"Theo" Theodore Edwin TONKIN

Born 1874 in Fremantle, Western Australia ^[15]
Son of Henry TONKIN and Anne DALEY ^[15]
Married (1) "Nora" Honorah WOODS in Guildford in 1902 ^[15]
Railway Employee in Koojan 1903-1906 ^[50]
His wife gave birth to a stillborn son named John in Koojan in 1903 ^[15]
In 1905 his wife gave birth to a daughter named May in Watheroo, who died aged one day ^[15]
Railway Fettler in Mingenew 1908-1910 ^[19]
Railway Fettler in Dongara in 1910 ^[50]
Railway Fettler in Carnamah in 1911 and 1912, and Railway Night Officer in Carnamah in 1913 ^{[19] [50]}
Member of the Carnamah Progress Association - was Secretary in 1912 ^{[7: page 86]}
     As secretary of the association he wrote to the Education Department requesting a male teacher for the new Carnamah school ^[7]
     The association's reason for this was that most of the pupils would be boys, however the letter had no effect ^[7]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1913 ^{[9: 11-Jul-1913]}
Railway Fettler in Gunyidi 1914-1916 ^{[10: 30-Jun-1926] [19]}
     In 1916 he nominated to serve with the Australian Imperial Force at the recruiting office in Moora but was rejected ^{[10: 30-Jun-1916]}
Railway Ganger in Three Springs 1918-1922 ^[6]
     Handicapper of the races at the Arrino Railway Picnic Day held in Arrino on Saturday 29 November 1919 ^{[9: 5-Dec-1919]}
     Attended the wedding of Robert CALDOW and May BYRNE at the Three Springs Hall on 5 October 1921 ^{[9: 21-Oct-1921]}
Trucker at the Great Boulder Gold Mine in Boulder in 1925 ^{[428: 6-Nov-1925]}
Married (2) Amy Olive BRIMSON, who grew up in Three Springs, in Boulder in 1942 ^[15]
Father of John and May by his first wife and Leita Amy and Theodore Douglas by his second wife ^[15]
Died 1951 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia ^[15]

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