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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

"Tom" Thomas HILLIER

He worked as a Fettler, Ganger and Length Runner at various places along Western Australia's Midland Railway [6] [50]
Railway Fettler in Coomberdale in 1910 [50]
Railway Fettler in Koojan 1913-1916 [6]
Railway Ganger / Length Runner in Watheroo 1917-1921 [6] [50]
Gave evidence at the inquest held in August 1918 into a railway accident at Gunyidi, in which three people died [10: 24-Aug-1917]
Donated 5/- to the appeal for William B. and Sarah J. HAMMOND of Wannamal who lost their house in a fire in 1919 [10: 23-May-1919]
Railway Length Runner in Carnamah 1922-1928 [6] [19]
Signed the petition in February 1923 for the Irwin Licensing Court to grant a hotel license for Carnamah [10: 9-Mar-1923]
He was a loyal supporter of both the Carnamah Football Club and the Carnamah Cricket Club [9: 9-Jul-1926]
Attended the evening reception to recently married Anster and Dorrie TUCKER at the Carnamah Hall on 3 July 1926 [9: 9-Jul-1926]
During the reception he was presented with an inscribed gold mounted cigar case, as he was soon to leave the district [9: 9-Jul-1926]
Left Carnamah in July 1926 owing to an adjustment to the Midland Railway Company's staff [9: 9-Jul-1926]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Thomas Hillier' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 28 March 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/thomas-hillier [reference list]




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