Edward Roland LEE
Born 1911 [15]
Police Constable 1782 in the Western Australian Police Force [88]
Married Verna Claudina WILKERSON in Perth in 1936 [66]
Resided with his wife at 205 Lester Avenue in Geraldton [50]
Caught the Perth bound train from Geraldton to Perth on 1 August 1937 to escort a prisoner of unsound mind from Carnamah [88]
Arrived in Carnamah at 10 a.m. on Monday 6 November 1939 [88]
Relieving Police Constable in Carnamah while Constable William M. C. WHITE 1624 was on annual leave [88]
He took charge of the Carnamah Police Station at 5 p.m. on 6 November 1939 [88]
The following day he did general duties and also checked on the Carnamah Hotel and Billiard Saloon during the day and night [88]
On 8 November 1939 he visited Coorow, made general inquiries and checked on the Coorow Hotel [88]
Later that day he visited the arrival of the Perth to Geraldton train, which was also noted to be correct and without complaint [88]
At 11:45 p.m. on 11 November 1939 he was notified of a traffic accident on the main road one mile south of Carnamah [88]
He notified the local Traffic Inspector Arnold C. A. BIERMANN and then proceeded to the scene of the accident [88]
On arrival he ascertained that a utility truck had run off the road, hit a bank and overturned four times [88]
On 20 November 1939 he delivered a summons to the driver of the vehicle who wasn't licensed to drive a truck [88]
Attended in a official capacity two sheep sales, a boxing tournament, a wheat growers meeting and two picture shows in Carnamah [88]
Checked on the Carnamah Hotel and the Carnamah Billiard Saloon at various times through the week [88]
Also travelled to Coorow regularly to check on the Coorow Hotel; all was found correct at both hotels on every occasion [88]
On 21 November 1939 Sergeant WHITE 1325 and Constables Munro, Butterly, Murphy, Riley and Storey arrived in Carnamah [88]
Truck loads of "pickets" were visiting Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs urging farmers not to deliver their wheat [88]
The largely increased police presence was in case there were troubles as some of the groups of "pickets" numbered 50 men [88]
He kept an eye on Carnamah while the visiting constables travelled between Coorow and Three Springs [88]
On 22 November 1939 received a telephone call that a Bunjil farmer had been stopped by "pickets" from delivering his wheat [88]
Telephoned Constable Alan O. FIEBG of Perenjori advising him of the incident at Bunjil and instructing him to attend [88]
A group of "pickets" from Lake Grace numbering about 50 men stayed in Carnamah from 23 November to 25 November 1939 [88]
The "pickets" gave up their endeavours in regards to the wheat position and returned to their homes on 25 November 1939 [88]
The sergeant and the additional five constables returned to Perth at 1 p.m. on 25 November 1939 [88]
The remainder of his time in Carnamah was quiet and was spent in general, town and office duties [88]
At 9 a.m. on 18 December 1939 handed control of the Carnamah Police Station back to William M. C. WHITE [88]
Resided of late in the Perth hills suburb of Mundaring [2]
Died 10 November 1994; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Edward Roland Lee' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 20 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/edward-roland-lee [reference list] |
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