Born 12 December 1901 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland [22] [28]
Son of engine driver and later gardener John MATHESON and "Maggie" Margaret CAMERON [28]
In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at 6 Caladonian Buildings in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [20]
He was one of ten children with siblings Marjory, John, Margaret, Angus, William, Mary, Kenneth, Robert and Alexander [20] [28]
In 1921 he was working as a Cattle Drover and living with his parents at 58 Castle Street in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [20]
Departed London, England on the steamship Benalla and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 19 April 1926 [63]
He appears to have resided in Carnamah, Western Australia from at least 1930 until 1938 [4: 9-Jul-1938] [88]
Member of the Inering Cricket Club in Carnamah in 1930-31 [4: 22-Nov-1930]
Farmhand for C. Richard BATTY on the Inering Estate in Carnamah in 1935 [88]
He went before the Carnamah Police Court on Friday 11 January 1936 [5: 17 & 24-Jan-1936]
On the ruling of the Carnamah Police Court he was imprisoned for nine days at the lock-up in Three Springs in January 1935 [88]
Sentenced to three months hard labour in Geraldton by the Resident Magistrate of Geraldton in Three Springs on 22 January 1936 [5]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1938 [4: 9-Jul-1938]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Donald McGregor Matheson' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 3 October 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/donald-mcgregor-matheson [reference list] |
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