"Phil" Philip Robert HEYDON
Born 1920 [15]
Relieving Postmaster of the Carnamah Post Office at 12 Macpherson Street in Carnamah in 1944 [0: images 04563 & 04579]
Member of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club in 1944 [0: image 04261]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1944 [0: image 04569]
Travelled to Carnamah in early October 1986 at the invitation of the committee of the Carnamah Historical Society [7: pages 1-8]
Compiled the book "Westward to the Sea" for the Carnamah Historical Society in time for Australia's Bicentennial in 1988 [7]
The book was funded by the Australian Bicentennial Authority, Carnamah Shire Council and the Carnamah Historical Society [7]
Compiled the book from material provided by the Historical Society and from his own research at the J. S. Battye Library [7]
Accompanied by his wife he returned to Carnamah with his caravan on 21 July 1987 to re-acquaint himself with the district [7]
Later resided in the Perth suburbs of Gwelup and West Perth [2] [45]
Foundation Member of the North Coast Probus Club [45]
Husband of Doris [45]
Father of Russell, Carole, Alan and Gavin [45]
Died 29 July 2006; buried at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury WA (Acacia Court, Plot 1331) [2]
In addition to being a family historian he wrote books including: [36] [45]
"The History of the Postmasters' Association in Western Australia" for the Australian Postmasters' Association in 1979
"Gold on the Murchison: A Tale of Twin Towns, Cue and Day Dawn, of People, Progress and Gold" in 1986
"Just a Century Ago: A History of the Shire of Cue" published by Hesperian Press in 1987
"Westward to the Sea: Reminiscences & History of the Carnamah District 1861-1987" for the Carnamah Historical Society in 1988
"Nannine by The Lake" published by Hesperian Press in 1990
"Gold at Peak Hill" published by Hesperian Press in 1991
"They're Racing at Landor" published by Hesperian Press in 1993
"Meekatharra: End of the Earth" published by Hesperian Press in 1994
"Wiluna: Edge of the Dessert" published by Hesperian Press in 1996
"A Man of solitude: The Biography of James Bailey" by P. R. Heydon in 1996
"The Bishop's Men" for the Order of the Knights of the Southern Cross C.1998
"Westminster: Suburb Renaming: Proposal to the City of Stirling" by P. R. Heydon C.1998
"The History of the Mt Verna Retirement Village (Inc) and of St. Theresa's Church for Mt Verna Ret Village Inc C.2003
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Philip Robert Heydon' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/philip-robert-heydon [reference list] |
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