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Mrs Ethel Blanche FOWLER
Wife of "Don" Donnell Edgar FOWLER; see Ethel Blanche DRAPER
Gayle Renee FOWLER
Born C.1972 [2]
Resided of late in Marchagee [2]
Died 14 April 1972; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, VC, 182) [2]
"Rene" Irene Alice FOWLER
Born 27 April 1909 [209]
Daughter of Donnell Edgar FOWLER and Ethel Blanche DRAPER [209]
Resided with her parents in Beverley 1909-1924 and then on farmland in Waddy Forest 1924-1930 [P120]
Married "Pat" John William McCANN in Perth on 4 December 1930 [66] [210]
Resided with her husband on Bellaranga Station in Arrino 1933-1940 [6] [19]
Spent a holiday in Waddy Forest staying with her mother Mrs Ethel B. FOWLER in January 1934 [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Along with her young son returned to Arrino on Saturday 17 March 1934 after an extended holiday in Waddy Forest [5: 23-Mar-1934]
Returned to Arrino on Thursday 13 September 1934 after spending another holiday in Waddy Forest with her parents [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Herself and her small son Alwyn spent a short holiday with her parents in Waddy Forest in mid May 1935 [5: 24-May-1935]
Her sister Elsie M. FOWLER returned to Waddy Forest on 7 October 1935 after spending a holiday with her in Arrino [5: 11-Oct-1935]
Along with her son she spent another holiday staying with her parents on their farm in Waddy Forest in November 1935 [5: 8-Nov-1935]
Later in November her mother spent a holiday staying with herself, her husband and their young son in Arrino [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Herself and her son stayed with her sisters, the Misses FOWLER, in Waddy Forest in February 1936 [5: 28-Feb-1936]
Spent another holiday accompanied by her son with her parents on Glen Waddi Farm in Waddy Forest in mid July 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
After a few weeks with her parents returned to Arrino on Friday 31 July 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Herself and her husband resided in Moora 1962-1965 [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Morley [2]
Mother of Alwyn and Kerry [209]
Died 3 November 1985; ashes scattered to the winds at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
"Les" Leslie Victor FOWLER
Born 27 April 1920 in York, Western Australia [16]
Son of Donnell Edgar FOWLER and Ethel Blanche DRAPER [209]
Resided with his parents in Beverley 1920-1924 and then on farmland in Waddy Forest 1924 onwards [P120]
Educated at the Waddy Forest State School, and then as a boarder at Geraldton High School in Geraldton [P120] [5: 24-May-1935]
Won 2nd prizes for Handwork and a Crayon Drawing at the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1936-37 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
He was thrown from his horse on Wednesday morning 5 May 1937, after which he was confined to bed for a few days [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD's wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Married Irene RUSS in Perth on 19 August 1941 [66] [210]
Enlisted in the Australian Army on 27 July 1942 [16]
Gunner WX28119 in the Australian Army's 2/3 Field Regiment during the Second World War [16]
Served in New Guinea [P120], and was discharged from the Australian Army on 4 January 1946 [16]
Returned to Waddy Forest and farmed in partnership with his brothers Edgar and Vivian as "Fowler Bros" 1946-1952 [P120]
In 1952 they dissolved their partnership with Edgar and Vivian continuing, and himself taking up a farm east of Marchagee [P120]
Later sold his farm in Marchagee to Adrian D. BROUN and purchased a farm in Yandanooka [P120]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of West Leederville [2]
Father of Glenn, Dennis and Vicki [209]
Died 27 October 1985; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (VC Section, Niche Wall, W10, 40) [2]
Mrs Margaret Norma FOWLER
Born C.1947 [2]
Resided on Kelinbar Farm in Marchagee for at least the year 1971-1980 [19]
Resided in Marchagee until her death in 1990 [2]
Died 9 September 1990; ashes interred Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in the Perth suburb of Padbury (Path, G, 236)
Mrs Ethel Maude FOX
Resided in Latham 1911-1933 [19]
Herbert Thornton FOX
Farmer in Latham 1911-1933 [19]
His address was initially Latham's Rock, Coorow [50]
"Verley" George Verley FRASER
Born 10 November 1900 in Dandaragan, Western Australia [15] [16]
Son of John FRASER and Harriett COOK [15]
Farmhand on Mardo Farm in Dandaragan 1922-1929 [19]
Farmhand in Coorow 1929-1941 [4] [19]
Attended the Euchre Party and Dance at the School Hall in Winchester on Saturday 10 August 1929 [4: 17-Aug-1929]
Worked in Marchagee, Gunyidi and Coorow in 1933 and 1934 [300: pages 41, 42]
Paid £13 in Vermin Bonuses by the Carnamah District Road Board for killing nine foxes, one dog and 14 dog pups in 1933-34 [300]
Won the Walk Trot and Gallop in the Ring Events of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 7 September 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
By 1942 he was living in Moora [16]
Private W86503 in Moora's local Volunteer Defence Corps (V.D.C.) during the Second World War [16]
When he enlisted in the V.D.C. gave his brother Charles as his next of kin, his mother and father having died in 1930 and 1937 [15] [16]
William George FURNISS
Resided in Port Augusta, South Australia [3] [44]
On 28 June 1922 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,000 acres of virgin land at Waddy Forest in Western Australia [27]
The 1,000 acres was Lot M1372 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £800/8/- (16/- per acre), payable by instalments [27]
Retained ownership of his 1,000 acres in Waddy Forest which may have sat idle as it was listed as "vacant" rather than "farm" [3]
Along with his wife and daughter spent a holiday in October 1935 visiting friends in Waddy Forest [5: 11-Oct-1935]
While on his visit he placed a notice in The North Midland Times newspaper that no timber was to be removed from his holding [5]
In 1937 his postal address was PO Box 170, Port Augusta [3]
Sold his 1,000 acre Lot M1372 in Waddy Forest to George E. PETERS of Waddy Forest on 20 January 1937 [3]
GGG
E. GALBRAITH
Resided in Coorow in 1933 [300: page 41]
Paid a 10/- Vermin Bonus by the Carnamah District Road Board on 16 August 1933 for helping to control vermin by killing a fox [300]
Elsie GALBRAITH
Born 1916 [15]
Married Arthur LATHAM in 1935 [66]
Resided in Coorow 1941-1947 [19]
Grace Ann GALBRAITH
Born 1908 [15]
Married Frederick LATHAM in 1932 [66]
Resided in Waddy Forest and Coorow 1932-1939 [19]
In 1932 she had a Maxwell Runabout car licensed with the Carnamah District Road Board with license plate CA-80 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Submitted a tender but was unsuccessful in securing the contract to fence the Coorow West Road in Coorow in 1936 [5: 24-Apr-1936]
Leased 2,322 acres of farmland in Coorow from the Midland Railway Company (Lots M1744 and M1745) in 1939 [34]
Her husband farmed her leasehold in Coorow in addition to working away from home as a Shearer [34]
They abandoned their 2,322 acre leasehold in Coorow during March 1940 [34]
Resided in Morawa in 1950, and in Narngulu in 1967 [19]
Died 14 December 1983; buried at the Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton, Western Australia [26]
Kathleen GALBRAITH
Born 1914 in Perenjori, Western Australia [15] [132]
Married Edward LATHAM in 1939 [66]
Resided in Coorow 1939-1943 [19] [50]
Resided in Carnamah in 1947 [19]
Resided in Perenjori 1950-1956 [19]
Resided in Dongara 1958-1987 [19] [132]
Died 16 April 1987 at the Geraldton Regional Hospital, Geraldton; buried Dongara Cemetery, Dongara (Anglican, Plot 77) [132]
Mrs Mary Ann GALBRAITH
Wife of Robert John GALBRAITH; see Mary Ann BARRINGTON
Charles John GALE
Farmhand on Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1914-1916 [19]
Farmer of Cooleran Farm via Gunyidi in 1917 [50]
Leslie Arthur GARDNER
Born C.1908 [2]
Farmhand in Coorow 1929-1932
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1929-30 and 1930-31 [4: 19-Oct-1929, 13-Dec-1930]
Married Claudia Irene CLEGGETT in Perth in 1932 [66]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Swan View [2]
Died 7 July 1959; buried Midland Cemetery, Perth suburb of Midland (Anglican, I, 37) [2]
Elizabeth Rose GATLEY
Born 1895 in Illogan, Cornwall, England [20] [21]
Daughter of Charles GATLEY and Ellen WILLIAMS [20] [21]
In 1901 was living with her mother and two brothers John and Richard Henry at Trevenson Moor in Illogan, Cornwall, England [20]
Departed London, England on the Oruba and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 1 May 1902 [70]
Married William Aikenhead ANGELO in 1926 [66]
Resided with her husband on Baxter D. BOTHE's Inglewood Farm in Coorow in 1927 [19]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of North Perth [2]
Died 26 September 1960; ashes dispersed at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Sarah Jane GARDINER
Born C.1875 [2]
Married Harry RODWELL in England in 1903 [21]
They departed London, England on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Resided with her husband and their children at the railway station in Coorow 1911-1914 [19] [215]
She wished to send her eldest daughter to the Coorow State School in 1912 but wasn't able to as it was out of town on a farm [215]
Presumably following her husband's transfer they left Coorow and shifted to Carnamah around August of 1914 [215]
They resided in a small shack at the northern end of the railway station yard in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [7: page 151] [19]
During her time in Carnamah she was good friends with Swedish immigrant "Lou" Louis JOHANSEN [30: item 7362892]
When Lou enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1917 he gave her as his next of kin [30: item 7362892]
In a letter to the Australian Imperial Force about Lou she remarked "I have been a mother to him he is like my own" [30]
By April 1918 she had shifted to 32 Parry Street in East Perth [30: item 7362892]
Resided with her husband in Moora 1919-1922 [50]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of East Perth [2]
Mother of Florence and Edith [215]
Died 16 June 1926; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LA, 36) [2]
Mrs Marcia Stella Pangburn GAUNT
Wife of "Bill" William Joseph GAUNT; see Marcia Stella Pangburn GRANVILLE
"Bill" William Joseph GAUNT
Born 1901 in Fremantle, Western Australia [15]
Son of Henry William GAUNT and Mary Jane WATTS [15]
Farmhand in Morawa 1925-1927 [19]
Married Marcia Stella Pangburn GRANVILLE in Perth in 1931 [66]
Clerk for the North Midlands Farmers Co-operative Company Ltd in Three Springs 1927-1929 [4] [19]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club in 1927, and Secretary in 1929 [4: 25-Jun-1927, 18-May-1929, 25-May-1929]
Member of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1928, and donated £1/1/- to the Committee in 1928 [124]
Relieving Manager of the North Midlands Co-operative Company's store in Carnamah in August 1928 [4: 1-Sep-1928]
He was among the 400 people who attended the Matrons and Benedicts Ball held in Three Springs on 31 August 1928 [4: 8-Sep-1928]
Travelled from Three Springs to Perth by train on Monday 15 April 1929 to visit his mother, who was very ill [4: 20-Apr-1929]
Attended the Football Smoke Social held in Three Springs on 16 September 1929 to celebrate winning the Premiership [4: 21-Sep-1929]
Attended the Three Springs Football Welcome Home Social for two newly wedded couples on 1 November 1929 [4: 9-Nov-1929]
North Midlands Football Association gave him a clearance in April 1930 to transfer from Three Springs to Carnamah [4: 19-Apr-1930]
Manager of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Coorow in 1928 and 1929 [4: 10-Nov-1928]
He was the first manager of the Coorow branch following its establishment in November 1928 [4: 10-Nov-1928]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club for the 1928-29 season [4: 26-Jan-1929]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Opening Season Ball held at the Carnamah Town Hall on 18 May 1929 [4: 25-May-1929]
Manager of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Carnamah in 1930 and 1931 [4: 22-Aug-1931] [50]
Committee Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 4-Oct-1930]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1930 and 1931 [4: 19-Jul-1930, 25-Apr-1931]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Smoke Social held in the lounge of the Carnamah Hotel on 9 September 1930 [4: 13-Sep-1930]
Secretary of the North Midlands Football Association in 1930 and 1931 [4: 12-Jul-1930, 18-Apr-1931]
Member of the Carnamah Race Club in 1931 [4: 28-Mar-1931]
Attended the funeral of "Father of Carnamah" Donald MACPHERSON at the Winchester Cemetery on 14 August 1931 [4: 22-Aug-1931]
Manager of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Coorow [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Resided with his wife and children in the old boarding house on the west side of the railway line in the Coorow townsite [P361]
Founding Secretary and Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1932-1939 [4: 9-Apr-1932] [150]
As Secretary he was the main organiser of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 30-Sep-1932]
Resigned as Secretary due to ill-health in November 1936, but took up the position again after six months [5: 20-Nov-1936, 7-May-1937]
Member of the Coorow Football Club 1932-1935 - was Auditor in 1934 and Treasurer in 1935 [4: 28-May-1932] [5: 20-Apr-1934, 3-May-1935]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club - Secretary 1932-33 and 1933-34, and Captain 1940-41 [4: 29-Mar-1941] [5: 14-Oct-1932] [120: 5-Oct-1933]
Member of Coorow's Maley Park Management Committee in 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Represented Coorow at meetings of the North Midlands Football Association in 1933, 1935, 1936 [5: 7-Jul-1933, 3-May-1935, 10-Apr-1936]
Played the position of goalie for the Coorow Football Club until dislocating his collar bone at the match on 2 July 1933 [5: 7-Jul-1933]
In October 1933 he became the Coorow correspondent for The North Midland Times newspaper [5: 20-Oct-1933]
He was among those who attended the official opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Smoke Social held in Carnamah on Thursday 26 April 1934 [5: 4-May-1934]
Member of the Coorow Waddy Forest Progress Association in 1934 [5: 8-Jun-1934]
Attended the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in Carnamah on Thursday 6 September 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1934-35 and 1936-37 [4: 22-Dec-1934] [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club - was Acting Secretary for four months over late 1934 and early 1935 [5: 19-Oct-1934]
Attended and spoke at the Coorow Football Club's Annual Ball held at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 1 June 1935 [5: 7-Jun-1935]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club [5]
Secretary in 1935, Joint Secretary-Treasurer in 1936 and Secretary-Treasurer in 1937 [5: 17-May-1935, 27-Mar-1936, 16-Apr-1937]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
He "took such an active and leading part in all sporting and business activities for the good of the district" [5: 17-May-1935]
Coorow Distributor of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Show Schedules in 1935 [5: 26-Jul-1935]
In 1935 he was also the Coorow Distributor of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Show Schedules [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Represented the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Gave a witness statement to Contsable Alan F. FIEBIG in connection with a motor accident he encountered near Coorow [88]
Travelled to Perth on Monday 30 September 1935 to give evidence at the trial of the man charged over the accident [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Attended the entertainment for the Commonwealth Grants Commission at the Coorow Hotel on 21 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Represented the Carnamah District Cricket Association in a match against the North Midlands on 1 December 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Represented the Coorow Tennis Club at meetings of the Carnamah-Winchester-Coorow Tennis Association in 1935-36 [5: 20-Dec-1935]
Organised for the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Society a Sports Meeting in Coorow on Wednesday 1 January 1936 [5: 6-Dec-1935]
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 [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 local sporting bodies who wanted to play their organised sport on Saturdays instead of Sundays [5]
His opinion was that organised sport couldn't be played unless businesses were closed as the business people were sports [5]
He added that for Saturday closing to work the Mail Train would need to arrive Saturday mornings and not in the evening [5]
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
During mid April 1936 it was reported that he was absent from Coorow on account of spending a holiday in Perth [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Came in at third place in the Carnamah Golf Club's largely attended Opening Day on Sunday 26 April 1936 [5: 1-May-1936]
Runner-up in the 18 hole handicap singles at the Season Opening of the Coorow Golf Club on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Collapsed in the main street of Coorow on Sunday 24 May 1936, following which Dr Cecil P. ROSENTHAL was summoned [5]
The doctor conveyed him to the Carnamah Private Hospital where he underwent a critical operation for a ruptured appendix [5]
Five days later The North Midland Times newspaper reported his condition as "favourable" [5: 29-May-1936, 12 & 26-Jun-1936]
Another week on he was making good progress towards recovery, and after almost a month in hospital he returned home [5]
Attended the Bucks Party for George A. RAFFAN and Eric J. BRADLEY in Coorow on Wednesday 7 October 1936 [5: 16-Oct-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]
President / Chairman of the Carnamah-Winchester-Coorow Tennis Association in 1936-37 [5: 18-Sep-1936, 29-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 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; David TODD, [5]
Baxter D. BOTHE, Donald S. GRANT, George HUTCHCRAFT, Fred BINGHAM and John S. READ 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 fished every day, visited caves nine miles from their camp at Jurien Bay and visited Sandy Cape and North Head [5]
Himself, Baxter D. BOTHE and Angus A. N. MCGILP returned home in MCGILP's car on Thursday 18 February 1937 [5]
Played for the defeated Married Men in a cricket match against Single Men in Coorow on Sunday 11 April 1937 [5: 16-Apr-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]
He was admitted to the Carnamah Private Hospital on Saturday 4 September 1937 and was still a patient a week later [5: 10-Sep-1937]
District Representative for Coorow for the Coastal Districts' Display at the Perth Royal Show in 1939 [150]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
During a portion of the Second World War managed the North Midlands Co-op store in Carnamah [0: images 04165, 04330]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Graylands [2]
Father of Stella, Gay and Kevin [P361]
Died 21 August 1978; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 20, 138) [2]
Mrs Gertrude GEDGE
Wife of William Benjamin GEDGE; see Gertrude HARVEY
Sylvia Gertrude GEDGE
Born 1896 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia [54]
Daughter of William Benjamin GEDGE and Gertrude HARVEY [54]
Resided with her parents in Carnamah 1904-1906 and in Coorow in 1911 [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]
Married surname ANDERSON [2]
Resided of late in Wattleglen, Victoria, Australia [2]
Passed away at the age of 100 years; her ashes were buried in the same grave as her late mother, who had died in 1943 [2]
Died 13 October 1997; ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, WG, 165) [2]
William Benjamin GEDGE
Born in London, England [54]
Married Gertrude HARVEY in 1890 in Victoria, Australia [54]
Railway Employee in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1904 [19]
Stationmaster / Officer in Charge of the Midland Railway Company's Railway Station in Carnamah in 1905 and 1906 [6] [50]
Stationmaster of the Coorow Railway Station in Coorow 1911-1914 [19] [50]
In June 1911 the Education Department sent him an application form and information on sparsely populated district schools [215]
It was the first correspondence about the establishment of the Coorow State School, which opened for the first time in 1912 [215]
Father of Vera May, Eva Perley and Sylvia Gertrude [54]
"Gwen" Gwenneth GEORGE
Born 4 November 1922 in Subiaco, Western Australia [P328]
Married Leo Augustus CROFT in Perth in 1942 [P328]
Resided in Gingin prior to enlisting in the Australian Army in Perth on 14 December 1942 [16]
Private WF93582 in the Australian Women's Army Service during the Second World War [16] as a Signals Operator [P328]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 9 August 1944 [16]
Resided in Coorow 1945-1981, where she was a devoted wife and mother [P328]
In 1981 herself and her husband left Coorow and shifted to the Australian state of Queensland [P328]
Mother of Estelle, Gregory, Milton, Rex, Jacey and Tonia [P328]
Died 13 October 1996 [P328]
John GILFILLAN
Farmhand for Rupert C. HYDE on Waddy Park Farm in Coorow in 1931 [50]
William Arnold GILLARD
Born C.1911 [4: 1-Feb-1930]
Departed London, England on the Orontes and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 25 November 1929 [63]
Farmhand for F. W. G. LIEBE at Waddy Waddy in early 1930 [4: 1-Feb-1930]
Following an explosion of a kerosene tin he was severely burnt and died at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs [4]
Died 29 January 1930 in Three Springs; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Methodist, Plot 2) [4: 1-Feb-1930] [24]
The interment book for the Three Springs General Cemetery incorrectly lists his name as Arthur J. GALLARD [24]
From The Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 1 February 1930:
"A farm worker named William Arnold Gillard, aged 19 years, employed by Mr Liebe, Waddy Waddy, met with his death under tragic circumstances on Wednesday. It appears from inquiries made by Constable Street, of Three Springs, that the young man was handling a tin of kerosene, and was smoking at the time, when an explosion occurred. He was immediately enveloped in flames and all his clothing was burned off him. Assistance was promptly rendered, and the unfortunate man, who had received terrible injuries, was hurried to the Three Springs Hospital. He was met at Carnamah by Dr. Mayrhofer and Matron Coffey, who rendered immediate attention, and on arrival at Three Springs everything was done for him. No hope was, however, entertained from the first, owing to his extensive and serious injuries. He remained conscious practically to the last, but died a few hours after admission to the hospital. Two Italians, who were working about half a mile away, told Constable Street that they heard a sudden report, and immediately after saw a dense column of black smoke. When this had cleared away they saw Gillard fall to the ground with his arms outstretched. A subsequent examination at the spot of the tin of kerosene showed there was a small nail hole in it, through which it is supposed gas, generated by the heat of the sun, had escaped, and, coming into contact with Gillard's cigarette - it is supposed he was smoking a cigarette - had become ignited, causing the explosion. An inquest was afterwards held at Three Springs, at which a verdict of accidental death was returned. The funeral took place in the Three Springs cemetery. Deceased had only been in Western Australia about two months. He is understood to have a brother living in Devonshire, but so far as can be ascertained, he had no relatives in the State."
Norman Henry GILLETT
Labourer on Kulmbah Farm in Coorow in 1913 and 1914 [19] [50]
Colin Robert GLEN
Born C.1936 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 28 January 1957; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZK, 506) [2]
Alexander Burns GLOSTER
Born 1875 in Seymour, Victoria, Australia [15]
Son of James GLOSTER and Margaret Jane DOBINSON [2] [15]
By 1897 he had left Victoria and was living in the goldmining town of Yalgoo in Western Australia [6]
Aerated Water Manufacturer in Yalgoo in partnership with Thomas R. JAMES as "James & Co." 1897-1901 [6]
In 1900 and 1901 he was also the Secretary of the Miner's Institute in Yalgoo [6]
Storekeeper in the goldmining town of Field's Find in partnership with Thomas R. JAMES as "James & Gloster" 1901-1903 [6]
Storekeeper in Field's Find 1904-1908, and from 1905 to 1908 was also the Hotelkeeper of the Field's Find Hotel [6]
Storekeeper in Harvey in partnership with his brother James D. GLOSTER 1909-1911 [6]
Hotelkeeper of the Freemasons Hotel in Busselton 1913-1916 [6] [30]
Visited Moora by car on 20 April 1915, however didn't arrive until late after receiving numerous punctures on the way [10: 23-Apr-1915]
Married Grace Edgar JAMES nee MCMASTER in Perth in 1916 [15] [66]
Grace had been married to his former business partner Thomas R. JAMES, who had died aged 50 years on 18 March 1915 [2] [15]
Passed as fit for service in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 22 January 1916 [30: item 4770004]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 1 March 1916 [30]
On enlistment he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed 176 lbs., and had grey eyes, dark to grey hair and a dark complexion [30]
After training at Blackboy Hill he was appointed on 12 September 1916 to the 21st Reinforcements of the 16th Battalion [30]
Embarked Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A39 Port Macquarie on 13 October 1916 [30]
Disembarked in Plymouth, England and after further training proceeded to France on the Princess Victoria on 16 January 1917 [30]
Private 6458 in the Australian Imperial Force's 16th Battalion in France during the First World War [30]
He was one of five of the 16th Battalion who were taken Prisoners of War by German forces at Riencourt, France 11/04/1917 [30]
They had run out of bombs, were surrounded, and after another officer raised a white flag had been obliged to surrender [30]
The five of them were searched and questioned at German headquarters and then made to work as part of working parties [30]
One of the other four men was Willie E. YEO, who'd previously been in Three Springs as Railway Night Officer [10: 19-Jun-1914] [30]
They worked under harsh conditions and for the first six months their captors didn't give them their Red Cross parcels or letters [30]
Worked in camps in France and Germany, during which time he wrote to a cousin in England asking for help [30: items 3454811, 4770004]
Requested that his cousin Mrs A. WESTLAKE inform his wife he was a Prisoner of War, and to send food parcels [30]
Following the signing of the Armistice they were sent to Copenhagen, Denmark and were then repatriated to England by ship [30]
Embarked from England on the H.T. Ascanius and disembarked in Fremantle, Western Australia on 17 March 1919 [30]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 2 May 1919; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
Hotelkeeper of the Freemason's Hotel in Busselton 1919-1921 [6]
Hotelkeeper of the Commercial Hotel in Moora 1923-1929 [6] [10: 22-Jun-1923]
Took over the Commercial Hotel in Moora in April 1923 from its previous lessee Charles J. L. BREWER [9: 20-Apr-1923]
It was reported that himself and his wife were former residents of Moora on their return in April 1923 [9: 20-Apr-1923]
Attended the Racing Club Conference held at his Commercial Hotel in Moora on Thursday 20 September 1923 [9: 28-Sep-1923]
Visited Carnamah on 12 April 1925 to attend a meeting about the road over the sandplain from Watheroo to Carnamah [9: 17-Apr-1925]
After the meeting he wrote to Federal Members pointing out the importance of the road in regards to national defence [9: 24-Apr-1925]
Member of the Moora Trotting Club - was Vice President, Timekeeper and a Committee Member in 1925 [9: 24-Jul-1925]
Member of the Moora and District Progress Association in 1925 and 1926 - was Vice Chairman in 1926 [9: 17-Apr-1925, 22-Jan-1926]
Member of the Moora Health Board and the Moora Cemetery Board [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Member of the Moora Football Association Board of Control and the Moora Cricket Association [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Member of the Moora Centenary Committee in 1929 [81: 12-Jan-1930]
President of the Moora Band, and Committee Member of the Moora Soldiers' Memorial [81: 12-Jan-1930]
During the 1929-30 financial year he purchased two acres of blocks in the Moora townsite (Lots 34 to 37, and Lots 52 to 55) [34]
Over 200 people gathered to bid him farewell prior to his and his wife's departure from Moora [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Himself and his wife resided briefly in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley in early 1930 before moving to Coorow [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Secured the licence for a new hotel in Coorow with a tender of £1,750 at the Licensing Court on 17 September 1929 [4: 21-Sep-1929]
He also had to pay a £1,000 guarantee that the terms of the building plans and licence were to be adhered to [4]
In partnership himself and P. A. CONNOLLY had the Coorow Hotel built at a cost of £14,000 plus the cost of furnishings [4]
Besides a select few items unobtainable locally the hotel's furnishings down to the cutlery were all West Australian made [4]
The two stories of the hotel were built predominantly out of concrete bricks and jarrah wood by A. G. WOODS of Guildford [4]
The hotel consisted of a dining room, bars, smoking room, commercial room, kitchen, pantry, 24 bedrooms and balconies [4]
An engine room contained an electric lighting plant, while a furnace room created hot water for the hotel's bathrooms [4]
The hotel was supplied with water from six 4,000 gallon rainwater tanks and a well fitted with a windmill and engine [4: 23-Aug-1930]
Licensee and Manager of the Coorow Hotel in Coorow 1930-1933 [4: 4-Oct-1930] [5: 11-Nov-1932] [19]
Advertised the Coorow Hotel in The Irwin Index newspaper "The Most Modern Country Hotel in the West" [4: 13-Sep-1930, 4-Oct-1930]
The hotel boasted superior accommodation, hot and cold water, service in all bedrooms, electric light and lock-up garages [4]
During his time as licensee the Coorow Hotel was telephone number Coorow-15 [4: 4-Oct-1930]
Attended the funeral of "Father of Carnamah" Donald MACPHERSON at the Winchester Cemetery on 14 August 1931 [4: 22-Aug-1931]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Progress Association - was Secretary 1931-1933 [4: 13-Dec-1930] [5: 9-Jun-1933] [215]
On behalf of the Progress Association in 1932 he wrote letters to get small repairs made to the Coorow State School building [215]
Made a donation of £1/1/- to the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1932 [13]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah Hotel licensee Charles J. L. BREWER on 9 July 1932 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
In October 1932 the Coorow Hotel was broken into via a window and a quantity of beer, wine and spirits stolen [5: 28-Oct-1932]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1932 and 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Member of Coorow's Maley Park Management Committee in 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
About 35 friends gathered at the Coorow Hotel on Monday 3 July 1933 to attend a complimentary dinner in his honour [5: 7-Jul-1933]
The dinner was held to tender him a farewell as he was leaving Coorow; among those present were: [5]
Angus MCGILP, Phil MORCOMBE, Rupert LAFFAN, William MORCOMBE, Charles METTAM, Malcolm LAURIE, [5]
Richard GELL, Charles BOTHE, Frank BRYANT, Robert WELLS, Baxter BOTHE, Arnold BIERMANN, George RAFFAN, [5]
Don WALKER, William COX, Gordon RAFFAN, Ivor ROBERTS, Joe REDHALL, Augustus CROFT and Chitter BROWN [5]
Left Coorow in July 1933 and shifted back to Moora; on his departure the hotel in Coorow was managed by a Mr SMITH [5: 7-Jul-1933]
On his return to Moora he resumed management of the Commercial Hotel [5: 18-Aug-1933]
Hotelkeeper of the Commercial Hotel in Moora 1933-1940 [5: 18-Aug-1933] [6]
Returned to Coorow on Thursday 7 September 1933 to attend the Second Annual Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Along with his wife left Moora on an extended holiday in February 1934, after recovering from a bed confining illness [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Himself and her wife returned to Moora in May 1934, after a holiday to the Eastern States of Australia [5: 18-May-1934]
Speaker at the farewell to Rev. Frederick W. GUNNING at the Moora Hall on Friday 28 June 1935 [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Member of the Moora Trotting Club - was Chairman in 1935 [120: 25-Apr-1935]
Member of the Moora Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League - was Secretary in 1935 and 1936 [120: 25-Apr-1935, 26-Mar-1936]
Attended the Fourth Annual North Midlands R.S.L. Reunion Dinner in Three Springs on Saturday 19 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Financial Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 [150]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah retiree John James ANGEL at the Moora Cemetery on 27 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936] [12: 31-Jul-1936]
His stepson Hector T. A. JAMES managed his Coorow Hotel from February 1936 to January 1937 [5: 28-Feb-1936, 29-Jan-1937]
In January 1937 his Coorow Hotel was taken over by Thomas C. BOGUE formerly of the Savoy Hotel in Perth [5: 29-Jan-1937]
By September 1937 the proprietors of the Coorow Hotel were "Connolly and Gloster" [150]
"Connolly and Gloster" donated £5 to the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society for their Annual Show in 1937 [150]
Travelled to London, England with his wife to see the coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937 [39: 14-Jul-1937]
They departed Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Ascanius and arrived in Liverpool, England on 2 May 1937 [204]
They saw the coronation, and then just days before they were to return to Australia his wife fell down a flight of stairs and died [39]
Departed London, England with his late wife's ashes on the steamship Cathay on 11 June 1937 bound for Fremantle [203]
Resided in Moora until his death in 1948 [2]
Died 27 February 1948; ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Presbyterian, AA, 76A) [2]
From The Moora Herald and Midland Districts Advocate newspaper, Friday 22 June 1923:
"Sympathy has been expressed with the Mr and Mrs Alex. B. Gloster, of the Commercial Hotel, Moora, at the news from Perth of the death of Mr Gloster's mother at the ripe age of 80. The old lady had been ailing for some time, and Mr Gloster had only just returned from a visit to his mother when the sad news came through that she had quietly passed away, necessitating his return to Perth by motor."
From the Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 6 March 1948:
"Mr Alex. B. Gloster, who for many years conducted the Commercial Hotel at Moora, passed away at Claremont last week after a somewhat protracted illness. The late Mr Gloster, who was also a part-owner of the Coorow Hotel, served with the 16th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces in World War I, and for many years after his return to civilian life he was the victim of abnormal health conditions as the result of privations endured as a prisoner after having been captured at Bullecourt. The late Mr Gloster's wife predeceased him through a fatal accident which occurred whilst on a holiday visit to London."
Mrs Grace Edgar GLOSTER
Wife of Alexander Burns GLOSTER; see Grace Edgar MCMASTER
Mrs Hilda Christina GLOVER
Wife of "Bill" William Robert GLOVER; see Hilda Christina KERR
"Bill" William Robert GLOVER
Born 15 November 1909 in Belfast, Ireland [P63]
Son of William GLOVER and Margaret MACHINNEY [P63]
Worked in shipyards in Belfast, Ireland [P63]
Arrived in Albany, Western Australia on the Europodese on 1 April 1925 though a Salvation Army Scheme [P63]
Worked on farms in the Dumbleyung area before managing a Mrs KELLY's farm in Dumbleyung [P63]
Married Hilda Christina KERR on 10 July 1939 [P63]
Shifted to Watheroo where he was initially a farmhand and then an employee of Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH) [P63]
In mid 1943 shifted from Watheroo to Coorow, where he worked as a Bin Attendant for CBH [P63]
Resided in Coorow for over 55 years - initially at Lot 83 Bristol Street and later at Lot 49 Commercial Street [P63]
CBH Bin Attendant and later Supervisor in the North Midlands [P63]
Member of the Coorow Football Club [P63] - was their Gatekeeper in 1951 [0: image 04607]
Member of the Coorow Bowling Club [P63]
Left Coorow and shifted to Perth to be nearer his children a few years before his death [P63]
In 2002 he was living at the James Brown Hostel at 21/171 Albert Street in the Perth suburb of Osborne Park [90]
Father of Robert and Margaret [14]
Died 20 July 2002; ashes buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row S, Plot 13) [14] [90]
John Thomas GLOWREY
Born C.1858 [2]
Married (1) Nora YOULDEN in Victoria, Australia [54]
Married (2) Hannah Marion RYAN in 1890 in Victoria, Australia [54]
By 1897 he had left Victoria and was living in Coolgardie, Western Australia [6]
Proprietor of the Royal Hotel in Bayley Street, Coolgardie 1898-1900 [6]
He was living in Forrest Street, Coolgardie and working as a Sharebroker in Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie in 1901
Sharebroker in both Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie and at 27 Bennett Street, Perth in 1902 [6]
By 1902 he was a Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia, and by 1903 was also a Justice of the Peace [6]
Proprietor of the Palace Hotel in Saint George's Terrace in Perth from as early as 1903 until his death in 1921 [2] [6]
By 1913 himself, his wife, and his children Lindsay, Evelyn and Irene owned 5,990 acres of land in Nugadong, East Gunyidi [44]
Their 5,990 acres in Nugadong consisted of Lots 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37 and 38 of the Nugadong Agricultural Area [44]
During his time at the Palace Hotel in Perth he was the absentee owner of a 1,559 acre farm in Gunyidi [10: 12-Aug-1921] [44]
His 1,559 acres consisted of Victoria Locations 3482, 3484, 3485 and 3947 (Leases 6790/56, 6789/56, 6791/56 and 4418/68) [10] [44]
Wrote to the Upper Irwin Road Board in 1910 requesting the clearing and improvement of roads near his farm in Gunyidi [9: 5-Aug-1910]
By 1921 had cleared 870 acres of his Gunyidi farm, which was fenced with two to three wires, and subdivided into three paddocks [10]
His property also boasted a four roomed iron house with outbuildings, rainwater tanks totalling 3,500 gallons, and dams and soaks [10]
In 1921 he had 330 acres of the farm in Gunyidi under crop, and owed only £231 to the Crown to make the land freehold [10]
His livestock in 1921 included horses (a stallion, Mare, colt, and six geldings), a cow and calf, and a number of fowls [10]
Plant and machinery in use on his farm in Gunyidi in the early 1920s included a spring cart, winnower, two harvesters, cultivator, [10]
chaffcutters, plough, rake, binder, horseworks, eight sets of plough harnesses, cart harness, pump, wire rope, and an incubator [10]
Resided at the Palace Hotel in Saint George's Terrace, Perth until his death at the age of 63 years in 1921 [2]
Father of John Tracey, James Henry, Evelyn, Lindsay Gordon and Irene Eliza [54]
Died 12 June 1921; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, BC, 166A) [2]
His executors were to sell his Gunyidi farm including crop, stock and plant at the Palace Hotel in Perth on 15 September 1921 [10]
The terms to purchase the farm were £600 deposit, £300 on 1 March 1922, and the balance by four equal annual payments at 7% [10]
The farm obviously failed to sell on 15 September 1921, as it was again offered for sale by his executors on 27 January 1922 [10]
By this time its crop had likely been harvested, and the property was to be sold separately from livestock and plant/machinery [10]
Terms to purchase the farm were £500 cash deposit and the balance in four equal annual payments at 6% interest per annum [10]
The whole of his livestock, plant, machinery, sundries, seed wheat and haystack were to have been sold for cash [10: 6-Jan-1922]
It appears as though his farm in Gunyidi was sold to John Fitzgerald THOMAS of Coorow [44]
Henry GOLDRING
Bushman in Coorow 1911-1925 [19]
Harold GOLDSWORTHY
Postmaster in Coorow in 1931 and 1932 [19] [50]
Joseph GOODHILL
Married Nellie BELL in 1915 [66]
On 26 and 27 January 1921 he purchased 2,991 acres of farmland and virgin land in Coorow [27]
The land was purchased from the Midland Railway Company for £3692/13/5, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
The 2,991 acres consisted of Lots M968, M969, M970, M1235, M1236 and M1333 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Farmer of New Dayton Farm in Coorow 1921-1923 [19] [27] [61]
Sold a windmill from his Lot M970 to Coorow farmers Lawrence A. R. BRYANT and John R.LONGMORE [34]
In June 1923 he sold 1,165 acres of his farm in Lots M968, M969, M1235 and M1236 to John READ [27]
The Midland Railway Company rescinded the sale on his remaining land in Coorow during June 1923 [27]
His former Lots M970 and M1333 were sold by the Midland Railway Company to John N. LEACH on 7 September 1923 [27]
John Currie GORDON
Born C.1890 [2]
Railway Fettler in Coorow 1911-1914 [19]
Won the Obstacle Race at the Coorow Farmers' Progress Association's Picnic & Sports Meeting on 7 October 1911 [39: 12-Oct-1911]
Also came 2nd in the Half-mile Handicap, Siamese Race and Live Wheelbarrow Race, and 3rd in the Sheffield Handicap race [39]
In 1916 and 1925 he was working as a Nursery Hand and living on Orong Road in the Perth suburb of Burswood [50]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Karrakatta [2]
Died 16 May 1942; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, WC, 40) [2]
Ruby Elaine GRAHAM
Born 1904 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Ernest Joseph GRAHAM and Nora Mignon FLOYD [15]
Married Norman Francis HYDE in Perth in 1926 [66]
Resided with her husband on Waddy Waddy Farm in Waddy Forest [19]
During mid August 1935 her mother, Mrs N. GRAHAM of North Perth, spent a holiday staying with her in Waddy Forest [5: 16-Aug-1935]
After spending a few days in Perth herself, her husband and their sons returned to Waddy on Monday 14 October 1935 [5: 18-Oct-1935]
Along with her husband and sons departed Waddy Forest for an extended beachside holiday on Friday 3 January 1936 [5: 10-Jan-1936]
Won 1st prize for Iceland Poppies and 2nd for Bowl of Garden Flowers at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Along with her husband and sons spent a couple of weeks holiday in Perth in September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Leederville [2]
Mother of Graham and Colin [P361]
Died 7 February 1984; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 20C, 57) [2]
"Alex" Alexander Ray Porter GRANT
Born 2 July 1868 in Bowden, South Australia [55]
Son of John GRANT and Ann Maitland PORTER [55]
Married Sarah BONHAM on 10 November 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia [55]
Saddler of 16 Laura Street in Stepney, South Australia in 1915 [30]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 27 September 1915 in Adelaide, South Australia [30: item 4669839]
On enlistment was 5 feet 5¾ inches tall, weighed 124 pounds, and had hazel eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion [30]
Embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for active service abroad on the Transport A67 Orsova on 12 November 1915 [94]
Private 676 in the Australian Imperial Force's 1st Remount Unit during the First World War [94]
Returned to Australia on 12 November 1917; received 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [94]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia 1922- [50]
On 3 July 1922 purchased 701 acres of land in Coorow, Western Australia from George J. BATTERSBY and Sydney MUSTO [27]
The 701 acres was Lot M1121 of Victoria Location 2023 and still had instalments owing to the Midland Railway Company [27]
On 5 August 1922 took out a contract with the Midland Railway Company to purchase 860 acres of virgin land in Coorow [27]
The 860 acres was Lot M1391 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £279 (6/6 per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Sold Lot M1121 to Mrs Daisy FARLEY on 12 June 1925, and Lot M1391 to Alfred G. WALLIS on 8 November 1926 [27]
During the 1920s he went to jail for six weeks for shooting his son Clem in the ankle during an argument about the farm [P196]
By 1931 he was farming 2,814 acres in Coorow belonging to his wife Sarah (Victoria Locations 8283 and 8734) [3]
They appear to have sold the 2,814 acres to "Harry" W. J. Heinrich ULLRICH and he acquired another 1,953 acres in Coorow [3]
His 1,953 acres consisted of Victoria Locations 2732, 2997, 3059, 3350, 3351, 3397, 3500, 3502 and 5464 [3]
Paid a £1 Vermin Bonus by the Carnamah District Road Board on 16 August 1933 for helping control vermin by killing two foxes [300]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Sold 17 lambs at 14/8 per head through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Midland Market on Wednesday 14 July 1937 [5: 16-Jul-1937]
Following his wife's death in 1938 his son Clem left Three Springs and shifted to Coorow to help him on the farm [P196]
Resided in Coorow and farmed his 1,953 acres until at least 1944 [3]
On retirement he left Coorow and shifted to Perth [P196]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont [2]
Father of Clem Hunter Porter, Roy Percival Marcus and Jack McDonald GRANT [55]
Died 14 June 1947; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LB, 156) [2]
"Don" Donald Sutherland GRANT
Born 11 September 1902 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland [28]
Son of gamekeeper William GRANT and Jessie WILLIAMSON [28]
Departed London, England on the steamship Ballarat and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 4 January 1927 [63]
Farmhand in Coorow, Western Australia 1932-1947 [19]
Member of the committee who organised the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Attended the Annual General Meeting of the Carnamah R.S.L. at the Lounge of the Carnamah Hotel on 19 January 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Captain and Master of Ceremonies at the Coorow Tennis Club's H.M.S. Coorow Novelty Dance on 23 January 1937 [5: 29-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, George HUTCHCRAFT, David TODD, Fred BINGHAM and John S. READ 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]
"Humorous and capable entertainer" at the R.S.L. Valedictory for Charles A. METTAM in Carnamah on 28 July 1937 [5: 30-Jul-1937]
Attended the meeting in Coorow to discuss constructing a road from Coorow to the coast on 11 September 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Foundation Secretary of the Coorow Coast Road Finance Committee in 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of North Innaloo [2]
Died 22 October 1979; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 24, 97) [2]
Jack McDonald GRANT
Born 10 February 1903 in East Adelaide, South Australia [55]
Son of Alexander Ray Porter GRANT and Sarah BONHAM [55]
Farmhand in Coorow, Western Australia 1925-1929 [19]
Married Lily Rosina Maud HAMES in Perth in 1926 [66]
He later worked as a Fitter & Turner and was partially blind [P196]
At times helped his brother Clem on his farms east and west of Three Springs [P196]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Highgate [2]
Died 2 October 1973; ashes scattered to the wind at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Mrs Lily Rosina Maud GRANT
Wife of Jack McDonald GRANT; see Lily Rosina Maud HAMES
Roy Percival Marcus GRANT
Born 14 April 1900 in Walkerville, South Australia [55]
Son of Alexander Ray Porter GRANT and Sarah BONHAM [55]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia in 1922 [50]
Marcia Stella Pangburn GRANVILLE
Born 1900 in Subiaco, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Francis Arthur GRANVILLE and Bessie SMITH [15]
Married "Bill" William Joseph GAUNT in Perth in 1931 [66]
Resided with her husband and children in the old boarding house on the west side of the railway line in the Coorow townsite [P361]
Along with her husband and children travelled by train from Coorow to Perth for a holiday on 19 March 1935 [5: 29-Mar-1935, 12-Apr-1935]
Gave birth to a son in Morawa during the last weekend of September 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Herself, her husband and their children holidayed in Perth for a fortnight over late March and early April 1937 [5: 19-Mar-1937, 9-Apr-1937]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Claremont [2]
Mother of Stella, Gay and Kevin [P361]
Died 7 October 1991; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 20, 138) [2]
Emma GRAY
Born C.1896 [30]
Daughter of William Henry COBB [30]
In 1919 she was working as a Lady's Companion and living at 25 Thistlewaite Road in Clapton, England [30: item 7371301]
Married A.I.F. soldier Thomas Hale KENSIT on 21 July 1919 at Saint James Church in Clapton, England [30: item 7371301]
Along with her husband departed England on the Port Napier and arrived in Western Australia on 2 February 1920 [30]
Resided with her husband on farmland in East Marchagee, Western Australia [19]
Won 2nd prize for male Black Orpington in the Poultry section of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Bradley Julian GREAVES
Born C.1996 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 8 October 1996; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Liam George GREAVES
Born C.1996 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 9 November 1996; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Archibald GREEN
Labourer in Latham in 1916 and 1917 [50]
Sarah GREEN
Married William LONG on 9 August 1855 in Northam, Western Australia [37]
Resided with her husband on Coorow Station in Coorow 1862-1899 [P17]
When her sons left Coorow and worked in Watheroo she accompanied them and lived in a tent [P17]
Later resided in a nursing home in Geraldton, where she died in 1908 [P17]
Anne Peace GREENWOOD
Born 10 December 1919 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1919-1922 [P141]
Along with her parents and siblings shifted from Southern Brook to prospective farmland in Waddy Forest in 1922 [P141]
Resided with her parents on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest 1922 onwards [P141]
Student at the Waddy Forest State School and then as a boarder at the Dominican Ladies Convent in Dongara [P280]
Won a 1st prize for Needlework in the Educational section of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Winner of the Sturt Desert Pea growing competition conducted at the Waddy Forest and Waddy Well Schools in 1934 [5: 25-May-1934]
Herself and Joan MCDONALD, also of Waddy Forest, left for the Convent in Dongara on Monday 11 February 1935 [5: 15-Feb-1935]
By mid December 1935 she had returned home to Waddy Forest to spend the Christmas school holidays with her parents [5: 20-Dec-1935]
After leaving school she continued residing with her parents and helped on the farm before working at a few jobs locally [P141]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Malcolm L. and Irene S. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-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 the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in jade crepe de chine [5: 18-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]
Attended the Coronation Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 12 May 1937 in "non crush crepe with pink flowers" [5: 14-May-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea Afternoon for her sister Mary at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Bridesmaid at the wedding of her sister Mary to Albert E. MILES at Saint Andrew's Church in Carnamah on 18 August 1937 [5]
Wore a frock of hyacinth blue taffeta designed on Elizabethan lines with blue picture hats trimmed with rose buds [5]
After the ceremony she was among those who attended the Wedding Breakfast at the Coorow Hotel [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Married "Bert" Bertram Clarence JONES in Perth on 18 July 1942 [P141]
During the war, when her husband was serving with the R.A.A.F., she lived in Perth with his sister Ruby LITTLE [P141]
Later on during the Second World War she travelled to New South Wales to where her husband was stationed [P141]
After the war resided with her husband and children on farmland in Latham [P141]
Later resided in Perth - at Scarborough Beach Road in Mount Hawthorn and later on Habgood Street in East Fremantle [P141]
While living in East Fremantle herself and her husband separated and she moved to the Perth suburb of Palmyra [P141]
Later resided in Kennon Court in the Perth suburb of Spearwood [P141]
Mother of Kaye, Janice, Wilma, Phyllis, Cheryl, Arthur and Raymond [P186]
Died 16 February 2003; ashes interred Fremantle Cemetery, Perth suburb of Palmyra (Lakes, Ground Niche, WG, 94) [2]
Cornelius Guy GREENWOOD
Born 14 December 1915 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Son of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with his parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1915-1922 [P141]
Student at the Southern Brook State School [P141]
Resided with his parents on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest near Coorow 1922-1926 [P141]
He passed away on the farm in Waddy Forest after being kicked by a horse [P141]
Died 28 March 1926; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs WA (Unsurveyed Corner) [24]
Mrs "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks GREENWOOD
Wife of "Guy" Michael Guy GREENWOOD; see "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks RYOTT
George Netherwood GREENWOOD
Born 10 June 1879 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [P141] [20]
Son of Harry GREENWOOD and "Minnie" Merrinah MERRALL [20] [21]
Received his middle name after Nether-Wood house, which was owned by his family and situated in Ilkey, Yorkshire, England [P141]
He appears to have grown up in Hornsey, Middlesex, England where his father worked as a Solicitor and Barrister [20]
Initially resided with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest and Arthur in a house in Totterdown Lane in Hornsey [20]
In 1891 was living with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest, Arthur, Guy, Minnie and Irene at 70 Southwood Lane in Hornsey [20]
Educated at Leys School and Cambridge University in Cambridge, England and then at Heidelberge University in Germany [P141]
For a period he worked for his uncle William SMALE in Bradford, Yorkshire, England to learn about the woollen industry [P280]
In early 1901 himself and his brother Guy were boarding in Bradford and were both working as a Wool Trade Clerks [20]
Departed London, England with his brother Guy on the Orizba and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 29 November 1901 [70]
The previous year their father Harry and their uncle George Dean GREENWOOD had purchased land in WA for a sheep farm [P280]
Himself and Guy came out to establish and run the property which was to supply fine wool for their family's mill in England [P280]
Shortly after arrival they abandoned the property as it contained a plant toxic to sheep and worked cutting railway sleepers [P141]
Farmer of Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1903-1922 in partnership with Guy as "Greenwood Bros" [P141] [6]
They purchased a German made Rumbly traction tractor - the first to be used for cropping purposes in Western Australia [P280]
The First World War spelled the final days for the Rumbly when no spare parts were available and repairs could not be done [P280]
Married "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Northam on 6 July 1910 [P141]
His best man at his wedding was his brother Guy, while the bridesmaid was Mary's sister Miss Alma BEARD [P280]
Built a house of adobe construction on Brooklands, while Guy built a house for himself up a hillside of the farm [P280]
Donated ten acres of land from Location 2814 for the Southern Brook State School and Southern Brook Agricultural Hall [P141]
He was Chairman of the Southern Brook Agricultural Hall's Building Committee when it was opened in 1909 [P280]
On 27 August 1921 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,000 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 1,000 acres was Lot M1303 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1000/5/9, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
On the same day his brother Guy purchased the adjacent 991 acres (Lot M1302 of Victoria Location 2023) [27]
In 1922 he and his brother Guy left Northam and shifted to their new farms in Waddy Forest, north east of Coorow [0: image 04183]
Farmer of Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest 1922-1950 [P141]
He cleared and fenced the farm in Waddy Forest, which he named Maryland after his wife Mary [P280]
Their first home on Maryland was of bush poles and corrugated iron, and lined on the inside with white washed hessian bags [P280]
Used horses for transport and wheat carting until purchasing a Chevrolet 4 cylinder 30 cwt. truck in 1927 [P141]
Employed Bill & Bert BONSER to construct a new mud brick home on Maryland, which was completed in 1928 and cost £1100 [P280]
The mud bricks were made on-site, were about 12 inches thick and were concreted on the outside and lined with plaster inside [P280]
He was instrumental in getting the State School, local Hall, sports oval and tennis courts established in Waddy Forest [P141]
For all years up until 1928 his wheat crops on his farm in Waddy Forest averaged 18 bushels per acre [120: 20-Dec-1928]
He grew Nabawa and Gluyas Early varieties of wheat, and expected 30 bushels per acre when his farm was more developed [120]
Foundation Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club [P280] - was a member until at least 1933-34 [5: 23-Feb-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Cricket Club in 1928-29 and 1929-30 [4: 10-Nov-1928, 5-Oct-1929]
Delegate for the Waddy Forest Cricket Club at meetings of the Coorow and Districts Cricket Association in 1928-29 [4: 3-Nov-1928]
In 1930 he won three guineas for an essay competition on the topic of succession (for Western Australia to form its own country) [P141]
His winning essay on succession was published in The Primary Producer on 21 August 1930 [P141]
Foundation Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1932-1937 [4: 9-Apr-1932] [5: 20-Nov-1936] [150]
Ringmaster at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park in Coorow on Thursday 2 September 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Won 2nd for Green Wheat for Hay and for Green Oats for Hay at the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Along with his wife and children arrived back in Waddy Forest on 20 January 1934 after spending a holiday in Northam [5: 26-Jan-1934]
Returned to Waddy Forest with his wife and children after a holiday at Dongara on Tuesday 6 March 1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934]
Won 1st prize for Green Wheat for Hay and 2nd for Green Oats for Hay at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
He was an inmate of the Moora Hospital in Moora for a few days in January 1935 [5: 25-Jan-1935]
Steward of Horses in Action section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Exhibited in the Horse section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show held on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won prizes for Team of Two Farm Horses in Harness and bred by exhibitor (1st & 2nd), Draught Mare (1st), [5]
Team of Four Farm Horses (1st); and as result received the Hugo Fischer trophy, which was plough winkers [5]
Donated the trophy for the Coorow Football Club's Fairest & Best player for the 1935 season [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended the Coorow Football Club's Wind-up Ball for the 1935 season at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 21 September 1935 [5]
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of his sister Irene and Malcolm L. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5]
He proposed the main toast of the evening "to the health of the bride and bridegroom of 25 years ago" [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Exhibited in the Horse section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park, Coorow on 3 September 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Draught Gelding, and 2nd prize for Team of Two Farm Horses in Harness bred by exhibitor [5]
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 his daughter Dorothy spent a few days in Geraldton during later January 1937 [5: 29-Jan-1937]
Member of the Coorow Football Club - was President in 1937 [5: 16-Apr-1937]
Donated a trophy for the Best & Fairest Player to the Coorow Football Club in 1937 [5: 16-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]
During the last week of May 1937 he finished his seeding for the season and was the first to do so in Waddy Forest [5: 28-May-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Unsuccessfully requested a reduction to hire the Coorow Hall for a private function at which no admission would be charged [5]
The function was the dance following the wedding of his daughter Mary to Albert E. MILES on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Thomas BONHAM on 10 August 1945 at the Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah [5]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club - served as President [P141]
Served on the Disputes Committee of the North Midlands Football Association [P141]
Assisted his sister Irene PATTON and sister-in-law Edith GREENWOOD with affairs after the deaths of their husbands in 1942 [P141]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Price Willis HUNT on 11 September 1946 at the Winchester Cemetery [5]
In 1949, after 28 years, he finished paying for Maryland Farm and was elated to finally be debt free [P141]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Coorow farmer Frederick John KAU at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 March 1950 [4]
In his later years he passed management of Maryland Farm to his son Harry [P280]
At the age of 71 years he suddenly collapsed and died from a stroke on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest [P280]
Father of Harry, Mary, Cornelius, Marjory, Ann and Dorothy [P141]
Died 18 December 1950; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Roman Catholic, Plot 61) [24]
His wife Mary continued to reside on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest until her death at the age of 76 years on 20 January 1968 [P141]
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Thursday 11 January 1951:
"Obituary - The Late Mr. G. N. Greenwood. It is with regret that we have to record the sudden death on Monday, December 18 of Mr. Geo. N. Greenwood at his residence, "Maryland," Waddy Forest. Although the deceased gentleman had not enjoyed the best of health over the past few years his sprightly manner disguised his illness to a large extent, so that his passing was unexpected and came as a great shock to his family and large circle of friends. The late Mr. Greenwood was born in England in 1879 and came to West Australia in 1901. Commenced farming operations in Northam and remained there until 1922 when he transferred his family and farming interests to the newly opened settlement of Waddy Forest. From this time until his death Mr. Greenwood was conspicuous of his many activities in the district. All his life he was a keen sportsman playing cricket, football, tennis and golf. Not content with playing sport he took a lively interest in the administrative side at various times, being president of the Coorow Football Club and Coorow Golf Club. He was also a foundation member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club. As well as sporting activities the late Mr. Greenwood was a public spirited citizen who showed a great interest in all district activities. It was mainly owing to his representations that a school was opened at Waddy Forest and for some time he occupied the position of president of the P. and C. organisations. Besides being a committee man of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Society for many years he was also President of the organisation in 1938. As secretary of the P.P.A. for some years he worked hard for the betterment of farming conditions and he was always ready to assist later settlers with information and advice on local conditions. Despite his arduous pioneering labours and the time given to district activity he raised a large family and to his wife and children we extend our heartfelt sympathy in their very great loss. His kindly disposition and happy nature endeared him to all he came in contact with and made him a very welcome member of any group. His passing leaves a gap in the memory of his many friends which cannot adequately be filled. The funeral took place in the Catholic portion of the Three Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Father B. Gallagher officiating at the graveside. A large gathering of relatives and friends attended and a profusion of floral tributes was laid on the grave."
Mrs "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah GREENWOOD
Wife of George Netherwood GREENWOOD; see "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD
"Guy" Michael Guy GREENWOOD
Born 7 May 1881 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [14] [20]
Son of Harry GREENWOOD and "Minnie" Merrinah MERRALL [20] [21]
He appears to have grown up in Hornsey, Middlesex, England where his father worked as a Solicitor and Barrister [20]
In 1891 was living with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest, Arthur, George, Minnie and Irene at 70 Southwood Lane in Hornsey [20]
Educated at Leys School and Cambridge University in Cambridge, England and then at Heidelberge University in Germany [P280]
For a period he worked in Bradford, Yorkshire, England for uncle William SMALE to learn about the woollen industry [P280]
In early 1901 himself and his brother George were boarding in Bradford, Yorkshire and both working as a Wool Trade Clerks [20]
Departed London, England with his brother George on Orizba and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 29 November 1901 [70]
Farmer of Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1903-1922 in partnership with Guy as "Greenwood Bros" [P141] [6]
They purchased a German made Rumbly traction tractor - the first to be used for cropping purposes in Western Australia [P280]
The First World War spelled the final days for the Rumbly when no spare parts were available and repairs could not be done [P280]
Married "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks RYOTT in Northam in 1912 [66]
Following his marriage built a house up a hillside on Brooklands, while George and his wife lived in another house on the farm [P280]
In 1914 himself and George were farmers at Southern Brook in Northam and were trading under the name of "Greenwood Bros" [6]
Their Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook comprised of Locations 2236, 2814, 2952, 21507 and 21519 [P280]
On 27 August 1921 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 991 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 991 acres was Lot M1302 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £991, which he paid by instalments over 19 years [27]
He purchased the 991 acres with money lent from Mabel and Nellie GREENWOOD, daughters of William H. GREENWOOD [P280]
On the same day his brother George purchased the adjacent 1,000 acres (Lot M1303 of Victoria Location 2023) [27]
In 1922 he and his brother George left Northam and shifted to their future farms in Waddy Forest, north east of Coorow [5: 20-Nov-1942]
Farmer of Manell Farm in Waddy Forest 1922-1942 [5: 20-Nov-1942]
He named his farm in Waddy Forest Manell after Mabel and Nellie GREENWOOD who had assisted him purchase it [P280]
Mabel GREENWOOD and Nellie Ida GREENWOOD were his spinster second cousins and was resided in England [P141]
Later extended his farm by 40 acres with the purchase of Victoria Location 879 [3]
On 29 December 1926 extended the farm by another 930 acres with the purchase of Lot M1700 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Lot M1700 was purchased from the Midland Railway Company and came at a cost of £558, payable by instalments [27]
The Midland Railway Company rescinded the purchase on M1700 on 17 February 1936 and re-sold it to A. Hamlet JONES [27]
Advertised in October 1922 that he wanted 100 acres of green gimlet and salmon forest cleared for £1/5/- per acre [9: 13-Oct-1922]
In October 1929 purchased a Chev six truck from Carnamah agent L. Scott WYLIE [4: 19-Oct-1929] [P141]
His sister Amy M. GREENWOOD arrived in Waddy Forest to spend a holiday with him on Thursday 18 January 1934 [5: 26-Jan-1934]
Amy had departed London, England on the steamship Mongolia and arrived on 2 January 1934 in Fremantle, Western Australia [63]
In July 1934 purchased a Lyric wireless set (radio) [5: 3-Aug-1934]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1935 and 1936 [5: 3-May-1935, 13-Mar-1936]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of the Adult Education Scheme - hosted some of their meetings in 1935 [5: 12-Jul-1935]
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of his sister Irene and Malcolm L. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
After a sultry day on Wednesday 17 February 1937 a very heavy hail storm fell at his farmhouse at about midnight [5]
The hail storm went on for ten to fifteen minutes and was so heavy that it could be heard five miles away [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Attended his niece Mary E. GREENWOOD and Albert E. MILES' wedding breakfast in Coorow on 18 August 1937 [5: 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]
Resided and farmed in Waddy Forest until his sudden death from an asthma attack in 1942 [P141]
Father of Millicent [14]
Died 15 November 1942 in Waddy Forest; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row C, Plot 9) [1] [0: image 04183]
His funeral, which was undertaken by Henry Parkin & Son of Carnamah, cost £34/8/6 including Minister and cemetery fees [53]
In April 1948 his 1,031 acre Manell Farm in Waddy Forest was sold to his nephew Harry Christian GREENWOOD [3]
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 20 November 1942:
"Obituary - Late Mr. Guy Greenwood. The death occurred suddenly at his home in Waddy Forest on Sunday November 15, of Michael Guy Greenwood, a highly respected resident of the Waddy Forest and Coorow districts. The late Mr. Greenwood had not enjoyed the best of health, but his death came as a great shock to his relatives and friends. The late Mr. Greenwood, who had a quiet but kindly disposition was one of the earliest settlers in the Waddy Forest district. He came to the district with his brother in 1922 and took up farming at his late residence "Manell Farm," Waddy Forest. Previous to that they both came from England in 1902 and took up farming in the Northam district, which they carried on before coming to Waddy Forest. The deceased gentleman leaves a widow, one daughter, two brothers and three sisters, who are the chief mourners. The funeral took place in the Anglican portion of the Winchester cemetery on Monday, November 16, and was one of the largest funerals ever attended. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. R. G. Pym."
Harry Christian GREENWOOD
Born 18 June 1911 in Southern Brook, Western Australia [22]
Son of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with his parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Educated at the Southern Brook State School, Waddy Forest State School and at Saint Ildephonsus College in New Norcia [P141]
Boarding Student at Saint Ildephonsus College in New Norcia for two years beginning on 20 July 1926 [187]
After completing his schooling he worked on his father's Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest and also did local contract farming [P141]
Member of the Coorow Football Club 1928-1938 [5: 11-Aug-1933, 27-Apr-1934, 24-May-1935] [187]
He was the "Fairest & Best" player of the Coorow Football Club in 1934, for which he received a Cup [5: 7-Jun-1935] [187]
Received the Cup for being "Fairest & Best" at the Coorow Football Club's Annual Ball on Saturday 1 June 1935 [5: 7-Jun-1935]
Committee Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 10-Apr-1936, 16-Apr-1937]
Member of the Waddy Forest Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 6-Dec-1930]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club from 1933-34 to 1936-37 [5: 23-Feb-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Attended the Parkinson Tennis Club's Dance held on Saturday 14 April 1934 at the Carnamah Hall [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Roman Catholic Church's Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 26 May 1934 [5: 1-Jun-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 20 October 1934 [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1934-35 and 1936-37 [5: 14-Dec-1934, 13-Nov-1936]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth by car for an extended holiday on Friday 10 January 1936 [5: 17-Jan-1936]
After spending a month long holiday in Perth and at the beach he returned to Waddy Forest on Monday 10 February 1936 [5: 14-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]
Member of the Waddy Forest Hall Committee - was Secretary in 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-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]
Returned to Waddy Forest on 4 March 1937 after spending a holiday at Tincurrin, about 60 kilometres east of Narrogin [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 11 April 1937 [5: 16-Apr-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Received the Men's Handicap Singles trophy at the Waddy Forest Tennis Club's Presentation Dance in June 1937 [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Best man at the wedding of Albert E. MILES and his sister Mary E. GREENWOOD in Carnamah on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
To his dissatisfaction he was man-powered to the land during the war and was unable to enlist in the Australian Army [P141]
Private W72065 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Leased and in April 1948 purchased Manell Farm in Waddy Forest from his widowed aunt Mrs E. Maude W. GREENWOOD [3]
The farm was 1,031 acres and consisted of Victoria Location 879 (40 acres) and Lot M1302 of Victoria Location 2023 (991 acres) [3]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Coorow farmer George HUTCHCRAFT at the Winchester Cemetery on 28 January 1949 [5: 3-Feb-1949]
In 1950 he had a brick and tile house built at Manell on the site of the farm's original homestead [P141]
The new house was built by local builder E. Clive HUNTER, who built numerous houses in Coorow and Waddy Forest [P320]
Following the death of his father in 1950 he ran Maryland Farm and following his mother's death in 1968 he inherited the farm [P141]
Farmer of Manell and Maryland Farms in Waddy Forest [P141]
In 1982 he sold Manell Farm to Edgar W. FOWLER and sold Maryland Farm to his cousin's sons Donald and Arthur PATTON [P141]
Left Waddy Forest in 1982 and shifted to Watermans Bay in the Perth suburb of Waterman [P141]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Waterman until his death in 1990 [2]
Died 29 July 1990; buried Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Acacia Court, 4406) [2]
Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD
Born 1887 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [20] [21]
Daughter of Harry GREENWOOD and "Minnie" Merrinah MERRALL [20] [21]
She appears to have grown up in Hornsey, Middlesex, England where his father worked as a Solicitor and Barrister [20]
In 1891 was living with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest, Arthur, George, Guy and Minnie at 70 Southwood Lane in Hornsey [20]
Later resided with her parents and siblings Amy and Ernest at The Grove in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [20]
Around 1905 she sailed to Western Australia to keep house for brothers George and Guy [P141]
Resided with her brothers George and Guy on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam [P141]
Herself and Guy travelled to England around 1909, and then returned to Southern Brook in 1910 [P141]
Married Malcolm Lake PATTON in 1911 [66]
Resided with her husband and later children on his farm at Southern Brook in the Northam district [P141]
Purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,050 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest on 30 September 1921 [27]
The 1,050 acres was Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1050/12/- (20/- per acre), payable by instalments [27]
Seven months earlier her husband had purchased 3,707 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
In 1922 they shifted to the land her husband had purchased the previous year [P141]
Resided with her husband and children on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
In 1927 sold her 1,050 acre Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 to Charles H. GRONOW of Waddy Forest [39: 8-Nov-1927]
Travelled to Perth for a holiday on Monday 10 June 1935, and returned to Waddy Forest on 24 August 1935 [5: 14-Jun-1935, 30-Aug-1935]
During mid October 1935 she travelled from Waddy Forest to the Perth metropolis [5: 18-Oct-1935]
Accompanied by her sons Roy and Norman travelled form Waddy to Perth for a holiday on Thursday 30 January 1936 [5: 7-Feb-1936]
After their holiday in Perth they returned to their home at Waddy Forest on Saturday 22 February 1936 [5: 28-Feb-1936]
Herself and her husband celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home on Wednesday night 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
The toast to the health of the bride and bridegroom of 25 years ago was proposed by her brother George N. GREENWOOD [5]
Among those at their celebration were George & Dolly GREENWOOD, Guy & Maude GREENWOOD, Miss Ivy BINGHAM, [5]
John & Eliza LAMPARD, William & Christina MITCHELL, Fred & Sarah BINGHAM, her nephew Harry GREENWOOD; [5]
her nieces Mary, Anne and Dorothy GREENWOOD; Master Vivian FOWLER; and her sons Roy and Norman PATTON [5]
Returned to Waddy Forest on Saturday 9 May 1936 after spending a short holiday in Perth [5: 15-May-1936]
Accompanied by her son Roy she travelled to Perth to receive medical attention on Thursday 25 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Attended the Inaugural Sale of the North Midlands Stud Stockbreeders Association in Carnamah on 18 September 1936 [5: 2-Oct-1936]
Purchased six Merino rams at 5 guineas from the Wongyarra Stud operated by Carnamah farmer William A. T. SARGENT [5]
When her children were older she shifted to Perth to enable her children to receive a better education [P141]
Herself and her son Norman arrived in Waddy on 10 May 1937 and returned to Perth on 20 May 1937 [5: 14 & 21-May-1937]
After spending a fortnight on the farm in Waddy Forest she returned to Perth on Tuesday 29 June 1937 [5: 2-Jul-1937]
Accompanied by her son Norman arrived in Waddy Forest on Monday 30 August 1937 [5: 3-Sep-1937]
Sold 131 wethers (47 at 24/10, 84 at 21/1) through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 14 July 1937 [5: 16-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]
Following the death of her husband in 1942 she was the owner of his 3,707 acre farm in Waddy Forest [2] [3]
The farm's 3,707 acres consisted of M1284, M1291 and M1292 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
In 1960 transferred Lot M1284 (1,999 acres) to her son Norman, and Lots M1291 and M1292 (1,708 acres) to her son Roy [3]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of West Leederville [2]
Mother of Mary, Joyce, Roy and Norman [P141]
Died 13 June 1975; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 8, 7) [2]
Mary Esther GREENWOOD
Born 14 October 1913 in Southern Brook, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam and attended the Southern Brook State School [P141]
In 1922 shifted with her parents and siblings from Southern Brook to prospective farmland in Waddy Forest [P141]
Resided with her parents on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest 1922-1937 [P141]
Did schooling by correspondence, at the Waddy Forest State School and then at the Dominican Ladies Convent in Dongara [P280]
Exhibited in the Confectionary and Fancy Work sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5]
Received 2nd for Wheaten Scones and 1st for a Maid's Dress, both made by a girl under 20 years of age [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won a 2nd prize for Geraniums in the Flower section of the second Coorow-Waddy Annual Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Also exhibited in the Poultry section and won 1st prizes for male White Turkey and female Bronzewing Turkey [5]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club in 1933-34 [5: 16-Mar-1934]
Attended the Roman Catholic Church's Ball in Carnamah on 26 May 1934 in a white marocain dress with pleated sleeves [5: 1-Jun-1934]
About 40 people attended her Coming of Age Party held at the family home on Maryland on Saturday 13 October 1934 [5: 19-Oct-1934]
Attended the Premiership Ball in Carnamah on 20 October 1934 in a black lace dress relieved with silver sequin cape [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 19-Oct-1934, 10-Jan-1936, 4-Dec-1936]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 29 February 1936 wearing old black lace [5: 6-Mar-1936]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Malcolm L. and Irene S. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in vieux rose taffeta [5: 18-Sep-1936]
In mid October 1936 she was reported to be progressing favourably after medical attention in Perth [5: 16-Oct-1936]
After a short visit to Perth herself and her sister Marj returned to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 5 May 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended the Coronation Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Wednesday evening 12 May 1937 dressed in pink taffeta [5: 14-May-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 tendered a Surprise Linen Tea Party at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on Thursday afternoon 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Among those at the party were Fred & Lilian S. BINGHAM; John & Eliza M. P. LAMPARD; James & Kate L. UNDERWOOD; [5]
Mesdames (Mrs) Clarice L. RUDDUCK, Mary A. RUDDUCK, Norma C. JONES, Faith R. FOLLAND, Mary L. GRONOW [5]
Susanna K. FOLLAND, Alma D. MORCOMBE, Stella A. MORCOMBE, Christina L. MITCHELL, Margaret O. ROBERTS, [5]
Phoebe E. HUNT, Alice E. MORCOMBE, Margaret O. ROBERTS, Wylie M. HOGBIN Margaret BOTHE; and Misses (Miss) [5]
Adeline B. FOWLER, Dulcie J. FOWLER, Eileen G. MORCOMBE, "Nance" Annie M. FOLLAND and Ivy L. BINGHAM [5]
Herself and her husband-to-be were tendered a Kitchen Tea Evening at the Waddy Forest Hall on Saturday 31 July 1937 [5: 6-Aug-1937]
The evening included dancing, presentations, the singing of "For They are Jolly Good Fellows" and concluded with supper [5]
Received a bouquet of clothes pegs, blue bags and pot cleaners, relieved with pepper leaves and fern, and tried with a dishcloth [5]
They received a collection of kitchen utensils that'd been purchased by Adeline B. FOWLER with locally collected donations [5]
The donations had been collected by the Misses FOWLER - Adeline B. FOWLER, Elsie M. FOWLER and Dulcie J. FOWLER [5]
They also received an oxidised finished rose bowl from the Waddy Forest Tennis Club [5]
Resided with her parents and helped her mother on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest until her marriage in 1937 [P141]
Married "Bert" Albert Edward MILES on Wednesday 18 August 1937 at Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Carnamah [5]
Her friends decorated the Church with flowers and an arch of ivy leaves and tree lucerne with a silver bell from its centre [5]
She was gowned in white satin with shirring on shoulders, peter pan collar and her skirt forming a train [5]
Her embroidered veil of parchment tulle was arranged with a coronet of orange blossoms, and she wore white fabric shoes [5]
Her bridesmaids were her sisters Anne and Marj, the best man was her brother Harry and the groomsman was Bert's brother [5]
Carried a sheath of arum lilies and orange blossoms and her bridesmaids carried bouquets of pink roses and chrysanthemums [5]
After the ceremony they held their wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel followed by a reception at the Coorow Hall [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Upon their departure she was wearing "a navy costume, with a smart eyebrow hat and squirrel choker with accessories en suite" [5]
Following their honeymoon herself and her husband returned to Waddy Forest on Saturday 28 August 1937 [5: 3-Sep-1937]
Resided with her husband on his and his brother Frank's farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Member of Coorow's Tennis, Golf and Bowling Clubs [P141]
Also a member of Coorow's branches of the Country Women's Association and Red Cross Society [P141]
On retirement herself and her husband shifted to a house at 13 Coatelean Drive in the Perth suburb of Osborne Park [P141]
She remained in Osborne Park following the death of her husband but later shifted to Mandurah [P141]
In Mandurah she initially resided in a granny flat adjoining her daughter's house and then at a nursing home [P141]
Mother of Kenneth and Lynette [P186]
Died 5 September 1997; buried Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Acacia Court, Plot 2629) [2]
"Marj" Merrinah Marjory Maude GREENWOOD
Born 2 November 1917 in Southern Brook, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Student at the Waddy Forest State School and then as a boarder at the Dominican Ladies Convent in Dongara [P280]
Received 2nd prizes for Needlework and the Best Worked Apron in the Educational section of Coorow Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club in 1933-34 [5: 16-Mar-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball on Saturday 20 October 1934 in a dress of blue marocain [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 19-Oct-1934, 8-Nov-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Herself and her sister Mary spent a fortnight long holiday in the seaside Perth suburb of Cottesloe in early February 1935 [5: 8-Feb-1935]
Wore green silk lace relieved with spray of flowers to the Carnamah Agricultural Show Ball on 12 September 1935 [5: 20-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 the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 29 February 1936, wearing green lace over satin [5: 6-Mar-1936]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 10 September 1936 dressed in red matelasse [5: 18-Sep-1936]
After a short visit to Perth herself and her sister Mary returned to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 5 May 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea Afternoon for her sister Mary at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Bridesmaid at the wedding of her sister Mary to Albert E. MILES at Saint Andrew's Church in Carnamah on 18 August 1937 [5]
Wore a frock of hyacinth blue taffeta designed on Elizabethan lines with blue picture hats trimmed with rose buds [5]
After the ceremony she was among those who attended the Wedding Breakfast at the Coorow Hotel [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Married James Patrick HOPKINS on 21 July 1942 at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Perth [P141]
Later resided at Saint Andrew's Nursing Home in the Perth suburb of Balcatta [P141]
Mother of Jillian, James, Joan and Alan [P186]
Died 20 November 2000; buried Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Acacia Court, Plot 4602) [2]
"Millie" Millicent Minnie Bruce GREENWOOD
Born 1913 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of "Guy" Michael Guy GREENWOOD and "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks RYOTT [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1913-1922 [P141]
Student at the Southern Brook State School [P141]
Resided with her parents on Manell Farm in Waddy Forest near Coorow 1922 onwards [P141]
Studied at Perth College in Beaufort Street, Perth where she became friends with Dorcas L. COLE (later FOWLER) [P120]
Left Coorow by train on Thursday 1 February 1934 to spend several weeks holiday in Cottesloe [5: 2-Feb-1934]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Attended the Roman Catholic Church's Ball in Carnamah on 26 May 1934 in a puff sleeved shrimp marocain dress [5: 1-Jun-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35 [5: 19-Oct-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball on 20 October 1934 in a shrimp pink crepe pepple dress [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Along with Elsie and Dulcie FOWLER spent a fortnight long holiday in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe in February 1935 [5: 8-Feb-1935]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
At tennis on Sunday 2 February 1936 she received a small presentation from the Waddy Forest Tennis Club [5: 7-Feb-1936]
The presentation was due to her being a long time member of the Tennis Club and as she was about to leave the district [5: 7-Feb-1936]
Attended the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 29 February 1936, wearing red georgette [5: 6-Mar-1936]
Left Waddy Forest in February 1936 to take up duties on the nursing staff of the Perth Hospital in Perth [5: 7-Feb-1936]
After twelve months of training she arrived in Waddy Forest on 8 February 1937 to spend a holiday with her parents [5: 12-Feb-1937]
After spending a month with her parents at Waddy she returned to Perth accompanied by her mother on 8 March 1937 [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Married Stuart CARROLL in 1944 in Busselton WA [P141]
In 1986 she was living in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Mother of Judith and Guy [P141]
Died 29 April 1986; ashes dispersed at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Mrs GREGORY
Sang a song at the Welcome Home tendered to A.I.F. Private James FARLEY in Coorow on Thursday 10 July 1919 [10: 18-Jul-1919]
Donated a pig, cake and socks to be raffled at the Dance in aid of the Coorow Christmas Tree on 29 November 1919 [9: 5-Dec-1919]
Mrs Eva GREGORY
Wife of Thomas GREGORY; see Eva BARNSLEY
George GREGORY
Farmhand in Coorow in 1928 and 1929 [19]
Thomas GREGORY
Born 1884 in Shropshire, England [30]
Son of coalminer Richard GREGORY and Rebecca PRESTWOOD [20] [21]
In 1891 was living with his parents at Back Road in Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England [20]
Grocer's Assistant in Shropshire, England in 1901 [20]
In 1901 was living with his parents and siblings Hannah, Enoch and John at Jubilee Row in Wombridge, Shropshire, England [20]
Married Eva BARNSLEY in 1906 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [21]
General Grocer in the Perth suburb of Wattle Grove, Western Australia in 1916 [30]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 6 April 1916 [30: item 4711028]
Upon enlistment was noted as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 130 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair and a fresh complexion [30]
After brief training was appointed at Belmont on 17 October 1916 to the 10th Reinforcements of the 32nd Battalion [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. Port Melbourne on 28 October 1916 [18]
Disembarked in Devonport, England on 28 December 1916 and after more training proceeded to France on 26 September 1917 [30]
Private 3999 in the Australian Imperial Force's 43rd Battalion in France during the First World War [30]
Later promoted from Private to Lance Corporal, to Corporal, to Technical Sergeant, and then to Lance Sergeant [30]
Gassed in France on 26 May 1918 and after five days treatment away from the field he rejoined his battalion on 31 May 1918 [30]
Wounded in Action in France on 4 July 1918 and was evacuated to England for treatment to a gunshot wound to his thigh [30]
Embarked England on the Ulysses on 18 January 1919 and disembarked in Fremantle, Western Australia on 24 February 1919 [30]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 10 April 1919; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia 1920-1927 [6] [19]
Purchased one of the Midland Railway Company's Ready Made Farms in Coorow on 21 January 1920 [34]
The farm was the 698 acre Lot M963 of Victoria Location 2023, which he purchased outright for £1256.8.0 [34]
Around the same time acquired the 40 acre Victoria Location 995, which had previously been owned by Edward M. BLYTHE [44]
Later extended his farm in Coorow to a total of 2,066 acres with two purchases of virgin land from the Midland Railway Company [27]
On 20 September 1921 purchased the 580 acre Lot M1357 of Victoria Location 2023 for £261.5.6 (9/- per acre) [27]
On 14 December 1926 purchased the 748 acre Lot M1232 of Victoria Location 2023 for £411.16.3 (11/- per acre) [27]
Both purchases of land were payable by instalments over 15 years, and he completed paying for them within the 15 years [27]
His 13 year old son has his left hand blown off by the explosion of a detonator in Coorow on 11 February 1922 [10: 17-Feb-1922]
Took his son to Three Springs for medical attention, where it was concluded the hand would probably have to be amputated [10]
Sold his 2,066 acre farm in Coorow to William J. LANGDON of Carnamah in October 1927 [9: 21-Oct-1927] [4: 10-Mar-1928]
Five months later William J. LANGDON sold the property to William G. LAMBERT and Aeneas CASEY [3] [4: 10-Mar-1928]
Thomas GREGORY Jnr
Farmer in Coorow in 1927 [19]
Grace Margaret Mary GRIFFITHS
Married Lloyd WILLIAMS in Perth in 1930 [66]
Resided with her husband in Coorow 1930-1934 [5: 30-Mar-1934] [19]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Monster Ball in Carnamah on 2 September 1933 in a lime floral taffeta dress [5: 8-Sep-1933]
Won 1st prizes for Cabbage and Lettuce in the Vegetable section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Jack Owen GRIMBLY
Born 17 May 1904 in Saint Peters, South Australia [55]
Son of Herbert GRIMBLEY and Amelia Maria Brodie STANFORD [55]
Prospector at Red Hill near Coolgardie in 1925 [50]
Storeman in Coorow 1929-1933 [19]
Shop Assistant in Meekatharra in 1936 [50]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Subiaco prior to enlisting in the Australian Army [16]
Enlisted in the Australian Army on Rottnest Island on 19 July 1942 [16]
Married Margaret Emily Mickle FAUL in Perth in 1942 [66]
Private WX30590 in the Australian Army's 7 HY Brigade during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 20 October 1944 [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe [2]
Died 18 March 1978; ashes scattered to the wind at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Ernest Burns GRIMM
Born 14 January 1883 in Kensington, South Australia [55]
Son of William Gottlieb GRIMM and Margaret NORRIS [55]
Saddler in Coorow, Western Australia 1932-1934 [5] [19]
Operated his saddlery business from premises belonging to Lloyd WILLIAMS in Commercial Street, Coorow [P339]
Member of Coorow's Maley Park Management Committee in 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Paid a 10/- Vermin Bonus by the Carnamah District Road Board in January 1934 for helping to control vermin by killing a fox [300]
Founding Committee Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1934 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
Member of the Coorow Waddy Forest Progress Association in 1934 [5: 8-Jun-1934]
By early May 1935 he had left Coorow and was working as a Saddler and Harness-maker at 76 James Street, Perth [5: 3-May-1935]
Advertised his Perth based saddlery business in The North Midland Times newspaper [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Any items sent to him in Perth would be repaired and he would then send them back and absorb the cost of the return freight [5]
Later resided in Perth [2]
Died 15 June 1946; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, CA, 128A) [2]
Charles GROCOTT
Locomotive Fitter in Latham in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Charles Hyde GRONOW
Born 15 August 1907 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of George GRONOW and Mary Louisa HYDE [54]
Grandson of Charles HYDE, who was one of the first farmers and a pioneer of Dalwallinu, Western Australia [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Grew up on his father's farm in Eaglehawk, Victoria and was educated at a school in Raywood, Victoria [P310]
In February 1924 his brother Lionel purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,206 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 1,206 acres was Lot M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1,055/6/1, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
On 31 March 1924 his father purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,377 acres of prospective farmland in Waddy Forest [27]
The 1,377 acres was Lot M1295 of Victoria Location 2023, cost £1,102 and was payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Along with his father, stepmother and brother Lionel left Victoria and shifted to Waddy Forest in Western Australia [P310]
Resided on and farmed Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest with his parents and brother [19]
The farm initially consisted of his father's 1,377 acre Lot M1295 and his brother Lionel's 1,206 acre Lot M1299 [27]
In 1927 the farm was extended by 1,050 acres when he purchased Lot M1296 from Mrs Irene PATTON [3] [27] [39: 8-Nov-1927]
The farm was then a total of 3,633 acres consisting of Lots M1295, M1296 and M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
In early February 1929 himself and his brother Lionel left Coorow for a holiday in South Australia [4: 9-Feb-1929]
Attended the Surprise Party tendered to John and Eliza LAMPARD at their home in Waddy Forest on 24 May 1930 [4: 31-May-1930]
Himself and Kenneth E. JONES won the Ping Pong Tournament that was conducted at LAMPARD's Surprise Party [4]
By 1932 they had extended the farm with an adjoining 1050 acres in his name - Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
Vestry Member for Waddy Forest and Ruri-Decanal Representative of the Carnamah-Coorow Anglican Church in 1933 [5: 2-Jun-1933]
Married Lydia CLINCH on Tuesday 13 March 1934 at Saint James Church in Moora [5: 23-Feb-1934, 30-Mar-1934]
His best man was his brother Lionel R. GRONOW while the bridesmaid was Lydia's sister Miss Muriel CLINCH [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Spoke on behalf of the Waddy parishioners at the welcome to Rev. Alfred J. TOOMEY in Carnamah on 29 August 1934 [5: 31-Aug-1934]
Represented Waddy Forest at meetings in Carnamah of the amalgamated Coorow-Three Springs Anglican Parish in 1934 [5: 16-Nov-1934]
Vestry Committee Member of the South Section of the Coorow-Three Springs Anglican Parish in 1935 [5: 17-May-1935]
Attended the Coorow Golf Club's Opening Day for the 1936 season in Coorow on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Financial Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 [150]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Exhibited in the Sheep Dog and Vegetable sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 2nd prize for Border Collie dog or bitch, and in the Vegetable section received 1st prizes for Cauliflower, Carrots and Peas [5]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Won 2nd prize for Border Collie dog or bitch in the Sheep Dog section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Lance Corporal in the local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Steward of the Educational section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Tenth Annual Show in 1947 [150]
Purchased his brother Lionel's 1,206 acre Lot M1299 in Waddy Forest during the 1940-41 financial year [3] [P310]
He later bought out his father's share in the farm by purchasing his 1,377 acre Lot M1295 [3] [P310]
Farmer of Grovalley Farm in Waddy Forest [P310]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1946-1948 [150]
Served on the Carnamah District Road Board representing the Coorow Ward 1949-1958 [7: page 112]
Employed the services of Coorow builder E. Clive HUNTER to extend his farmhouse in Waddy Forest [P320]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1952 [13]
Shifted to Bindoon in 1975, and on 1 March 1977 sold his farm in Waddy Forest to F. Keith & Janice L. MORCOMBE [P310]
Resided in Bindoon until his death in 1979 [2]
Father of Eleanor, Margaret, Rosalie and Wendy [P310]
Died 28 November 1979; ashes scatted on Grovalley Farm, Waddy Forest WA [P310]
George GRONOW
Born 1874 in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [54]
Son of John GRONOW and Eliza WRIGHT [54]
Grew up in the Tandara district of Victoria, Australia [P310]
Married (1) Mary Anna HOCKING in 1899 in Victoria, Australia [54]
His first wife died in 1903 in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [P310]
Married (2) Mary Louisa HYDE on 5 September 1906 at Saint Mary's Church in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [P310]
Wheat & Sheep Farmer in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia [P310]
Travelled to Western Australia to look at land the Midland Railway Company had for sale [P310]
Along with his wife and two sons left Victoria to take up land at Waddy Forest in Western Australia [P310]
On 31 March 1924 purchased 1,377 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 1,377 acres was Lot M1295 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1,102, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Farmer of Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest [19]
The farm consisted of his 1,377 acre Lot M1295 and his son Lionel's 1,206 acre Lot M1299 [27]
In 1927 the farm was extended by a further 1,050 acres with Lot M1296 in his son Charles' name [3] [27] [39: 8-Nov-1927]
The farm was then a total of 3,633 acres consisting of Lots M1295, M1296 and M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
They harvested their first crop on their farm in Waddy Forest in 1925 [120: 20-Dec-1928]
Their second crop on the farm, in 1926, totalled 700 acres [81: 24-Oct-1926]
In 1927 one of the crops on his "particularly fine property" in Waddy reaped 30 bushels to the acre [39: 8-Nov-1927]
"G. Gronow & Sons" grew 1,300 acres of wheat in 1928, and 2,500 acres in 1930 [4: 31-May-1930] [120: 20-Dec-1928]
They grew Nabawa, Gluyas Early, and Merredin varieties of wheat, and in 1927 had received an average yield of 21 bushels [120]
Member of the Coorow & Waddy Forest District Progress Association - was Secretary in 1926 [81: 24-Oct-1926]
A Macedonian named Secoulos working on his farm was seriously injured on Wednesday evening 16 October 1929 [4: 19-Oct-1929]
Secoulos was driving a team of horses from a wagon when he overbalanced, fell off, and was run over by the wagon's wheels [4]
He sent for doctor Mario A. MAYRHOFER who rushed to his farm and conveyed Secoulos to the hospital in Three Springs [4]
Secoulos, whose condition was "serious" was operated on in Three Springs where it was discovered he had a fractured pelvis [4]
Founding Member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 21 March 1930 [96]
In 1932 they owned a Buick car, International truck and Chevrolet truck with license plates CA-44, CA-98 and CA-292 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
In January 1933 was getting sheep out of some scrub after they stampeded away from a fire when a stick hit his eye [5: 27-Jan-1933]
He was subsequently conveyed to Carnamah where he received treatment for his eye from Dr C. P. ROSENTHAL [5: 27-Jan-1933]
In July 1933 obtained the best price of 21/7 for new season lambs at the Market in Midland Junction [4: 29-Jul-1933]
"Gronow & Sons" sold a pedigree Border Collie dog they'd bred to Mrs Janet M. CLINCH of Turipa Farm, Coorow [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Wrote a letter to the Carnamah District Road Board in January 1935 pointing out the need for a local morgue [5: 18-Jan-1935]
In March 1935 "Gronow & Sons" wrote a letter to the Road Board requesting a road adjoining their farm be repaired [5: 15-Mar-1935]
"Gronow & Sons" sold 40 lambs at 21/7 per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 20 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
After a number of weeks absence he returned to his home on Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest on Saturday 20 June 1936 [5: 26-Jun-1936]
"Gronow & Sons" sold three suckers at 27/1 and 67 ewes at 20/- per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd on 8 July 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Financial Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 [150]
After spending a week in Perth he returned to his Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest on Monday night 18 January 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Sold 84 suckers at 20/- and 4 hoggets as 12/10 through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 16 September 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
"Gronow & Sons" sold 39 wethers at 34/10 per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 7 July 1937 [5: 9-Jul-1937]
His wife Mary passed away at the age of 64 years on 11 August 1945 and was buried at the Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah [1]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Como [2]
Father of Lionel Rupert, Mildred Margaret and Charles Hyde [54]
Died 1 September 1962; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Lionel Rupert GRONOW
Born 13 June 1899 in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of George GRONOW and Mary Anna HOCKING [54]
Grew up on his father's farm in Eaglehawk, Victoria and was educated at a school in Raywood, Victoria [P310]
Along with his father, stepmother and brother Charles left Victoria and shifted to Waddy Forest in Western Australia [P310]
On 29 February 1924 purchased 1206 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 1206 acres was Lot M1299 of Victoria 2023 and cost £1055/6/1 (17/6 per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Farmer of Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest [19]
The farm initially consisted of his 1,206 acre Lot M1299 and his father's 1,377 acre Lot M1295 [27]
In 1927 the farm was extended by a further 1,050 acres with Lot M1296 in his brother Charles' name [3] [27] [39: 8-Nov-1927]
The farm was then a total of 3,633 acres consisting of Lots M1295, M1296 and M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
In early February 1929 himself and his brother Charles left Coorow for a holiday in South Australia [4: 9-Feb-1929]
Founding Member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 21 March 1930 [96]
Best man at the wedding of his brother Charles Hyde GRONOW and Lydia CLINCH in Moora on 13 March 1934 [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Vestry Committee Member of the South Section of the Coorow-Three Springs Anglican Parish in 1935 [5: 17-May-1935]
Returned to Waddy Forest from Perth with a new Pontiac car in mid September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
While repairing a windmill at their farm in Waddy Forest he received a severe hit to his elbow from the well windlass [5: 20-Dec-1935]
Following the injury to his elbow he was an inmate of the Dalwallinu District Hospital in Dalwallinu [5: 20-Dec-1935]
He was discharged from the Dalwallinu Hospital and returned home to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 1 January 1936 [5: 10-Jan-1936]
Himself and Coorow farmer Charles C. BOTHE comprised the Coorow Anglican Church Vestry in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Attended the dinner in Coorow tendered to the Archbishop of Perth Henry F. LE FANU on Sunday 20 September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 and 1937 [5: 13-Mar-1936] [150]
Organiser of a Bridge & Euchre Evening held in aid of the Anglican Church at the Waddy Forest Hall on 18 March 1937 [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Organised another bridge & Euchre Evening in aid of the Anglican Church, but at the Coorow Hotel on 20 May 1937 [5: 14-May-1937]
Member of the Combined North Midlands Anglican Church Vestry - was Secretary in 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Secretary of the Back to Childhood Ball held at the Coorow Hall on Saturday evening 14 August 1937 [5: 13-Aug-1937]
Sold his 1,206 acres in Waddy Forest to his brother Charles during the 1940-41 financial year [P310]
Married Muriel CLINCH in 1942 [66]
Farm Manager of a property in Koorda and then in about 1956 purchased the CLINCH family farm West End in Moora [P310]
Farmer & Grazier of West End Farm in Moora [19]
Died in the 1960s; buried Moora Cemetery, Moora WA [P310]
Mrs Lydia GRONOW
Wife of Charles Hyde GRONOW; see Lydia CLINCH
Mrs Mary Louisa GRONOW
Wife of George GRONOW; see Mary Louisa HYDE
Rev. Ernest William GROSER
Anglican Minister based in Mingenew 1913-1916 [6] [50] [215]
Following his first visit to Coorow in May 1913 he wrote to the Education Department about there being no school in the district [215]
He suggested that part-time schools be opened in private buildings at Coorow and Turipa with one teacher to work them both [215]
After initial correspondence with himself and then some of the settlers his suggestion came to fruition in December 1913 [215]
The closed Coorow State School was reopened on 3 December 1913 and the Turipa State School opened on 8 December 1913 [215]
Married Amy Margaret HAMERSLEY in 1922 [66]
Died 1942 [15]
William James GROVES
Fettler in Latham in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Theodore Thomas GRUBNAN
Fettler in Moora in 1913 and 1914 [50]
Horse-shoer in Coorow in 1914 [30: item 4391169]
Fettler in Three Springs 1915-1919 [50]
Surname also spelt GRUBNAV [50]
Reginald Ireland GUISE
Born C.1921 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 16 January 1978; cremated Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Rev. Frederick William GUNNING
Born 1885 in Bermondsey, London, England [20] [21]
Son of carman Henry GUNNING and Jane CARTER [20] [21]
He was baptised by Curate J. W. LEWIS at the Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Bermondsey on 1 November 1885 [268]
Resided with his parents and siblings at 32 Mellicks Place in Bermondsey, London, England 1885-1901 [20] [268]
He was one of eight children with elder siblings Henry, David, Jane and Mercy, and younger siblings Alice, Charlotte and George [20]
Departed Plymouth, England on the steamship Orontes on 18 May 1907 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Anglican Rector based in Moora, Western Australia 1909-1935 [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Married Lucy May COOK in 1912 [66]
Purchased Lots 132, 133, 193 and 194 of Melbourne Location 908 in the Moora townsite from the Midland Railway Company [27]
Purchased the half-acre Lot 133 for £17/10/- on 20 February 1914, and the quarter-acre Lot 132 for £15 on 28 October 1915 [27]
Paid for the lots by six monthly instalments, and purchased the half-acre Lots 193 and 194 for £27/10/- cash on 20 August 1914 [27]
On Thursday 2 February 1932 gave an enjoyable lecture at the Coorow Hall on Dickins' characters [5: 10-Feb-1933]
After 26 years in Moora he left in mid 1935 to take control of the Mount Hawthorn Parish in Perth [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Approximately 400 people attended his farewell from Moora, which was held at the Moora Hall on Friday 27 June 1935 [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Officiated at the wedding of Alice M. PETHICK and Harold T. SEYMOUR in Carnamah on 8 July 1937 [5: 9-Jul-1937]
Officiated at the funeral of Mrs Grace E. GLOSTER of Moora at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 13 July 1937 [39: 14-Jul-1937]
Officiated at the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. COX at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Officiated at the funeral of Robert PALFREYMAN of Carnamah at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 11 August 1938 [5: 20-Aug-1938]
Officiated at the funeral of Percy C. MACPHERSON formerly of Carnamah at the Swan Cemetery in Perth in October 1940 [246]
In 1942 he was reported to have been an old friend of the BOTHE family of Coorow [5: 23-Oct-1942]
Officiated at the funeral of Mrs Eliza Wilhelmina BOTHE of Coorow at the Winchester Cemetery on 20 August 1942 [1]
Officiated at the funeral of Heinrich W. BOTHE of Coorow at the Winchester Cemetery on 19 October 1942 [5: 23-Oct-1942]
Officiated at the funeral of Coorow farmer Baxter D. BOTHE at the Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah on 23 February 1950 [1]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Subiaco [2]
Died 31 May 1964; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZC, 217A) [2]
From The Western Mail newspaper, Thursday 25 April 1935:
Moora - A Progress Centre - Moora Personalities
"The Rev. F. W. Gunning is one of the most well-known personalities along the Midland [Railway] Line. He has probably travelled through the districts adjacent to Moora, more than any other individual. Coming to Moora in 1909 his parish extended 10,000 square miles. With horse and sulky he averaged 5,000 miles a year. During the past six years his car has travelled 78,000 miles. He knows every old pioneer of the district and has the history of scores of individuals on the tip of his fingers and ready for transmission to the typewriter at any moment. In his study at the Rectory there are photographs of many old-timers, and records of the district's life. Throughout his long association with the district Mr. Gunning has endeared himself to all sections of the community and he has done much to further the interests of the Moora township by giving his services to any movement for the betterment of conditions. He is enthusiastic in his experiences of the Oxford Group Movement."
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 19 July 1935:
"Rev. F. W. Gunning Leaves Moora - 26 Years Residence - The affection and respect of the Moora and Midland residents for the Rev. F. W. Gunning was emphasised on Friday, June 28, when 400 people met in the Moora Town Hall to bid farewell to Rev. and Mrs. Gunning. During the past few weeks the Rev. Gunning has been farewelled at every centre in the Midlands, but it is doubtful if there has been such a representative gathering as on the occasion of the evening at Moora. Extensive preparations were made for the evening and they were fully justified as the gathering indicates. A number of citizens spoke of the loss that would be sustained by Mr. Gunning's departure amongst whom were the Chairman of the Moora Road Board (Mr. E. H. B. Lefroy), Rev. Father Isidore (Roman Catholic Church), Rev. Limb (Methodist Church), Messrs. A. B. Gloster, H. D. Broad, A. McKinley and H. Carr, all of whom made sincere and eulogistic remarks concerning the sterling qualities of the guest as a resident and a Man of God. The Rev. Mr. Gunning leaves Moora to take over the work of the Mt. Hawthorn parish."
Mrs "Nellie" Ellen GUPPY
Widow of George Edward GUPPY; see "Nellie" Ellen HEALY
Gordon Caleb GURR
Born 22 December 1881 in Hyde Park, South Australia [55]
Son of Caleb George GURR and Emily Ann LEWIS [55]
Married Linda Helen HOGG on 19 January 1910 at Saint Michael's Church in Mitcham, South Australia [55]
Their first three children were born in 1911, 1913 and 1915 at Mitcham and North Adelaide in South Australia [55]
Farm Manager in Nugadong, East Gunyidi in Western Australia 1914-1916 [19] [50]
Their final four children were born in 1918, 1920, 1922 and 1925 in Loxton, Unley Park and Prospect in South Australia [55]
Father of Helen, David, Margaret, Eustace, Gwenda, Natalie and Alesa [55]
Mrs Linda Helen GURR
Wife of Gordon Caleb GURR; see Linda Helen HOGG
HHH
Ella Amelia HALLAM
Born 13 May 1875 in Tasmania, Australia [15]
Daughter of William Henry HALLAM and Eliza Rosetta WHEATLEY [15]
Married Charles MATTHEWS [15] on 13 March 1901 in Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia [P178]
In September 1911 was living in Coorow and may have moved to Carnamah with her husband later that year [7: page 85]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of West Midland [2]
Mother of Majorie Irene and Charles [7: page 58]
Died 29 September 1950; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, HA, 355) [2]
Thomas HAMER
Cook on Waddy Waddy Farm in Coorow 1916-1923 [19]
Lily Rosina Maud HAMES
Born 1899 in Fremantle, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Benjamin Percival HAMES and Bertha Alice Lydia WELSH [15]
Married Jack McDonald GRANT in Perth in 1926 [66]
Resided in Coorow 1926-1929, where her husband worked as a Farmhand [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Highgate [2]
Died 26 December 1974; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, YC, 414) [2]
Hilda Winifred HAMILTON
Born 1 November 1900 in Menzies, Western Australia [P85]
Daughter of John HAMILTON and Francis STONE [P85]
Her parents had shifted to Western Australia from Ferntree Gully in Victoria during the gold rush [P85]
Educated at a local school in Menzies before entering nursing training at the Home of Peace in Subiaco WA [P85]
Before the completion of her training she returned to Menzies and married Robert Judd WELLS on 1 September 1923 [P85]
Resided with her husband in Menzies and then Yealering where he was a baker [P85]
Around 1926 or 1927 shifted with her husband to Coorow where he established a bakery, butchery, tearooms and garage [P85]
She managed the tearooms and also served the petrol from the bowser they had out the front of their Commercial Street premises [P85]
In 1930 gave birth to her son Ronald at Dr Cecil P. ROSENTHAL's Private Hospital in Boojerabba Street, Carnamah [P85]
Her husband served on the Carnamah District Road Board representing the Coorow ward [7: page 111]
Along with her husband and children left Coorow in August 1935 and shifted to Youanmi WA [P85]
Resided with her husband and children in Youanmi for seven years and then in Permberton where her husband had a bakery [P85]
Later shifted with her family to Belmont where they built a house and bakery on the corner of Leake and Durban Streets [P85]
Resided in a house in Leake Street in Belmont until shifting into a retirement home in 1987 [P85]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Carlisle [2]
Mother of Lenore, Faye, Kenneth and Ronald [P85]
Died 8 November 1987; ashes scattered on the corner of Leake and Durban Streets in Belmont WA [P85]
Wife of "Don" Donnell Edgar FOWLER; see Ethel Blanche DRAPER
Gayle Renee FOWLER
Born C.1972 [2]
Resided of late in Marchagee [2]
Died 14 April 1972; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, VC, 182) [2]
"Rene" Irene Alice FOWLER
Born 27 April 1909 [209]
Daughter of Donnell Edgar FOWLER and Ethel Blanche DRAPER [209]
Resided with her parents in Beverley 1909-1924 and then on farmland in Waddy Forest 1924-1930 [P120]
Married "Pat" John William McCANN in Perth on 4 December 1930 [66] [210]
Resided with her husband on Bellaranga Station in Arrino 1933-1940 [6] [19]
Spent a holiday in Waddy Forest staying with her mother Mrs Ethel B. FOWLER in January 1934 [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Along with her young son returned to Arrino on Saturday 17 March 1934 after an extended holiday in Waddy Forest [5: 23-Mar-1934]
Returned to Arrino on Thursday 13 September 1934 after spending another holiday in Waddy Forest with her parents [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Herself and her small son Alwyn spent a short holiday with her parents in Waddy Forest in mid May 1935 [5: 24-May-1935]
Her sister Elsie M. FOWLER returned to Waddy Forest on 7 October 1935 after spending a holiday with her in Arrino [5: 11-Oct-1935]
Along with her son she spent another holiday staying with her parents on their farm in Waddy Forest in November 1935 [5: 8-Nov-1935]
Later in November her mother spent a holiday staying with herself, her husband and their young son in Arrino [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Herself and her son stayed with her sisters, the Misses FOWLER, in Waddy Forest in February 1936 [5: 28-Feb-1936]
Spent another holiday accompanied by her son with her parents on Glen Waddi Farm in Waddy Forest in mid July 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
After a few weeks with her parents returned to Arrino on Friday 31 July 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Herself and her husband resided in Moora 1962-1965 [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Morley [2]
Mother of Alwyn and Kerry [209]
Died 3 November 1985; ashes scattered to the winds at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
"Les" Leslie Victor FOWLER
Born 27 April 1920 in York, Western Australia [16]
Son of Donnell Edgar FOWLER and Ethel Blanche DRAPER [209]
Resided with his parents in Beverley 1920-1924 and then on farmland in Waddy Forest 1924 onwards [P120]
Educated at the Waddy Forest State School, and then as a boarder at Geraldton High School in Geraldton [P120] [5: 24-May-1935]
Won 2nd prizes for Handwork and a Crayon Drawing at the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show 8 September 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1936-37 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
He was thrown from his horse on Wednesday morning 5 May 1937, after which he was confined to bed for a few days [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD's wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Married Irene RUSS in Perth on 19 August 1941 [66] [210]
Enlisted in the Australian Army on 27 July 1942 [16]
Gunner WX28119 in the Australian Army's 2/3 Field Regiment during the Second World War [16]
Served in New Guinea [P120], and was discharged from the Australian Army on 4 January 1946 [16]
Returned to Waddy Forest and farmed in partnership with his brothers Edgar and Vivian as "Fowler Bros" 1946-1952 [P120]
In 1952 they dissolved their partnership with Edgar and Vivian continuing, and himself taking up a farm east of Marchagee [P120]
Later sold his farm in Marchagee to Adrian D. BROUN and purchased a farm in Yandanooka [P120]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of West Leederville [2]
Father of Glenn, Dennis and Vicki [209]
Died 27 October 1985; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (VC Section, Niche Wall, W10, 40) [2]
Mrs Margaret Norma FOWLER
Born C.1947 [2]
Resided on Kelinbar Farm in Marchagee for at least the year 1971-1980 [19]
Resided in Marchagee until her death in 1990 [2]
Died 9 September 1990; ashes interred Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in the Perth suburb of Padbury (Path, G, 236)
Mrs Ethel Maude FOX
Resided in Latham 1911-1933 [19]
Herbert Thornton FOX
Farmer in Latham 1911-1933 [19]
His address was initially Latham's Rock, Coorow [50]
"Verley" George Verley FRASER
Born 10 November 1900 in Dandaragan, Western Australia [15] [16]
Son of John FRASER and Harriett COOK [15]
Farmhand on Mardo Farm in Dandaragan 1922-1929 [19]
Farmhand in Coorow 1929-1941 [4] [19]
Attended the Euchre Party and Dance at the School Hall in Winchester on Saturday 10 August 1929 [4: 17-Aug-1929]
Worked in Marchagee, Gunyidi and Coorow in 1933 and 1934 [300: pages 41, 42]
Paid £13 in Vermin Bonuses by the Carnamah District Road Board for killing nine foxes, one dog and 14 dog pups in 1933-34 [300]
Won the Walk Trot and Gallop in the Ring Events of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 7 September 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
By 1942 he was living in Moora [16]
Private W86503 in Moora's local Volunteer Defence Corps (V.D.C.) during the Second World War [16]
When he enlisted in the V.D.C. gave his brother Charles as his next of kin, his mother and father having died in 1930 and 1937 [15] [16]
William George FURNISS
Resided in Port Augusta, South Australia [3] [44]
On 28 June 1922 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,000 acres of virgin land at Waddy Forest in Western Australia [27]
The 1,000 acres was Lot M1372 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £800/8/- (16/- per acre), payable by instalments [27]
Retained ownership of his 1,000 acres in Waddy Forest which may have sat idle as it was listed as "vacant" rather than "farm" [3]
Along with his wife and daughter spent a holiday in October 1935 visiting friends in Waddy Forest [5: 11-Oct-1935]
While on his visit he placed a notice in The North Midland Times newspaper that no timber was to be removed from his holding [5]
In 1937 his postal address was PO Box 170, Port Augusta [3]
Sold his 1,000 acre Lot M1372 in Waddy Forest to George E. PETERS of Waddy Forest on 20 January 1937 [3]
GGG
E. GALBRAITH
Resided in Coorow in 1933 [300: page 41]
Paid a 10/- Vermin Bonus by the Carnamah District Road Board on 16 August 1933 for helping to control vermin by killing a fox [300]
Elsie GALBRAITH
Born 1916 [15]
Married Arthur LATHAM in 1935 [66]
Resided in Coorow 1941-1947 [19]
Grace Ann GALBRAITH
Born 1908 [15]
Married Frederick LATHAM in 1932 [66]
Resided in Waddy Forest and Coorow 1932-1939 [19]
In 1932 she had a Maxwell Runabout car licensed with the Carnamah District Road Board with license plate CA-80 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
Submitted a tender but was unsuccessful in securing the contract to fence the Coorow West Road in Coorow in 1936 [5: 24-Apr-1936]
Leased 2,322 acres of farmland in Coorow from the Midland Railway Company (Lots M1744 and M1745) in 1939 [34]
Her husband farmed her leasehold in Coorow in addition to working away from home as a Shearer [34]
They abandoned their 2,322 acre leasehold in Coorow during March 1940 [34]
Resided in Morawa in 1950, and in Narngulu in 1967 [19]
Died 14 December 1983; buried at the Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton, Western Australia [26]
Kathleen GALBRAITH
Born 1914 in Perenjori, Western Australia [15] [132]
Married Edward LATHAM in 1939 [66]
Resided in Coorow 1939-1943 [19] [50]
Resided in Carnamah in 1947 [19]
Resided in Perenjori 1950-1956 [19]
Resided in Dongara 1958-1987 [19] [132]
Died 16 April 1987 at the Geraldton Regional Hospital, Geraldton; buried Dongara Cemetery, Dongara (Anglican, Plot 77) [132]
Mrs Mary Ann GALBRAITH
Wife of Robert John GALBRAITH; see Mary Ann BARRINGTON
Charles John GALE
Farmhand on Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1914-1916 [19]
Farmer of Cooleran Farm via Gunyidi in 1917 [50]
Leslie Arthur GARDNER
Born C.1908 [2]
Farmhand in Coorow 1929-1932
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1929-30 and 1930-31 [4: 19-Oct-1929, 13-Dec-1930]
Married Claudia Irene CLEGGETT in Perth in 1932 [66]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Swan View [2]
Died 7 July 1959; buried Midland Cemetery, Perth suburb of Midland (Anglican, I, 37) [2]
Elizabeth Rose GATLEY
Born 1895 in Illogan, Cornwall, England [20] [21]
Daughter of Charles GATLEY and Ellen WILLIAMS [20] [21]
In 1901 was living with her mother and two brothers John and Richard Henry at Trevenson Moor in Illogan, Cornwall, England [20]
Departed London, England on the Oruba and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 1 May 1902 [70]
Married William Aikenhead ANGELO in 1926 [66]
Resided with her husband on Baxter D. BOTHE's Inglewood Farm in Coorow in 1927 [19]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of North Perth [2]
Died 26 September 1960; ashes dispersed at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Sarah Jane GARDINER
Born C.1875 [2]
Married Harry RODWELL in England in 1903 [21]
They departed London, England on the steamship Armadale on 12 November 1910 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Resided with her husband and their children at the railway station in Coorow 1911-1914 [19] [215]
She wished to send her eldest daughter to the Coorow State School in 1912 but wasn't able to as it was out of town on a farm [215]
Presumably following her husband's transfer they left Coorow and shifted to Carnamah around August of 1914 [215]
They resided in a small shack at the northern end of the railway station yard in Carnamah 1914-1918 [6] [7: page 151] [19]
During her time in Carnamah she was good friends with Swedish immigrant "Lou" Louis JOHANSEN [30: item 7362892]
When Lou enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1917 he gave her as his next of kin [30: item 7362892]
In a letter to the Australian Imperial Force about Lou she remarked "I have been a mother to him he is like my own" [30]
By April 1918 she had shifted to 32 Parry Street in East Perth [30: item 7362892]
Resided with her husband in Moora 1919-1922 [50]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of East Perth [2]
Mother of Florence and Edith [215]
Died 16 June 1926; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LA, 36) [2]
Mrs Marcia Stella Pangburn GAUNT
Wife of "Bill" William Joseph GAUNT; see Marcia Stella Pangburn GRANVILLE
"Bill" William Joseph GAUNT
Born 1901 in Fremantle, Western Australia [15]
Son of Henry William GAUNT and Mary Jane WATTS [15]
Farmhand in Morawa 1925-1927 [19]
Married Marcia Stella Pangburn GRANVILLE in Perth in 1931 [66]
Clerk for the North Midlands Farmers Co-operative Company Ltd in Three Springs 1927-1929 [4] [19]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club in 1927, and Secretary in 1929 [4: 25-Jun-1927, 18-May-1929, 25-May-1929]
Member of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1928, and donated £1/1/- to the Committee in 1928 [124]
Relieving Manager of the North Midlands Co-operative Company's store in Carnamah in August 1928 [4: 1-Sep-1928]
He was among the 400 people who attended the Matrons and Benedicts Ball held in Three Springs on 31 August 1928 [4: 8-Sep-1928]
Travelled from Three Springs to Perth by train on Monday 15 April 1929 to visit his mother, who was very ill [4: 20-Apr-1929]
Attended the Football Smoke Social held in Three Springs on 16 September 1929 to celebrate winning the Premiership [4: 21-Sep-1929]
Attended the Three Springs Football Welcome Home Social for two newly wedded couples on 1 November 1929 [4: 9-Nov-1929]
North Midlands Football Association gave him a clearance in April 1930 to transfer from Three Springs to Carnamah [4: 19-Apr-1930]
Manager of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Coorow in 1928 and 1929 [4: 10-Nov-1928]
He was the first manager of the Coorow branch following its establishment in November 1928 [4: 10-Nov-1928]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club for the 1928-29 season [4: 26-Jan-1929]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Opening Season Ball held at the Carnamah Town Hall on 18 May 1929 [4: 25-May-1929]
Manager of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Carnamah in 1930 and 1931 [4: 22-Aug-1931] [50]
Committee Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 4-Oct-1930]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1930 and 1931 [4: 19-Jul-1930, 25-Apr-1931]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Smoke Social held in the lounge of the Carnamah Hotel on 9 September 1930 [4: 13-Sep-1930]
Secretary of the North Midlands Football Association in 1930 and 1931 [4: 12-Jul-1930, 18-Apr-1931]
Member of the Carnamah Race Club in 1931 [4: 28-Mar-1931]
Attended the funeral of "Father of Carnamah" Donald MACPHERSON at the Winchester Cemetery on 14 August 1931 [4: 22-Aug-1931]
Manager of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Coorow [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Resided with his wife and children in the old boarding house on the west side of the railway line in the Coorow townsite [P361]
Founding Secretary and Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1932-1939 [4: 9-Apr-1932] [150]
As Secretary he was the main organiser of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 8 September 1932 [5: 30-Sep-1932]
Resigned as Secretary due to ill-health in November 1936, but took up the position again after six months [5: 20-Nov-1936, 7-May-1937]
Member of the Coorow Football Club 1932-1935 - was Auditor in 1934 and Treasurer in 1935 [4: 28-May-1932] [5: 20-Apr-1934, 3-May-1935]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club - Secretary 1932-33 and 1933-34, and Captain 1940-41 [4: 29-Mar-1941] [5: 14-Oct-1932] [120: 5-Oct-1933]
Member of Coorow's Maley Park Management Committee in 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Represented Coorow at meetings of the North Midlands Football Association in 1933, 1935, 1936 [5: 7-Jul-1933, 3-May-1935, 10-Apr-1936]
Played the position of goalie for the Coorow Football Club until dislocating his collar bone at the match on 2 July 1933 [5: 7-Jul-1933]
In October 1933 he became the Coorow correspondent for The North Midland Times newspaper [5: 20-Oct-1933]
He was among those who attended the official opening of the East Marchagee Hall on Saturday 11 November 1933 [5: 17-Nov-1933]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Smoke Social held in Carnamah on Thursday 26 April 1934 [5: 4-May-1934]
Member of the Coorow Waddy Forest Progress Association in 1934 [5: 8-Jun-1934]
Attended the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in Carnamah on Thursday 6 September 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1934-35 and 1936-37 [4: 22-Dec-1934] [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club - was Acting Secretary for four months over late 1934 and early 1935 [5: 19-Oct-1934]
Attended and spoke at the Coorow Football Club's Annual Ball held at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 1 June 1935 [5: 7-Jun-1935]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club [5]
Secretary in 1935, Joint Secretary-Treasurer in 1936 and Secretary-Treasurer in 1937 [5: 17-May-1935, 27-Mar-1936, 16-Apr-1937]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
He "took such an active and leading part in all sporting and business activities for the good of the district" [5: 17-May-1935]
Coorow Distributor of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Show Schedules in 1935 [5: 26-Jul-1935]
In 1935 he was also the Coorow Distributor of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Show Schedules [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Represented the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Gave a witness statement to Contsable Alan F. FIEBIG in connection with a motor accident he encountered near Coorow [88]
Travelled to Perth on Monday 30 September 1935 to give evidence at the trial of the man charged over the accident [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Attended the entertainment for the Commonwealth Grants Commission at the Coorow Hotel on 21 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Represented the Carnamah District Cricket Association in a match against the North Midlands on 1 December 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Represented the Coorow Tennis Club at meetings of the Carnamah-Winchester-Coorow Tennis Association in 1935-36 [5: 20-Dec-1935]
Organised for the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Society a Sports Meeting in Coorow on Wednesday 1 January 1936 [5: 6-Dec-1935]
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 [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 local sporting bodies who wanted to play their organised sport on Saturdays instead of Sundays [5]
His opinion was that organised sport couldn't be played unless businesses were closed as the business people were sports [5]
He added that for Saturday closing to work the Mail Train would need to arrive Saturday mornings and not in the evening [5]
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
During mid April 1936 it was reported that he was absent from Coorow on account of spending a holiday in Perth [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Came in at third place in the Carnamah Golf Club's largely attended Opening Day on Sunday 26 April 1936 [5: 1-May-1936]
Runner-up in the 18 hole handicap singles at the Season Opening of the Coorow Golf Club on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Collapsed in the main street of Coorow on Sunday 24 May 1936, following which Dr Cecil P. ROSENTHAL was summoned [5]
The doctor conveyed him to the Carnamah Private Hospital where he underwent a critical operation for a ruptured appendix [5]
Five days later The North Midland Times newspaper reported his condition as "favourable" [5: 29-May-1936, 12 & 26-Jun-1936]
Another week on he was making good progress towards recovery, and after almost a month in hospital he returned home [5]
Attended the Bucks Party for George A. RAFFAN and Eric J. BRADLEY in Coorow on Wednesday 7 October 1936 [5: 16-Oct-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]
President / Chairman of the Carnamah-Winchester-Coorow Tennis Association in 1936-37 [5: 18-Sep-1936, 29-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 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; David TODD, [5]
Baxter D. BOTHE, Donald S. GRANT, George HUTCHCRAFT, Fred BINGHAM and John S. READ 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 fished every day, visited caves nine miles from their camp at Jurien Bay and visited Sandy Cape and North Head [5]
Himself, Baxter D. BOTHE and Angus A. N. MCGILP returned home in MCGILP's car on Thursday 18 February 1937 [5]
Played for the defeated Married Men in a cricket match against Single Men in Coorow on Sunday 11 April 1937 [5: 16-Apr-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]
He was admitted to the Carnamah Private Hospital on Saturday 4 September 1937 and was still a patient a week later [5: 10-Sep-1937]
District Representative for Coorow for the Coastal Districts' Display at the Perth Royal Show in 1939 [150]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
During a portion of the Second World War managed the North Midlands Co-op store in Carnamah [0: images 04165, 04330]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Graylands [2]
Father of Stella, Gay and Kevin [P361]
Died 21 August 1978; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 20, 138) [2]
Mrs Gertrude GEDGE
Wife of William Benjamin GEDGE; see Gertrude HARVEY
Sylvia Gertrude GEDGE
Born 1896 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia [54]
Daughter of William Benjamin GEDGE and Gertrude HARVEY [54]
Resided with her parents in Carnamah 1904-1906 and in Coorow in 1911 [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]
Married surname ANDERSON [2]
Resided of late in Wattleglen, Victoria, Australia [2]
Passed away at the age of 100 years; her ashes were buried in the same grave as her late mother, who had died in 1943 [2]
Died 13 October 1997; ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, WG, 165) [2]
William Benjamin GEDGE
Born in London, England [54]
Married Gertrude HARVEY in 1890 in Victoria, Australia [54]
Railway Employee in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1904 [19]
Stationmaster / Officer in Charge of the Midland Railway Company's Railway Station in Carnamah in 1905 and 1906 [6] [50]
Stationmaster of the Coorow Railway Station in Coorow 1911-1914 [19] [50]
In June 1911 the Education Department sent him an application form and information on sparsely populated district schools [215]
It was the first correspondence about the establishment of the Coorow State School, which opened for the first time in 1912 [215]
Father of Vera May, Eva Perley and Sylvia Gertrude [54]
"Gwen" Gwenneth GEORGE
Born 4 November 1922 in Subiaco, Western Australia [P328]
Married Leo Augustus CROFT in Perth in 1942 [P328]
Resided in Gingin prior to enlisting in the Australian Army in Perth on 14 December 1942 [16]
Private WF93582 in the Australian Women's Army Service during the Second World War [16] as a Signals Operator [P328]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 9 August 1944 [16]
Resided in Coorow 1945-1981, where she was a devoted wife and mother [P328]
In 1981 herself and her husband left Coorow and shifted to the Australian state of Queensland [P328]
Mother of Estelle, Gregory, Milton, Rex, Jacey and Tonia [P328]
Died 13 October 1996 [P328]
John GILFILLAN
Farmhand for Rupert C. HYDE on Waddy Park Farm in Coorow in 1931 [50]
William Arnold GILLARD
Born C.1911 [4: 1-Feb-1930]
Departed London, England on the Orontes and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 25 November 1929 [63]
Farmhand for F. W. G. LIEBE at Waddy Waddy in early 1930 [4: 1-Feb-1930]
Following an explosion of a kerosene tin he was severely burnt and died at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs [4]
Died 29 January 1930 in Three Springs; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Methodist, Plot 2) [4: 1-Feb-1930] [24]
The interment book for the Three Springs General Cemetery incorrectly lists his name as Arthur J. GALLARD [24]
From The Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 1 February 1930:
"A farm worker named William Arnold Gillard, aged 19 years, employed by Mr Liebe, Waddy Waddy, met with his death under tragic circumstances on Wednesday. It appears from inquiries made by Constable Street, of Three Springs, that the young man was handling a tin of kerosene, and was smoking at the time, when an explosion occurred. He was immediately enveloped in flames and all his clothing was burned off him. Assistance was promptly rendered, and the unfortunate man, who had received terrible injuries, was hurried to the Three Springs Hospital. He was met at Carnamah by Dr. Mayrhofer and Matron Coffey, who rendered immediate attention, and on arrival at Three Springs everything was done for him. No hope was, however, entertained from the first, owing to his extensive and serious injuries. He remained conscious practically to the last, but died a few hours after admission to the hospital. Two Italians, who were working about half a mile away, told Constable Street that they heard a sudden report, and immediately after saw a dense column of black smoke. When this had cleared away they saw Gillard fall to the ground with his arms outstretched. A subsequent examination at the spot of the tin of kerosene showed there was a small nail hole in it, through which it is supposed gas, generated by the heat of the sun, had escaped, and, coming into contact with Gillard's cigarette - it is supposed he was smoking a cigarette - had become ignited, causing the explosion. An inquest was afterwards held at Three Springs, at which a verdict of accidental death was returned. The funeral took place in the Three Springs cemetery. Deceased had only been in Western Australia about two months. He is understood to have a brother living in Devonshire, but so far as can be ascertained, he had no relatives in the State."
Norman Henry GILLETT
Labourer on Kulmbah Farm in Coorow in 1913 and 1914 [19] [50]
Colin Robert GLEN
Born C.1936 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 28 January 1957; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZK, 506) [2]
Alexander Burns GLOSTER
Born 1875 in Seymour, Victoria, Australia [15]
Son of James GLOSTER and Margaret Jane DOBINSON [2] [15]
By 1897 he had left Victoria and was living in the goldmining town of Yalgoo in Western Australia [6]
Aerated Water Manufacturer in Yalgoo in partnership with Thomas R. JAMES as "James & Co." 1897-1901 [6]
In 1900 and 1901 he was also the Secretary of the Miner's Institute in Yalgoo [6]
Storekeeper in the goldmining town of Field's Find in partnership with Thomas R. JAMES as "James & Gloster" 1901-1903 [6]
Storekeeper in Field's Find 1904-1908, and from 1905 to 1908 was also the Hotelkeeper of the Field's Find Hotel [6]
Storekeeper in Harvey in partnership with his brother James D. GLOSTER 1909-1911 [6]
Hotelkeeper of the Freemasons Hotel in Busselton 1913-1916 [6] [30]
Visited Moora by car on 20 April 1915, however didn't arrive until late after receiving numerous punctures on the way [10: 23-Apr-1915]
Married Grace Edgar JAMES nee MCMASTER in Perth in 1916 [15] [66]
Grace had been married to his former business partner Thomas R. JAMES, who had died aged 50 years on 18 March 1915 [2] [15]
Passed as fit for service in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 22 January 1916 [30: item 4770004]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 1 March 1916 [30]
On enlistment he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed 176 lbs., and had grey eyes, dark to grey hair and a dark complexion [30]
After training at Blackboy Hill he was appointed on 12 September 1916 to the 21st Reinforcements of the 16th Battalion [30]
Embarked Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A39 Port Macquarie on 13 October 1916 [30]
Disembarked in Plymouth, England and after further training proceeded to France on the Princess Victoria on 16 January 1917 [30]
Private 6458 in the Australian Imperial Force's 16th Battalion in France during the First World War [30]
He was one of five of the 16th Battalion who were taken Prisoners of War by German forces at Riencourt, France 11/04/1917 [30]
They had run out of bombs, were surrounded, and after another officer raised a white flag had been obliged to surrender [30]
The five of them were searched and questioned at German headquarters and then made to work as part of working parties [30]
One of the other four men was Willie E. YEO, who'd previously been in Three Springs as Railway Night Officer [10: 19-Jun-1914] [30]
They worked under harsh conditions and for the first six months their captors didn't give them their Red Cross parcels or letters [30]
Worked in camps in France and Germany, during which time he wrote to a cousin in England asking for help [30: items 3454811, 4770004]
Requested that his cousin Mrs A. WESTLAKE inform his wife he was a Prisoner of War, and to send food parcels [30]
Following the signing of the Armistice they were sent to Copenhagen, Denmark and were then repatriated to England by ship [30]
Embarked from England on the H.T. Ascanius and disembarked in Fremantle, Western Australia on 17 March 1919 [30]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 2 May 1919; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
Hotelkeeper of the Freemason's Hotel in Busselton 1919-1921 [6]
Hotelkeeper of the Commercial Hotel in Moora 1923-1929 [6] [10: 22-Jun-1923]
Took over the Commercial Hotel in Moora in April 1923 from its previous lessee Charles J. L. BREWER [9: 20-Apr-1923]
It was reported that himself and his wife were former residents of Moora on their return in April 1923 [9: 20-Apr-1923]
Attended the Racing Club Conference held at his Commercial Hotel in Moora on Thursday 20 September 1923 [9: 28-Sep-1923]
Visited Carnamah on 12 April 1925 to attend a meeting about the road over the sandplain from Watheroo to Carnamah [9: 17-Apr-1925]
After the meeting he wrote to Federal Members pointing out the importance of the road in regards to national defence [9: 24-Apr-1925]
Member of the Moora Trotting Club - was Vice President, Timekeeper and a Committee Member in 1925 [9: 24-Jul-1925]
Member of the Moora and District Progress Association in 1925 and 1926 - was Vice Chairman in 1926 [9: 17-Apr-1925, 22-Jan-1926]
Member of the Moora Health Board and the Moora Cemetery Board [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Member of the Moora Football Association Board of Control and the Moora Cricket Association [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Member of the Moora Centenary Committee in 1929 [81: 12-Jan-1930]
President of the Moora Band, and Committee Member of the Moora Soldiers' Memorial [81: 12-Jan-1930]
During the 1929-30 financial year he purchased two acres of blocks in the Moora townsite (Lots 34 to 37, and Lots 52 to 55) [34]
Over 200 people gathered to bid him farewell prior to his and his wife's departure from Moora [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Himself and his wife resided briefly in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley in early 1930 before moving to Coorow [81: 12-Jan-1930]
Secured the licence for a new hotel in Coorow with a tender of £1,750 at the Licensing Court on 17 September 1929 [4: 21-Sep-1929]
He also had to pay a £1,000 guarantee that the terms of the building plans and licence were to be adhered to [4]
In partnership himself and P. A. CONNOLLY had the Coorow Hotel built at a cost of £14,000 plus the cost of furnishings [4]
Besides a select few items unobtainable locally the hotel's furnishings down to the cutlery were all West Australian made [4]
The two stories of the hotel were built predominantly out of concrete bricks and jarrah wood by A. G. WOODS of Guildford [4]
The hotel consisted of a dining room, bars, smoking room, commercial room, kitchen, pantry, 24 bedrooms and balconies [4]
An engine room contained an electric lighting plant, while a furnace room created hot water for the hotel's bathrooms [4]
The hotel was supplied with water from six 4,000 gallon rainwater tanks and a well fitted with a windmill and engine [4: 23-Aug-1930]
Licensee and Manager of the Coorow Hotel in Coorow 1930-1933 [4: 4-Oct-1930] [5: 11-Nov-1932] [19]
Advertised the Coorow Hotel in The Irwin Index newspaper "The Most Modern Country Hotel in the West" [4: 13-Sep-1930, 4-Oct-1930]
The hotel boasted superior accommodation, hot and cold water, service in all bedrooms, electric light and lock-up garages [4]
During his time as licensee the Coorow Hotel was telephone number Coorow-15 [4: 4-Oct-1930]
Attended the funeral of "Father of Carnamah" Donald MACPHERSON at the Winchester Cemetery on 14 August 1931 [4: 22-Aug-1931]
Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Progress Association - was Secretary 1931-1933 [4: 13-Dec-1930] [5: 9-Jun-1933] [215]
On behalf of the Progress Association in 1932 he wrote letters to get small repairs made to the Coorow State School building [215]
Made a donation of £1/1/- to the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1932 [13]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah Hotel licensee Charles J. L. BREWER on 9 July 1932 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
In October 1932 the Coorow Hotel was broken into via a window and a quantity of beer, wine and spirits stolen [5: 28-Oct-1932]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1932 and 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Member of Coorow's Maley Park Management Committee in 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
About 35 friends gathered at the Coorow Hotel on Monday 3 July 1933 to attend a complimentary dinner in his honour [5: 7-Jul-1933]
The dinner was held to tender him a farewell as he was leaving Coorow; among those present were: [5]
Angus MCGILP, Phil MORCOMBE, Rupert LAFFAN, William MORCOMBE, Charles METTAM, Malcolm LAURIE, [5]
Richard GELL, Charles BOTHE, Frank BRYANT, Robert WELLS, Baxter BOTHE, Arnold BIERMANN, George RAFFAN, [5]
Don WALKER, William COX, Gordon RAFFAN, Ivor ROBERTS, Joe REDHALL, Augustus CROFT and Chitter BROWN [5]
Left Coorow in July 1933 and shifted back to Moora; on his departure the hotel in Coorow was managed by a Mr SMITH [5: 7-Jul-1933]
On his return to Moora he resumed management of the Commercial Hotel [5: 18-Aug-1933]
Hotelkeeper of the Commercial Hotel in Moora 1933-1940 [5: 18-Aug-1933] [6]
Returned to Coorow on Thursday 7 September 1933 to attend the Second Annual Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Along with his wife left Moora on an extended holiday in February 1934, after recovering from a bed confining illness [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Himself and her wife returned to Moora in May 1934, after a holiday to the Eastern States of Australia [5: 18-May-1934]
Speaker at the farewell to Rev. Frederick W. GUNNING at the Moora Hall on Friday 28 June 1935 [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Member of the Moora Trotting Club - was Chairman in 1935 [120: 25-Apr-1935]
Member of the Moora Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League - was Secretary in 1935 and 1936 [120: 25-Apr-1935, 26-Mar-1936]
Attended the Fourth Annual North Midlands R.S.L. Reunion Dinner in Three Springs on Saturday 19 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Financial Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 [150]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah retiree John James ANGEL at the Moora Cemetery on 27 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936] [12: 31-Jul-1936]
His stepson Hector T. A. JAMES managed his Coorow Hotel from February 1936 to January 1937 [5: 28-Feb-1936, 29-Jan-1937]
In January 1937 his Coorow Hotel was taken over by Thomas C. BOGUE formerly of the Savoy Hotel in Perth [5: 29-Jan-1937]
By September 1937 the proprietors of the Coorow Hotel were "Connolly and Gloster" [150]
"Connolly and Gloster" donated £5 to the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society for their Annual Show in 1937 [150]
Travelled to London, England with his wife to see the coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937 [39: 14-Jul-1937]
They departed Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Ascanius and arrived in Liverpool, England on 2 May 1937 [204]
They saw the coronation, and then just days before they were to return to Australia his wife fell down a flight of stairs and died [39]
Departed London, England with his late wife's ashes on the steamship Cathay on 11 June 1937 bound for Fremantle [203]
Resided in Moora until his death in 1948 [2]
Died 27 February 1948; ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Presbyterian, AA, 76A) [2]
From The Moora Herald and Midland Districts Advocate newspaper, Friday 22 June 1923:
"Sympathy has been expressed with the Mr and Mrs Alex. B. Gloster, of the Commercial Hotel, Moora, at the news from Perth of the death of Mr Gloster's mother at the ripe age of 80. The old lady had been ailing for some time, and Mr Gloster had only just returned from a visit to his mother when the sad news came through that she had quietly passed away, necessitating his return to Perth by motor."
From the Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 6 March 1948:
"Mr Alex. B. Gloster, who for many years conducted the Commercial Hotel at Moora, passed away at Claremont last week after a somewhat protracted illness. The late Mr Gloster, who was also a part-owner of the Coorow Hotel, served with the 16th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces in World War I, and for many years after his return to civilian life he was the victim of abnormal health conditions as the result of privations endured as a prisoner after having been captured at Bullecourt. The late Mr Gloster's wife predeceased him through a fatal accident which occurred whilst on a holiday visit to London."
Mrs Grace Edgar GLOSTER
Wife of Alexander Burns GLOSTER; see Grace Edgar MCMASTER
Mrs Hilda Christina GLOVER
Wife of "Bill" William Robert GLOVER; see Hilda Christina KERR
"Bill" William Robert GLOVER
Born 15 November 1909 in Belfast, Ireland [P63]
Son of William GLOVER and Margaret MACHINNEY [P63]
Worked in shipyards in Belfast, Ireland [P63]
Arrived in Albany, Western Australia on the Europodese on 1 April 1925 though a Salvation Army Scheme [P63]
Worked on farms in the Dumbleyung area before managing a Mrs KELLY's farm in Dumbleyung [P63]
Married Hilda Christina KERR on 10 July 1939 [P63]
Shifted to Watheroo where he was initially a farmhand and then an employee of Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH) [P63]
In mid 1943 shifted from Watheroo to Coorow, where he worked as a Bin Attendant for CBH [P63]
Resided in Coorow for over 55 years - initially at Lot 83 Bristol Street and later at Lot 49 Commercial Street [P63]
CBH Bin Attendant and later Supervisor in the North Midlands [P63]
Member of the Coorow Football Club [P63] - was their Gatekeeper in 1951 [0: image 04607]
Member of the Coorow Bowling Club [P63]
Left Coorow and shifted to Perth to be nearer his children a few years before his death [P63]
In 2002 he was living at the James Brown Hostel at 21/171 Albert Street in the Perth suburb of Osborne Park [90]
Father of Robert and Margaret [14]
Died 20 July 2002; ashes buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row S, Plot 13) [14] [90]
John Thomas GLOWREY
Born C.1858 [2]
Married (1) Nora YOULDEN in Victoria, Australia [54]
Married (2) Hannah Marion RYAN in 1890 in Victoria, Australia [54]
By 1897 he had left Victoria and was living in Coolgardie, Western Australia [6]
Proprietor of the Royal Hotel in Bayley Street, Coolgardie 1898-1900 [6]
He was living in Forrest Street, Coolgardie and working as a Sharebroker in Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie in 1901
Sharebroker in both Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie and at 27 Bennett Street, Perth in 1902 [6]
By 1902 he was a Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia, and by 1903 was also a Justice of the Peace [6]
Proprietor of the Palace Hotel in Saint George's Terrace in Perth from as early as 1903 until his death in 1921 [2] [6]
By 1913 himself, his wife, and his children Lindsay, Evelyn and Irene owned 5,990 acres of land in Nugadong, East Gunyidi [44]
Their 5,990 acres in Nugadong consisted of Lots 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37 and 38 of the Nugadong Agricultural Area [44]
During his time at the Palace Hotel in Perth he was the absentee owner of a 1,559 acre farm in Gunyidi [10: 12-Aug-1921] [44]
His 1,559 acres consisted of Victoria Locations 3482, 3484, 3485 and 3947 (Leases 6790/56, 6789/56, 6791/56 and 4418/68) [10] [44]
Wrote to the Upper Irwin Road Board in 1910 requesting the clearing and improvement of roads near his farm in Gunyidi [9: 5-Aug-1910]
By 1921 had cleared 870 acres of his Gunyidi farm, which was fenced with two to three wires, and subdivided into three paddocks [10]
His property also boasted a four roomed iron house with outbuildings, rainwater tanks totalling 3,500 gallons, and dams and soaks [10]
In 1921 he had 330 acres of the farm in Gunyidi under crop, and owed only £231 to the Crown to make the land freehold [10]
His livestock in 1921 included horses (a stallion, Mare, colt, and six geldings), a cow and calf, and a number of fowls [10]
Plant and machinery in use on his farm in Gunyidi in the early 1920s included a spring cart, winnower, two harvesters, cultivator, [10]
chaffcutters, plough, rake, binder, horseworks, eight sets of plough harnesses, cart harness, pump, wire rope, and an incubator [10]
Resided at the Palace Hotel in Saint George's Terrace, Perth until his death at the age of 63 years in 1921 [2]
Father of John Tracey, James Henry, Evelyn, Lindsay Gordon and Irene Eliza [54]
Died 12 June 1921; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, BC, 166A) [2]
His executors were to sell his Gunyidi farm including crop, stock and plant at the Palace Hotel in Perth on 15 September 1921 [10]
The terms to purchase the farm were £600 deposit, £300 on 1 March 1922, and the balance by four equal annual payments at 7% [10]
The farm obviously failed to sell on 15 September 1921, as it was again offered for sale by his executors on 27 January 1922 [10]
By this time its crop had likely been harvested, and the property was to be sold separately from livestock and plant/machinery [10]
Terms to purchase the farm were £500 cash deposit and the balance in four equal annual payments at 6% interest per annum [10]
The whole of his livestock, plant, machinery, sundries, seed wheat and haystack were to have been sold for cash [10: 6-Jan-1922]
It appears as though his farm in Gunyidi was sold to John Fitzgerald THOMAS of Coorow [44]
Henry GOLDRING
Bushman in Coorow 1911-1925 [19]
Harold GOLDSWORTHY
Postmaster in Coorow in 1931 and 1932 [19] [50]
Joseph GOODHILL
Married Nellie BELL in 1915 [66]
On 26 and 27 January 1921 he purchased 2,991 acres of farmland and virgin land in Coorow [27]
The land was purchased from the Midland Railway Company for £3692/13/5, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
The 2,991 acres consisted of Lots M968, M969, M970, M1235, M1236 and M1333 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Farmer of New Dayton Farm in Coorow 1921-1923 [19] [27] [61]
Sold a windmill from his Lot M970 to Coorow farmers Lawrence A. R. BRYANT and John R.LONGMORE [34]
In June 1923 he sold 1,165 acres of his farm in Lots M968, M969, M1235 and M1236 to John READ [27]
The Midland Railway Company rescinded the sale on his remaining land in Coorow during June 1923 [27]
His former Lots M970 and M1333 were sold by the Midland Railway Company to John N. LEACH on 7 September 1923 [27]
John Currie GORDON
Born C.1890 [2]
Railway Fettler in Coorow 1911-1914 [19]
Won the Obstacle Race at the Coorow Farmers' Progress Association's Picnic & Sports Meeting on 7 October 1911 [39: 12-Oct-1911]
Also came 2nd in the Half-mile Handicap, Siamese Race and Live Wheelbarrow Race, and 3rd in the Sheffield Handicap race [39]
In 1916 and 1925 he was working as a Nursery Hand and living on Orong Road in the Perth suburb of Burswood [50]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Karrakatta [2]
Died 16 May 1942; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, WC, 40) [2]
Ruby Elaine GRAHAM
Born 1904 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Ernest Joseph GRAHAM and Nora Mignon FLOYD [15]
Married Norman Francis HYDE in Perth in 1926 [66]
Resided with her husband on Waddy Waddy Farm in Waddy Forest [19]
During mid August 1935 her mother, Mrs N. GRAHAM of North Perth, spent a holiday staying with her in Waddy Forest [5: 16-Aug-1935]
After spending a few days in Perth herself, her husband and their sons returned to Waddy on Monday 14 October 1935 [5: 18-Oct-1935]
Along with her husband and sons departed Waddy Forest for an extended beachside holiday on Friday 3 January 1936 [5: 10-Jan-1936]
Won 1st prize for Iceland Poppies and 2nd for Bowl of Garden Flowers at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Along with her husband and sons spent a couple of weeks holiday in Perth in September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Leederville [2]
Mother of Graham and Colin [P361]
Died 7 February 1984; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 20C, 57) [2]
"Alex" Alexander Ray Porter GRANT
Born 2 July 1868 in Bowden, South Australia [55]
Son of John GRANT and Ann Maitland PORTER [55]
Married Sarah BONHAM on 10 November 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia [55]
Saddler of 16 Laura Street in Stepney, South Australia in 1915 [30]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 27 September 1915 in Adelaide, South Australia [30: item 4669839]
On enlistment was 5 feet 5¾ inches tall, weighed 124 pounds, and had hazel eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion [30]
Embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for active service abroad on the Transport A67 Orsova on 12 November 1915 [94]
Private 676 in the Australian Imperial Force's 1st Remount Unit during the First World War [94]
Returned to Australia on 12 November 1917; received 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [94]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia 1922- [50]
On 3 July 1922 purchased 701 acres of land in Coorow, Western Australia from George J. BATTERSBY and Sydney MUSTO [27]
The 701 acres was Lot M1121 of Victoria Location 2023 and still had instalments owing to the Midland Railway Company [27]
On 5 August 1922 took out a contract with the Midland Railway Company to purchase 860 acres of virgin land in Coorow [27]
The 860 acres was Lot M1391 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £279 (6/6 per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Sold Lot M1121 to Mrs Daisy FARLEY on 12 June 1925, and Lot M1391 to Alfred G. WALLIS on 8 November 1926 [27]
During the 1920s he went to jail for six weeks for shooting his son Clem in the ankle during an argument about the farm [P196]
By 1931 he was farming 2,814 acres in Coorow belonging to his wife Sarah (Victoria Locations 8283 and 8734) [3]
They appear to have sold the 2,814 acres to "Harry" W. J. Heinrich ULLRICH and he acquired another 1,953 acres in Coorow [3]
His 1,953 acres consisted of Victoria Locations 2732, 2997, 3059, 3350, 3351, 3397, 3500, 3502 and 5464 [3]
Paid a £1 Vermin Bonus by the Carnamah District Road Board on 16 August 1933 for helping control vermin by killing two foxes [300]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Sold 17 lambs at 14/8 per head through Westralian Farmers Ltd at the Midland Market on Wednesday 14 July 1937 [5: 16-Jul-1937]
Following his wife's death in 1938 his son Clem left Three Springs and shifted to Coorow to help him on the farm [P196]
Resided in Coorow and farmed his 1,953 acres until at least 1944 [3]
On retirement he left Coorow and shifted to Perth [P196]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont [2]
Father of Clem Hunter Porter, Roy Percival Marcus and Jack McDonald GRANT [55]
Died 14 June 1947; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LB, 156) [2]
"Don" Donald Sutherland GRANT
Born 11 September 1902 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland [28]
Son of gamekeeper William GRANT and Jessie WILLIAMSON [28]
Departed London, England on the steamship Ballarat and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 4 January 1927 [63]
Farmhand in Coorow, Western Australia 1932-1947 [19]
Member of the committee who organised the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Attended the Annual General Meeting of the Carnamah R.S.L. at the Lounge of the Carnamah Hotel on 19 January 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Captain and Master of Ceremonies at the Coorow Tennis Club's H.M.S. Coorow Novelty Dance on 23 January 1937 [5: 29-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, George HUTCHCRAFT, David TODD, Fred BINGHAM and John S. READ 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]
"Humorous and capable entertainer" at the R.S.L. Valedictory for Charles A. METTAM in Carnamah on 28 July 1937 [5: 30-Jul-1937]
Attended the meeting in Coorow to discuss constructing a road from Coorow to the coast on 11 September 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Foundation Secretary of the Coorow Coast Road Finance Committee in 1937 [5: 17-Sep-1937]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of North Innaloo [2]
Died 22 October 1979; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 24, 97) [2]
Jack McDonald GRANT
Born 10 February 1903 in East Adelaide, South Australia [55]
Son of Alexander Ray Porter GRANT and Sarah BONHAM [55]
Farmhand in Coorow, Western Australia 1925-1929 [19]
Married Lily Rosina Maud HAMES in Perth in 1926 [66]
He later worked as a Fitter & Turner and was partially blind [P196]
At times helped his brother Clem on his farms east and west of Three Springs [P196]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Highgate [2]
Died 2 October 1973; ashes scattered to the wind at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Mrs Lily Rosina Maud GRANT
Wife of Jack McDonald GRANT; see Lily Rosina Maud HAMES
Roy Percival Marcus GRANT
Born 14 April 1900 in Walkerville, South Australia [55]
Son of Alexander Ray Porter GRANT and Sarah BONHAM [55]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia in 1922 [50]
Marcia Stella Pangburn GRANVILLE
Born 1900 in Subiaco, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Francis Arthur GRANVILLE and Bessie SMITH [15]
Married "Bill" William Joseph GAUNT in Perth in 1931 [66]
Resided with her husband and children in the old boarding house on the west side of the railway line in the Coorow townsite [P361]
Along with her husband and children travelled by train from Coorow to Perth for a holiday on 19 March 1935 [5: 29-Mar-1935, 12-Apr-1935]
Gave birth to a son in Morawa during the last weekend of September 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Herself, her husband and their children holidayed in Perth for a fortnight over late March and early April 1937 [5: 19-Mar-1937, 9-Apr-1937]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Claremont [2]
Mother of Stella, Gay and Kevin [P361]
Died 7 October 1991; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 20, 138) [2]
Emma GRAY
Born C.1896 [30]
Daughter of William Henry COBB [30]
In 1919 she was working as a Lady's Companion and living at 25 Thistlewaite Road in Clapton, England [30: item 7371301]
Married A.I.F. soldier Thomas Hale KENSIT on 21 July 1919 at Saint James Church in Clapton, England [30: item 7371301]
Along with her husband departed England on the Port Napier and arrived in Western Australia on 2 February 1920 [30]
Resided with her husband on farmland in East Marchagee, Western Australia [19]
Won 2nd prize for male Black Orpington in the Poultry section of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Bradley Julian GREAVES
Born C.1996 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 8 October 1996; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Liam George GREAVES
Born C.1996 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 9 November 1996; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Archibald GREEN
Labourer in Latham in 1916 and 1917 [50]
Sarah GREEN
Married William LONG on 9 August 1855 in Northam, Western Australia [37]
Resided with her husband on Coorow Station in Coorow 1862-1899 [P17]
When her sons left Coorow and worked in Watheroo she accompanied them and lived in a tent [P17]
Later resided in a nursing home in Geraldton, where she died in 1908 [P17]
Anne Peace GREENWOOD
Born 10 December 1919 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1919-1922 [P141]
Along with her parents and siblings shifted from Southern Brook to prospective farmland in Waddy Forest in 1922 [P141]
Resided with her parents on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest 1922 onwards [P141]
Student at the Waddy Forest State School and then as a boarder at the Dominican Ladies Convent in Dongara [P280]
Won a 1st prize for Needlework in the Educational section of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Winner of the Sturt Desert Pea growing competition conducted at the Waddy Forest and Waddy Well Schools in 1934 [5: 25-May-1934]
Herself and Joan MCDONALD, also of Waddy Forest, left for the Convent in Dongara on Monday 11 February 1935 [5: 15-Feb-1935]
By mid December 1935 she had returned home to Waddy Forest to spend the Christmas school holidays with her parents [5: 20-Dec-1935]
After leaving school she continued residing with her parents and helped on the farm before working at a few jobs locally [P141]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Malcolm L. and Irene S. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-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 the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in jade crepe de chine [5: 18-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]
Attended the Coronation Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 12 May 1937 in "non crush crepe with pink flowers" [5: 14-May-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea Afternoon for her sister Mary at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Bridesmaid at the wedding of her sister Mary to Albert E. MILES at Saint Andrew's Church in Carnamah on 18 August 1937 [5]
Wore a frock of hyacinth blue taffeta designed on Elizabethan lines with blue picture hats trimmed with rose buds [5]
After the ceremony she was among those who attended the Wedding Breakfast at the Coorow Hotel [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Married "Bert" Bertram Clarence JONES in Perth on 18 July 1942 [P141]
During the war, when her husband was serving with the R.A.A.F., she lived in Perth with his sister Ruby LITTLE [P141]
Later on during the Second World War she travelled to New South Wales to where her husband was stationed [P141]
After the war resided with her husband and children on farmland in Latham [P141]
Later resided in Perth - at Scarborough Beach Road in Mount Hawthorn and later on Habgood Street in East Fremantle [P141]
While living in East Fremantle herself and her husband separated and she moved to the Perth suburb of Palmyra [P141]
Later resided in Kennon Court in the Perth suburb of Spearwood [P141]
Mother of Kaye, Janice, Wilma, Phyllis, Cheryl, Arthur and Raymond [P186]
Died 16 February 2003; ashes interred Fremantle Cemetery, Perth suburb of Palmyra (Lakes, Ground Niche, WG, 94) [2]
Cornelius Guy GREENWOOD
Born 14 December 1915 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Son of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with his parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1915-1922 [P141]
Student at the Southern Brook State School [P141]
Resided with his parents on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest near Coorow 1922-1926 [P141]
He passed away on the farm in Waddy Forest after being kicked by a horse [P141]
Died 28 March 1926; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs WA (Unsurveyed Corner) [24]
Mrs "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks GREENWOOD
Wife of "Guy" Michael Guy GREENWOOD; see "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks RYOTT
George Netherwood GREENWOOD
Born 10 June 1879 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [P141] [20]
Son of Harry GREENWOOD and "Minnie" Merrinah MERRALL [20] [21]
Received his middle name after Nether-Wood house, which was owned by his family and situated in Ilkey, Yorkshire, England [P141]
He appears to have grown up in Hornsey, Middlesex, England where his father worked as a Solicitor and Barrister [20]
Initially resided with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest and Arthur in a house in Totterdown Lane in Hornsey [20]
In 1891 was living with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest, Arthur, Guy, Minnie and Irene at 70 Southwood Lane in Hornsey [20]
Educated at Leys School and Cambridge University in Cambridge, England and then at Heidelberge University in Germany [P141]
For a period he worked for his uncle William SMALE in Bradford, Yorkshire, England to learn about the woollen industry [P280]
In early 1901 himself and his brother Guy were boarding in Bradford and were both working as a Wool Trade Clerks [20]
Departed London, England with his brother Guy on the Orizba and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 29 November 1901 [70]
The previous year their father Harry and their uncle George Dean GREENWOOD had purchased land in WA for a sheep farm [P280]
Himself and Guy came out to establish and run the property which was to supply fine wool for their family's mill in England [P280]
Shortly after arrival they abandoned the property as it contained a plant toxic to sheep and worked cutting railway sleepers [P141]
Farmer of Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1903-1922 in partnership with Guy as "Greenwood Bros" [P141] [6]
They purchased a German made Rumbly traction tractor - the first to be used for cropping purposes in Western Australia [P280]
The First World War spelled the final days for the Rumbly when no spare parts were available and repairs could not be done [P280]
Married "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Northam on 6 July 1910 [P141]
His best man at his wedding was his brother Guy, while the bridesmaid was Mary's sister Miss Alma BEARD [P280]
Built a house of adobe construction on Brooklands, while Guy built a house for himself up a hillside of the farm [P280]
Donated ten acres of land from Location 2814 for the Southern Brook State School and Southern Brook Agricultural Hall [P141]
He was Chairman of the Southern Brook Agricultural Hall's Building Committee when it was opened in 1909 [P280]
On 27 August 1921 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,000 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 1,000 acres was Lot M1303 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1000/5/9, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
On the same day his brother Guy purchased the adjacent 991 acres (Lot M1302 of Victoria Location 2023) [27]
In 1922 he and his brother Guy left Northam and shifted to their new farms in Waddy Forest, north east of Coorow [0: image 04183]
Farmer of Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest 1922-1950 [P141]
He cleared and fenced the farm in Waddy Forest, which he named Maryland after his wife Mary [P280]
Their first home on Maryland was of bush poles and corrugated iron, and lined on the inside with white washed hessian bags [P280]
Used horses for transport and wheat carting until purchasing a Chevrolet 4 cylinder 30 cwt. truck in 1927 [P141]
Employed Bill & Bert BONSER to construct a new mud brick home on Maryland, which was completed in 1928 and cost £1100 [P280]
The mud bricks were made on-site, were about 12 inches thick and were concreted on the outside and lined with plaster inside [P280]
He was instrumental in getting the State School, local Hall, sports oval and tennis courts established in Waddy Forest [P141]
For all years up until 1928 his wheat crops on his farm in Waddy Forest averaged 18 bushels per acre [120: 20-Dec-1928]
He grew Nabawa and Gluyas Early varieties of wheat, and expected 30 bushels per acre when his farm was more developed [120]
Foundation Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club [P280] - was a member until at least 1933-34 [5: 23-Feb-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Cricket Club in 1928-29 and 1929-30 [4: 10-Nov-1928, 5-Oct-1929]
Delegate for the Waddy Forest Cricket Club at meetings of the Coorow and Districts Cricket Association in 1928-29 [4: 3-Nov-1928]
In 1930 he won three guineas for an essay competition on the topic of succession (for Western Australia to form its own country) [P141]
His winning essay on succession was published in The Primary Producer on 21 August 1930 [P141]
Foundation Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1932-1937 [4: 9-Apr-1932] [5: 20-Nov-1936] [150]
Ringmaster at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park in Coorow on Thursday 2 September 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Won 2nd for Green Wheat for Hay and for Green Oats for Hay at the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Along with his wife and children arrived back in Waddy Forest on 20 January 1934 after spending a holiday in Northam [5: 26-Jan-1934]
Returned to Waddy Forest with his wife and children after a holiday at Dongara on Tuesday 6 March 1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934]
Won 1st prize for Green Wheat for Hay and 2nd for Green Oats for Hay at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 [5: 7-Sep-1934]
He was an inmate of the Moora Hospital in Moora for a few days in January 1935 [5: 25-Jan-1935]
Steward of Horses in Action section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Exhibited in the Horse section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show held on Thursday 5 September 1935 [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Won prizes for Team of Two Farm Horses in Harness and bred by exhibitor (1st & 2nd), Draught Mare (1st), [5]
Team of Four Farm Horses (1st); and as result received the Hugo Fischer trophy, which was plough winkers [5]
Donated the trophy for the Coorow Football Club's Fairest & Best player for the 1935 season [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended the Coorow Football Club's Wind-up Ball for the 1935 season at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 21 September 1935 [5]
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of his sister Irene and Malcolm L. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5]
He proposed the main toast of the evening "to the health of the bride and bridegroom of 25 years ago" [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Exhibited in the Horse section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show at Maley Park, Coorow on 3 September 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
Won both 1st and 2nd prizes for Draught Gelding, and 2nd prize for Team of Two Farm Horses in Harness bred by exhibitor [5]
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 his daughter Dorothy spent a few days in Geraldton during later January 1937 [5: 29-Jan-1937]
Member of the Coorow Football Club - was President in 1937 [5: 16-Apr-1937]
Donated a trophy for the Best & Fairest Player to the Coorow Football Club in 1937 [5: 16-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]
During the last week of May 1937 he finished his seeding for the season and was the first to do so in Waddy Forest [5: 28-May-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Unsuccessfully requested a reduction to hire the Coorow Hall for a private function at which no admission would be charged [5]
The function was the dance following the wedding of his daughter Mary to Albert E. MILES on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Thomas BONHAM on 10 August 1945 at the Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah [5]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club - served as President [P141]
Served on the Disputes Committee of the North Midlands Football Association [P141]
Assisted his sister Irene PATTON and sister-in-law Edith GREENWOOD with affairs after the deaths of their husbands in 1942 [P141]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Price Willis HUNT on 11 September 1946 at the Winchester Cemetery [5]
In 1949, after 28 years, he finished paying for Maryland Farm and was elated to finally be debt free [P141]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Coorow farmer Frederick John KAU at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 March 1950 [4]
In his later years he passed management of Maryland Farm to his son Harry [P280]
At the age of 71 years he suddenly collapsed and died from a stroke on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest [P280]
Father of Harry, Mary, Cornelius, Marjory, Ann and Dorothy [P141]
Died 18 December 1950; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Roman Catholic, Plot 61) [24]
His wife Mary continued to reside on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest until her death at the age of 76 years on 20 January 1968 [P141]
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Thursday 11 January 1951:
"Obituary - The Late Mr. G. N. Greenwood. It is with regret that we have to record the sudden death on Monday, December 18 of Mr. Geo. N. Greenwood at his residence, "Maryland," Waddy Forest. Although the deceased gentleman had not enjoyed the best of health over the past few years his sprightly manner disguised his illness to a large extent, so that his passing was unexpected and came as a great shock to his family and large circle of friends. The late Mr. Greenwood was born in England in 1879 and came to West Australia in 1901. Commenced farming operations in Northam and remained there until 1922 when he transferred his family and farming interests to the newly opened settlement of Waddy Forest. From this time until his death Mr. Greenwood was conspicuous of his many activities in the district. All his life he was a keen sportsman playing cricket, football, tennis and golf. Not content with playing sport he took a lively interest in the administrative side at various times, being president of the Coorow Football Club and Coorow Golf Club. He was also a foundation member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club. As well as sporting activities the late Mr. Greenwood was a public spirited citizen who showed a great interest in all district activities. It was mainly owing to his representations that a school was opened at Waddy Forest and for some time he occupied the position of president of the P. and C. organisations. Besides being a committee man of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Agricultural Society for many years he was also President of the organisation in 1938. As secretary of the P.P.A. for some years he worked hard for the betterment of farming conditions and he was always ready to assist later settlers with information and advice on local conditions. Despite his arduous pioneering labours and the time given to district activity he raised a large family and to his wife and children we extend our heartfelt sympathy in their very great loss. His kindly disposition and happy nature endeared him to all he came in contact with and made him a very welcome member of any group. His passing leaves a gap in the memory of his many friends which cannot adequately be filled. The funeral took place in the Catholic portion of the Three Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Father B. Gallagher officiating at the graveside. A large gathering of relatives and friends attended and a profusion of floral tributes was laid on the grave."
Mrs "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah GREENWOOD
Wife of George Netherwood GREENWOOD; see "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD
"Guy" Michael Guy GREENWOOD
Born 7 May 1881 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [14] [20]
Son of Harry GREENWOOD and "Minnie" Merrinah MERRALL [20] [21]
He appears to have grown up in Hornsey, Middlesex, England where his father worked as a Solicitor and Barrister [20]
In 1891 was living with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest, Arthur, George, Minnie and Irene at 70 Southwood Lane in Hornsey [20]
Educated at Leys School and Cambridge University in Cambridge, England and then at Heidelberge University in Germany [P280]
For a period he worked in Bradford, Yorkshire, England for uncle William SMALE to learn about the woollen industry [P280]
In early 1901 himself and his brother George were boarding in Bradford, Yorkshire and both working as a Wool Trade Clerks [20]
Departed London, England with his brother George on Orizba and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 29 November 1901 [70]
Farmer of Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1903-1922 in partnership with Guy as "Greenwood Bros" [P141] [6]
They purchased a German made Rumbly traction tractor - the first to be used for cropping purposes in Western Australia [P280]
The First World War spelled the final days for the Rumbly when no spare parts were available and repairs could not be done [P280]
Married "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks RYOTT in Northam in 1912 [66]
Following his marriage built a house up a hillside on Brooklands, while George and his wife lived in another house on the farm [P280]
In 1914 himself and George were farmers at Southern Brook in Northam and were trading under the name of "Greenwood Bros" [6]
Their Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook comprised of Locations 2236, 2814, 2952, 21507 and 21519 [P280]
On 27 August 1921 purchased from the Midland Railway Company 991 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 991 acres was Lot M1302 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £991, which he paid by instalments over 19 years [27]
He purchased the 991 acres with money lent from Mabel and Nellie GREENWOOD, daughters of William H. GREENWOOD [P280]
On the same day his brother George purchased the adjacent 1,000 acres (Lot M1303 of Victoria Location 2023) [27]
In 1922 he and his brother George left Northam and shifted to their future farms in Waddy Forest, north east of Coorow [5: 20-Nov-1942]
Farmer of Manell Farm in Waddy Forest 1922-1942 [5: 20-Nov-1942]
He named his farm in Waddy Forest Manell after Mabel and Nellie GREENWOOD who had assisted him purchase it [P280]
Mabel GREENWOOD and Nellie Ida GREENWOOD were his spinster second cousins and was resided in England [P141]
Later extended his farm by 40 acres with the purchase of Victoria Location 879 [3]
On 29 December 1926 extended the farm by another 930 acres with the purchase of Lot M1700 of Victoria Location 2023 [27]
Lot M1700 was purchased from the Midland Railway Company and came at a cost of £558, payable by instalments [27]
The Midland Railway Company rescinded the purchase on M1700 on 17 February 1936 and re-sold it to A. Hamlet JONES [27]
Advertised in October 1922 that he wanted 100 acres of green gimlet and salmon forest cleared for £1/5/- per acre [9: 13-Oct-1922]
In October 1929 purchased a Chev six truck from Carnamah agent L. Scott WYLIE [4: 19-Oct-1929] [P141]
His sister Amy M. GREENWOOD arrived in Waddy Forest to spend a holiday with him on Thursday 18 January 1934 [5: 26-Jan-1934]
Amy had departed London, England on the steamship Mongolia and arrived on 2 January 1934 in Fremantle, Western Australia [63]
In July 1934 purchased a Lyric wireless set (radio) [5: 3-Aug-1934]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club in 1935 [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1935 and 1936 [5: 3-May-1935, 13-Mar-1936]
Member of the Waddy Forest Group of the Adult Education Scheme - hosted some of their meetings in 1935 [5: 12-Jul-1935]
Attended the funeral of Carnamah agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of his sister Irene and Malcolm L. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
After a sultry day on Wednesday 17 February 1937 a very heavy hail storm fell at his farmhouse at about midnight [5]
The hail storm went on for ten to fifteen minutes and was so heavy that it could be heard five miles away [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Attended his niece Mary E. GREENWOOD and Albert E. MILES' wedding breakfast in Coorow on 18 August 1937 [5: 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]
Resided and farmed in Waddy Forest until his sudden death from an asthma attack in 1942 [P141]
Father of Millicent [14]
Died 15 November 1942 in Waddy Forest; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row C, Plot 9) [1] [0: image 04183]
His funeral, which was undertaken by Henry Parkin & Son of Carnamah, cost £34/8/6 including Minister and cemetery fees [53]
In April 1948 his 1,031 acre Manell Farm in Waddy Forest was sold to his nephew Harry Christian GREENWOOD [3]
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 20 November 1942:
"Obituary - Late Mr. Guy Greenwood. The death occurred suddenly at his home in Waddy Forest on Sunday November 15, of Michael Guy Greenwood, a highly respected resident of the Waddy Forest and Coorow districts. The late Mr. Greenwood had not enjoyed the best of health, but his death came as a great shock to his relatives and friends. The late Mr. Greenwood, who had a quiet but kindly disposition was one of the earliest settlers in the Waddy Forest district. He came to the district with his brother in 1922 and took up farming at his late residence "Manell Farm," Waddy Forest. Previous to that they both came from England in 1902 and took up farming in the Northam district, which they carried on before coming to Waddy Forest. The deceased gentleman leaves a widow, one daughter, two brothers and three sisters, who are the chief mourners. The funeral took place in the Anglican portion of the Winchester cemetery on Monday, November 16, and was one of the largest funerals ever attended. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. R. G. Pym."
Harry Christian GREENWOOD
Born 18 June 1911 in Southern Brook, Western Australia [22]
Son of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with his parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Educated at the Southern Brook State School, Waddy Forest State School and at Saint Ildephonsus College in New Norcia [P141]
Boarding Student at Saint Ildephonsus College in New Norcia for two years beginning on 20 July 1926 [187]
After completing his schooling he worked on his father's Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest and also did local contract farming [P141]
Member of the Coorow Football Club 1928-1938 [5: 11-Aug-1933, 27-Apr-1934, 24-May-1935] [187]
He was the "Fairest & Best" player of the Coorow Football Club in 1934, for which he received a Cup [5: 7-Jun-1935] [187]
Received the Cup for being "Fairest & Best" at the Coorow Football Club's Annual Ball on Saturday 1 June 1935 [5: 7-Jun-1935]
Committee Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 10-Apr-1936, 16-Apr-1937]
Member of the Waddy Forest Cricket Club in 1930-31 [4: 6-Dec-1930]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club from 1933-34 to 1936-37 [5: 23-Feb-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Attended the Parkinson Tennis Club's Dance held on Saturday 14 April 1934 at the Carnamah Hall [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Roman Catholic Church's Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 26 May 1934 [5: 1-Jun-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 20 October 1934 [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1934-35 and 1936-37 [5: 14-Dec-1934, 13-Nov-1936]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth by car for an extended holiday on Friday 10 January 1936 [5: 17-Jan-1936]
After spending a month long holiday in Perth and at the beach he returned to Waddy Forest on Monday 10 February 1936 [5: 14-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]
Member of the Waddy Forest Hall Committee - was Secretary in 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-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]
Returned to Waddy Forest on 4 March 1937 after spending a holiday at Tincurrin, about 60 kilometres east of Narrogin [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 11 April 1937 [5: 16-Apr-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Received the Men's Handicap Singles trophy at the Waddy Forest Tennis Club's Presentation Dance in June 1937 [5: 18-Jun-1937]
Best man at the wedding of Albert E. MILES and his sister Mary E. GREENWOOD in Carnamah on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
To his dissatisfaction he was man-powered to the land during the war and was unable to enlist in the Australian Army [P141]
Private W72065 in Coorow's local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Leased and in April 1948 purchased Manell Farm in Waddy Forest from his widowed aunt Mrs E. Maude W. GREENWOOD [3]
The farm was 1,031 acres and consisted of Victoria Location 879 (40 acres) and Lot M1302 of Victoria Location 2023 (991 acres) [3]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Coorow farmer George HUTCHCRAFT at the Winchester Cemetery on 28 January 1949 [5: 3-Feb-1949]
In 1950 he had a brick and tile house built at Manell on the site of the farm's original homestead [P141]
The new house was built by local builder E. Clive HUNTER, who built numerous houses in Coorow and Waddy Forest [P320]
Following the death of his father in 1950 he ran Maryland Farm and following his mother's death in 1968 he inherited the farm [P141]
Farmer of Manell and Maryland Farms in Waddy Forest [P141]
In 1982 he sold Manell Farm to Edgar W. FOWLER and sold Maryland Farm to his cousin's sons Donald and Arthur PATTON [P141]
Left Waddy Forest in 1982 and shifted to Watermans Bay in the Perth suburb of Waterman [P141]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Waterman until his death in 1990 [2]
Died 29 July 1990; buried Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Acacia Court, 4406) [2]
Irene Sibyl GREENWOOD
Born 1887 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [20] [21]
Daughter of Harry GREENWOOD and "Minnie" Merrinah MERRALL [20] [21]
She appears to have grown up in Hornsey, Middlesex, England where his father worked as a Solicitor and Barrister [20]
In 1891 was living with his parents and siblings Amy, Ernest, Arthur, George, Guy and Minnie at 70 Southwood Lane in Hornsey [20]
Later resided with her parents and siblings Amy and Ernest at The Grove in Hornsey, Middlesex, England [20]
Around 1905 she sailed to Western Australia to keep house for brothers George and Guy [P141]
Resided with her brothers George and Guy on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam [P141]
Herself and Guy travelled to England around 1909, and then returned to Southern Brook in 1910 [P141]
Married Malcolm Lake PATTON in 1911 [66]
Resided with her husband and later children on his farm at Southern Brook in the Northam district [P141]
Purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,050 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest on 30 September 1921 [27]
The 1,050 acres was Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1050/12/- (20/- per acre), payable by instalments [27]
Seven months earlier her husband had purchased 3,707 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
In 1922 they shifted to the land her husband had purchased the previous year [P141]
Resided with her husband and children on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
In 1927 sold her 1,050 acre Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 to Charles H. GRONOW of Waddy Forest [39: 8-Nov-1927]
Travelled to Perth for a holiday on Monday 10 June 1935, and returned to Waddy Forest on 24 August 1935 [5: 14-Jun-1935, 30-Aug-1935]
During mid October 1935 she travelled from Waddy Forest to the Perth metropolis [5: 18-Oct-1935]
Accompanied by her sons Roy and Norman travelled form Waddy to Perth for a holiday on Thursday 30 January 1936 [5: 7-Feb-1936]
After their holiday in Perth they returned to their home at Waddy Forest on Saturday 22 February 1936 [5: 28-Feb-1936]
Herself and her husband celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home on Wednesday night 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
The toast to the health of the bride and bridegroom of 25 years ago was proposed by her brother George N. GREENWOOD [5]
Among those at their celebration were George & Dolly GREENWOOD, Guy & Maude GREENWOOD, Miss Ivy BINGHAM, [5]
John & Eliza LAMPARD, William & Christina MITCHELL, Fred & Sarah BINGHAM, her nephew Harry GREENWOOD; [5]
her nieces Mary, Anne and Dorothy GREENWOOD; Master Vivian FOWLER; and her sons Roy and Norman PATTON [5]
Returned to Waddy Forest on Saturday 9 May 1936 after spending a short holiday in Perth [5: 15-May-1936]
Accompanied by her son Roy she travelled to Perth to receive medical attention on Thursday 25 June 1936 [5: 3-Jul-1936]
Attended the Inaugural Sale of the North Midlands Stud Stockbreeders Association in Carnamah on 18 September 1936 [5: 2-Oct-1936]
Purchased six Merino rams at 5 guineas from the Wongyarra Stud operated by Carnamah farmer William A. T. SARGENT [5]
When her children were older she shifted to Perth to enable her children to receive a better education [P141]
Herself and her son Norman arrived in Waddy on 10 May 1937 and returned to Perth on 20 May 1937 [5: 14 & 21-May-1937]
After spending a fortnight on the farm in Waddy Forest she returned to Perth on Tuesday 29 June 1937 [5: 2-Jul-1937]
Accompanied by her son Norman arrived in Waddy Forest on Monday 30 August 1937 [5: 3-Sep-1937]
Sold 131 wethers (47 at 24/10, 84 at 21/1) through Elder Smith & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 14 July 1937 [5: 16-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]
Following the death of her husband in 1942 she was the owner of his 3,707 acre farm in Waddy Forest [2] [3]
The farm's 3,707 acres consisted of M1284, M1291 and M1292 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
In 1960 transferred Lot M1284 (1,999 acres) to her son Norman, and Lots M1291 and M1292 (1,708 acres) to her son Roy [3]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of West Leederville [2]
Mother of Mary, Joyce, Roy and Norman [P141]
Died 13 June 1975; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 8, 7) [2]
Mary Esther GREENWOOD
Born 14 October 1913 in Southern Brook, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam and attended the Southern Brook State School [P141]
In 1922 shifted with her parents and siblings from Southern Brook to prospective farmland in Waddy Forest [P141]
Resided with her parents on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest 1922-1937 [P141]
Did schooling by correspondence, at the Waddy Forest State School and then at the Dominican Ladies Convent in Dongara [P280]
Exhibited in the Confectionary and Fancy Work sections of the first Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1932 [5]
Received 2nd for Wheaten Scones and 1st for a Maid's Dress, both made by a girl under 20 years of age [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Won a 2nd prize for Geraniums in the Flower section of the second Coorow-Waddy Annual Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Also exhibited in the Poultry section and won 1st prizes for male White Turkey and female Bronzewing Turkey [5]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club in 1933-34 [5: 16-Mar-1934]
Attended the Roman Catholic Church's Ball in Carnamah on 26 May 1934 in a white marocain dress with pleated sleeves [5: 1-Jun-1934]
About 40 people attended her Coming of Age Party held at the family home on Maryland on Saturday 13 October 1934 [5: 19-Oct-1934]
Attended the Premiership Ball in Carnamah on 20 October 1934 in a black lace dress relieved with silver sequin cape [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 19-Oct-1934, 10-Jan-1936, 4-Dec-1936]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Attended the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 29 February 1936 wearing old black lace [5: 6-Mar-1936]
Attended the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Malcolm L. and Irene S. PATTON in Waddy Forest on 1 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in vieux rose taffeta [5: 18-Sep-1936]
In mid October 1936 she was reported to be progressing favourably after medical attention in Perth [5: 16-Oct-1936]
After a short visit to Perth herself and her sister Marj returned to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 5 May 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended the Coronation Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Wednesday evening 12 May 1937 dressed in pink taffeta [5: 14-May-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 tendered a Surprise Linen Tea Party at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on Thursday afternoon 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Among those at the party were Fred & Lilian S. BINGHAM; John & Eliza M. P. LAMPARD; James & Kate L. UNDERWOOD; [5]
Mesdames (Mrs) Clarice L. RUDDUCK, Mary A. RUDDUCK, Norma C. JONES, Faith R. FOLLAND, Mary L. GRONOW [5]
Susanna K. FOLLAND, Alma D. MORCOMBE, Stella A. MORCOMBE, Christina L. MITCHELL, Margaret O. ROBERTS, [5]
Phoebe E. HUNT, Alice E. MORCOMBE, Margaret O. ROBERTS, Wylie M. HOGBIN Margaret BOTHE; and Misses (Miss) [5]
Adeline B. FOWLER, Dulcie J. FOWLER, Eileen G. MORCOMBE, "Nance" Annie M. FOLLAND and Ivy L. BINGHAM [5]
Herself and her husband-to-be were tendered a Kitchen Tea Evening at the Waddy Forest Hall on Saturday 31 July 1937 [5: 6-Aug-1937]
The evening included dancing, presentations, the singing of "For They are Jolly Good Fellows" and concluded with supper [5]
Received a bouquet of clothes pegs, blue bags and pot cleaners, relieved with pepper leaves and fern, and tried with a dishcloth [5]
They received a collection of kitchen utensils that'd been purchased by Adeline B. FOWLER with locally collected donations [5]
The donations had been collected by the Misses FOWLER - Adeline B. FOWLER, Elsie M. FOWLER and Dulcie J. FOWLER [5]
They also received an oxidised finished rose bowl from the Waddy Forest Tennis Club [5]
Resided with her parents and helped her mother on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest until her marriage in 1937 [P141]
Married "Bert" Albert Edward MILES on Wednesday 18 August 1937 at Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Carnamah [5]
Her friends decorated the Church with flowers and an arch of ivy leaves and tree lucerne with a silver bell from its centre [5]
She was gowned in white satin with shirring on shoulders, peter pan collar and her skirt forming a train [5]
Her embroidered veil of parchment tulle was arranged with a coronet of orange blossoms, and she wore white fabric shoes [5]
Her bridesmaids were her sisters Anne and Marj, the best man was her brother Harry and the groomsman was Bert's brother [5]
Carried a sheath of arum lilies and orange blossoms and her bridesmaids carried bouquets of pink roses and chrysanthemums [5]
After the ceremony they held their wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel followed by a reception at the Coorow Hall [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Upon their departure she was wearing "a navy costume, with a smart eyebrow hat and squirrel choker with accessories en suite" [5]
Following their honeymoon herself and her husband returned to Waddy Forest on Saturday 28 August 1937 [5: 3-Sep-1937]
Resided with her husband on his and his brother Frank's farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Member of Coorow's Tennis, Golf and Bowling Clubs [P141]
Also a member of Coorow's branches of the Country Women's Association and Red Cross Society [P141]
On retirement herself and her husband shifted to a house at 13 Coatelean Drive in the Perth suburb of Osborne Park [P141]
She remained in Osborne Park following the death of her husband but later shifted to Mandurah [P141]
In Mandurah she initially resided in a granny flat adjoining her daughter's house and then at a nursing home [P141]
Mother of Kenneth and Lynette [P186]
Died 5 September 1997; buried Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Acacia Court, Plot 2629) [2]
"Marj" Merrinah Marjory Maude GREENWOOD
Born 2 November 1917 in Southern Brook, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of George Netherwood GREENWOOD and "Dolly" Mary Florence Sarah BEARD [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook until 1922 and then on Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest [P141]
Student at the Waddy Forest State School and then as a boarder at the Dominican Ladies Convent in Dongara [P280]
Received 2nd prizes for Needlework and the Best Worked Apron in the Educational section of Coorow Show in 1932 [5: 16-Sep-1932]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club in 1933-34 [5: 16-Mar-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball on Saturday 20 October 1934 in a dress of blue marocain [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 19-Oct-1934, 8-Nov-1935, 23-Oct-1936]
Herself and her sister Mary spent a fortnight long holiday in the seaside Perth suburb of Cottesloe in early February 1935 [5: 8-Feb-1935]
Wore green silk lace relieved with spray of flowers to the Carnamah Agricultural Show Ball on 12 September 1935 [5: 20-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 the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 29 February 1936, wearing green lace over satin [5: 6-Mar-1936]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 10 September 1936 dressed in red matelasse [5: 18-Sep-1936]
After a short visit to Perth herself and her sister Mary returned to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 5 May 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Attended the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Guy & Maude GREENWOOD at Manell Farm in Waddy on 1 June 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Attended the Surprise Linen Tea Afternoon for her sister Mary at Maryland Farm in Waddy Forest on 22 July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
Bridesmaid at the wedding of her sister Mary to Albert E. MILES at Saint Andrew's Church in Carnamah on 18 August 1937 [5]
Wore a frock of hyacinth blue taffeta designed on Elizabethan lines with blue picture hats trimmed with rose buds [5]
After the ceremony she was among those who attended the Wedding Breakfast at the Coorow Hotel [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Married James Patrick HOPKINS on 21 July 1942 at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Perth [P141]
Later resided at Saint Andrew's Nursing Home in the Perth suburb of Balcatta [P141]
Mother of Jillian, James, Joan and Alan [P186]
Died 20 November 2000; buried Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Acacia Court, Plot 4602) [2]
"Millie" Millicent Minnie Bruce GREENWOOD
Born 1913 in Northam, Western Australia [P141]
Daughter of "Guy" Michael Guy GREENWOOD and "Maude" Edith Maude Wilcocks RYOTT [P141]
Resided with her parents on Brooklands Farm in Southern Brook near Northam 1913-1922 [P141]
Student at the Southern Brook State School [P141]
Resided with her parents on Manell Farm in Waddy Forest near Coorow 1922 onwards [P141]
Studied at Perth College in Beaufort Street, Perth where she became friends with Dorcas L. COLE (later FOWLER) [P120]
Left Coorow by train on Thursday 1 February 1934 to spend several weeks holiday in Cottesloe [5: 2-Feb-1934]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Attended the Roman Catholic Church's Ball in Carnamah on 26 May 1934 in a puff sleeved shrimp marocain dress [5: 1-Jun-1934]
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35 [5: 19-Oct-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball on 20 October 1934 in a shrimp pink crepe pepple dress [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Along with Elsie and Dulcie FOWLER spent a fortnight long holiday in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe in February 1935 [5: 8-Feb-1935]
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
At tennis on Sunday 2 February 1936 she received a small presentation from the Waddy Forest Tennis Club [5: 7-Feb-1936]
The presentation was due to her being a long time member of the Tennis Club and as she was about to leave the district [5: 7-Feb-1936]
Attended the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 29 February 1936, wearing red georgette [5: 6-Mar-1936]
Left Waddy Forest in February 1936 to take up duties on the nursing staff of the Perth Hospital in Perth [5: 7-Feb-1936]
After twelve months of training she arrived in Waddy Forest on 8 February 1937 to spend a holiday with her parents [5: 12-Feb-1937]
After spending a month with her parents at Waddy she returned to Perth accompanied by her mother on 8 March 1937 [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Married Stuart CARROLL in 1944 in Busselton WA [P141]
In 1986 she was living in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Mother of Judith and Guy [P141]
Died 29 April 1986; ashes dispersed at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Mrs GREGORY
Sang a song at the Welcome Home tendered to A.I.F. Private James FARLEY in Coorow on Thursday 10 July 1919 [10: 18-Jul-1919]
Donated a pig, cake and socks to be raffled at the Dance in aid of the Coorow Christmas Tree on 29 November 1919 [9: 5-Dec-1919]
Mrs Eva GREGORY
Wife of Thomas GREGORY; see Eva BARNSLEY
George GREGORY
Farmhand in Coorow in 1928 and 1929 [19]
Thomas GREGORY
Born 1884 in Shropshire, England [30]
Son of coalminer Richard GREGORY and Rebecca PRESTWOOD [20] [21]
In 1891 was living with his parents at Back Road in Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England [20]
Grocer's Assistant in Shropshire, England in 1901 [20]
In 1901 was living with his parents and siblings Hannah, Enoch and John at Jubilee Row in Wombridge, Shropshire, England [20]
Married Eva BARNSLEY in 1906 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [21]
General Grocer in the Perth suburb of Wattle Grove, Western Australia in 1916 [30]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 6 April 1916 [30: item 4711028]
Upon enlistment was noted as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 130 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair and a fresh complexion [30]
After brief training was appointed at Belmont on 17 October 1916 to the 10th Reinforcements of the 32nd Battalion [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. Port Melbourne on 28 October 1916 [18]
Disembarked in Devonport, England on 28 December 1916 and after more training proceeded to France on 26 September 1917 [30]
Private 3999 in the Australian Imperial Force's 43rd Battalion in France during the First World War [30]
Later promoted from Private to Lance Corporal, to Corporal, to Technical Sergeant, and then to Lance Sergeant [30]
Gassed in France on 26 May 1918 and after five days treatment away from the field he rejoined his battalion on 31 May 1918 [30]
Wounded in Action in France on 4 July 1918 and was evacuated to England for treatment to a gunshot wound to his thigh [30]
Embarked England on the Ulysses on 18 January 1919 and disembarked in Fremantle, Western Australia on 24 February 1919 [30]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 10 April 1919; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
Farmer in Coorow, Western Australia 1920-1927 [6] [19]
Purchased one of the Midland Railway Company's Ready Made Farms in Coorow on 21 January 1920 [34]
The farm was the 698 acre Lot M963 of Victoria Location 2023, which he purchased outright for £1256.8.0 [34]
Around the same time acquired the 40 acre Victoria Location 995, which had previously been owned by Edward M. BLYTHE [44]
Later extended his farm in Coorow to a total of 2,066 acres with two purchases of virgin land from the Midland Railway Company [27]
On 20 September 1921 purchased the 580 acre Lot M1357 of Victoria Location 2023 for £261.5.6 (9/- per acre) [27]
On 14 December 1926 purchased the 748 acre Lot M1232 of Victoria Location 2023 for £411.16.3 (11/- per acre) [27]
Both purchases of land were payable by instalments over 15 years, and he completed paying for them within the 15 years [27]
His 13 year old son has his left hand blown off by the explosion of a detonator in Coorow on 11 February 1922 [10: 17-Feb-1922]
Took his son to Three Springs for medical attention, where it was concluded the hand would probably have to be amputated [10]
Sold his 2,066 acre farm in Coorow to William J. LANGDON of Carnamah in October 1927 [9: 21-Oct-1927] [4: 10-Mar-1928]
Five months later William J. LANGDON sold the property to William G. LAMBERT and Aeneas CASEY [3] [4: 10-Mar-1928]
Thomas GREGORY Jnr
Farmer in Coorow in 1927 [19]
Grace Margaret Mary GRIFFITHS
Married Lloyd WILLIAMS in Perth in 1930 [66]
Resided with her husband in Coorow 1930-1934 [5: 30-Mar-1934] [19]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Monster Ball in Carnamah on 2 September 1933 in a lime floral taffeta dress [5: 8-Sep-1933]
Won 1st prizes for Cabbage and Lettuce in the Vegetable section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Jack Owen GRIMBLY
Born 17 May 1904 in Saint Peters, South Australia [55]
Son of Herbert GRIMBLEY and Amelia Maria Brodie STANFORD [55]
Prospector at Red Hill near Coolgardie in 1925 [50]
Storeman in Coorow 1929-1933 [19]
Shop Assistant in Meekatharra in 1936 [50]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Subiaco prior to enlisting in the Australian Army [16]
Enlisted in the Australian Army on Rottnest Island on 19 July 1942 [16]
Married Margaret Emily Mickle FAUL in Perth in 1942 [66]
Private WX30590 in the Australian Army's 7 HY Brigade during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 20 October 1944 [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe [2]
Died 18 March 1978; ashes scattered to the wind at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Ernest Burns GRIMM
Born 14 January 1883 in Kensington, South Australia [55]
Son of William Gottlieb GRIMM and Margaret NORRIS [55]
Saddler in Coorow, Western Australia 1932-1934 [5] [19]
Operated his saddlery business from premises belonging to Lloyd WILLIAMS in Commercial Street, Coorow [P339]
Member of Coorow's Maley Park Management Committee in 1933 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Paid a 10/- Vermin Bonus by the Carnamah District Road Board in January 1934 for helping to control vermin by killing a fox [300]
Founding Committee Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1934 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
Member of the Coorow Waddy Forest Progress Association in 1934 [5: 8-Jun-1934]
By early May 1935 he had left Coorow and was working as a Saddler and Harness-maker at 76 James Street, Perth [5: 3-May-1935]
Advertised his Perth based saddlery business in The North Midland Times newspaper [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Any items sent to him in Perth would be repaired and he would then send them back and absorb the cost of the return freight [5]
Later resided in Perth [2]
Died 15 June 1946; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, CA, 128A) [2]
Charles GROCOTT
Locomotive Fitter in Latham in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Charles Hyde GRONOW
Born 15 August 1907 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of George GRONOW and Mary Louisa HYDE [54]
Grandson of Charles HYDE, who was one of the first farmers and a pioneer of Dalwallinu, Western Australia [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Grew up on his father's farm in Eaglehawk, Victoria and was educated at a school in Raywood, Victoria [P310]
In February 1924 his brother Lionel purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,206 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest [27]
The 1,206 acres was Lot M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1,055/6/1, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
On 31 March 1924 his father purchased from the Midland Railway Company 1,377 acres of prospective farmland in Waddy Forest [27]
The 1,377 acres was Lot M1295 of Victoria Location 2023, cost £1,102 and was payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Along with his father, stepmother and brother Lionel left Victoria and shifted to Waddy Forest in Western Australia [P310]
Resided on and farmed Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest with his parents and brother [19]
The farm initially consisted of his father's 1,377 acre Lot M1295 and his brother Lionel's 1,206 acre Lot M1299 [27]
In 1927 the farm was extended by 1,050 acres when he purchased Lot M1296 from Mrs Irene PATTON [3] [27] [39: 8-Nov-1927]
The farm was then a total of 3,633 acres consisting of Lots M1295, M1296 and M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
In early February 1929 himself and his brother Lionel left Coorow for a holiday in South Australia [4: 9-Feb-1929]
Attended the Surprise Party tendered to John and Eliza LAMPARD at their home in Waddy Forest on 24 May 1930 [4: 31-May-1930]
Himself and Kenneth E. JONES won the Ping Pong Tournament that was conducted at LAMPARD's Surprise Party [4]
By 1932 they had extended the farm with an adjoining 1050 acres in his name - Lot M1296 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
Vestry Member for Waddy Forest and Ruri-Decanal Representative of the Carnamah-Coorow Anglican Church in 1933 [5: 2-Jun-1933]
Married Lydia CLINCH on Tuesday 13 March 1934 at Saint James Church in Moora [5: 23-Feb-1934, 30-Mar-1934]
His best man was his brother Lionel R. GRONOW while the bridesmaid was Lydia's sister Miss Muriel CLINCH [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Spoke on behalf of the Waddy parishioners at the welcome to Rev. Alfred J. TOOMEY in Carnamah on 29 August 1934 [5: 31-Aug-1934]
Represented Waddy Forest at meetings in Carnamah of the amalgamated Coorow-Three Springs Anglican Parish in 1934 [5: 16-Nov-1934]
Vestry Committee Member of the South Section of the Coorow-Three Springs Anglican Parish in 1935 [5: 17-May-1935]
Attended the Coorow Golf Club's Opening Day for the 1936 season in Coorow on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Financial Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 [150]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Exhibited in the Sheep Dog and Vegetable sections of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 3 September 1936 [5: 4 & 11-Sep-1936]
Won 2nd prize for Border Collie dog or bitch, and in the Vegetable section received 1st prizes for Cauliflower, Carrots and Peas [5]
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Won 2nd prize for Border Collie dog or bitch in the Sheep Dog section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Lance Corporal in the local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Steward of the Educational section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Tenth Annual Show in 1947 [150]
Purchased his brother Lionel's 1,206 acre Lot M1299 in Waddy Forest during the 1940-41 financial year [3] [P310]
He later bought out his father's share in the farm by purchasing his 1,377 acre Lot M1295 [3] [P310]
Farmer of Grovalley Farm in Waddy Forest [P310]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society 1946-1948 [150]
Served on the Carnamah District Road Board representing the Coorow Ward 1949-1958 [7: page 112]
Employed the services of Coorow builder E. Clive HUNTER to extend his farmhouse in Waddy Forest [P320]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1952 [13]
Shifted to Bindoon in 1975, and on 1 March 1977 sold his farm in Waddy Forest to F. Keith & Janice L. MORCOMBE [P310]
Resided in Bindoon until his death in 1979 [2]
Father of Eleanor, Margaret, Rosalie and Wendy [P310]
Died 28 November 1979; ashes scatted on Grovalley Farm, Waddy Forest WA [P310]
George GRONOW
Born 1874 in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [54]
Son of John GRONOW and Eliza WRIGHT [54]
Grew up in the Tandara district of Victoria, Australia [P310]
Married (1) Mary Anna HOCKING in 1899 in Victoria, Australia [54]
His first wife died in 1903 in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [P310]
Married (2) Mary Louisa HYDE on 5 September 1906 at Saint Mary's Church in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [P310]
Wheat & Sheep Farmer in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia [P310]
Travelled to Western Australia to look at land the Midland Railway Company had for sale [P310]
Along with his wife and two sons left Victoria to take up land at Waddy Forest in Western Australia [P310]
On 31 March 1924 purchased 1,377 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 1,377 acres was Lot M1295 of Victoria Location 2023 and cost £1,102, payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Farmer of Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest [19]
The farm consisted of his 1,377 acre Lot M1295 and his son Lionel's 1,206 acre Lot M1299 [27]
In 1927 the farm was extended by a further 1,050 acres with Lot M1296 in his son Charles' name [3] [27] [39: 8-Nov-1927]
The farm was then a total of 3,633 acres consisting of Lots M1295, M1296 and M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
They harvested their first crop on their farm in Waddy Forest in 1925 [120: 20-Dec-1928]
Their second crop on the farm, in 1926, totalled 700 acres [81: 24-Oct-1926]
In 1927 one of the crops on his "particularly fine property" in Waddy reaped 30 bushels to the acre [39: 8-Nov-1927]
"G. Gronow & Sons" grew 1,300 acres of wheat in 1928, and 2,500 acres in 1930 [4: 31-May-1930] [120: 20-Dec-1928]
They grew Nabawa, Gluyas Early, and Merredin varieties of wheat, and in 1927 had received an average yield of 21 bushels [120]
Member of the Coorow & Waddy Forest District Progress Association - was Secretary in 1926 [81: 24-Oct-1926]
A Macedonian named Secoulos working on his farm was seriously injured on Wednesday evening 16 October 1929 [4: 19-Oct-1929]
Secoulos was driving a team of horses from a wagon when he overbalanced, fell off, and was run over by the wagon's wheels [4]
He sent for doctor Mario A. MAYRHOFER who rushed to his farm and conveyed Secoulos to the hospital in Three Springs [4]
Secoulos, whose condition was "serious" was operated on in Three Springs where it was discovered he had a fractured pelvis [4]
Founding Member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 21 March 1930 [96]
In 1932 they owned a Buick car, International truck and Chevrolet truck with license plates CA-44, CA-98 and CA-292 [4: 12-Nov-1932]
In January 1933 was getting sheep out of some scrub after they stampeded away from a fire when a stick hit his eye [5: 27-Jan-1933]
He was subsequently conveyed to Carnamah where he received treatment for his eye from Dr C. P. ROSENTHAL [5: 27-Jan-1933]
In July 1933 obtained the best price of 21/7 for new season lambs at the Market in Midland Junction [4: 29-Jul-1933]
"Gronow & Sons" sold a pedigree Border Collie dog they'd bred to Mrs Janet M. CLINCH of Turipa Farm, Coorow [5: 27-Nov-1936]
Wrote a letter to the Carnamah District Road Board in January 1935 pointing out the need for a local morgue [5: 18-Jan-1935]
In March 1935 "Gronow & Sons" wrote a letter to the Road Board requesting a road adjoining their farm be repaired [5: 15-Mar-1935]
"Gronow & Sons" sold 40 lambs at 21/7 per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 20 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
After a number of weeks absence he returned to his home on Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest on Saturday 20 June 1936 [5: 26-Jun-1936]
"Gronow & Sons" sold three suckers at 27/1 and 67 ewes at 20/- per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd on 8 July 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Financial Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 [150]
After spending a week in Perth he returned to his Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest on Monday night 18 January 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Sold 84 suckers at 20/- and 4 hoggets as 12/10 through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 16 September 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
"Gronow & Sons" sold 39 wethers at 34/10 per head through Dalgety & Co Ltd at the Midland Market on 7 July 1937 [5: 9-Jul-1937]
His wife Mary passed away at the age of 64 years on 11 August 1945 and was buried at the Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah [1]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Como [2]
Father of Lionel Rupert, Mildred Margaret and Charles Hyde [54]
Died 1 September 1962; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Lionel Rupert GRONOW
Born 13 June 1899 in Raywood, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of George GRONOW and Mary Anna HOCKING [54]
Grew up on his father's farm in Eaglehawk, Victoria and was educated at a school in Raywood, Victoria [P310]
Along with his father, stepmother and brother Charles left Victoria and shifted to Waddy Forest in Western Australia [P310]
On 29 February 1924 purchased 1206 acres of virgin land in Waddy Forest from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 1206 acres was Lot M1299 of Victoria 2023 and cost £1055/6/1 (17/6 per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Farmer of Ingleneuk Farm in Waddy Forest [19]
The farm initially consisted of his 1,206 acre Lot M1299 and his father's 1,377 acre Lot M1295 [27]
In 1927 the farm was extended by a further 1,050 acres with Lot M1296 in his brother Charles' name [3] [27] [39: 8-Nov-1927]
The farm was then a total of 3,633 acres consisting of Lots M1295, M1296 and M1299 of Victoria Location 2023 [3]
In early February 1929 himself and his brother Charles left Coorow for a holiday in South Australia [4: 9-Feb-1929]
Founding Member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 21 March 1930 [96]
Best man at the wedding of his brother Charles Hyde GRONOW and Lydia CLINCH in Moora on 13 March 1934 [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Vestry Committee Member of the South Section of the Coorow-Three Springs Anglican Parish in 1935 [5: 17-May-1935]
Returned to Waddy Forest from Perth with a new Pontiac car in mid September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
While repairing a windmill at their farm in Waddy Forest he received a severe hit to his elbow from the well windlass [5: 20-Dec-1935]
Following the injury to his elbow he was an inmate of the Dalwallinu District Hospital in Dalwallinu [5: 20-Dec-1935]
He was discharged from the Dalwallinu Hospital and returned home to Waddy Forest on Wednesday 1 January 1936 [5: 10-Jan-1936]
Himself and Coorow farmer Charles C. BOTHE comprised the Coorow Anglican Church Vestry in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Attended the dinner in Coorow tendered to the Archbishop of Perth Henry F. LE FANU on Sunday 20 September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1936 and 1937 [5: 13-Mar-1936] [150]
Organiser of a Bridge & Euchre Evening held in aid of the Anglican Church at the Waddy Forest Hall on 18 March 1937 [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Organised another bridge & Euchre Evening in aid of the Anglican Church, but at the Coorow Hotel on 20 May 1937 [5: 14-May-1937]
Member of the Combined North Midlands Anglican Church Vestry - was Secretary in 1937 [5: 4-Jun-1937]
Secretary of the Back to Childhood Ball held at the Coorow Hall on Saturday evening 14 August 1937 [5: 13-Aug-1937]
Sold his 1,206 acres in Waddy Forest to his brother Charles during the 1940-41 financial year [P310]
Married Muriel CLINCH in 1942 [66]
Farm Manager of a property in Koorda and then in about 1956 purchased the CLINCH family farm West End in Moora [P310]
Farmer & Grazier of West End Farm in Moora [19]
Died in the 1960s; buried Moora Cemetery, Moora WA [P310]
Mrs Lydia GRONOW
Wife of Charles Hyde GRONOW; see Lydia CLINCH
Mrs Mary Louisa GRONOW
Wife of George GRONOW; see Mary Louisa HYDE
Rev. Ernest William GROSER
Anglican Minister based in Mingenew 1913-1916 [6] [50] [215]
Following his first visit to Coorow in May 1913 he wrote to the Education Department about there being no school in the district [215]
He suggested that part-time schools be opened in private buildings at Coorow and Turipa with one teacher to work them both [215]
After initial correspondence with himself and then some of the settlers his suggestion came to fruition in December 1913 [215]
The closed Coorow State School was reopened on 3 December 1913 and the Turipa State School opened on 8 December 1913 [215]
Married Amy Margaret HAMERSLEY in 1922 [66]
Died 1942 [15]
William James GROVES
Fettler in Latham in 1921 and 1922 [50]
Theodore Thomas GRUBNAN
Fettler in Moora in 1913 and 1914 [50]
Horse-shoer in Coorow in 1914 [30: item 4391169]
Fettler in Three Springs 1915-1919 [50]
Surname also spelt GRUBNAV [50]
Reginald Ireland GUISE
Born C.1921 [2]
Resided of late in Coorow [2]
Died 16 January 1978; cremated Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
Rev. Frederick William GUNNING
Born 1885 in Bermondsey, London, England [20] [21]
Son of carman Henry GUNNING and Jane CARTER [20] [21]
He was baptised by Curate J. W. LEWIS at the Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Bermondsey on 1 November 1885 [268]
Resided with his parents and siblings at 32 Mellicks Place in Bermondsey, London, England 1885-1901 [20] [268]
He was one of eight children with elder siblings Henry, David, Jane and Mercy, and younger siblings Alice, Charlotte and George [20]
Departed Plymouth, England on the steamship Orontes on 18 May 1907 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Anglican Rector based in Moora, Western Australia 1909-1935 [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Married Lucy May COOK in 1912 [66]
Purchased Lots 132, 133, 193 and 194 of Melbourne Location 908 in the Moora townsite from the Midland Railway Company [27]
Purchased the half-acre Lot 133 for £17/10/- on 20 February 1914, and the quarter-acre Lot 132 for £15 on 28 October 1915 [27]
Paid for the lots by six monthly instalments, and purchased the half-acre Lots 193 and 194 for £27/10/- cash on 20 August 1914 [27]
On Thursday 2 February 1932 gave an enjoyable lecture at the Coorow Hall on Dickins' characters [5: 10-Feb-1933]
After 26 years in Moora he left in mid 1935 to take control of the Mount Hawthorn Parish in Perth [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Approximately 400 people attended his farewell from Moora, which was held at the Moora Hall on Friday 27 June 1935 [5: 19-Jul-1935]
Officiated at the wedding of Alice M. PETHICK and Harold T. SEYMOUR in Carnamah on 8 July 1937 [5: 9-Jul-1937]
Officiated at the funeral of Mrs Grace E. GLOSTER of Moora at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 13 July 1937 [39: 14-Jul-1937]
Officiated at the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. COX at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth on 4 November 1937 [5: 12-Nov-1937]
Officiated at the funeral of Robert PALFREYMAN of Carnamah at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 11 August 1938 [5: 20-Aug-1938]
Officiated at the funeral of Percy C. MACPHERSON formerly of Carnamah at the Swan Cemetery in Perth in October 1940 [246]
In 1942 he was reported to have been an old friend of the BOTHE family of Coorow [5: 23-Oct-1942]
Officiated at the funeral of Mrs Eliza Wilhelmina BOTHE of Coorow at the Winchester Cemetery on 20 August 1942 [1]
Officiated at the funeral of Heinrich W. BOTHE of Coorow at the Winchester Cemetery on 19 October 1942 [5: 23-Oct-1942]
Officiated at the funeral of Coorow farmer Baxter D. BOTHE at the Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah on 23 February 1950 [1]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Subiaco [2]
Died 31 May 1964; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZC, 217A) [2]
From The Western Mail newspaper, Thursday 25 April 1935:
Moora - A Progress Centre - Moora Personalities
"The Rev. F. W. Gunning is one of the most well-known personalities along the Midland [Railway] Line. He has probably travelled through the districts adjacent to Moora, more than any other individual. Coming to Moora in 1909 his parish extended 10,000 square miles. With horse and sulky he averaged 5,000 miles a year. During the past six years his car has travelled 78,000 miles. He knows every old pioneer of the district and has the history of scores of individuals on the tip of his fingers and ready for transmission to the typewriter at any moment. In his study at the Rectory there are photographs of many old-timers, and records of the district's life. Throughout his long association with the district Mr. Gunning has endeared himself to all sections of the community and he has done much to further the interests of the Moora township by giving his services to any movement for the betterment of conditions. He is enthusiastic in his experiences of the Oxford Group Movement."
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 19 July 1935:
"Rev. F. W. Gunning Leaves Moora - 26 Years Residence - The affection and respect of the Moora and Midland residents for the Rev. F. W. Gunning was emphasised on Friday, June 28, when 400 people met in the Moora Town Hall to bid farewell to Rev. and Mrs. Gunning. During the past few weeks the Rev. Gunning has been farewelled at every centre in the Midlands, but it is doubtful if there has been such a representative gathering as on the occasion of the evening at Moora. Extensive preparations were made for the evening and they were fully justified as the gathering indicates. A number of citizens spoke of the loss that would be sustained by Mr. Gunning's departure amongst whom were the Chairman of the Moora Road Board (Mr. E. H. B. Lefroy), Rev. Father Isidore (Roman Catholic Church), Rev. Limb (Methodist Church), Messrs. A. B. Gloster, H. D. Broad, A. McKinley and H. Carr, all of whom made sincere and eulogistic remarks concerning the sterling qualities of the guest as a resident and a Man of God. The Rev. Mr. Gunning leaves Moora to take over the work of the Mt. Hawthorn parish."
Mrs "Nellie" Ellen GUPPY
Widow of George Edward GUPPY; see "Nellie" Ellen HEALY
Gordon Caleb GURR
Born 22 December 1881 in Hyde Park, South Australia [55]
Son of Caleb George GURR and Emily Ann LEWIS [55]
Married Linda Helen HOGG on 19 January 1910 at Saint Michael's Church in Mitcham, South Australia [55]
Their first three children were born in 1911, 1913 and 1915 at Mitcham and North Adelaide in South Australia [55]
Farm Manager in Nugadong, East Gunyidi in Western Australia 1914-1916 [19] [50]
Their final four children were born in 1918, 1920, 1922 and 1925 in Loxton, Unley Park and Prospect in South Australia [55]
Father of Helen, David, Margaret, Eustace, Gwenda, Natalie and Alesa [55]
Mrs Linda Helen GURR
Wife of Gordon Caleb GURR; see Linda Helen HOGG
HHH
Ella Amelia HALLAM
Born 13 May 1875 in Tasmania, Australia [15]
Daughter of William Henry HALLAM and Eliza Rosetta WHEATLEY [15]
Married Charles MATTHEWS [15] on 13 March 1901 in Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia [P178]
In September 1911 was living in Coorow and may have moved to Carnamah with her husband later that year [7: page 85]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of West Midland [2]
Mother of Majorie Irene and Charles [7: page 58]
Died 29 September 1950; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, HA, 355) [2]
Thomas HAMER
Cook on Waddy Waddy Farm in Coorow 1916-1923 [19]
Lily Rosina Maud HAMES
Born 1899 in Fremantle, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Benjamin Percival HAMES and Bertha Alice Lydia WELSH [15]
Married Jack McDonald GRANT in Perth in 1926 [66]
Resided in Coorow 1926-1929, where her husband worked as a Farmhand [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Highgate [2]
Died 26 December 1974; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, YC, 414) [2]
Hilda Winifred HAMILTON
Born 1 November 1900 in Menzies, Western Australia [P85]
Daughter of John HAMILTON and Francis STONE [P85]
Her parents had shifted to Western Australia from Ferntree Gully in Victoria during the gold rush [P85]
Educated at a local school in Menzies before entering nursing training at the Home of Peace in Subiaco WA [P85]
Before the completion of her training she returned to Menzies and married Robert Judd WELLS on 1 September 1923 [P85]
Resided with her husband in Menzies and then Yealering where he was a baker [P85]
Around 1926 or 1927 shifted with her husband to Coorow where he established a bakery, butchery, tearooms and garage [P85]
She managed the tearooms and also served the petrol from the bowser they had out the front of their Commercial Street premises [P85]
In 1930 gave birth to her son Ronald at Dr Cecil P. ROSENTHAL's Private Hospital in Boojerabba Street, Carnamah [P85]
Her husband served on the Carnamah District Road Board representing the Coorow ward [7: page 111]
Along with her husband and children left Coorow in August 1935 and shifted to Youanmi WA [P85]
Resided with her husband and children in Youanmi for seven years and then in Permberton where her husband had a bakery [P85]
Later shifted with her family to Belmont where they built a house and bakery on the corner of Leake and Durban Streets [P85]
Resided in a house in Leake Street in Belmont until shifting into a retirement home in 1987 [P85]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Carlisle [2]
Mother of Lenore, Faye, Kenneth and Ronald [P85]
Died 8 November 1987; ashes scattered on the corner of Leake and Durban Streets in Belmont WA [P85]