"Tom" Thomas CRAMERI
Born 16 August 1883 in Le Prese, Graubünden, Switzerland [30: item 8646]
Departed Glasgow, Scotland on the steamship Omrah and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 20 February 1902 [30: item 8646]
Resided in Kalgoorlie 1902-1906 and was a Boarding House Keeper in Gwalia in 1906 and 1907 [30: item 8646]
After making a statutory declaration in Leonora on 6 June 1907 he became a naturalised citizen of the Commonwealth of Australia [30]
Married "Margaret" Margherita ZUCHETTI in 1909 [2] [66]
Publican of the Challenge Hotel in Leonora 1910-1918 and 1921-1930 [6]
Resided at 41 Union Street in the Perth suburb of Subiaco and was the lessee of a property near Sir Samuel in 1919 and 1920 [61]
Vice President of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee's Sports Meeting held in Three Springs on 17 March 1919 [124]
Assisted the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee with donations of £1/1/- in 1919, and of £1 and £1/1/- in 1920 [124]
He and Herbert C. MARKHAM were the graziers of 95,500 acres at Bellaranga Hills and Nurgeau Rock in 1920 and 1921 [44]
In 1920, in partnership with John KIRKPATRICK, purchased 9,149 acres of virgin land from the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 9,149 acres consisted of Lots M1255 and M1304 of Victoria Location 2021 situated between Three Springs and Morawa [4] [27]
Lot M1255 (5,300 acres), which included Neereno Hill, was purchased on 29 June 1920 for £2,658/16/11 (10/- per acre) [27] [44]
Lot M1304 (3,849 acres) was acquired on 25 November 1920 and cost £2,406/5/- (12/6 per acres), both payable by instalments [27]
The two lots, which are adjacent, are on the Three Springs-Perenjori border and not far from the present day Carnamah border [62]
In 1924 he and John KIRKPATRICK paid rates for their 9,149 acres to the Carnamah District Road Board [34]
Although he resided in Leonora he conducted farming operations on his property near Three Springs until 1929 [4: 16-Feb-1929] [6]
Having relinquished farming operations held a clearing sale on his farm near Three Springs at 1 p.m. on Tuesday 26 February 1929 [4]
Livestock auctioned at the sale consisted of 40 draught horses and mares (all of the right ages and with weight) and five hacks [4]
Machinery sold included a brand new 8-foot Sunshine header, new 8-foot Massey Harris reaper thresher, 16-disc Sunshine drill, [4]
14/20 Sunshine combine, 6-foot Massey binder, 10-disc Sundercut, 5-horsepower Crossley oil engine, 25 Cwt. Reo truck, [4]
No. 4 Horwood Bagshaw chaffcutter with 9 foot elevator, hand chaffcutter, tip dray, spring cart, sulky, Express buggy, [4]
and 1927 model Chevrolet car - in addition to a large host of sundries including reins, tanks, piping, wheels and tools [4: 16-Feb-1929]
He also owned Bronzewing Station and property near Broome [P419]
Resident of Leonora until his death in 1930 [2] but passed away in Perth from Bright's Disease, now known as nephritis [P419]
Father of Hazel Margaret and John William [P419]
Died 16 March 1930; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, GA, 432) [2]
Following his dearth his Challenge Hotel in Leonora, also known as the Commercial Hotel, was run by his wife until at least 1949 [6]
His wife, late of the Perth suburb of Wembley, passed away at the age of 80 years on 15 April 1967 [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Thomas Crameri' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 17 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/thomas-crameri [reference list] |
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