 [P363]
Resided with her parents at 26 Kenny Street in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [P363]
She was educated at Guildford Girls School in the Perth suburb of Guildford and at Perth College in Perth [P363]
Married "Arnold" Samuel Arnold RUDDUCK on 25 October 1927 at Saint Matthew's Church in the Perth suburb of Guildford [P363]
Resided on El Cala Farm in Coorow 1927-1948 and then on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1948-1962 [P363]
Her stepmother and aunt, late of Bassendean, passed away on 9 July 1928 and was buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth [2]
Won 2nd prizes for Marmalade, Bulbous Flowers and Lady's Spray at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1935 [5: 3-May-1935]
Exhibited in the Flower and Farm Produce sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5]
Received 2nd prizes for Artistically Arranged Vase of Flowers, Lady's Hand Bouquet, and Brown Hen Eggs [5: 3-May-1935]
Won 2nd for a Rainbow Cake in the Confectionary section of the Three Springs Agricultural Show on 19 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea for Miss Mary E. GREENWOOD at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Sent a wreath for the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Exhibited in the Flower, Vegetable, Preserves, Farm Produce, Poultry and Fancywork sections of the Coorow-Waddy Show in 1937 [5]
Won 1st and 2nd for Home Made Sweets; 1st for Stocks, Lady's Hand Bouquet and Parsnips; 2nd for Preserved Fruits, [5: 10-Sep-1937]
White Hen Eggs, Artificially Arranged Basket of Garden Flowers, female White Leghorn and Embroidered Tea/Supper Cloth [5]
She was a very active member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Country Women's Association [P363]
Resided in Coorow until her death in 1962 [2]
Mother of Alison and Wendy [P363]
Died 24 September 1962; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, Lawn 1, F108) [2]
George Edward PETERS
Born 20 November 1889 in England [16]
Farmhand in Koojan 1914-1916 [50]
Married Charity Cassandra PHILLIPS in Perth in 1916 [66]
Farmhand on Highfield Farm in Koojan 1917-1925 [50]
On 21 February 1925 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 948 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 948 acres was Lot M1272 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £687/10/5, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Farmer in Waddy Forest [19]
Sold 2 suckers at 12/4, 47 ewes at 15/4 and 26 ewes at 12/1 per head through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 2 October 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Sold 120 sheep through Elder Smith & Co Ltd with consignments to the Midland Market between September and November 1936: [5]
73 suckers (4 at 19/-, 37 at 18/-, 6 at 12/7, 17 at 12/4, 9 at 9/-), 44 lambs at 16/- and 3 ewes at 24/- [5: 11-Sep-1936, 16-Oct-1936, 13-Nov-1936]
On 20 January 1937 purchased the 1,000 acre Lot M1372 of Victoria Location 2023 in Waddy Forest from William G. FURNISS [3]
During January 1937 he purchased a new Chevrolet 6 sedan car [5: 15-Jan-1937]
Sold 65 sheep and 24 pigs through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at Midland Markets in May, July and August of 1937
The 65 sheep were 31 lambs (17 at 24/1, 14 at 20/1), 27 ewes at 2/10, 5 suckers at 22/4, and 2 wethers at 25/7 per head
The 24 pigs consisted of 11 porkers (1 at 49/6, 3 at 38/-, 2 at 30/6, 5 at 26/6), 2 choppers (1 at 46/-, 1 at 45/-),
2 baconers (1 at 68/-, 1 at 63/6), 2 weaners at 22/6, and 7 slips (2 at 20/6, 5 at 26/6) [5: 28-May-1937, 9-Jul-1937, 20-Aug-1937]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Private in the local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
In 1954 his 1,948 acres of farmland in Waddy Forest was transferred into his son Ronald's name [3]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [2]
Father of Ronald, Eric and Audrey [P84]
Died 26 May 1964; ashes dispersed at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
John Stephen PETERS
Born 11 May 1981 [45]
Son of "Steve" Stephen PETERS and Teina Margaret WALDECK [45]
Resided with his parents on farmland in Coorow [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Osborne Park [2]
Died 20 December 2006; ashes interred Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA (Banksia Court, Reflection Wall, W1, 5) [2]
"Ron" Ronald Llewellyn PETERS
Born 18 January 1917 in Perth, Western Australia [16]
Son of George Edward PETERS and Charity Cassandra PHILLIPS [16] [19] [66]
Student at the Waddy Forest State School [P32]
Farmer with his father in Waddy Forest [19]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Attended Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD's wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Resided in Waddy Forest until enlisting in the Australian Army on 22 January 1943 [16]
Corporal WX37252 in the Australian Army's Fremantle Fortress Company during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 17 April 1944 [16]
Married Reita May TRAINER in Perth in 1945 [66]
In 1954 his father's 1948 acres of farmland in Waddy Forest and Winchester was transferred into his name [3]
948 acres was Lot M1272 of Victoria Location 2023 in Waddy Forest [3]
The remaining 1000 acres was Lot M1372 of Victoria Location 2023 in Winchester [3]
Employed the services of local builder E. Clive HUNTER to build him a house [P320]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [2]
Father of Margaret, Alan, Shirley and Sylvia [14]
Died 20 June 2000; buried Guildford Cemetery, Guildford, WA (Anglican, E, 32) [2]
Sylvia May PETERS
Born 1953 [14]
Daughter of Ronald Llewellyn PETERS and Reita May TRAINER [14]
Resided with her parents in Coorow in 1953 [1]
Died 17 December 1953 in Coorow; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row E, Plot 10) [1]
Officiating minister at her funeral was Rev. PATRICK and the undertaker G. E. & R. M. KAISER, both of Three Springs [1]
Robert PETTIT
Farmer in Marchagee in 1905 and 1906 [50]
Herbert Edwin PHILLIS
Manager of Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1912-1914 [50]
William Henry PICKERING
Farmhand in Coorow 1929-1931 [19] [50]
Eleanor Wylde PIERCY
Born 13 June 1886 in Magill, South Australia [55]
Daughter of Frederich PIERCY and Emma SILVER [55]
Married Lawrence Alexander Richard BRYANT in Perth in 1921 [66]
Resided on farmland in Coorow 1921-1925 [19] [44]
Assisted the Coorow Hall Committee with the Official Opening of the Coorow Agricultural Hall on 1 February 1923 [9: 23-Feb-1923]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe [2]
Died 26 April 1962; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZS, 211) [2]
James PITTS
Contractor on Waddy Waddy Farm in Coorow 1911-1913 [19] [50]
Labourer in Arrino in 1913 and 1914 [50]
Charles Henry PLANK
Labourer in Coorow in 1914 [19]
Farmer in Coorow 1914-1917 [50]
Edward PLANT
Labourer in Coorow 1911-1914 [19] [50]
Farmer in Gunyidi in 1921 [19]
Dulcie Mavis POLKINGHORNE
Resided in Waddy Forest in 1931 and 1932 [19] [50]
In 1931 her address was care of Waddy Forest farmer Kenneth E. JONES [50]
Ernest Gamble PRINCE
Farmer in Gunyidi 1911-1922 [19] [50]
Harold Taylor PRINCE
Farmer in Gunyidi 1911-1913 [19] [50]
Lizzie PRINCE
Housekeeper in Gunyidi 1917-1922 [50]
Dorothy May PRINGLE
Married Henry DAY in 1923 [66]
Resided with her husband in a tent on Malcolm L. PATTON's Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest in 1923 and 1924 [151: page 99]
In late 1923 she gave birth to a daughter named Jessie on Donald MCDONALD's Waddy Waddy Farm in Waddy Forest [151]
Their daughter died at the age of 17 days on 12 January 1924 and was buried on Lot M1293 of Donald MCDONALD's farm [151]
Resided with her husband in Waddy Forest / Coorow until 1927 [19]
Ada PRIOR
Born 15 June 1884 [14] in England [90]
Married George HUTCHCRAFT in 1904 in London, England [21]
Along with husband George and son Reginald departed London, England on the Osterley [70]
Arrived on the Osterley in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 27 January 1910 [70]
Obviously returned to England as her son Cyril was born there in 1922 [16]
Resided on Sandringham Farm in Coorow, Western Australia 1925-1949 [19]
After spending nine days at the Carnamah Private Hospital she was discharged on Tuesday 17 November 1936 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Following her husband's death in early 1949 [1] she resided in Carnamah [19]
Resided in Carnamah from 1949 to 1965 [19]
In 1965 she was living at 7 Railway Avenue, Carnamah [19]
Resided in her later years at Nazareth House in Geraldton, where she died in her 85th year [1]
Mother of Reginald and Cyril [14]
Died 7 March 1969 in Geraldton; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row S, Plot 2) [1]
William Alfred PURCELL
Born 1882 in Dongara, Western Australia [15]
Son of William PURCELL and Ruth BROWNING [15]
Railway Labourer in Marchagee in 1903 [50]
Farmer in Marchagee in 1905 and 1906 [50]
Railway Fettler in Carnamah 1908-1910 [19]
Married Jean BRYCE in 1909 [66]
RRR
Mrs Agnes Lydia RAINS
Wife of Arthur Lloyd RAINS; see Agnes Lydia NICHOL
Arthur Lloyd RAINS
Born 1903 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of Albert George RAINS and Margaret BASSETT [15]
Married Agnes Lydia NICHOL in Perth in 1927 [66]
Farmer of Calecona Farm in Marchagee [5: 2-Oct-1936] [19]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Secretary of the Sports organised for the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Signatory to a letter sent in January 1934 expressing confidence in the Carnamah Road Board and its South Member [5: 19-Jan-1934]
Attended the Inaugural Sale of the North Midlands Stud Stockbreeders Association in Carnamah on Friday 18 September 1936 [5]
At the Inaugural Sale purchased six Border Leicester rams at 5½ guineas per head from LEISHMAN Bros of Winchester [5: 2-Oct-1936]
In November 1936 sold 36 lambs through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market - 17 at 14/7, 16 at 9/4, 3 at 6/11 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Sold 129 sheep at Midland Market in April 1937 - 16 at 22/1, 16 at 19/10, 26 at 18/10, 19 at 16/7, 23 at 15/7, 29 at 15/1 [5: 9-Apr-1937]
Private W72061 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the First World War [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of South Perth [2]
Died 8 November 1983; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Presbyterian, CA, 473) [2]
Albert Fenton RAMSAY
Teamster on Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi in 1921 [50]
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1932-1943 [19]
Attended the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Mrs Bernice Louise RANDELL
Wife of Owen Penrhyn RANDELL; see Bernice Louise HIGGS
Ernest Arthur RANDELL
Born 1873 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of George RANDELL and Mary Louisa SMITH [15]
Married Elizabeth HALLIDAY in 1894 in Perth [15]
Farmer in Gunyidi [19]
He owned 1,374 acres of farm land in Gunyidi, consisting of Victoria Locations 3978, 3979, 5801 and 5876 [3]
His two sons, in partnership as Randell Bros, owned 3,973 acres of farmland in Gunyidi and had a lease for a further 567 acres [3]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Sold four bales of wool through Elder Smith & Co at 14½d. per pound in October 1933 [5: 13-Oct-1933]
In 1936 the farm of "Randell Bros" in Gunyidi was leased to Francesco VANZETTI [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Resided in Gunyidi until his death in 1938 [2]
Father of Vernon Eric and Owen Penrhyn [15]
Died 12 May 1938; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Congregational, AA, 189) [2]
Gillian Penrhyn RANDELL
Resided in Gunyidi until her death in 1950 [1]
Died 18 April 1950 in Gunyidi; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row E, Plot 14) [1]
Mrs Gladys Victoria RANDELL
Wife of Vernon Eric RANDELL; see Gladys Victoria LAWSON
Owen Penrhyn RANDELL
Born 22 April 1899 in Perth, Western Australia [16]
Son of Ernest Arthur RANDELL and Elizabeth HALLIDAY [15]
Farmer in Gunyidi 1921-1968 [19]
Initially listed as the farmer of Meelyah Farm and later as the farmer of Chiarcona Farm [19]
Himself and his brother Vernon owned in partnership as "Randell Bros" 3,973 acres of farmland in Gunyidi [3]
Their 3,973 acres of Gunyidi farmland consisted of Victoria Locations 7351, 5653, 3307, 7099, 7100 and 7124 [3]
Played in the Moora Cricket Association's cricket team at Country Week Cricket in Perth in March 1921 [10: 4-Mar-1921]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Married Bernice Louise HIGGS in Perth in 1932 [66]
In 1932 had licensed with the Carnamah District Road Board a Chevrolet car with license plate CA-65 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Committee Member of the Sports organised for the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
In 1936 the farm of "Randell Bros" in Gunyidi was leased to Francesco VANZETTI [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Private W72071 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Parkerville [2]
Died 18 July 1970; memorised at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Cassia Court, Niche Wall, W15, 30) [2]
Vernon Eric RANDELL
Born 1895 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of Ernest Arthur RANDELL and Elizabeth HALLIDAY [15]
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1921-1933 [19]
Himself and his brother Owen owned in partnership as "Randell Bros" 3,973 acres of farmland in Gunyidi [3]
Their 3,973 acres of Gunyidi farmland consisted of Victoria Locations 7351, 5653, 3307, 7099, 7100 and 7124 [3]
Played in the Moora Cricket Association's cricket team at Country Week Cricket in Perth in March 1921 [10: 4-Mar-1921]
Married Gladys Victoria LAWSON in Perth in 1923 [66]
Member of the Gunyidi-Marchagee Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 13-Dec-1930]
Supplied the music for a dance at the Gunyidi School on 29 October 1932 with a gramophone and an electric amplifier [5: 4-Nov-1932]
The dance had been organised by a committee headed by his wife [5: 4-Nov-1932]
In 1936 the farm of "Randell Bros" in Gunyidi was leased to Francesco VANZETTI [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Mrs Mary Ann RANKIN
Widow of Walter James RANKIN; see Mary Ann MANNING
"Betty" Elizabeth Mary READ
Born C.1913 [2]
Daughter of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Along with her parents and siblings departed London, England on the steamship Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
They arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on the Esperance Bay on 5 January 1923 [70]
Resided with her parents on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow 1923- [P66]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Attended the evening in honour of Mr & Mrs BIRMINGHAM of Perth at the home of Harry EDWARDS on 27 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
During mid February 1937 she was absent from Coorow on account of spending a holiday in Perth [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Won 2nd for Best Worked Undergarment in the Fancy Work section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Steward of the Cookery section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Shows for many years [P4]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Redcliffe [2]
Died 30 May 2008; privately cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth; ashes scattered on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow [P253]
A Memorial Service was held at Saint Matthew's Anglican Church in the Perth suburb of Guildford on Thursday 19 June 2008 [P253]
Mrs Grace Emily READ
Wife of John READ; see Grace Emily SHEARS
Joan Ellen READ
Born 1906 in Middlesex, England [21]
Daughter of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Departed London, England with her parents on the Esperance Bay and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
Along with her parents and siblings resided in Fremantle for three months and then moved to prospective farmland in Coorow [P66]
Resided with her parents onon Tokyngton Farm in Coorow [P66]
Exhibited in the Poultry and Vegetable sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 8 September 1932 [5]
Received 1st prizes for female Black Orpington and Pair of Turkeys and 2nd prize for Potatoes [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 1st prize for Lady's Hand Bouquet and 2nd for Brown Hen Eggs and Garden Flowers at the Coorow Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Won 1st prize for Half Dozen Photographs and 2nd for Garden Flowers at the 1935 Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Attended the evening in honour of Mr & Mrs BIRMINGHAM of Perth at the home of Harry EDWARDS on 27 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Exhibited in the Amateur Photography and Flower sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5]
Awarded 1st prize for Half Dozen Snaps in the Photography section and as a result won the Mrs P. T. Morcombe Trophy [5]
Won 1st prize for Bowl of Garden Flowers which also received 1st prize for Best Exhibit in the Flower section [5]
In the Flower section also received 2nd prizes for Collection of Garden Flowers and for Vase of Garden Flowers [5]
Attended the Show Ball held during the evening at the Coorow Hall dressed in blue and white floral silk voile [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1937 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Exhibited in the Fancy Work and Flower sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Won 2nd for Novelty Article in Wool, 12 Pansies, and Collection of Garden Flowers with Iceland Poppies "of outstanding merit" [5]
Married "Dave" David James McCANN in Perth in 1947 [66]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [2]
Died 6 November 1994; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn 2, Rose Memorial, GGD, 16) [2]
John READ
Born 1873 in Wembley, Middlesex, England [20] [21]
Son of Thomas READ and Emma WHITE [P66]
Resided with his parents on the 255 acre Wembley Farm near the village of Wembley in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England [20]
Following his father's death in 1877 his mother appears to have disposed of or sub-leased about 200 acres of Wembley Farm [20] [21]
His mother was the farmer of a downsized portion of Wembley Farm, under the name of Elm Tree Farm [20]
From 1881 to 1901 was living with his sister Emily and their widowed mother on the 56 acre Elm Tree Farm in Wembley [20]
In 1881 was a scholar and in 1891 was working as a Clerk in the tea trade, however by 1901 was working on Elm Tree Farm [20]
Served in the Boer War in 1900 [P66]
Farmer in Wembley, Middlesex, England on land that had been farmed by his family since the reign of Henry VIII [P66]
Married Grace Emily SHEARS in 1906 in Middlesex, England [21]
Along with his wife and their children departed London, England on the steamship Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
Arrived on the steamship Esperance Bay in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
They resided in Fremantle for a few months during which time he sought out farmland [P66]
On 13 March 1923 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,165 acres of farmland in Coorow [27]
The farmland had previously belonged to Joseph GOODHILL, who had taken it up in January 1921 [27]
The farm's 1,165 acres consisted of Lots M968, M969, M1235 and M1236 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Named the farm Tokyngton after a Church they had lived near in England [P66]
Farmer of Tokyngton Farm in Coorow 1923-1959 [P66]
Purchased a locally bred horse named Ghandi from J. J. Alford SPICER of Lot 35 Station Street in Coorow in the 1920s [P66]
On 30 May 1925 increased his farm to a 1397 acres with the purchase of the 232 acre Lot M1564 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Lot M1564 was also purchased from the Midland Railway Company and cost £127, payable by instalments over seven years [27]
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son in 1928 [53]
In 1932 was the owner of a Ford truck containing the license plate CA-297 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Foundation Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1932-1937 [4: 9-Apr-1932] [5: 13-Mar-1936] [150]
Provided rails for the sheep pens at the Society's Annual Show in 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 2nd prizes for Merino Ram (strong wool) and Merino Ewe (strong wool) in the Sheep section [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 1st for Sheaves of Green Oats for Hay; and 2nd for Collection of Fodder Plants and Sheaves of Green Wheat for Grain [5]
On 27 June 1933 hosted the Coorow-Waddy Forest Progress Association's Sheep Demonstration on his farm [5: 9-Jun-1933, 16-Jun-1933]
Won 1st prize for a Border Leicester Merino Cross Fleece at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
In October 1933 sold eight bales of wool through Elder Smith & Co for 14½d. per pound [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Purchased two stud Koonoona stud rams and 28 stud ewes from A. E. GRANT of Geraldton in November 1933 [5: 10-Nov-1933]
In January 1934 purchased a new Commer truck from Milton & Son of Coorow [5: 19-Jan-1934]
Purchased horses and sundries at the clearing sale held on Lightfoot & Son's farm in Carnamah on Friday 2 March 1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934]
In mid 1934 purchased three Koonoona stud rams from P. D. Ferguson of Warrengabbie in Barberton [5: 8-Jun-1934]
Exhibited in the Vegetable, Photography, Poultry, Sheep and Wool sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5]
Awarded 1st prizes for Potatoes, Half Dozen Photos, female Black Opington, Muscovy duck and 2nd for Muscovy Drake [5]
Received 1st for Three Merino Ewes Under 1½ years and 2nd for a Strong Wool Merino Fleece [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Came equal second in the Fallow Competition conducted by the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1934 [5: 22-Feb-1935]
Exhibited in the Vegetables, Wool, Pig, Poultry sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won 1st prize for Radishes, and 2nd for Swedes, Onions, Potatoes, Best Fleece, Two Porkers, and female Black Orpington [5]
Advertised in October 1935 that he had thirty Black Orpington roosters aged about twelve months for sale for 2/6 each [5: 4 & 11-Oct-1935]
Sold 6 suckers at 15/7 per head, 1 sucker for 6/7 and 14 shorn ewes and wethers at 7/1 per head on 8 October 1935 [5: 11-Oct-1935]
Sold 14 bales of wool through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 28 October 1935 - 10 bales at 15d. and four at 14½d., per pound [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Through Elder Smith & Co Ltd sold six baconers on 27 November 1935 - two at £2/10/- and four at £2/8/6 per head [5: 29-Nov-1935]
With a plot of Merredin wheat came 3rd in the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's 50-acre Crop competition in 1935 [5: 20-Dec-1935]
Sold 35 shorn ewes through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 15 January 1936 - 18 at 11/7 per head and 17 at 8/10 per head [5: 17-Jan-1936]
When opening a gate on his farm a piece of wire snapped off and pierced the top of his eyelid went into his eye [5: 7 & 14-Feb-1936]
He was admitted to the Saint John of God Hospital in Perth where treatment was unsuccessful, and the eye had to be removed [5]
He was discharged from hospital and returned to Coorow in late February 1936 [5: 28-Feb-1936]
Sold 70 wethers (7 at 15/1, 9 at 14/10, 37 at 12/7, 17 at 9/10), 2 wethers at 14/10, and 1 ram at 12/- on 22 April 1936 [5: 24-Apr-1936]
In early August 1936 purchased a new McCormick Deering tractor from Carnamah agent W. George MULLIGAN [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 6-Nov-1936, 20-Aug-1937]
Exhibited in the Poultry, Grain & Fodder and Vegetable sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5]
Won 2nd prizes for female Black Orpington and Bronzewing Turkey; and received both 1st and 2nd for Brown Oats [5]
Awarded 1st prizes for Turnips and Potatoes, and 2nd prizes for Radishes and Collection of Vegetables [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Sold a pig baconer for £2/18/6 through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on Wednesday 7 October 1936 [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Sold three steers at £6/9/2 and one cow at £4/17/6 through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 3 March 1937 [5: 5-Mar-1937]
Presented the trophies at the Waddy Forest Tennis Club's Presentation Dance in Waddy Forest in June 1937 [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Sold 17 pigs at Midland Market in 1937 - 1 chopper at £5/7/6, 9 baconers (3 at £4/1/-, 6 at £3/15/-), 7 porkers at £2/8/6 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Donated £1/1/- to the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1937 [150]
Steward of the Cattle and Poultry sections at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1937 [150]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Wool and Vegetable sections of the Show and won four 1st and two 2nd prizes [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Won 1st and 2nd for Three Merino Ewes under 1½ years and Strong Wool Merino Fleece; and 1st for Best Fleece and Pie Melon [5]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Father of Joan, John, Elizabeth and Thomas [P66]
Passed away at the age of 85 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs [1]
Died 14 July 1959 in Three Springs; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row F, Plot 11) [14]
John Shears READ
Born 14 January 1908 in Wembley, Middlesex, England [16]
Son of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Departed London, England with his parents on the steamship Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
They arrived on the steamship Esperance Bay in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
Resided with parents in Fremantle for three months before shifting to Coorow [P66]
Resided with parents on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow [P66]
Farmed Tokyngton Farm with his father and took over the running of the farm following his father's death [P66]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club 1928-1937 [4: 3-Nov-1928, 13-Dec-1930, 11-Jan-1936, 19-Mar-1937]
On Sunday 28 October 1928 played in the first ever cricket match of the Coorow and Districts Cricket Association [4: 3-Nov-1928]
Came 2nd in the Apple & Bucket and Melon Races in the Horse Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
He was among those who attended the official opening of the East Marchagee Hall in Marchagee on 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Provider of music at the Anglican Church Bazaar and Dance at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 18 November 1933 [5: 24-Nov-1933]
On Saturday 7 April 1934 he played the Banjo at the Coorow Anglican Church's Dance held at the Coorow Hall [5: 13-Apr-1934]
Came 2nd in the Gents Hunter Over Hurdles in the Ring Events of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Played the drums for the dancing which followed the Children's Fancy Dress Ball in Coorow on Saturday 6 July 1935 [5: 12-Jul-1935]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Musician at the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall held after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club 1935-1956 [5: 1-Nov-1935, 20-Aug-1937] [4: 14-Sep-1956]
Represented the Coorow Rifle Club at the annual shoot for the Shearn Cup in Mingenew on Sunday 20 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
In 1936 won one of the Club's Spoon Shoots, which he received at the Club's Annual Ball on 28 November 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Won the Trophy for the Summer Aggregate in 1937, which he received Club's at the Presentation Ball on 10 July 1937 [5: 16-Jul-1937]
Member of the committee who organised the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Came 2nd in the High Jump at the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Won the High Jump and Putting the Shot at the Athletic Sports Meeting at Maley Park in Coorow on 1 January 1936 [5: 3-Jan-1936]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Played for the defeated "The Rest" in a cricket match against Carnamah in Coorow on Sunday 22 March 1936 [5: 27-Mar-1936]
Attended the evening in honour of Mr & Mrs BIRMINGHAM of Perth at the home of Harry EDWARDS on 27 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range in Three Springs on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 6 December 1936 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
Won the Shot Putt at the Sports Meeting at Maley Park in Coorow on Boxing Day 26 December 1936 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Part of an overland trip to the uninhabited coast at Jurien Bay, which departed on Monday 15 February 1937 [5: 26-Feb-1937]
The 12 other members of the party were Angus A. N. MCGILP of Waddy Forest; and William A. T. SARGENT of Carnamah; [5]
Frank R. BRYANT, Walter G. FENNELL, W. Frank FENNELL and C. Jock BRAYNT of Marchagee; Baxter D. BOTHE, [5]
William J. GAUNT, Donald S. GRANT, David TODD, Fred BINGHAM and George HUTCHCRAFT of Coorow [5]
They travelled in two trucks and two cars and from Moora they drove over 54 miles of road and 30 miles of sand [5]
They erected a shed and tables and were able to get good reception on a wireless Fred BINGHAM had taken along [5]
They took a boat with them and fished every day, and paid a visit to caves situated nine miles from their camp at Jurien Bay [5]
The party also visited Sandy Cape and North Head and after an enjoyable stay returned home on Friday 19 February 1937 [5]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of Toc H in 1937 [5: 2 & 16-Jul-1937]
Played the part of Mrs Puddicombe in the play "The Wrong Flat" at the Toc H's Social at the Coorow Hall on 24 June 1937 [5]
Wrote a letter of appreciation to the Carnamah District Road Board in thanks for the free use of the Coorow Hall for the Social [5]
Attended the Kitchen Tea for Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD at the Waddy Forest Hall on 31 July 1937 [5: 6-Aug-1937]
On behalf of the young people of the district he presented a collection of kitchen utensils to the soon to be married couple [5]
With his brother Tom and William H. JOHNS rode on horseback through virgin bush from Coorow to Green Head in the 1930s [P361]
The three of them made the trek to establish a track from Coorow to the coast [P361]
At that time wild horses traversed the country and drank at three freshwater springs just before the rocky limestone hill [P361]
Presided over the meeting in Coorow to discuss constructing a road from Coorow to the coast on 11 September 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Foundation Member of the Coorow Coast Road Finance Committee in 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1937-1939 [150]
One of the Stewards in charge of the Horse Events section of the 1937 Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Show [150]
Organised the 1939 Waddy Forest Community Concert which was held in the Waddy Forest Hall on 13 May 1939 [0: image 03794]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Defence Unit in 1941 [4: 29-Mar-1941]
Corporal in the local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Society and Patriotic Funds Committee in 1945 [0: image 04319]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1946-1951 [150] [4: 7-Apr-1951]
Ringmaster of the Ring Events section of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Tenth Annual Show in 1947 [150]
Served on the North Midlands Anglican Church Vestry 1948-1952 [167]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmers' Union of WA in 1951 [4: 7-Apr-1951]
Sounded the Last Post and Reveille at the 1952 Anzac Service in Coorow [0: image 04648]
Secretary of the Coorow Coast Road Association in 1957 [4: 15-Mar-1957]
Officiated as Master of Ceremonies (M.C.) at many and numerous functions held in Coorow [P66]
Also regularly played the drums and cornet at some of the dances and balls held in Coorow [P66]
Resided in Coorow on Tokyngton Farm from 1923 until his death, passing away at home on the farm [P66] [1] [90]
Died 3 November 1968 in Coorow WA; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah WA (Row T, Plot 1) [1]
John Thomas READ
Stockman on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1941-1947 [19]
Stockman in Arrino in 1950 [19]
"Tom" Thomas Ingram READ
Born 29 July 1914 in Wembley, Middlesex, England [16]
Son of John READ and Grace Emily SHEARS [P66]
Departed London, England with parents on the Esperance Bay on 5 December 1922 [P66]
Arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1923 [P66]
Resided with his parents in Fremantle for three months before shifting to Coorow [P66]
Resided with his parents on Tokyngton Farm in Coorow, and later on his own Minganooka Farm in Coorow [P66]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1928-29 and 1929-30 [4: 2-Feb-1929, 20-Dec-1930]
He was among those who attended the official opening of the East Marchagee Hall in Marchagee on 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Purchased 2,311 acres (Victoria Location 3257, 3267 and 4363) in Marchagee from Griffith G. JOHN on 1 January 1934 [3]
Came 2nd in the Under 25-years Sheep Judging Competition at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 30-Aug-1935]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club 1935-1937 [5: 1-Nov-1935, 4-Sep-1936, 28-May-1937]
In 1936 he won The Summer Aggregate and two of six spoon shoots, which he received at the Club's Annual Ball [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
In April 1936 he had a 5-furrow heavy disc plough for sale, which had been used by the Carnamah District Road Board [5]
He wrote to the Carnamah District Road Board to see if they were interested in buying the plough [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social Evening & Play Presentation at the Carnamah Hall on 17 June 1936 [5: 19-Jun-1936]
Competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range in Three Springs on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 6 December 1936 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
With his brother John and William H. JOHNS rode on horseback through virgin bush from Coorow to Green Head in the 1930s [P361]
The three of them made the trek to establish a track from Coorow to the coast [P361]
At that time wild horses traversed the country and drank at three freshwater springs just before the rocky limestone hill [P361]
On 4 August 1937 was riding a horse and through the animal falling his foot became caught in the stirrup iron [4: 7-Aug-1937]
He was taken to the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs where it was found he had broken a bone near his ankle [4]
Subsequently transferred to the Carnamah Private Hospital for a few days before returning home to rest, in plaster [4]
Steward in charge of the Wool section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1937 [150]
Attended the meeting in Coorow to discuss constructing a direct road from Coorow to the coast on 11 September 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Member of the Coorow Home Guard in 1941 [4: 9-Aug-1941]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Married Dulice Jean FOWLER on 25 September 1943 [209]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmers' Union of Western Australia in 1951 [4: 7-Apr-1951]
Founding Councillor of the Coorow Shire Council in 1962, and President of the Coorow Shire Council 1976-1988 [284]
Served on the Coorow Shire Council representing the West/Eganu Ward 1962-1988, and was a local Justice of the Peace [284]
Resided on his Minganooka Farm in Coorow until his death in 1992 [1]
Father of Ross, John and Debra [P253]
Passed away at the age of 78 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs [1]
Died 16 October 1992 in Three Springs WA; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah WA (Row T, Plot 15) [1]
Mrs Dulcie REDDELL
Resided in Marchagee in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Thomas Alfred REDDELL
Farmer of the Marchagee Estate in Marchagee in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Mrs Jane Moir REDHALL
Wife of "Joe" William Joseph REDHALL; see Jane Moir WILSON
Joseph REDHALL
Born 5 March 1924 in Renmark, South Australia [55]
Son of "Joe" William Joseph REDHALL and Jane Moir WILSON [55]
Resided with his parents in Waddy Forest, Western Australia 1926-1933 [5] [19] [34]
Along with his mother and siblings left Coorow on Monday 6 October 1933 [5: 10-Nov-1933]
Resided of late in Mount Helena [2]
Died 30 June 1975; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 7, 18) [2]
"Joe" William Joseph REDHALL
Born 1899 in Derby, Derbyshire, England [20] [21]
Son of Joseph REDHALL and Caroline BRIGGS [20] [21]
His parents married in 1889, however towards the end of 1890 his father died at the age of 22 years [21]
In 1891 himself and his mother were living with his maternal grandmother Alice BRIGGS in Saint Werburgh, Derbyshire [20]
His mother married James LABAN in 1895 and it appears as though he may have gone to live with his paternal grandparents [20] [21]
In 1901 he was living with his grandparents Joseph and Sarah REDHALL at 81 Peet Street in Derby, Derbyshire, England [20]
Married Jane Moir WILSON on 5 December 1914 at Saint Augustine's Church in Renmark, South Australia [55]
Himself and his wife arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on the Largs Bar on 11 December 1924 after a trip to England [70]
On 14 October 1925 purchased from the Midland Railway Co 1,031 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest, Western Australia [27]
The 1,031 acres was Lot M1294 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £773/13/6 (15/- per acre), payable by instalments [27]
Farmer in Waddy Forest via Coorow 1926-1933 [5] [19] [34]
His daughter Vera was the Most Humorous Girl as a "Witch" at the Children's Fancy Dress Ball in Coorow in July 1933 [4: 29-Jul-1933]
Attended and rendered humorous items at the R.S.L. Smoke Social and Friends Night in Carnamah on 27 August 1932 [5: 2-Sep-1932]
Rendered a recitation at the farewell to Geoffrey K. RYDER at the Carnamah Town Hall on 10 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
His daughters Ruby, Elsie and Vera won prizes at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended the Valedictory Dinner tendered to Alexander B. GLOSTER at the Coorow Hotel on Monday 3 July 1933 [5: 7-Jul-1933]
During the second week of October 1933 he stayed at the Carnamah Hotel in Carnamah [5: 13-Oct-1933]
In mid October 1933 he sold his farm in Waddy Forest to neighbouring farmer Phillip T. MORCOMBE [5: 13-Oct-1933]
The sale of his farm was effected through the agency of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Attended and sang a song at the R.S.L. Reunion Dinner held in Morawa on Saturday 28 October 1933 [5: 3-Nov-1933]
Himself and his wife attended a Valedictory Social held in their honour at the Coorow Hall on Friday 20 October 1933 [5: 3-Nov-1933]
At the Valedictory Social, at which residents of Coorow and Waddy bid them farewell, they were presented with a case of cutlery [5]
His wife and children left Coorow on Monday 6 October 1933 and after finalising business he left a short time later [5: 10-Nov-1933]
Orchardist in Mount Helena in 1935 [6]
Father of Jean, Elsie, Ruby, Vera and Joseph [55]
Colin REED
Born 27 November 1924 in Kadina, South Australia [16]
Son of Frank Gordon REED and Lily Maud RODDA [205]
Grew up on Reedsdale Farm in Port Neill, South Australia [205]
Farmed Reedsdale Farm in Port Neill with his parents and brothers, which was done with horses until 1939 and then by tractor [205]
Enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in Adelaide on 15 June 1943 [16]
Leading Aircraftman 140599 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 1 Operational Training Unit during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 20 November 1945 [16]
Left Port Neill with his parents in January 1949 and shifted to Mamboobie Farm in Marchagee, Western Australia [205]
Farmer in Coorow [19]
Married Loris Elaine DOWNES on 23 April 1955 [205]
Later resided in Mundijong [45]
Prison Warden at Karnet Prison Farm [45] [205]
Member of the WA Prison Officers Union [45]
Father of Frank, Trish, Ann-Maree, Kim and Colin [45]
Died 24 May 2006 at his home in Mundijong; buried Jarrahdale Cemetery, Jarrahdale in a grave-side service on 30 May 2006 [45]
Margaret RETALLACK
Born 1882 in Saint Keverne, Cornwall, England [20] [21]
Daughter of farmer Charles RETALLACK and "Minnie" Mary WILLIAMS [20] [21]
She was one of ten children with siblings Jane, Thomas, Ada, Henry, Philip, James, Grace, William and Francis [20]
In 1891 was living with her parents and siblings at Tulamean and in 1901 at Chyreene in Saint Keverne, Cornwall, England [20]
Married "Fred" Frederick William ROBERTS in 1903 in Cornwall, England [21]
Her husband departed London, England on the steamship Orontes for Fremantle, Western Australia on 28 February 1913 [203]
Along with their three children she departed London, England on the steamship Orama on 10 October 1913 [203]
They arrived on the steamship Orama in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 November 1913 [70]
In 1916 and 1917 they were living at 68 Hare Street, Piccadilly in Kalgoorlie [50]
Resided on Treverry Farm in Waddy Forest 1927-1930 [19]
Attended the Ball after the Three Springs Races on Thursday 11 April 1929 in a dress of black sequined georgette [4: 20-Apr-1929]
Later resided in Keysbrook, between Mundijong and Pinjarra [2]
Mother of Montague, Olive and Beresford [203]
Died 16 November 1962; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZK, 610) [2]
Mrs Cereeda Grace REUDAVEY
Resided in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1911-1914 [19] [50]
Resided in Jibberding 1915-1922 [50]
Henry Richard REUDAVEY
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1911-1939 [19]
Lilian Sarah REYNOLDS
Born 1887 in Wigston, Leicestershire, England [20] [21]
Daughter of boot sawer Gregory REYNOLDS and Betsy WOLLATT [20] [21]
In 1891 was living with her parents at 18 Norfolk Street in Saint Mary, Leicestershire, England [20]
Married Fred BINGHAM in 1911 in Leicestershire, England [21]
Herself and her husband resided in Wannamal, Western Australia in 1912 and 1913 [114: page 95]
Resided with her husband Fred BINGHAM in Coorow, where he was initially a Fettler and later a Storekeeper [19]
Guaranteed to contribute to the teacher's salary if the attendance at the Coorow State School fell below eight students in 1919 [215]
Signatory to a letter sent to the Director of Education by Mrs Annie M. BATTERSBY of Coorow on 14 March 1921 [215]
The letter complained about the sporadic nature, including too many closed days, in which the Coorow State School was run [215]
Assisted the Coorow Hall Committee with the Official Opening of the Coorow Agricultural Hall on 1 February 1923 [9: 23-Feb-1923]
In 1932 they owned a Ford Runabout car registered with the Carnamah District Road Board with license plate CA-307 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1933, 1935 and 1937 [5: 23-Dec-1932, 3-May-1935, 20-Nov-1936]
Travelled form Coorow on a visit to Perth in early November 1933 [5: 10-Nov-1933]
She was among those who attended the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Won 1st prize for Roses and 2nd for Carnations in the Flower section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Donated a trophy to the associated of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935, which was won by Miss Mary ROBERTS [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG 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]
Herself and her husband returned to Coorow after a vacation in Perth on Thursday 20 February 1936 [5: 14 & 28-Feb-1936]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Malcolm L. and Irene S. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Donated the trophy for the Fancy Work section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended the Ball after the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 dressed in blue metal run crepe [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Herself and her husband departed Coorow on Sunday 10 January 1937 for a fortnight long holiday in Perth [5: 15-Jan-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
She was among the 80 who attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social Evening at the Carnamah Hall on 25 June 1937 [5: 2-Jul-1937]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea for Miss Mary E. GREENWOOD at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Attended Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD's wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Sent a wreath for the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Hollywood [2]
Mother of Ivy Lilian and Evelyn Annie [215]
Died 4 October 1973; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 9N, 61) [2]
"Ted" Edward Thompson RHODES
Born 10 August 1907 in Eton, Berkshire, England [16]
Departed London, England on the Ormonde and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 19 February 1929 [63]
Farmhand in Coorow and then Marchagee 1930-1940 [19]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1929-30 and 1930-31 [4: 19-Oct-1929, 13-Dec-1930]
In 1930 he was working on the farm of Robert WALLACE in Coorow [50]
Won the Cigarette Race at the East Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports at the Meelyah Reserve on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Came 3rd in the 75 Yards Sprint at the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Attended the farewell to Josephine M. FITZGERALD at the Carnamah Hotel on Saturday evening 27 March 1937 [5: 2-Apr-1937]
Competed in the Carnamah Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament at Centenary Park in Carnamah in March 1937 [5: 2-Apr-1937]
Resided in Marchagee until enlisting in the Australian Army on 4 December 1940 [16]
Lance Sergeant WX9624 in the Australian Army's 184 Australian Supply Depot Platoon during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 14 January 1947 [16]
Farmer of Southcroft Farm in Winchester / Waddy Forest 1951-1970 [3] [19]
His farm was 2,567 acres in size, which was a portion of Victoria Location 9971 on the Waddy Estate [3]
Obtained the telephone in 1961 - was telephone number Carnamah East 205 from 1961 to 1968 [60]
Later resided in the outer Perth suburb of Viveash [2]
Died 28 may 1981; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC, Garden of Remembrance, 24, 292) [2]
Myra Mary RICE
Born 1901 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Edward Thomas RICE and Jane BASSETT [15]
Married "Jack" William John MELVIN in Perth in 1927 [66]
Resided with her husband on Melsom Farm in Coorow 1927-1952 [3] [19]
Won 1st prizes for Turnips and Best Collection of Jams at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
At the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 7 September 1933 won a 2nd prize for Pastry in the Confectionary section [5: 15-Sep-1933]
In May 1934 a Miss R. LEESON spent a holiday staying with her in Coorow [5: 18-May-1934]
Won the Guessing Weight of Sheep at the Sports Meeting at Maley Park in Coorow on New Year's Day 1 January 1936 [5: 3-Jan-1936]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 24-Jul-1936, 25-Jun-1937]
Won 1st prizes for White Bread and Pastry at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 3 September 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended the Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in black georgette and gold lame [5: 18-Sep-1936]
In December 1936 advertised for sale a large white oregan dresser with sliding glass doors in good condition for £4/1/5- [5: 18-Dec-1936]
Herself and her husband departed Coorow on 7 January 1937 to spent a three week long holiday in Perth [5: 15-Jan-1937]
Attended and competed at the Carnamah Golf Club's Season Opening at Centenary Park in Carnamah on 2 May 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Sent a wreath for the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1956-57 [4: 15-Mar-1957]
Following the sale of her husband and brother-in-law's farm herself and her husband continued living in Coorow until 1958 [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Mother of Betty [91]
Died 28 September 1985; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, Lawn 3, 213) [2]
Charles Frederick RICHARDS
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1914-1922 [50]
Ernest William RICHARDS
Farmhand in Latham in 1917 [50]
George James RICHARDS
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1915-1917 [50]
Lila Isabel RICHARDS
Born C.1895
Married Robert WALLACE in 1916 [66]
Resided with her husband and children on farmland in Coorow 1921-1953 [19] [44]
Supplier of music at the Dance in aid of the Anglican Church held in Waddy Forest on Saturday 20 June 1936 [5: 26-Jun-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Yokine [2]
Died 12 August 1974; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
"Pat" Charlotte RIDLEY
Born 1904 in Dandaragan, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Amed George RIDLEY and Elizabeth Emma KEMPTON [15]
Resided with her parents on Oxford Dale Farm in Coomberdale [61]
Probationary Teacher at the State School in Coomberdale 1922-1926 [73]
From 1922 to 1926 was also the school's Sewing Mistress, and received an annual salary of £40 in her first year and then £70 [73]
School Teacher of the Waddy Forest State School in Waddy Forest 1930-1937 [73]
In 1929 and 1930 her annual salary as sole teacher of the Waddy Forest school was £4.2.0 per week minus £12 per year rent [73]
From 1932 to 1936 her annual salary was £3/17/- per week and in 1937 increased back to £4/2/- per week [73]
Herself and her sister Evelyn resided in the teacher's quarters of the Waddy Forest State School [P84]
Their brother Ted worked as a farmhand for George A. MANNING in Waddy Forest and then as a mechanic in Coorow [P84]
When their brother Ted shifted to Coorow their brother Cliff worked as a farmhand for George A. MANNING in Waddy Forest [P84]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of blue crepe-de-chine [5: 23-Sep-1932]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Travelled to Perth for the school holidays on Friday 11 May 1934, accompanied by the FOWLER twins [5: 18-May-1934]
In October 1934 herself and her sister Evelyn had staying with them at Waddy their sister Mrs Maude M. SCRUTON [5: 5-Oct-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 2-Nov-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Herself and Bronwen OWEN (who taught at the Waddy Well State School) travelled to Perth by car on 10 May 1935 [5: 17-May-1935]
Departed Waddy Forest on Saturday 24 August 1935 for a week long holiday in Perth [5: 30-Aug-1935]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
After spending her summer holiday in Perth she resumed duties at the Waddy Forest State School on 3 February 1936 [5: 7-Feb-1936]
Arrived back in Waddy on Monday night 17 February 1936 after a flying visit to Perth to attend her sister's wedding [5: 21-Feb-1936]
During March 1936 Mrs DEAN and her small son and daughter holidayed with her in Waddy Forest [5: 13-Mar-1936]
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
She was in Perth to witness the Head of the River rowing race on Monday 4 May 1936 [5: 8-May-1936]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth, where she spent the school holidays, on Friday 8 May 1936 [5: 15-May-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
She received a presentation from the parents at the Waddy Forest School Christmas Tree on Saturday 19 December 1936 [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Herself and Mrs "Nellie" Ellen GUPPY of the Waddy Well State School spent the 1936 Christmas holidays in Perth [5: 24-Dec-1936]
She spent a week of the May 1937 school holidays in Perth [5: 14 & 21-May-1937]
Herself and Mrs MOODY of the Waddy Well State School caught the train to Perth on Friday 3 September 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
They spent the school holidays in Perth and attended the teachers conference [5: 10-Sep-1937]
"Ted" Edmund Oxford RIDLEY
Born 3 February 1912 in Moora, Western Australia [16]
Son of Amed George RIDLEY and Elizabeth Emma KEMPTON [15]
Resided with his parents on Oxford Dale Farm in Coomberdale [61]
Farmhand in Waddy Forest for George A. MANNING and later a mechanic in Coorow [P84]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club - was Vice Captain in 1932-33 [5: 14-Oct-1932]
Sister of Evelyn RIDLEY and Charlotte RIDLEY, who both resided and worked in Waddy Forest [P84]
Married "Biddy" Frances Jean WELLS in Perth in 1935 (she had previously managed her brother's General Store in Latham) [66] [ P84]
For a number of years resided in the Perth suburb of Guildford where he had a large and successful mechanical garage [P84]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Morley [2] [16]
Died 18 July 1986; ashes interred Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA (Banksia Court, Memorial Garden, L2B, 29) [2]
Eleanor Hill RIDLEY
Born 1858 in Greenough Flats, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Joseph Beete RIDLEY and Rachel Bennie WALCOTT [15]
Married Arthur John WROTH in 1899 in Newcastle, Western Australia [15]
In 1933 and 1934 herself and her daughter were living in a house on an abandoned farm in Latham [5: 12-Jan-1934]
Mother of John Acton Joseph and Muriel Eleanor Eliza [15]
Passed away in Latham and on Friday 5 January 1935 was the first person to be buried in the Latham district [5: 12-Jan-1934]
Evelyn RIDLEY
Born 1905 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Amed George RIDLEY and Elizabeth Emma KEMPTON [15]
Resided with her parents on Oxford Dale Farm in Coomberdale [61]
Shop Assistant and Postmistress in Waddy Forest 1932-1936 [5: 13-Mar-1936] [19]
She ran the general store and telephone exchange in Waddy Forest with assistance from Miss Joan MACDONALD [P84]
Resided in the teacher's quarters with her sister Charlotte, who was the teacher of the Waddy Forest State School [P84]
Won 1st prize for Hand Worked Doyleys at the first annual Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of floral ninon [5: 23-Sep-1932]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1933 and 1935 [5: 23-Dec-1932, 3-May-1935]
In a dress of sea green georgette attended the Carnamah Football Club's Monster Ball in Carnamah on 2 September 1933 [5: 8-Sep-1933]
Won 2nd prize for an Embroidered Apron in the Fancy Work section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 22-Sep-1933]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club from 1933-34 to 1936-37 [5: 20-Oct-1933, 19-Oct-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 6-Nov-1936]
Conducted the Novelty & Sweets stall at the Church of England Bazaar held in Coorow on 18 November 1933 [5: 3-Nov-1933]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Won 1st prize for the Best Lady Rider in the Ring Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 30 August 1934 [5]
Also exhibited Fancy Work, winning 2nd prizes for a Cushion and Embroidered Handkerchiefs [5: 7-Sep-1934]
She was absent from Waddy Forest on a three week vacation in April 1935 [5: 5-Apr-1935]
Won 1st prize for Embroidered Doyleys and 2nd for Cushion at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 13 & 27-Sep-1935]
Two weeks later won 1st for Hand-worked Doyleys and 2nd for Worked Cushion Cover at the Three Springs Agricultural Show [5]
During October 1935 her brother police constable Alfred G. RIDLEY and his wife, of York, visited Waddy Forest [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Her brother and sister-in-law, who were then of Geraldton, spent another holiday in Waddy Forest during August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
After a very enjoyable holiday in Perth she resumed her duties on the Waddy Telephone Exchange in mid April 1936 [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Attended the Opening Day of the Coorow Golf Club for the 1936 season on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Following the first official hit for the season she raced with other ladies to retrieve the ball, and was the successful one to find it [5]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 24-Jul-1936, 25-Jun-1937]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Attended the Coorow Tennis Club's Back to Childhood Ball at the Coorow Hall on 22 August 1936 wearing a party frock [5: 28-Aug-1936]
She was one of the prominent prize winners in the Fancy Work section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5]
Received 1st prizes for Embroidered Doyleys, Best Worked Undergarment and for Table Centre worked in colours [5]
Awarded both 1st prize and 2nd for Embroidered Apron, and attended the Show Ball dressed in red silk organdie [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 1st prize for Table Centre and both 1st and 2nd for Embroidered Apron at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Received 1st prizes for Table Centre and Collection of Fancy Work at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Spent a few days in Perth during later September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Travelled to Geraldton in late December 1936 where she spent her Christmas holidays [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Competitor in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Tennis Tournament held in Carnamah on New Year's Day 1 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
In April 1937 she spent a holiday with her parents in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park [5: 23 & 30-Apr-1937]
Played Alphonse Pettipwah in the play "The Wrong Flat" at the Waddy Forest Toc H's Social in Coorow on 24 June 1937 [5: 2-Jul-1937]
Exhibited in the Fancy Work and Amateur Photography sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Won 1st prizes for Toilet Set, Embroidered Apron and Best Worked Undergarment, and 2nd for Table Centre worked in colour [5]
In the Amateur Photography section she was awarded 1st prize for Landscape [5]
Married "Vic" Victor Richard SALES, who had previously worked in Waddy Forest as a farmhand, in Perth in 1938 [66] [P84]
Resided with her husband in Brunswick Junction [2]
Died 5 July 1960; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, O, 184) [2]
Jean RIGOLL
Born 6 August 1917 in Subiaco, Western Australia [P328]
Daughter of Richard Robert John RIGOLL and Edith FLENLEY [P328]
Initially resided with her parents on farmland in Jitarning [P328]
Later resided with her parents in Mundijong, where her father was a butcher, timberyard foreman and then poultry farmer [P328]
Educated at the Mundijong State School in Mundijong 1922-1931 [P328]
Believed to have worked as a shop assistant after leaving school and then as a hotel waitress [P328]
Waitress at the Pingelly Hotel in Pingelly and later at Ye Olde Narrogin Inn in Armadale [P328]
In 1938 shifted to Coorow where she worked as a waitress at the Coorow Hotel [P328]
Married "Fred" Frederick Charles Holden CROFT on 27 September 1941 at Saint George's Cathedral in Perth [P328]
Her husband, of Coorow, was serving in the Australian Army at the time of their marriage [P328]
Followed her husband to near wherever he was stationed with Army camps and worked at hotels [P328]
After the war they used what she had saved and her husband's small Army gratuity to buy a house in Coorow [P328]
Resided with her husband and son at Lot 35 Station Street in the Coorow townsite [P328]
A short time later they left Coorow and shifted to Mundijong where they farmed poultry on a share basis with her parents [P328]
Returned to Coorow in about 1950 and from then until her death in 2003 resided at Lot 35 Station Street in the Coorow townsite [P328]
Worked in the Drapery-Newsagency section at the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative store in Coorow 1954-1958 [P328]
From leaving the Co-op in 1958 until her retirement in 1982 worked at Casey's Store in Coorow [P328]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club from her arrival in Coorow in 1938 until about 1970 [P328]
Member of the Coorow Football Club - washed their Club's guernseys through her husband's role of Property Man [P328]
Baked a big batch of scones for the Coorow Football Club's home games and looked after the collection of afternoon tea money [P328]
Member of the Coorow Bowling Club - served as Treasurer [P328]
She was a first-class knitter and would have knitted several bales of wool into garments during her life [P328]
Always had a knitting project on the go and knitted an item of clothing for all new babies who arrived in Coorow [P328]
Mother of Ross [45]
Died 8 November 2003; cremated in Geraldton on 11 November 2003 followed later by a service in Coorow [45]
Ernest George RILEY
Contractor on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1911-1914 [50]
Arthur Joseph RIVE
Farmer in Latham 1921-1943 [50]
Member of the Latham-Lake Nedo Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Private W42811 in Latham's Australian Army Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
"Fred" Frederick William ROBERTS
Born C.1876 [2]
Married Margaret RETALLACK in 1903 in Cornwall, England [21]
He was to depart London, England on the Otway on 3 January 1913 but instead departed on the Orontes on 28 February 1913 [203]
Arrived on the steamship Orontes in Fremantle, Western Australia on 1 April 1913 [70] [203]
His wife and children departed London on the Orama and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 November 1913 [70]
Resided at 68 Hare Street, Piccadilly in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1916 and 1917, and was a Motor Mechanic in 1916 [6] [50]
Farmer of Treverry Farm at Waddy Forest in Coorow, Western Australia 1923-1932 [3] [6] [19]
On 8 April 1921 he had purchased 634 acres of virgin land at Waddy Forest in Coorow from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 634 acres was Lot M1288 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost 10/- per acre (a total of £317/0/9, payable by instalments) [27]
On 23 April 1924 purchased another 575 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 565 acres was Lot M1474 and cost 8/- per acre (a total of £230/6/7, also payable by instalments) [27]
On 2 March 1925 purchased another 2,824 acres in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company for £122/11/14 [27]
The 2,824 acres consisted of Lots M1534 (9/- per acre) and M1287 (6/- per acre) of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
On 19 March 1926 sold the partly paid off Lot M1534, which was 1,834 acres, to Herbert Harold KERR [27]
Purchased the 40 acre Victoria Location 880 in Waddy Forest, possibly from the Benedictine Community of New Norcia [3] [44]
His farm was situated on the north side of the Coorow-Latham Road [3] [62]
The farm was eight miles east of the Coorow townsite and one mile west of the Waddy Forest Post Office [5: 19-Mar-1937]
In October and November 1928 purchased two new Chevrolet trucks from Carnamah dealer L. Scott WYLIE [4: 3-Nov-1928, 1-Dec-1928]
Along with his wife spent a week touring the Bunbury, Busselton and the caves district in early April 1929 [4: 13-Apr-1929]
Wrote a letter to The Irwin Index about his tour, stating the contrast between the Midlands and the South West [4: 13-Apr-1929]
In 1929 he was the owner of a Director Touring Studebaker car, which was his sixth Studebaker car since 1912 [4: 13-Apr-1929]
Attended the Three Springs Race Club's Race Meeting & Evening Ball held in Three Springs on Thursday 11 April 1929 [4: 20-Apr-1929]
In November 1929 he began leasing GREEN Bros' 4,650 acre farm in Carnamah [4: 23-Nov-1929, 7-Dec-1929]
The 4,650 acres in Carnamah were Victoria Locations 2958, 2959, 3053, 3314, 3315, 3316, 3516, 6430, 6431, 7422 and 7423 [3]
Grew 2,700 acres of crop in 1930, the greater part of which was share-farmed [4: 31-May-1930]
Delivered the first load of wheat to the railway siding in Coorow for the 1930 harvest on 29 October 1930 [4: 1-Nov-1930]
During the 1932-33 financial year his 2,240 acre Treverry Farm in Coorow was sold to Mrs Margaret O. ROBERTS [3]
Mrs Margaret O. ROBERTS and her husband Ivor B. ROBERTS farmed the property under the name of Barokee Farm [5: 18-Oct-1935]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Cannington [2]
Father of Montague, Olive and Beresford [203]
Died 29 July 1959; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZK, 610) [2]
Ivor Blyth ROBERTS
Born 19 May 1880 in Kybunga, South Australia [55]
Son of Richard ROBERTS and Margaret SMITH [55]
Married Margaret Oliver BLAKE on 10 June 1911 in Balaklava, South Australia [55]
At an unknown date he won the rifle shooting competition known as the King's Cup shoot in Adelaide, South Australia [5: 24-Nov-1933]
Farmer of Barokee Farm in Waddy Forest, Western Australia 1932-1946 [5: 18-Oct-1935] [6] [19]
The farm was 2,240 acres in size and was situated on the north side of the Coorow-Latham Road [3] [62]
The property consisted of Victoria Location 880 and Lots M1287, M1288, M1474 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
It was eight miles east of the Coorow townsite and one mile west of the Waddy Forest Post Office [5: 19-Mar-1937]
Exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won 1st prize for Strong Wool Merino Ewe and was awarded 2nd prize for "Oaten Hay, cured, binder tired (1931 season)" [5]
Presided over the Coorow-Waddy Forest Football Club's smoke social at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 22 October 1932 [5: 28-Oct-1932]
Attended the Valedictory Dinner tendered to Alexander B. GLOSTER at the Coorow Hotel on Monday 3 July 1933 [5: 7-Jul-1933]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1933-1936 [5: 23-Dec-1932, 13-Mar-1935] [4: 1-Jun-1935]
Steward of the Horses and Horses in Action sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended the Official Opening of the Carnamah Golf Course at Centenary Park in Carnamah on Sunday 23 July 1933 [5: 28-Jul-1933]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Poultry and Grain & Fodder sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 7 September 1933 [5]
Won 1st prize for a Merino Ewe with Lamb and 2nd prizes for Male White Turkey and Sheaf of Wheaten Hay [5: 15-Sep-1933]
In November 1933 himself and Stanley L. FOLLAND proposed a Rifle Club be formed in Coorow [5: 24-Nov-1933]
Foundation Committee Member in 1934, and Vice Captain from 1935-36 and to 1937-38 [5: 5-Jan-1934, 1-Nov-1935, 16-Jul-1937, 30-Jul-1937]
In 1936 won one of the Club's Spoon Shoots, which he received at the Club's Annual Ball on 28 November 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Attended the Annual Ratepayers meeting of the Carnamah District Road Board in Carnamah during February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Along with his son Peter travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth for a short holiday on Monday 2 April 1934 [5: 6-Apr-1934]
Member of the Coorow Football Club - was Vice President in 1934 [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Member of the Coorow Waddy Forest Progress Association in 1934 [5: 8-Jun-1934]
Purchased a truck load of cattle, which arrived on his farm in Waddy Forest on Saturday 7 July 1934 [5: 13-Jul-1934]
Himself, Stanley L. FOLLAND, Baxter D. BOTHE and Charles C. BOTHE built the Coorow Rifle Range in July 1934 [5: 20-Jul-1934]
Competed in the Ring Events and exhibited Poultry and Grain & Fodder at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5]
Came 2nd in the Coat Hat & Cigarette race (on horseback) and received 1st prizes for Wheaten Chaff and female White Turkey [5]
Received 2nd prizes for Oaten Chaff, Cured Oaten Hay, male Bronzewing Turkey and female Bronzewing Turkey [5: 7-Sep-1934]
The next week won 2nd prize for Oaten Chaff in the Grain & Fodder section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Committee Member and Captain of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 and 1936 [5: 17-May-1935, 28-Jun-1935, 27-Mar-1936]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of the Adult Education Scheme - hosted some of their meetings in 1935 [5: 14-Jun-1935]
Steward of the Horses in Action section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's 1935 Annual Show [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Exhibited in the Grain & Fodder, Poultry, Sheep and Horses in Action sections of the Show, held on 5 September [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Malting Barley and Wheaten Chaff; 1st prizes for male White Turkey, female White Turkey [5]
Dorset Horn Ram, Merino Ram over 2½ years, Merino Ewe over 2½ years, Merino Ewe under 2½ years, Three Merino Ewes; [5]
and 2nd prizes for Green Wheat, Green Oats for Grain, female Bronzewing Turkey, 10 stone Gent's Hack, and Lady's Hack [5]
As a result of his successes he won the President's Cup, W. H. Melvin's Cup and five tons of super from Cresco Fertilisers [5]
Exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 12 September 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Awarded 1st prizes for Ewe over 1½ years and Wheaten Chaff, and received 2nd prize for Wheaten Hay grown in 1934 [5]
Judged of parts of the Horse and Sheep sections at the Three Springs Agricultural Society's Annual Show on 19 September 1935 [5]
Himself and John S. O'HALLORAN of Mingenew judged the Thoroughbred Horses and the British Breeds of Sheep [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Also exhibited, winning 1st and 2nd prizes for Bag of Wheaten Chaff, 1st for Dorset Horn Ram and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth bv car with Angus and Jenny MCGILP on Sunday 29 September 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
F. Keith and Brian M. MORCOMBE and himself represented the Coorow Rifle Club at a shoot in Perth in October 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
In 1935 imported a Dorset Horn ram from Newbold, South Australia with the intention of starting a Dorset Horn stud [5: 18-Oct-1935]
At the sheep sales of the Royal Show in Perth in October 1935 purchased the champion and third champion Dorset Horn ewes [5]
His prize ewes he had purchased in Perth arrived in Coorow on Saturday 12 October 1935 [5]
The imported ram and two ewes were the foundation of his registered Barokee Dorset Horn sheep stud [5]
The ram was "a particularly fine sheep" and won prizes at agricultural shows throughout the North Midlands [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Represented the Coorow Rifle Club at the annual shoot for the Shearn Cup in Mingenew on Sunday 20 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Coorow mechanic Alan S. HEALES visited his farm on Thursday 24 October 1935 to repair his tractor [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Summarised the activities of the Coorow Rifle Club at their Grand Ball at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 26 October 1935 [5: 1-Nov-1935]
In 1935 his 200 acres of barley averaged 11 bags an acre, which after harvesting he sold directly to barley maltsters [5: 8-Nov-1935]
Attended the entertainment for the Commonwealth Grants Commission at the Coorow Hotel on 21 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]
The North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company demonstrated pneumatic tyres on his farm on Thursday 12 December 1935 [5]
He had his 18.32 Case tractor fitted with the tyres, and took off the remainder of his crop with the pneumatic tyres [5: 13-Dec-1935]
Motored from Waddy Forest to Perth with Kenneth E. JONES on Monday 20 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Advertised in January 1936 for a contractor to plough back 400 acres in April-May and fallow 200 acres in August [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the public meeting on the question of Saturday Afternoon Closing in Carnamah on Thursday 19 March 1936 [5: 27-Mar-1936]
The proposition was to replace the half-day holiday on Thursday afternoons with a half-day holiday on Saturday afternoons [5]
The driving force was some of the local sporting bodies, who wished to play their organised sport on Saturday instead of Sunday [5]
He was in favour of the proposal and suggested shops could leave orders outside in boxes for collection after sport on Saturday [5]
In the absence of the President he chaired the Annual Meeting of the Coorow Golf Club on Thursday 12 March 1936 [5: 27-Mar-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 meeting in Carnamah on 6 May 1936 to discuss the formation of a Stud Breeders Association in the North Midlands [5]
Foundation Vice President of the North Midlands Registered Stud Stockbreeders Association in 1936 [5: 8 & 22-May-1936]
Sold sheep at the Association's First Annual Stud Sale held at Centenary Park in Carnamah on Friday 18 September 1936 [5]
At the sale he offered 12 Dorset Horn rams, 10 Dorset Horn ewes with ewe lambs at foot, and 15 Dorset Horn ewes [5: 4-Sep-1936]
Under the name of his wife sold one of his Dorset Horn rams and all 10 of his Dorset Horn ewes with lambs at foot [5: 2-Oct-1936]
The one Dorset Horn ram was sold for 4 guineas to Angus A. N. MCGILP of Polaris Farm in Waddy Forest [5]
The 10 stud Dorset Horn ewes with lambs went to William F. TETLOW of Morawa at 2¾ guineas, or a total of 27½ guineas [5]
Vice President and Committee Member of the North Midlands Registered Stud Stockbreeders Association in 1937 [5: 28-May-1937]
Attended the Coorow Golf Club's Opening Day for the 1936 season in Coorow on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Himself and his wife celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary with a Card Evening at their home on 11 June 1936 [5: 19-Jun-1936]
Travelled to Perth on Thursday 18 June 1936 and returned to Waddy Forest on Sunday 21 June 1936 [5: 26-Jun-1936]
The purpose was to bid farewell to his wife who left by train on the Saturday for an extended holiday in South Australia [5]
Competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range in Three Springs on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Donated a trophy to the Three Springs Rifle Club for their member who was the first to obtain the possible score on their range [5]
Played in the Carnamah Masonic Lodge's Inaugural Annual Golf Meeting in Carnamah on Saturday 1 August 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Sold 32 wethers at 13/7 per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on Wednesday 26 August 1936 [5: 28-Aug-1936]
Mr and Mrs A. STEWART and their daughter Betty holidayed with himself and his family in Waddy in September 1936 [5: 4-Sep-1936]
As the Most Successful Exhibitor he won the President's Cup at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 1st and 2nd for Wheaten Chaff, 1st and 2nd for Wheaten Hay and 2nd for Oaten Chaff in the Grain & Fodder section [5]
Received 1st and 2nd prizes for 2-year old Gelding bred by exhibitor in the Horse section; and 2nd for Tilting at the Ring [5]
In the Sheep section won 1st prize for Dorset Horn Ram, and in the Wool section received 2nd prize for the Best Fleece [5]
He donated the trophy for the Horses in Action section of the show, which was one by Gordon B. RAFFAN of Winchester [5]
He "was an outstanding prize-winner" in the Grain & Fodder section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11 & 18-Sep-1936]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Wheaten Chaff, Oaten Chaff and Green Oats; 1st for Oaten Hay and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Won 1st and 2nd for Dorset Horn Ram in the Sheep section - his winning ram being "an outstanding animal in every respect" [5]
At the Show Ball he was awarded the Adams Trophy as the most successful exhibitor of the Grain & Fodder section [5]
Repeated his successes in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Won 1st for Dorset Horn ram, 1st and 2nd for Wheaten Chaff, Oaten Chaff and Green Oats for Hay, and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Found his prize-winning Dorset Horn ram dead lying on its back between two rocks towards the end of September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Over preceding weeks the champion ram had won 1st prizes at the Coorow-Waddy, Carnamah and Three Springs shows [5]
A photo of the champion ram appeared in a "Through the Victoria District" feature in The Western Mail in 1936 [120: 15-Oct-1936]
Purchased a ram to replace the one that died from the Newbold Stud in South Australia in November 1936 [5: 20-Nov-1936]
In November 1936 also increased his stud flock with the purchase of 18 ewes from Albany W. PADBURY of Koojan [5]
At that time he had plans to get further consignments of stud ewes from Northam "in the near future" [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Received prize money through competing at the meeting of the National Rifle Association of WA in Swanbourne in 1936 [5: 2-Oct-1936]
He was among those from Waddy Forest who travelled to Perth for the Perth Royal Show in October 1936 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Attended the Ratepayers Meeting of the Carnamah District Road Board in Coorow on Wednesday 25 November 1936 [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Played for the Married Men who almost defeated the Single Men in a cricket match in Coorow on 6 December 1936 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 24-Dec-1936]
After attending visiting Perth, during which he attended the Perth Cup, he returned to Waddy on Tuesday 5 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
On switching from horses to the tractor or "power farming" held a Clearing Sale at his farm on Tuesday 23 March 1937 [5: 19-Mar-1937]
At the sale offered 17 horses, most of which were imported Clydesdales, and consisted of eight mares, six geldings and two colts [5]
Also 230 sheep (30 pure blood Dorset Horn ewes mated to imported ram Newbold 284, 100 mixed sex crossbred weaners, [5]
and 100 Merino ewes mated to Dorset Horn rams) and eight head of cattle (five of mixed sorts and three good dairy cows) [5]
Also put up for sale surplus machinery and sundries including a 35-tyne S.T. State cultivator, 35-tyne S.T. Sunshine cultivator, [5]
17-run I.H.C. plough, 5-furrow mouldboard plough, 6-disc Sunrise plough, 8-foot Sunshine header, 10-foot hay rake, tip dray, [5]
spring cart, 5-ton State wagon with hay frame, 16 sets of almost new harness, two wagon saddles, 20 sets of plough chains, [5]
set of 10-horse swings, and set of 6-horse swings; in addition to produce including 100 bags of pedigreed Felix seed wheat, [5]
60 bags of Burt's Early seed oats, 150 bags of mixed feed oats, and 80 tons of oaten and wheaten hay in any quantities [5]
The sale, with everything at unreserved prices, was conducted jointly by Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd and Dalgety & Co Ltd [5]
At the sale sold 12 horses for prices ranging from £32, 194 of the sheep, all of the produce and some of the machinery [5: 9-Apr-1937]
Played for the defeated Married Men in a cricket match against Single Men in Coorow on Sunday 11 April 1937 [5: 16-Apr-1937]
Advertised in April 1937 that he had lost a kelpie dog by the name of Kitt and was offering a reward of £2 [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Sent apologies for being unable to attend the R.S.L. Valedictory for Charles A. METTAM in Carnamah on 28 July 1937 [5: 30-Jul-1937]
Attended the Kitchen Tea for Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD at the Waddy Forest Hall on Saturday 31 July 1937 [5]
During the speeches and presentations he spoke on behalf of the old residents of the district [5: 6-Aug-1937]
Exhibited in the Ring Events, Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
In the Ring Events received 1st prizes for the Flag Race and Swerving Race and 2nd for Tilting at Ring [5]
Won both 1st and 2nd for Dorset Horn ram, 1st and 2nd for Malting Barley and 2nd for Wheaten Hay [5]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1937, 1938 and 1946 [13]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Dorset Horn ram and Malting Barley at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1937 [5]
He had bred the ram that won him the 1st prize which the judge remarked was "an excellent young sheep" [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah doctor Cecil Phillip ROSENTHAL on 8 April 1939 at the Winchester Cemetery [0]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1939 [150]
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Australian Defence League in 1940 [0: image 03947]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Defence Unit in 1941 [4: 29-Mar-1941]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
In 1942 was appointed a member of the Australian Barley Board [0: image 04066]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Society and Patriotic Funds Committee in 1945 [0: image 04318]
Sold his Waddy Forest farm in early 1949 and on 1 March 1949 held a clearing sale to sell his stock, plant and livestock [4: 27-Aug-1949]
Appears to have sold his farm to G. W. and R. FALCONER [3]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of South Perth [2]
Father of John, Mary and Peter [P84]
Died 1 December 1960; ashes scattered to the wind at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
James ROBERTS
Labourer in Latham in 1916 and 1917 [50]
"Jack" John ROBERTS
Born 24 March 1912 in Balaklava, South Australia [55]
Son of Ivor Blyth ROBERTS and Margaret Oliver BLAKE [55]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia [19]
Returned to Waddy Forest on Thursday 8 February 1934 after a few weeks at the beach [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of Toc H in 1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934]
Won the Sheep Judging Competition for competitors under 25 years at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35 and 1935-36 [5: 7-Dec-1934, 10-Jan-1936]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1935 [5: 24-May-1935]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 2-Aug-1935]
Steward of the Horses Events at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadowdale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth on Monday 9 March 1936 and shortly thereafter left Perth for Adelaide [5: 13-Mar-1936]
Returned to Waddy on Wednesday 10 March 1937 after a year of holidaying and working in South Australia and Victoria [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Winner of a hamper that was raffled at the Mad Hatter's Dance at the Waddy Forest Hall in July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Private W83521 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Kewdale [2]
Died 17 September 1993; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (VC Section, W3, 13) [2]
Mrs Margaret ROBERTS
Wife of Frederick William ROBERTS; see Margaret RETALLACK
Mrs Margaret Oliver ROBERTS
Wife of Ivor Blyth ROBERTS; see Margaret Oliver BLAKE
Montague Frederick ROBERTS
Born 1905 in Sussex, England [21]
Son of "Fred" Frederick William ROBERTS and Margaret RETALLACK [21] [203]
His father departed London, England on the steamship Orontes for Fremantle, Western Australia on 28 February 1913 [203]
Departed London, England with his mother, sister Olive and brother Beresford on the steamship Orama on 10 October 1913 [203]
They arrived on the steamship Orama in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 November 1913 [70]
Married Muriel Eileen RUDDUCK of Koobabbie Farm in Waddy Forest on 2 October 1929 [P363]
Farmer of Treverry Farm in Waddy Forest 1929-1932 [19]
The farm was 2,240 acres in size and was situated on the north side of the Coorow-Latham Road [3] [62]
The property consisted of Victoria Location 880 and Lots M1287, M1288, M1474 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
It was eight miles east of the Coorow townsite and one mile west of the Waddy Forest Post Office [5: 19-Mar-1937]
The farm was owned by his father until being sold to Mrs Margaret O. ROBERTS during the 1932-33 financial year [3]
Farmer & Grazier in Georgina later in 1932 [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Gosnells [2]
Died 21 January 1979; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn, E, 91) [2]
Mrs Muriel Eileen ROBERTS
Wife of Montague Frederick ROBERTS; see Muriel Eileen RUDDUCK
Peter ROBERTS
Born 14 June 1919 in Clare, South Australia [55]
Son of Ivor Blyth ROBERTS and Margaret Oliver BLAKE [55]
Resided with his parents on Barokee Farm in Waddy Forest [--]
Won the Novelty Competition in the Educational section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Along with his father travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth for a short holiday on Monday 2 April 1934 [5: 6-Apr-1934]
Competed in the Ring Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park, Coorow on Thursday 30 August 1934 [5]
Won the Coat Hat & Cigarette Race and came 2nd in the Flag Race, the Melon Race and the Open Trot [5]
Also awarded 2nd prize for a Merino Ewe with Twin Lambs exhibited in the Sheep section [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1935 [5: 31-May-1935]
Won the Swerving Race in the Rings Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Came 2nd in the Flag Race in the Rings Events at the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 12 September 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-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 Coorow Golf Club in 1936 [5: 19-Jun-1936]
Came 2nd in the 10-stone Gent's Hack in the Horses in Action section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Himself and Benjamin W. J. LAMPARD travelled to Perth with Roy M. PATTON on Saturday 19 December 1936 [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Competitor in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Tennis Tournament held in Carnamah on New Year's Day 1 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Himself and Cyril J. T. MARTYN tied to win the Men's Foursomes at the Coorow Golf Club's Season Opening in 1937 [5: 21-May-1937]
Resided in Coorow until enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 22 May 1941 [16]
Leading Aircraftman 38761 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 4 Transport & Movement Office during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 9 November 1945 [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Morley [2]
Died 23 June 1985; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Harold ROBINSON
Farmhand for "Fred" J. Frederich KAU on Meadowdale Farm in Coorow in 1917 [50]
Noreen Veronica RODAN
Born C.1923 [2]
Postmistress in Coorow 1947-1950 [19]
Her sister Pauline worked in Carnamah as a postal assistant and lived in Coorow after her marriage to Richard B. BOTHE [P167]
Married Gordon LEAHY [45]
Resided of late in the south-eastern Perth suburb of Ferndale [45]
Mother of Donelle, Peter and Paul [45]
Died 9 March 2007; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery after mass at Saint Pious X Church in the Perth suburb of Manning [45]
Hector McDonald RODDA
Farmer in Gunyidi 1929-1933 [19]
His farm was the 4,962 acre Victoria Location 8388 [3]
Committee Member of the Sports organised for the opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
"Edie" Edith Margherita RODWELL
Born 1909 in London, England [21]
Daughter of Harry RODWELL and Sarah Jane GARDINER [215]
Departed London, England with her parents on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Resided with her parents in Coorow 1911-1914 and in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [19] [215]
She was listed as a prospective student when her father and others attempted to get the Coorow State School reopened in 1913 [215]
Member of the Carnamah Sunday School in 1914 [7: page 238]
Married Thomas Edward PARSONS in 1929 [66]
Resided of late in Corrigin [2]
Died 22 July 1960; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZR, 333) [2]
Florence Ada RODWELL
Born 1902 in London, England [21]
Daughter of Harry RODWELL and Sarah Jane GARDINER [215]
Departed London, England with her parents on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Resided with her parents in Coorow 1911-1914 and in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [19] [215]
Her name was listed as a prospective student in applications for an assisted State School to be established in Coorow in 1911 [215]
The Coorow State School opened in 1912 however she didn't attend as it was held at a shed on a farm which was too far away [215]
She was listed as a prospective student when her father and others attempted to get the Coorow State School reopened in 1913 [215]
Member of the Carnamah Sunday School in 1914 [7: page 238]
Married Oscar WILLIAMS in Perth in 1921 [66]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Subiaco [2]
Died 14 September 1963; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, WI, 174) [2]
Harry RODWELL
Born C.1870 [203]
Married Sarah Jane GARDINER in England in 1903 [21]
They departed London, England on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Fettler in Coorow 1911-1914 and in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [7: page 51] [19]
Guaranteed to contribute to the teacher's salary if the attendance fell below ten at the proposed Coorow State School in 1911 [215]
Around August of 1914 himself, his wife and their children shifted from Coorow to Carnamah [215]
In 1915 was living in a small shack at the northern end of the railway station yard in Carnamah [7: page 151]
Sang a song at the "Carnamah Concert" held in the railway goods shed in Carnamah on Friday 19 February 1915 [10: 26-Feb-1915]
As instructed by the local railway ganger he set off for Prowaka on a tricycle on the railway line on Thursday 20 December 1917 [10]
He was accompanied by an A. N. SMITH from the firm Malloch Bros of Perth, who was going to erect a windmill at Prowaka [10]
At about 8:30 a.m. a special goods train came up behind them and without time to stop ran down the tricycle they were on [10]
He was taken in an unconscious state by train to Moora, where he was treated by Dr Macdonald ALLAN [10: 21-Dec-1917, 11-Jan-1918]
Fettler in Moora 1919-1925 and in Koojan 1925-1929 [6]
Father of Florence and Edith [215]
Died 1936 [15]
Mrs Sarah Jane RODWELL
Wife of Harry RODWELL; see Sarah Jane GARDINER
"Forrest" Samuel Forrest ROSE
Born 1892 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Son of William Carter ROSE and Mary Jane MCKEAN [15]
Farmer in Gunyidi 1922-1925 [19]
Himself and his brother Leslie were the Crown lessees of Victoria Location 7568 in Gunyidi [61]
During the same period their father was farming in Watheroo [61]
Resided in Perth in 1926 [2]
Died 5 April 1926; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, BA, 601) [2]
Leslie ROSE
Born 1900 in Leederville, Western Australia [15]
Son of William Carter ROSE and Mary Jane MCKEAN [15]
Married Maxine LOWENSOHN in Perth in 1921 [66]
Farmer in Gunyidi 1921-1923 [19]
Himself and his brother Forrest were the Crown lessees of Victoria Location 7568 in Gunyidi [61]
Farmer in Watheroo 1925-1928 [19]
His father farmed in Watheroo from 1920 until 1928 [19] [61]
Maxine ROSE
Resided in Gunyidi in 1922 [50]
William Carter ROSE
Farmer in Gunyidi in 1922 [50]
Robert ROTHKEHL
Farmer in Nugadong, East Gunyidi 1911-1914 [19] [50]
Howard Maxwell ROYCE
Born 23 November 1898 in Ballan, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of Archibald John ROYCE and Alice Hetta SALTER [54]
Farmhand for Samuel B. RUDDUCK on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow, Western Australia [19]
Won 1st prizes for Parsnip and Broad Beans and 2nd for Beetroot at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
By 1942 had left Coorow and was living in Greenough [16]
Husband of Lillian [16] [19]
2 August 1974; buried at the Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton WA [27]
Bertie RUDD
Farmhand for ARTHUR Bros in Nugadong, East Gunyidi in 1917 [50]
Resided in Wubin in 1921 [50]
Mrs Alice Mary RUDDUCK
Wife of Samuel Burton RUDDUCK; see Alice Mary MORTON
Mrs Clarice Lavinia RUDDUCK
Wife of "Arnold" Samuel Arnold RUDDUCK; see Clarice Lavinia PERRY
Muriel Eileen RUDDUCK
Born 23 December 1907 in Perth, Western Australia [P363]
Daughter of Samuel Burton RUDDUCK and Alice Mary MORTON [P363]
Resided with her parents in South Perth 1907-1912 and then on Koobabbie Farm in Waddy Forest / Coorow 1912-1929 [P363]
Married Montague Frederick ROBERTS on 2 October 1929 [P363]
Resided in Coorow until at least 1931 [50]
By later 1932 herself and her husband had left the district and were living on farmland in Georgina [19]
"Arnold" Samuel Arnold RUDDUCK
Born 12 November 1904 in South Perth, Western Australia [16]
Son of Samuel Burton RUDDUCK and Alice Mary MORTON [P363]
Resided with his parents in the Perth suburb of South Perth 1904-1912 [P17]
Shifted with his parents and sister to Koobabbie Farm in Coorow in 1912 [P363]
Resided on and later farmed with his parents on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1912-1927 [P363]
His name was submitted as a potential student of the Turipa State School five miles away on Turipa Farm in Coorow in 1913 [215]
Purchased El Cala Farm in Coorow, which had been run separately but with Koobabbie, from his father in 1927 [P363]
Married Clarice Lavinia PERRY on 25 October 1927 at Saint Matthew's Church in the Perth suburb of Guildford [P363]
Farmer of El Cala Farm in Coorow 1927-1948 [P363]
Sold five bales of wool at 11½d. per pound through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Perth Wool Sale on 18 October 1929 [4: 19-Oct-1929]
Competitor in the Victoria District Agricultural Society's Top Dressing of Pasture Competition conducted in 1930 [4: 29-Nov-1930]
In 1932 he was the owner of a Buick car and Chevrolet truck with license plates CA-31 and CA-103 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Wool and Grain & Fodder sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5]
In the Sheep section received a 1st prize for a Dorset Horn Ram and 2nd for a Merino Ewe of Medium Wool [5]
Won 1st prize for a Border Leicester Merino Cross Fleece and 2nd for a Merino Fleece of Strong Wool in the Wool section [5]
In the Grain & Fodder section he was awarded 1st prize for a Collection of Fodder Plants [5: 16-Sep-1932]
The following year, in 1933, exhibited in the Sheep and Grain & Fodder sections of the second Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show [5]
Won 2nd prizes for a Sheaf of Green Oats for Hay, a Dorset Horn Ram and Crossbred Ewe With Twin Lambs [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Received 1st prizes for Collection of Fodder Plants, Three Sheaves of Green Wheat and for Sheaf of Green Wheat for Hay [5]
In October 1933 sold through Westralian Farmers Ltd eight bales of wool at 14¾d. per pound [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Successfully exhibited in four sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park, Coorow on 30 August 1934 [5]
Received 1st prize for Green Wheat for Grain and 2nd prizes for Green Wheat for Hay and for Medium Strong White Wheat [5]
Won 2nd prizes for Kelpie Sheep Dog/Bitch, Cauliflower and a Collection of Vegetables [5]
In Sheep won 1st for Border Leicester Ram, Three Ewes for Breeding Export Lambs, Crossbred Ewe with Twin Lambs [5]
Also received 2nd prize for Dorset Horn Ram and won the L. Keamy trophy for the Best Border Leicester Ram [5: 7-Sep-1934]
Won 2nd prize in the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's 50 acre crop competition in 1934, with a plot of Bencubbin wheat [5]
With the same plot of wheat he also received 2nd prize for Zone 1 in the Royal Agricultural Society's crop competition [5: 21-Dec-1934]
In January 1935 sold one bale of wool through Westralian Farmers Ltd for 11d. Per pound [5: 1-Feb-1935]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1935-1937 [5: 3-May-1935, 13-Mar-1936, 20-Nov-1936]
Sold 225 suckers through Westralian Farmers at Midland Market in September 1935 (172 for 15/1, 53 for 11/10 per head) [5: 6-Sep-1935]
Exhibited Sheep and Grain & Fodder in the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show held on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won 1st for a Collection of Fodder Plants, and 2nd prizes for Dorset Horn Ram and Three Ewes for Breeding Export Lambs [5]
Sold five bales of wool at 14d. per pound through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Wool Sale in Perth on 28 October 1935 [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Sold 149 sheep through Westralian Farmers Ltd with two consignments to the Midland Market in 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936, 24-Dec-1936]
The sheep comprised 90 suckers (80 at 21/4, 10 at 20/1), 41 ewes (26 at 13/10, 15 at 5/4) and 28 lambs at 20/1 per head [5]
Vice Patron of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 and 1937 [5: 13-Mar-1936, 20-Nov-1936]
Exhibited in the Grain & Fodder, Sheep and Vegetable sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 1st prizes for Geraldton Blue Lupins, Collection of Fodder Plants and Three Fat Sheep; 2nd for Dorset Horn Ram, [5]
2nd for "three ewes first-cross long-wool suitable for breeding export lambs bred by exhibitor," and 2nd for Carrots [5]
With a plot of Merredin wheat came 3rd in the Royal Agricultural Society's 50-acre Crop Competition for Zone 1 in 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Wrote to the Carnamah District Road Board in December 1936 conditionally agreeing to the closure of a road [5: 24-Dec-1936]
He agreed to the closure of the road that cut the corner of Victoria Location 8671 and went through Victoria Location 8187 [5]
He agreed subject to a new road being made along the south of Location 8671 and continuing along the west of Location 8187 [5]
It was then to go east and north to connect to the road to Maya, and the old road to stay open until the new one was cleared [5]
Nominated for appointment to the Protests & Disputes Board of the North Midlands Football Association in 1937 [5: 9-Apr-1937]
In April 1937 he requested the Carnamah District Road Board plough a road in Coorow [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Purchased a Gaston plough from Westralian Farmers Ltd but through the North Midlands Farmers' Co-op in 1937 [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Wool and Grain & Fodder sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Awarded 1st prizes for Three Fat Shorn Sheep, Collection of Fodder Plants, Green Wheat for Grain [5]
Won both 1st and 2nd for Crossbred Fleece, and received 2nd prizes for White Oats and Green Oats for Grain [5]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Private W72123 in Coorow' local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
In 1948 sold El Cala Farm in Coorow to "Jim" Randolph H. B. HOGBIN and purchased Koobabbie Farm from his father [P363]
Farmer of Koobabbie Farm in Coorow 1948-1964 [P363]
He was a long serving directory of Westralian Farmers Ltd [P363]
Interested in caving he discovered a cave near Witchcliffe which was named Rudduck Cave after him [P363]
Resided in Coorow until his death in 1964 [2]
Died 13 October 1964; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, Lawn 1, F018) [2]