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Attended the Roman Catholic Church's Ball in Carnamah on 26 May 1934 in a green georgette dress with cape collar [5: 1-Jun-1934]
Supplied pianoforte extras at the Carnamah Football Club's Annual Presentation Ball on Saturday 27 October 1934 [4: 3-Nov-1934]
Attended the Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 June 1934 to raise funds for Church organ repairs [5: 6-Jul-1934]
Attended the Dance in aid of the Institute for the Blind held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday evening 18 August 1934 [5: 24-Aug-1934]
Sent a wreath for the grave of Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Played the piano at the Carnamah Football Club's Benefit Dance for Kevin CLARKE on Saturday 29 September 1934 [5: 5-Oct-1934]
Played the piano at the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 20 October 1934 [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Played the piano at the Farewell Social held at the Carnamah Hall for Brian and Gerda STACY on 16 March 1935 [5: 22-Mar-1935]
Member of the Carnamah Repertory Club in 1935 and 1936 [5: 5-Apr-1935, 27-Mar-1936]
Played the piano at the Carnamah Tennis Club's Flannel Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 March 1935 [5: 5-Apr-1935]
Played the piano at the Carnamah C.W.A. Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 11 May 1935 [5: 17-May-1935]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1935 [5: 24-May-1935]
Played the piano at the Farewell to Herbert E. HELLEWELL at the Carnamah Hall on Tuesday 28 May 1935 [5: 31-May-1935]
Winner of the Bridge Evening held at Tom and Johanna BERRIGAN's home in Carnamah on Thursday 6 June 1935 [5: 14-Jun-1935]
Played Jane in the play "Uncle Joseph" at the Carnamah Repertory Club's Concert at the Carnamah Hall on 25 July 1935 [5: 26-Jul-1935]
Supplier of music at the Carnamah Golf Club's Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 3 August 1935 [5: 9-Aug-1935]
Supplier of music at the Miscellaneous Evening to John and Veronica MCGOWAN in Carnamah on 10 August 1935 [5: 16-Aug-1935]
Winner of Bridge at the Presbyterian Card Evening held at the Church Hall in Carnamah on Thursday 29 August 1935 [5: 6-Sep-1935]
Won 2nd prize for Fancy Scones at the 1935 Carnamah Agricultural Show, and attended the Show Ball wearing white satin [5]
Herself, her husband and Charles ROBERTSON had organised and decorated the Carnamah Hall for the Show Ball [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Played the piano at the Winchester Parents & Citizens Association's Social & Dance in Winchester on 26 September 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Gratuitously played the piano at the W.A. Blind Appeal Concert & Dance at the Carnamah Hall on 28 September 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Played the piano at the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 2 November 1935 [5: 8-Nov-1935]
Attended the Masquerade Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 7 December 1935 as "Old English Lavender" [5: 13-Dec-1935]
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 25-Oct-1935, 15-Nov-1935]
Competed in the Parkinson Tennis Club's New Year Tennis Tournament in Carnamah on Wednesday 1 January 1936 [5: 3-Jan-1936]
Attended the Wedding Social & Dance for Stuart and May FORD at Koolabba Farm in Carnamah on 25 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
She spent a few days in the Perth metropolis in late January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 29 February 1936, wearing blue satin trimmed in French pleating [5: 6-Mar-1936]
Travelled from Carnamah to Perth for a month long holiday on Tuesday 21 April 1936 [5: 24-Apr-1936]
During her holiday she met with her sister Miss OSBORN who was on a visit from the Eastern States of Australia [5: 24-Apr-1936]
Attended the Bridge Evening to bid farewell to Tom & Johanna BERRIGAN in Carnamah on Sunday 21 June 1936 [5: 26-Jun-1936]
In mid July 1936 herself and her husband purchased the General Store and its premises at Lot 10 Choral Street in Winchester [3] [5]
They purchased the general store, its premises and the adjacent vacant block (Lot 9) from W. George MULLIGAN [3] [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Herself, her husband and their son Keith left Carnamah and shifted to Winchester in July 1936 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Along with husband ran the General Store and Post Office in Winchester 1936-1940 [5: 24-Jul-1936] [6]
On taking over the store they stocked all general lines including groceries, fruit, vegetables, cigarettes and bread [5]
They could procure any requirements at the shortest of notice [5]
Sellers of The North Midland Times newspaper which was published from Carnamah, and of The West Australian newspaper [5]
They were also agents for wheat buyers Louis Dreyfus & Co Ltd and publishers Gordon & Gotch [5]
Advertised their store on a weekly basis on the front page of The North Midland Times newspaper from 24 July 1936 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
In 1936 distributed show schedules from their store for the Carnamah and Coorow-Waddy Forest agricultural societies [5: 14-Aug-1936]
They donated a box of chocolates for the Winchester Tennis Club's Euchre Tournament & Dance on 29 August 1936 [5: 4-Sep-1936]
They advertised their general store in the schedule of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1939: [13]
"H. W. & L. Morrison - General Storekeepers and Agent - Post Office Store, Winchester" [13]
"All Newspapers and Periodicals; Spare Parts for all Motor Cars and Tractors; Fresh Vegetables; Tyres and Tubes" [13]
"All Goods Obtained at Shortest Possible Notice" [13]
"Loading Agents for: Elder, Smith & Co. Limited; Dalgety & Company, Ltd.; Westralian Farmers Ltd." [13]
"Agents for Louis Dreyfus & Co.; Queensland Insurance Co. - Fire, Marine, Accident; Musgroves Ltd." [13]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 10 September 1936 dressed in saxe morocain [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1936-37 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Member of the Carnamah Repertory Club 1936-1939 [0: images 03190 & 03806]
Foundation Committee Member of Carnamah's branch of the Red Cross Society in 1939 [0: image 03834]
Mother of Keith [25]
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 24 July 1936:
"Change of Business - A further change in business circles in the Carnamah district occurred this week when Mr W. G. Mulligan disposed of his general store at Winchester to H. W. and L. Morrison, of Carnamah. Both and Mr and Mrs Morrison have had varied and extensive experience in business and the residents of Winchester district can be assured of a service equal to what can be obtained elsewhere. All general lines will be kept in stock."
OTTE Baby
Born 7 December 1933 in Carnamah, Western Australia [1]
Still born child of "Wilbur" Eric Wilbur Walsh OTTE and Elizabeth Jane Isabel JOHNS [1] [55]
Died 7 December 1933 in Carnamah; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row B, Plot 8) [1]
Rev. John BARNES of Carnamah officiated at his/her burial, which was undertaken by Henry Parkin & Son, also of Carnamah [1]
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Isabel OTTE
Wife of "Wilbur" Eric Wilbur Walsh OTTE; see Elizabeth Jane Isabel JOHNS
"Fred" Frederick Anton OTTE
Born 27 April 1908 in Snowtown, South Australia [55]
Son of August OTTE and Harriett Alice WALSH [55]
From 1914 to 1929 resided with his parents on a farm seven miles north of Bute in South Australia [P90]
He was one of ten children and left school at age 14 to help his father on the farm [P90]
During February-March 1929 worked as a grape picker in Renmark, South Australia to save money to shift to Western Australia [P90]
Travelled to Western Australia by the overland train, arriving at Midland Junction four days later at dawn on 29 July 1929 [P90]
Arrived in Carnamah by train at 3 a.m. on 30 July 1929 to see a South Australian he knew who was farming nearby [P90]
Later that day he caught a lift with the local carrier to a see a local farmer he'd known in South Australia [P90]
Accepted the offer to contact clear 100 acres of mixed bush and timber on the man's farm for 15/- an acre [P90]
Sent for his brothers Wilbur and Norm and the three of them worked at clearing the 100 acres, which included York Gum trees [P90]
Resided in shearer's quarters on the man's farm in Carnamah while clearing the timber by axe, as it was too heavy for a roller [P90]
After completing the contract secured a share-cropping arrangement with Glen THREADGOLD of Five Gums near Carnamah [P90]
In November 1929 purchased a Ford truck from Carnamah dealer Rupert LAFFAN [4: 16-Nov-1929]
He purchased a plough and his brother Alex paid for a tractor they weren't using to be shipped over from South Australia [P90]
With the tractor and plough broke up 400 acres on THREADGOLD Bros' farm which he then cropped in 1930 [P90]
When not quite halfway through the harvest of his crop the price of wheat plummeted from 4/- to 1/6 a bushel [P90]
Left Carnamah and worked for a man who supplied the contractor to supply timber for the mine at Rothsay, east of Perenjori [P90]
Returned to Carnamah and worked as a farmhand, initially for Glen THREADGOLD and then for Ernest L. MITCHELL [P90]
Purchased a B.S.A. motorcycle which he used to travel into Carnamah town [P90]
Member of the Carnamah Rifle Club in 1931 [4: 15-Aug-1931]
In early 1933 travelled to South Australia for his brother Wilbur's wedding and shortly afterwards returned to Carnamah [P90]
Stayed in Carnamah town for two weeks trying to find work and eventually secured a job with an old bachelor in Winchester [P90]
By late 1933 he was working as a farmhand for John BOWMAN on The Home Farm in Carnamah [5: 8-Dec-1933]
While working for John BOWMAN resided in a workman's humpy on a part of his farm known as "the camp" [P9]
Member of the Carnamah Badminton Club in 1933 [5: 6-Oct-1933]
Attended the social and address on Home Mission work by Rev. A. J. BARCLAY in Carnamah on 10 July 1933 [5: 14-Jul-1933]
On 17 July 1933 attended the American Gift Evening held in Carnamah in aid of the Carnamah Presbyterian Church [5: 21-Jul-1933]
Sang a song at the Carnamah Presbyterian Church's Fete and Concert in Carnamah on Thursday 2 November 1933 [5: 10-Nov-1933]
Received treatment at the Carnamah Private Hospital for a poisoned arm during the first week of December 1933 [5: 8-Dec-1933]
Attended the Carnamah Church of England's New Year Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 December 1933 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
Member of the Carnamah Provisional Group of Toc H in 1934 [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
Himself and Misses Marjorie BARNES, Ivy MCLEOD and Gladys WYLIE ran the Carnamah Sunday School in 1934 [5: 5-Oct-1934]
Official Representative for Carnamah of the Liberation League of Western Australia in 1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934]
Participated in the debate between the Carnamah and Waddy Forest groups of Toc H on Tuesday 27 March 1934 [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Attended the Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 June 1934 to raise funds for Church organ repairs [5: 6-Jul-1934]
Left Carnamah in early 1935 to a locality forty miles east of Dalwallinu where he worked as a farmhand and then sharecropper [P90]
Married "Marj" Marjorie Elizabeth BARNES on 2 October 1935 [P90]
They were married by Marj's father Rev. John BARNES [P90], who had been Presbyterian minister in Carnamah 1931-1934 [--]
Farmhand in Yandanooka from October 1935 to March 1937 [P90]
Resided in East Perth for a short time and then moved to Chittering where he worked on an orange orchard [P90]
After his back gave way they shifted back to East Perth and then to Dowerin where he worked as a farmhand for three years [P90]
Returned to Perth where he did odd jobs before securing a job as a milk carter for Masters Dairy, which he held for 12 years [P90]
Initially did five milk rounds of about 250 customers each with a two wheeled horse drawn cart [P90]
During the Second World War he was prevented from enlisting at the request of his employer through the Manpower Act [P90]
His father resided with himself and Marj for about a year prior to his death [P90] at the age of 73 years on 25 August 1948 [2]
Later worked as a cleaner at Newspaper House in Perth and then leased a milk round from Masters Dairy [P90]
Worked erecting stoves for Metters Stoves, at a foundry in East Perth, a tile factory, a porcelain factory and a building job [P90]
Then shifted with his wife and children to a farm 20 miles east of Three Springs where he worked as a farmhand [P90]
He was treated at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs after his back gave way and almost made him a cripple [P90]
Working Supervisor of a farm in Bunjil for one year and then a farmhand for three different employers in Bunjil over seven years [P90]
During their time in Bunjil his children Olive and Morris travelled by bus to the Caron State School [P90]
On leaving Bunjil shifted to Perth and resided initially near Midland and then at Bellevue before buying a house in Guildford [P90]
Briefly worked at a flour mill in Guildford, on a building project in Victoria Park and then at a timberyard [P90]
Worked at foundry and engineering works in Bassendean, where he remained until his retirement 12 years later [P90]
Along with his wife Marjorie later relocated to Queensland, Australia [P90]
"Alex" James Alexander OTTE
Born 27 February 1911 in Bute, South Australia [55]
Son of August OTTE and Harriett Alice WALSH [55]
He was one of ten children and grew up on a farm seven miles north of Bute in South Australia [P90]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1934-35 [4: 15 & 29-Dec-1934] [5: 14-Dec-1934]
By 1941 he was living in Bunjil [16], where his brother Wilbur was the farmer of Pine Park Farm [19]
Enlisted in the Australian Army on 6 October 1941 [16]
WX16857 in the Australian Army's 2/1 Australian Forestry Company during the Second World War [16]
During the war he mainly served in New Guinea [P90] and was discharged from the Australian Army on 24 December 1945 [16]
After the war began share-farming with a large farmer at Pithara near Dalwallinu [P90]
Resided in Pithara until his death in 1950 [2]
Died 14 October 1950; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, IA, 587) [2]
Mrs "Marj" Marjorie Elizabeth OTTE
Wife of "Fred" Frederick Anton OTTE; see "Marj" Marjorie Elizabeth BARNES
Norman OTTE
Born 27 December 1912 in Bute, South Australia [16]
Son of August OTTE and Harriett Alice WALSH [55]
He was one of ten children and grew up on a farm seven miles north of Bute in South Australia [P90]
Himself and his brother Wilbur shifted to Carnamah, Western Australia in 1929 to join their brother Fred [P90]
The three of them contract cleared by axe 100 acres of heavy virgin bush in Carnamah [P90]
Farmhand for John Bowman on The Home Farm in Carnamah from 1930 [P90] to 1935 [19]
While working for John BOWMAN resided in a workman's humpy on a part of his farm known as "the camp" [P9]
Member of the Carnamah Badminton Club in 1934 [5: 3-Aug-1934, 24-Aug-1934]
After a holiday in South Australia he arrived back in Western Australia on the Manoora on Monday 3 February 1936 [5: 7-Feb-1936]
Farmhand for DAWSON Bros in Morawa in 1936 [50]
Labourer in Mullewa in 1938 [19]
Resided in Mount Barker prior to enlisting fro service in the Australian Army on 30 July 1941 [16]
Private W21919 in the Australian Army's 10 Garrison Battalion during the Second World War [16]
During the war he was stationed at Rottnest Island; discharged from the Australian Army on 26 August 1944 [16]
Farmhand for "Bill" Charles William DRING on Lindum Farm near Carnamah 1947-1965 [19]
Farmhand in Koolanooka in 1967 and 1968 [19]
Later resided in Wiluna [2]
Died 25 July 1969; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, IA, 587) [2]
"Wilbur" Eric Wilbur Walsh OTTE
Born 30 June 1909 in Moonta, South Australia [55]
Son of August OTTE and Harriett Alice WALSH [55]
He was one of ten children and grew up on a farm seven miles north of Bute in South Australia [P90]
Himself and his brother Wilbur shifted to Carnamah, Western Australia in 1929 to join their brother Fred [P90]
The three of them contract cleared by axe 100 acres of heavy virgin bush in Carnamah [P90]
Farmhand for John Bowman on The Home Farm in Carnamah from 1930 [P90] to 1932 [P9]
During his employment with John BOWMAN resided in a workmen's humpy on a part of his farm known as "the camp" [P9]
Became a member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 14 October 1932 [96]
Member of John BOWMAN's XI who competed against the Carnamah Cricket Club at the opening of the 1932-33 season [5: 21-Oct-1932]
Married Elizabeth Jane Isabel JOHNS on 21 January 1933 at the Gospel Hall in Purnong, South Australia [55]
After his marriage worked as a farmhand for James K. FORRESTER on Dunester Farm, Carnamah [P9]
During his employment with J. K. FORRESTER himself and his wife resided in a house FORRESTER's farm [P9]
Superintendent of the Carnamah Presbyterian Church's Sunday School in 1933 [5: 20-Oct-1933]
His wife gave birth to a still born child in Carnamah on 7 December 1933, which was buried at the Winchester Cemetery [1]
Himself and his wife travelled from Carnamah to Dongara for a short holiday by train on Thursday 14 February 1934 [5: 15-Feb-1935]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
By 1939 he had left Carnamah and was the Farmer of Pine Park Farm in Bunjil [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Alfred Cove [2]
Father of Len and Merle [P179]
Died 19 October 1991; ashes interred Fremantle Cemetery, Perth suburb of Palmyra (Crematorium S, Garden of Remembrance, 7, 34) [2]
Mrs Laura Iris OVENDEN
Wife of "Jim" Robert James OVENDEN; see Laura Iris WALTING
"Jim" Robert James OVENDEN
Born 9 November 1912 in Bayswater, Western Australia [16]
Married Laura Iris WALTING in Perth in 1940 [66]
Manager of the Millars' Timber & Trading Company yard in Carnamah 1940-1953 [P4] [6] [7: page 155] [19]
The timber yard and his residence were telephone number Carnamah-31 [60]
Lived in a house adjoining the timber yard, both of which were situated on the north side of Macpherson Street [P4]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1941 and 1946 [13]
Member of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club in 1942-1945 [0: images 04085, 04261 & 04336]
Secretary of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club in 1944 [0: image 04281]
Secretary of the Carnamah Parents and Citizens Association in 1944 and 1945 [0: images 04310 & 04580]
Secretary of the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs 1944-1947 [0: image 04497] [109]
The firm he managed ran an advertisement in the Schedule of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's 1945 Victory Show [13]
"Jarrah, Karri and Wandoo Building Timbers - for Stations, Farms, Residences, Cottages and Bungalows, Shearing, Milking [13]
and Implement Sheds - Plans and Estimates Free - Purchase Millars' Timber - Renowned for Quality!" [13]
"Hard Woods for General Construction. Fencing Posts and Droppers. Specialists in Builders' Joinery, Three-ply and Veneers. [13]
Builders' Hardware, Rogers' Paints, Varnish, Enamels, Galvanised Iron, Cement, Plaster. [13]
Manufacturers of "Cardup" Double Pressed Bricks, "Samson" Plaster of Paris and "Samson" Wire Nails." [13]
"Everything for the Building Trade - Millars' Timber & Trading Company, St. George's House, Perth " [13]
"Carnamah-Morawa Branch Manager: J. Ovenden, Telephone 31. Prompt Attention to Enquiries and Orders." [13]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs Louise Augusta Johanne GERSCH on 24 March 1946 at the Three Springs Cemetery [0]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club - was Secretary in 1947 [0: image 04466]
Casket-bearer at the funeral of Arrino farmer William H. BURGESS at the Three Springs Cemetery on 28 October 1952 [4: 1-Nov-1952]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Kelmscott [2]
Father of Melvyn [0: image 04567]
Died 2 November 1982; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (General, Lawn 2, 267) [2]
John OVERSBY
Farm Labourer in Winchester in 1919 [19]
Thomas Edward OVERSBY
Farm Labourer in Winchester in 1919 [19]
Mr OWEN
Resided in Carnamah in 1917 [9: 20-Apr-1917]
Recruited to join the Australian Imperial Force during the evening of the Carnamah Races on Monday 9 April 1917 [9: 20-Apr-1917]
Mrs Ada Florence OWEN
Wife of Harold OWEN; see Ada Florence ADAMS
Harold OWEN
Born 27 May 1895 in Bedford, England [16]
Married Ada Florence ADAMS in 1919 in London, England [21]
Departed London, England with his wife and son on the Euripides for Albany, Western Australia on 11 March 1921 [203]
Farmer on Group Settlement 27 at Kalgup near Busselton 1924-1926 [6] [50]
Farmhand in Carnamah 1927-1929 [19]
Himself and his family were living in Broomehill in 1931, and in 1935 and 1936 he was a Railway Employee in Bowelling [50] [84]
Resident of the Perth suburb of Midland Junction when he enlisted in the Australian Army on 24 October 1940 [16]
Private W26283 in the Australian Army's 11th Infantry Camp Guard Company during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 7 April 1941 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Morley [2]
Father of Harold, Joyce, Keith, Doris, Iris, Nellie, Shirley, Francis and Lilian [84] [98]
Died 21 September 1986; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (VC Section, Niche Wall, W6, 10) [2]
"Joyce" Violet Joyce OWEN
Born 5 June 1922 in Bridgetown, Western Australia [98]
Daughter of Harold OWEN and Ada Florence ADAMS [84]
Resided with her parents in Carnamah in 1927 [19]
In February 1928 she was enrolled as a boarding student at the Dominican Convent School in Three Springs [98]
Later resided with her parents in Broomehill and Bowelling [84]
Baptised with her siblings Harold, Keith, Doris, Iris and Nellie at the Presbyterian Manse in Broomehill on 14 January 1931 [84]
Married "Geoff" Geoffrey George William GREEN in 1942 [66]
Her husband had grown up in Carnamah and they'd have first met during her sojourn in Carnamah as a child [19]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Rossmoyne [2]
Mother of Geoff, Del and Reg [45]
Died 1 October 2007; cremated at the Fremantle Cemetery in the Perth suburb of Palmyra [2]
Eliza OWENS
Housemaid in Carnamah in 1929 and 1930 [19]
"Dick" Charles Richard PADWICK
Born C.1890 [203]
Departed London, England on the Orsova and arrive in Fremantle, Western Australia on 7 July 1914 [70]
Farmhand for James E. & Edith G. HUNTER on Wylam Farm in Winchester in 1915 and 1916 [19] [34] [50]
Roy Alexander PAGE
Born 1 November 1915 in Toodyay, Western Australia [16]
Farmhand in Carnamah 1936-1941 [5] [16] [19]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1936 [5: 29-May-1936]
Member of the Five Gums Tennis Club in 1938-39 [89]
Resided in Carnamah prior to enlisting for service in the Australian Army on 22 September 1941 [0: image 02939] [16]
Sergeant WX16602 in the Australian Army's 2/10 Armoured Regiment during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 26 July 1946 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Inglewood [2]
Died 5 June 1992; buried Guildford Cemetery, Perth suburb of Guildford (Anglican, F, 222) [2]
Lilian Rose PAINTER
Born C.1903 [2]
Married Arthur FAULKS in Perth in 1929 [66]
Resided in Carnamah with her husband for a portion of the year 1940 [0: image 03929]
Due to ill health she was forced to leave Carnamah and shift to Perth during the year [0: image 03929]
Her husband gave up the licence of the Carnamah Hotel and shortly afterwards joined her in Perth [0: image 03929]
Resided in South Perth 1941-1991 [2] [16]
Mother of Marjorie [0: image 03933]
Died 14 April 1991; ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, VC, 21) [2]
"Bob" Robert PALFREYMAN
Born 18 March 1861 in Tideswell, Derby, England [20] [33]
Son of William PALFREYMAN and Hannah Jane DAKIN [33]
Baptised on 4 August 1861 at the Parish Church in Tideswell, Derby, England [33]
In 1861 was living with his parents and his brothers William and Clarence in Tideswell where his father worked as a Blacksmith [20]
Ten years later, in 1871, was living with his widowed mother, brothers William, Clarence and Frank and sister Ellen in Tideswell [20]
In 1881 was an apprentice saddler to George TAYLOR and was living with him at Bridge End in Baslow with Bubnell, Derby [20]
Left England and settled in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia where he worked on the tramways [4: 20-Aug-1939]
Later shifted to Western Australia where he ran a transportation business between Southern Cross and Coolgardie [4: 20-Aug-1939]
Prior to there being a railway there, he worked for the well known carriers Wilkie Bros in Coolgardie [10: 11-Jul-1916]
Travelled to England in 1896, returned to Western Australia in 1897, and in 1903 settled in Moora [4: 20-Aug-1939] [10: 11-Jul-1916]
Carrier in Moora, Western Australia 1904-1908 [19]
In 1908 purchased 950 acres of land in Moora from the Midland Railway Company (Lot M579 of Melbourne Location 909) [27]
Farmer and Grazier of Edale Farm in Moora [19]
With an additional two purchases of land from the Midland Railway Company he increased his farm in Moora to 2,768 acres [27]
On 8 February 1910 purchased the 750 acre Lot M575 of Melbourne Location 1909 for £150, payable over 15 years [27]
On 29 July 1911 purchased the 1068 acre Lot M247 of Melbourne Locations 909 and 910 for £934/10/-, also payable over 15 [27]
Donated 10/- to the Farmers' Relief Fund for distressed Quairading farmers in 1914 [10: 1-May-1914]
By September 1914 he had written off the 1914 season, which was a drought, and was working towards the 1915 season [10: 29-Sep-1914]
Prior to leaving Moora he was tendered a Farewell Social & Dance at the Road Board Hall in Moora on Friday 30 June 1916 [10]
The many people at his Farewell were "a remarkable demonstration of the exceptional esteem and friendship" he was held in [10]
The Rev. Frederick W. GUNNING remarked in a speech that there had never been a straighter man in Moora [10: 4-Jul-1916]
During the evening he was presented with a suitably inscribed gold watch from his many friends throughout the Moora district [10]
Left Moora on Saturday morning 8 July 1916 and travelled to Perth, shortly afterwards leaving for England [10: 11-Jul-1916]
Having sold his farm in Moora travelled to England and worked in a munition factory during the First World War [4: 20-Aug-1939]
It had been his intention to enlist in the transport department of the Imperial Forces, however he was too old [4] [10: 11-Jul-1916]
At the end of the war he left England and returned to Western Australia, where after a short time he settled in Carnamah [4]
After arriving back in Western Australia he proceeded to Moora on Friday 5 September 1919 [10: 12-Sep-1919]
It was reported he nearly had "his right hand wrung from his wrist in the many grips he received from his friends" [10]
He remained in Moora for a short period, during which time he stayed with Frederick R. & Annie PEARSON [10]
By November 1919 he was living in Carnamah [10: 14-Nov-1919]
Resided in retirement in Carnamah from 1919 until his death in 1938 [2] [10] [44]
Initially resided in a one roomed humpy at 7 Macpherson Street in the Carnamah townsite [P10]
He owned 5 & 7 Macpherson Street in Carnamah (Lots 33 & 34 of Victoria Location 1936), previously owned by Alex MCLEAN [44]
Master of Ceremonies at the Euchre Party & Dance held at Mrs DAVIESON's home in Carnamah on 8 November 1919 [10: 14-Nov-1919]
Member of the Carnamah Race Club 1920-1929 [4: 21-Dec-1929] [10]
Committee Member of the Carnamah Race Club in 1920, and Chairman in 1921 and 1922 [10: 13-Feb-1920, 27-Jan-1922]
On 13 April 1920 he had purchased 13 & 15 Macpherson Street (Lots 69 & 70 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
Purchased the two blocks from the Midland Railway Company for £30 - a deposit of £6 plus six instalments of £4 [27]
Appears to have sold 13 Macpherson Street in two portions to John BURNS and George H. DAVIES [3] [5: 28-Oct-1932]
Appears to have sold 15 Macpherson Street to the Bank of Western Australia (later the Bank of New South Wales) [3]
On 31 May 1920 purchased from the Midland Railway Com 16 Macpherson Street (Lot 68 of Victoria Location 1936) for £15 [27]
Appears to have probably sold 16 Macpherson Street to Rupert F. LAFFAN who erected business premises on the block [3]
Master of Ceremonies at the Official Opening of the Carnamah Hall on Thursday 17 February 1921 [10: 4-Mar-1921]
Member of the Three Springs Race Club - was one of their Stewards in 1921 [9: 25-Feb-1921]
In early 1921 his kipsie, or home, in Carnamah was referred to as "the Weld Club of Carnamah" [10: 1-Apr-1921]
His small home was also referred to as the "Carnamah Club" or the "rendezvous of the high and mighty" [10: 17-Apr-1924]
His home served as a social meeting place for locals in the days before the building of the Carnamah Hotel [10]
Purchased 23 acres on the east side of the Carnamah townsite from Donald MACPHERSON (Lot 3 of M1123) [3] [27]
Proceeded to move his small house half a mile up Macpherson Street to a location on his new 23 acre block [7: page 151]
Halfway there his house gut stuck in a gully on the road just past where the Carnamah Hotel was later built [7]
The result was that he lived in the middle of the street for two days before the house was moved to its final destination [7]
After shifting his house sold 5 & 7 Macpherson Street to Louis P. PARKER, who built a house and shop on them in 1921 [44] [P6]
Carrier within the Carnamah townsite through the use of a horse and cart [P9]
He would meet trains in Carnamah, load goods onto his cart and deliver them to people and local businesses [P5] [P9]
He walked down the footpath to the railway station, and his horse would walk unattended down the road alongside him [P99]
When they got as far as the War Memorial he would go around the south side of the memorial, and his horse the north side [P99]
At the station he walked up the steps onto the porch, and his horse would go up, turn around and back up to the platform [P99]
Presided over the farewell tendered to James STARLING in Carnamah on 18 July 1921 [9: 8-Jul-1921]
Proposed the toast at the wedding of Robert A. CALDOW and May I. BYRNE in Three Springs on 5 October 1921 [9: 21-Oct-1921]
His horse True Gun ran at the Carnamah Race Club's Annual Race Meeting in Carnamah on Thursday 10 April 1924 [10: 3-Apr-1924]
Travelled to Perth in January 1928 during which time he saw the Railway Stakes and the Perth Cup [4: 7-Jan-1928]
Attended Charles ROBERTSON and Winifred M. LANG's wedding and reception in Carnamah on 27 March 1928 [4: 31-Mar-1928]
Attended the Plain and Fancy Dress Ball held at the Carnamah Town Hall on Thursday 8 August 1929 [4: 17-Aug-1929]
Founding Member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 21 March 1930 [96]
Won 2nd prize for a male White Leghorn and 2nd prize for White Hen Eggs at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1930 [4: 27-Sep-1930]
Rendered a vocal item at the dinner following the Official Opening of the new Carnamah Post Office on 30 June 1932 [7: page 183]
Won 1st for female and 2nd for male White Leghorns in the Poultry section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1932 [5: 23-Sep-1932]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society 1932-1937 [13]
Won 2nd prize for a White Leghorn pullet in the Poultry section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 22-Sep-1933]
Vice President of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1933-34 [4: 2-Dec-1933]
Travelled to Perth on Wednesday 14 February 1934 as a passenger in local storekeeper Andrew SMART's car [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Along with Mr W. GETHING travelled from Carnamah to Perth by car on Tuesday morning 27 March 1934 [5: 30-Mar-1934]
Vice President of the Carnamah Football Club 1934-1936 [5: 20-Apr-1934, 19-Apr-1935, 17-Apr-1936]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Smoke Social held in Carnamah on Thursday 26 April 1934 [5: 4-May-1934]
Won 2nd prize for male White Leghorn in the Poultry section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 6 September 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
Suffered a heart attack in mid September 1935, for which he received treatment at the Carnamah Private Hospital [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Spent several days in Perth after motoring to Perth as a passenger in William B. SHERIDAN's car on 8 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Returned to Carnamah from Perth on Tuesday 19 November 1935 [5: 22-Nov-1935]
Travelled from Carnamah to Perth by train on Thursday 19 March 1936 [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Following a visit to the Eastern States and Tasmania he returned to Carnamah during the last week of April 1936 [5: 1-May-1936]
After spending a week at the Carnamah Private Hospital he was discharged on Thursday 16 July 1936 [5: 17-Jul-1936]
The Carnamah Athletic Club Bike Races on the weekend of 22-23 August 1936 were laps around his block in Carnamah [5: 28-Aug-1936]
He was among those from Carnamah who travelled to Perth in early October 1936 to attend the Royal Show [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Returned to Carnamah by car with local representative Clifford A. M. SCHOLEFIELD on Monday 12 October 1936 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
The Carnamah Athletic Club's cycle road races on Sunday 18 October 1936 comprised of laps around his block in Carnamah [5]
The junior riders had to ride three laps of his block (about five miles) and the senior rides did six laps (about ten miles) [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Vice President of the Carnamah Tennis Club in 1936-37 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son in 1937 [53]
Resided in Carnamah until his death in 1938 [2]
Died 10 August 1938 in Perth; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LB, 251A) [2] [0: image 03724]
In later years his 23 acre block became Newman Street, Nairn Street, King Street and the site of the new Carnamah State School [--]
From The North Midlands Times newspaper, Friday 12 August 1938:
"Obituary - Vale Robert Palfreyman. News was received in Carnamah on Wednesday morning to the effect that Mr. Robert Palfreyman, and old and respected resident of the Carnamah district had passed away in the city. The late Mr. Palfreyman was a well-known figure in Carnamah, and during his many years residence in the district had endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact. His passing will severe yet another link with the early days of the district. "
From The Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 20 August 1938:
"Obituary - Late Mr. R. Palfreyman - Funeral in Perth. The funeral of the late Mr. Robert Palfreyman, of Carnamah, took place in the Anglican portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery on Thursday of last week, the Rev. F. W. Gunning officiating at the gravesite. The late Mr. Palfreyman was born in 1861 at Tideswell, near Buxton (England), and as a young man worked his passage to Australia in a sailing ship and settled in Victoria. There he became associated with the Melbourne Tramways until the discovery of gold at Coolgardie, when he came to Western Australia and eventually took over the management of transport from Southern Cross to Coolgardie for Messrs. Wilkie Brothers. By various speculations on the goldfields he prospered and returned to England in 1896. A year later he returned to Western Australia, bringing with him Mr. F. R. Pearson, now a stockbroker of Perth. Mr. Palfreyman settled at Moora when the Midland land was unlocked, and was associated with the Midlands for the rest of his life. The Rev. F. W. Gunning spoke of his knowledge of him through a period of 29 years and said that Mr. Palfreyman had given great service to his church at Moora even before he (the speaker) had gone there. During the war he had sold his farm and though too old to enlist, had gone to England to work in a munition factory. On his returned to this state he settled at Carnamah, and was a well-known and highly respected personality of the Midlands. The chief mourners were Messrs. F. R. Pearson, E. S. Pearson, Frank R. Stuart and Ivan C. Campbell. The pall-bearers were Messrs. W. Patrick M.L.A., H. Taplin (Midland Railway Company), A. C. Bierman (Carnamah Lodge, W.A.C.), A. A. McGilp, F. C. Woods and Major J. W. Colpitts."
Mrs Dorothy Herbert PALMATEER
Wife of Gordon Victor PALMATEER; see Dorothy Herbert CLARK
Gordon Victor PALMATEER
Married Dorothy Herbert CLARK in 1923 [66]
Seventh Day Adventist Pastor in Carnamah for eighteen months in 1941 and 1942 [0: image 02952]
Resided in Carnamah with his wife and daughter [0: image 02952]
Along with his wife instructed the ladies of the Carnamah district in first aid [0: image 04108]
In December 1942 was transferred to the Eastern States [0: image 02952]
Eileen Elizabeth PALMER
Born 1899 in Guildford, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Walter PALMER and Elizabeth JONES [15]
Married Noel Ernest WITHNELL in Perth in 1936 [66]
Resided with her husband in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction prior to shifting with him to Winchester [5: 7-Jan-1938]
Resided in Winchester with ger husband for approximately seven weeks ending on 4 January 1938 [5: 7-Jan-1938]
Passed away suddenly at Dr Cecil P. ROSENTHAL's Private Hospital at 14 Robertson Street, Carnamah [22]
Died 4 January 1938 in Carnamah; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row C, Plot 2) [1]
Rev. Alfred J. TOOMEY of Three Springs officiated at her funeral, which was undertaken by Henry Parkin & Son of Carnamah [1]
An inquest into her cause of death was held in Carnamah on 6 January 1938 [22]
The findings of the coroner and the inquest found that she died of embolus of coronary artery [22]
The inquest also found that all precautions had been made by doctors Cecil P. ROSENTHAL and Mario A. MAYRHOFER [22]
From Occurrence Book 4 of the Carnamah Police Station, 4 January 1938:
"11:20 p.m. Telephone message received from Sister Lawton of the Carnamah private Hospital stating that the Police were required urgently. Const Plunkett attended and found that a patient named Mrs Eileen Elizabeth Withnell 38 years Married had died on the operating table at about 10 p.m. It appears that Mr Withnell required a minor operation. Dr Mario Mayrhofer of Three Springs assisted Dr C. P. Rosenthal at the theatre by giving the anaesthetic. However before the anaesthetic was complete the patient died. Artificial respiration was tried without success. Sergt Moloney informed by telephone and he issued the usual instruction to notify the Coroner. Mr Dougall RM Coroner informed by telephone. RM instructs body to be removed to morgue. Post Mortem to be held by Dr C. P. Rosenthal, Mr John Bowman JP to be appointed Deputy Coroner and to inform Mr Dougall as to the rest of the Post Mortem examination. Constable Plunkett reports having had the body of deceased Eileen Elizabeth Withnell removed to the store room at Carnamah Hotel usually used as a morgue."
From Occurrence Book 4 of the Carnamah Police Station, 5 January 1938:
"Constable Plunkett reports having attended the Morgue at 10:30 a.m. with Drs Rosenthal and Mayrhofer where a Post Mortem was conducted on the body of deceased Eileen Elizabeth Withnell by Dr C. P. Rosenthal. Constable Plunkett reports having had the above remains identified at the Morgue by Mr Noel Ernest Withnell, husband of the deceased at 2:15 p.m. The Acting Coroner Mr J. Bowman JP gave a certificate of Burial after the above report had been received."
From Occurrence Book 4 of the Carnamah Police Station, 6 January 1938:
"Inquest held at Carnamah by the Acting Coroner Mr John Bowman JP concerning the death of Eileen Elizabeth Withnell. After the evidence of Drs C. P. Rosenthal and M. Mayrhofer, Noel Ernest Withnell and Const Plunkett was heard the following verdict was brought in "That Eileen Elizabeth Withnell came to her death on the 4th day of January 1938 at the Carnamah Private Hospital as the resuly of Embolus of the Coronary Artery." The Acting Coroner also added rider to the ffect that in his opinion Drs Mayrhofer and Rosenthal had taken every precaution."
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 7 January 1938:
"Obituary - The Late Mrs. Eileen Elizabeth Withnell. The death occurred at the Carnamah Private Hospital on Tuesday night when Mrs. Eileen Elizabeth Withnell, 38, of Winchester, (late Midland Junction), passed away suddenly. The deceased who had not enjoyed good health for several weeks, came to reside at Winchester with her husband approximately seven weeks ago when he relieved one of the Midland Railway employees. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon when the remains were interred in the Winchester cemetery. Prior to the cortege leaving Carnamah the Rev. A. J. Toomey, who performed the last rites, conducted a service in St. George's Hall. The chief mourners were Noel Ernest Withnell (husband), W. Palmer (father) and O. Palmer (brother). The pall-bearers were Messrs J. K. Forrester, J. Lang, A. Cowderoy, J. J. House, L. O. Ferguson, R. Niven and R. A. F. Solling. Those present included:- Dr. C. P. Rosenthal, Messrs. J. Bowman, H. W. Morrison, C. Chapman, A. C. Bierman, R. A. Pike, Mrs. J. K. Forrester and Mrs. H. W. Morrison."
"Henny" Heneage Charles PALMER
Born 1902 in Harvey, Western Australia [15]
Son of Charles Seymour PALMER and Olice Lilian BEETSON [15]
Married Isabel Vera MITCHELL in Perth in 1934 [66]
Manager of the Coorow Hotel in Coorow in later 1937 and 1938 [0: image 04128] [88]
Obtained a temporary license to sell alcohol from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Coorow Sports Meeting on 27 December 1937 [88]
In August 1942 agreed to take over the management of the Carnamah Hotel [0: image 04128]
Licensee / Manager of the Carnamah Hotel in 1943 and 1944 [0: image 04198] [6]
Had a trying time running the hotel in 1943 owing to the war and being unable to find sufficient staff [0: image 04230]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1943 [0: image 04230]
Left Carnamah in later 1944 [0: image 04294]
PMG Linesman in Carnamah 1947-1950 [19]
Resided in Robertson Street, Carnamah [19]
Member of the Carnamah Miniature Rifle Club in 1945 [0: image 04334]
Secretary of the Carnamah Football Club 1945-1947 [0: images 04342, 04411 & 04466]
Committee Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society 1945-1950 [58]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Willagee [2]
Father of Bobby [0: image 02987]
Died 15 February 1970; buried Fremantle Cemetery, Perth suburb of Palmyra (Anglican, A5, 280) [2]
Mrs Isabel Vera PALMER
Wife of "Henny" Heneage Charles PALMER; see Isabel Vera MITCHELL
J. PALMER
Resided in Carnamah in 1926 [4: 11-Sep-1926]
Could be the Joe PALMER who was a member of the Three Springs Football Club in 1921 and 1922 [10: 10-Jun-1921, 9-Jun-1922]
Bessie Evelyn PARK
Born 2 August 1906 in Day Dawn, Western Australia [P202]
Married "Jack" John Hubert Clarence DRAGE in Geraldton on 19 March 1929 [P202]
Herself and her husband resided in Carnamah in 1941 [19]
Mother of Valmai, Patricia, Joan, Jacqualine, Edith and Helen [P202]
Died 8 June 1979 in Northampton [P202]
PARKER Bros
"Lou" Louis Patrick PARKER and "Joe" Joseph Patrick PARKER [P5]
May also have included Lou and Joe's brother Barry who was also in Winchester at the time [19]
Farmers and Timber Contractors in Carnamah [6]
Timber contractors in Carnamah and surrounds, gathering timber for the goldfields at Cue and Day Dawn [P5]
In 1906 Joseph purchased 1000 acres of land in Winchester (Victoria Locations 2926, 2937 and 2953) [8: pages 8-9] [44]
In 1907 were sending away around 200 tons of timber per month - most of which went to the Great Fingal Mine in Cue [9: 25-Oct-1907]
Also leased government land at Winchester [P5]
From 1907 to 1909 had four pastoral leases in and near Winchester amounting to 84,800 acres [44]
Worked together until Lou's marriage in 1913 when the partnership was dissolved [P5]
Lou carried on with the property in Winchester [P5]
Arnold PARKER
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1933 [5: 14-Jul-1932, 4-Aug-1932]
Played and helped Carnamah win the Football Grand Final on 20 August 1933; was one of the "most prominent" players [5: 25-Aug-1933]
By May 1934 he had left Carnamah and was living in Wiluna [5: 4-May-1934]
Cecil A. PARKER
Resided in Carnamah in 1941 and 1942 [6] [0: image 03993]
Committee Member of Carnamah's Anglican Church in 1941 [0: image 03993]
Vice President of the Carnamah Football Club in 1941 [0: image 04007]
"Boss" Barry PARKER
Born 29 September 1875 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia [P6]
Son of Patrick John PARKER and Ellen Mary MAHONEY [32]
Arrived in Western Australia from New South Wales with his parents in 1897 [P6]
Farmer in Winchester, Western Australia 1911-1921 [19]
Best man at the wedding of his sister Eileen PARKER and Patrick KIRBY in Moora on 2 May 1918 [10: 31-May-1918]
Gent's Winner at the Grand Euchre Party & Dance at his brother's Glenwilli Farm in Winchester on 4 September 1919 [10: 12-Sep-1919]
In September 1919 donated ten shillings to the Carnamah Hall Fund, which was being raised to build a Hall in Carnamah [10: 19-Sep-1919]
Married Nelly BARTON in 1921 [66]
Father of Nelly and Jack [P6]
Died 13 January 1951 in Kalbarri; buried Utakarra Cemetery, Geraldton WA [P6] [26]
"Dot" Evelyn Mary PARKER
Born 19 February 1885 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia [P6]
Daughter of Patrick John PARKER and Ellen Mary MAHONEY [32]
Arrived in Western Australia from New South Wales with her parents in 1897 [P6]
Resided in Winchester, Western Australia from 1908 and into the 1910s [19]
During her time in Winchester she kept house for her brother Louis P. PARKER on Glenwilli Farm [P6]
From 1911 to 1921 she was the owner of 459 acres of farmland in Winchester - Victoria Locations 3408 and 3445 [44]
Her 459 acres were farmed by her brother Louis P. PARKER as part of his Glenwilli Farm in Winchester [P6]
Later worked at Royal Perth Hospital in Perth and then ran a boarding house in Cottesloe [P6]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe until her death in 1945 [2]
Died 21 September 1945; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, DA, 26) [2]
George PARKER
Contractor in Carnamah 1912-1932 [19]
Signed the petition in February 1923 for the Irwin Licensing Court to grant a hotel license for Carnamah [10: 9-Mar-1923]
Genevieve Elsie PARKER
Born 13 September 1886 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia [P6]
Daughter of Patrick John PARKER and Ellen Mary MAHONEY [32]
Arrived in Western Australia from New South Wales with her parents in 1897 [P6]
Resided with her parents on Finbar Farm at Dalaroo in Moora [19]
By 1914 had shifted to Winchester where some of her brothers and her sister Evelyn had been settled for a few years [19]
Resided on Glenwilli Farm in Winchester for an unknown length of time [P6]
In 1917 obtained 1300 acres of farmland in Winchester (Victoria Locations 6713 and 6719) [44]
Around 1918 purchased 417 acres of farmland in Winchester from Frederick W. PARRICK (Victoria Location 4101) [44]
Bridesmaid at the wedding of her sister Eileen and Patrick KIRBY at Saint John the Baptist Church in Moora on 2 May 1918 [10]
As bridesmaid wore a dress of a delicate shade of pink crepe de chine finished in cable stitching of contrasting shades [10]
Her sister Eileen's veil, which she had made and given her, was reported to have been "a work of art" [10: 31-May-1918]
Married James MCKENZIE in Northam in 1920 [66]
By 1931 her 1300 acres, Victoria Locations 6713 and 6719, were owned by her brother Louis P. PARKER [3] [44]
Her remaining 417 acres, Victoria Location 4101, it would seem may no longer have existed by 1931 [3] [44]
Died 27 August 1971 in Kalamunda WA [P6]
Henry PARKER
Fettler in Carnamah 1914-1916 [19]
Sang a song at the "Carnamah Concert" held at the railway goods shed in Carnamah on Friday 19 February 1915 [10: 26-Feb-1915]
Husband of Mary [19]
"Joe" Joseph Patrick PARKER
Born 16 May 1883 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia [P6]
Son of Patrick John PARKER and Ellen Mary MAHONY [P6]
In 1897 shifted with his parents from New South Wales to Western Australia [P6]
Gatherer of timber in the Carnamah area with his brother "Lou" Louis P. PARKER in the early 1900s [P6]
At the time the only other families in the Carnamah-Winchester district were those of NAIRN and MACPHERSON [7: page 39]
In 1906 purchased 1000 acres of land in Winchester, which consisted of Victoria Locations 2926, 2937 and 2953 [8: pages 8-9] [44]
Himself and his brother had a house built on the farm in Winchester by W. B. SWEETMAN & Son of Arrino in 1907 [9: 25-Oct-1907]
In the drier months of 1907 they were cutting around 200 tons of timber per month, which was sold to mines [9: 25-Oct-1907]
By mid 1910 ownership of his 1000 acres of land in Winchester had changed to his brother Louis P. PARKER [44]
Married Ruby Grace PARNELL on 31 December 1918 at Saint Patrick's Church in High Street, Fremantle WA [P6]
For a period was the farmer of his father's Finbar Farm at Dalaroo in Moora [10: 19-Sep-1919]
In September 1919 was appointed Manager of the Midland Railway Company's unsold farms in Carnamah [10: 19-Sep-1919]
Arrived in Carnamah on Saturday 6 September 1919 to commence his duties with the Midland Railway Company [34]
Farm Manager of the Midland Railway Company's unsold farms in the Carnamah district in 1919 and 1920 [6] [10: 19-Sep-1919] [34]
Later worked as a Carpenter on the Swan River for the Harbours and Rivers Department of the Public Works Department [P6] [P5]
At one time had a shop in Perth, and later retired to Adelaide, South Australia [P6]
Died 1 February 1965 in Adelaide, South Australia [P6]
Leo Ronald PARKER
Born 12 July 1916 in Subiaco, Western Australia [P5]
Son of "Lou" Louis Patrick PARKER and "Ettie" Mary Helena FLYNN [P6]
Resided with his parents on Glenwilli Farm in Winchester 1916-1921 [P5]
On leaving Winchester he resided with his parents very briefly in Perth and then in Carnamah [P5]
Resided with his parents at 5 Macpherson Street in Carnamah 1921-1925 [P5]
Student at the Carnamah State School from 1922 to early 1925 [P5]
Student at the Dominican Convent School in Three Springs from April to December 1925 [98]
Himself and his brother Vaughan boarded at the Convent in Three Springs for most of the year 1925 [P5]
Attended Christian Brothers College in Geraldton in 1926 [P5]
Completed his schooling at Christian Brothers College in Perth 1927-1932 - was Dux in 1932 [P5] [5: 27-Jan-1933]
Spent his school holidays each year between 1925 and 1932 with his parents in Carnamah [P5] [5: 25-Aug-1933]
In January 1932, after completing his school education, spent a holiday in Carnamah with his parents [5: 27-Jan-1933]
Attended the Carnamah Church of England's New Year Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 December 1933 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
Attended the Surprise Party tendered to Mrs Eva and Miss Joyce COWDEROY in Carnamah on Friday 5 January 1934 [5: 12-Jan-1934]
He officiated at the funeral of four month old William J. KERRIGAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 7 January 1934 [1]
Attended University and then worked as a High School Teacher and later Psychologist [P5]
Spent his university holidays in May 1934 staying with his parents in Carnamah [5: 18-May-1934]
Attended the Repertory Social of plays, community singing and dancing, held in Carnamah on 15 August 1934 [5: 17-Aug-1934]
At the age of 19 years he obtained his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree at the University of Western Australia in 1935 [5: 13-Dec-1935]
He was the youngest student in Western Australia to have attained such a degree [5: 13-Dec-1935]
Attended the Wedding Social & Dance for Stuart and May FORD at Koolabba Farm in Carnamah on 25 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
After spending a holiday with his parents in Carnamah he returned to Perth to further his studies in late January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
In 1936, at the age of 20 years, he gained his Diploma of Education (Dip.Ed.) at the University of Western Australia [5: 24-Dec-1936]
The North Midland Times newspaper in Carnamah described him as a "brilliant student" [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Arrived in Carnamah on Wednesday 20 January 1937 to spend a few days with his parents before returning to Perth [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Flight Lieutenant 293814 in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 17 April 1947 [16]
In 1949 shifted to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [P5]
His qualifications entitled him to list the following after his name: B.Sc. Dip.Ed. MAPsS M.A.C.E. F. Inst.D. [P6]
Died 18 December 2005 in Mornington, Victoria, Australia [45]
"Lou" Louis Patrick PARKER
Born 25 August 1879 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia [P6]
Son of Patrick John PARKER and Ellen Mary MAHONY [P6]
Arrived with his parents in Western Australia in 1897 [P6]
Farmhand on his father's Finbar Farm at Dalaroo in Moora [50]
Resided and worked between Moora and Carnamah gathering timber to be used in mines on the goldfields 1901 to 1907 [P5]
Traded in partnership with his brother Joseph P. PARKER as "Parker Bros" [P5]
In 1907 they were sending away around 200 tons of timber per month in addition to establishing a farm [9: 25-Oct-1907]
His brother Joseph had purchased 1000 acres of land in an area of Carnamah later to become known as Winchester in 1906 [8: pages 8-9]
Settled permanently in Winchester on the 1000 acres in 1907 [8: page 9]
The farm was named Glenwilli after the ship Glen Willie, on which his father was born en route to Australia in 1841 [9: 15-May-1925]
When he arrived in the Carnamah-Winchester district the only other families were those of MACPHERSON and NAIRN [7: page 39]
They employed the services of W. B. SWEETMAN & Son of Arrino to build a house on the farm in 1907 [9: 25-Oct-1907]
Farmer of Glenwilli Farm in Winchester 1907-1921 [P5]
Initially the farm belonged to his brother Joseph and was 1000 acres in size being Victoria Locations 2926, 2937 and 2953 [44]
By mid 1910 he was the owner of the 1000 acres previously in his brother's name and had purchased a further 1861 acres [44]
The additional 1861 acres consisted of Victoria Locations 3754, 3755 and 3828 and made the farm a total of 2861 acres in size [44]
Chaff from the farm was exported to India [P6]
Advertised in 1911 that he had Federation, Lots and Alpha seed wheat for sale from crops grown on virgin ground [9: 28-Apr-1911]
In 1916 sold the Midland Railway Company in Carnamah 101 bags of seed wheat and a bale of twine for £79.13.0 [34]
During the early months of 1916 he purchased 600 bags of wheat from the Midland Railway Company [34]
In 1917 grew 650 acres of wheat on his farm in Winchester [10: 19-Jun-1917]
Himself and Fred PARRICK, who also grew 650 acres, had the largest acreage of land under crop in Winchester in 1917 [10]
Married "Ettie" Mary Helena FLYNN in Perth on 26 July 1913 [P6]
During the 1910s acquired 3703 acres in the names of his wife Ettie, his brother Vincent and his sisters Evelyn and Genevieve [44] [P5]
The 3703 acres were Victoria Locations 3408, 3445, 5565, 6275, 4101, 4582, 4583, 6713 and 6719 [44]
The Midland Railway Company established a railway siding near their property and were going to name it "Parker" [P6]
Due to a conflict with the name Parker the siding was named Winchester after the Midland Railway Company's head office [P6]
Wrote to the Upper Irwin Road Board in July 1910, requesting they clear and improve roads in his locality [9: 5-Aug-1910]
He was the Postal Vote Officer for the 162 Mile Siding (Winchester) for Legislative Council elections on 13 May 1910 [9: 22-Apr-1910]
Successfully requested the closure of a road near Winchester with the Upper Irwin Road Board in October 1910 [9: 4-Nov-1910]
He managed to convince a visiting A.I.F. Recruiting Sergeant that there was a State Pub in Winchester in September 1916 [10: 6-Oct-1916]
Purchased some of his general supplies from general store "The Supply Stores" in Yarra Street, Carnamah in 1917 [92]
Signed the petition and financial guarantee in 1917 for the Midland Railway Company to provide a resident doctor at Three Springs [34]
Vice President of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee's Sports Meetings in Three Springs in 1917, 1918 and 1919 [124]
Vice President of Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee's Picnic Race Meetings in Three Springs in 1920 and 1928 [124]
Donated £1 in 1919 and £1/1/- in 1920 to the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee [124]
President in 1923, Steward in 1924 and Patron in 1925 of the Picnic Race Meetings in Three Springs on Saint Patrick's Day [124]
By 1918 he was a Justice of the Peace, making him the only and the first authority for the Winchester district [10: 6-Sep-1918]
He discovered the body of Michael MCMAHON in a dam on his farm in Winchester on 1 January 1918 [9: 4-Jan-1918] [10: 4-Jan-1918] [15]
Constable Richard J. HONNER took the body to Moora where an inquest concluded MCMAHON had taken his own life [9] [10]
His horse Winchester came 2nd in the Hack Race at the Picnic Races in Carnamah on Easter Monday 1 April 1918 [10: 12-Apr-1918]
Entrant in the "Lazy Man Competition" held in Three Springs in 1918 to raise funds for the Red Cross Society [10: 10-May-1918]
He won the Competition with 9306 votes, and in so doing helped in a very large way to raise £131/15/- for the Red Cross [10]
Mrs Susan C. M. COLPITTS of Winchester had worked as secretary to further his candidature in the competition [10: 31-May-1918]
Spoke at the Farewell Social for Const. Richard J. HONNER at the Agricultural Hall in Three Springs on 30 August 1918 [10: 6-Sep-1918]
Himself, his wife and their two sons attended the Peace Day Celebrations held in Carnamah on Saturday 19 July 1919 [P5]
He hired a Perth jockey to ride his horse Winchester in the Peace Cup race, but when the time came the jockey was drunk [P5]
The Peace Cup race was the main race of the day, was only for local horses, and carried a sweepstake of five shillings [10: 25-Jul-1919]
Although not accordingly built for the task he rode Winchester himself and won the race, for which he received the Peace Cup [P5]
The Cup reads: Peace Cup July 19th 1919 Presented by Carnamah Race Committee Won by Mr L. P. Parker's Winchester [P5]
Also during the Peace Day Celebrations his horse named Windy came 2nd in the Hack Race [10: 25-Jul-1919]
Member of the Carnamah Hall Committee in 1919 [10: 29-Aug-1919]
In 1919 he looked into roads and other matters at Winchester for the Upper Irwin Road Board [9: 2-May-1919]
From 1919 to 1921 also had grazing leases in Winchester totalling 25000 acres - leases 3648/93, 3502/93, 3649/93 and 3503/93 [44]
Committee Member of the Carnamah Race Club in 1920 and 1922, and also Vice President in 1922 [10: 13-Feb-1920, 27-Jan-1922]
By September 1920 he had changed the name of his horse Winchester to Woolleroo [10: 1-Oct-1920]
Woolleroo ran in the Flying Handicap and Ladies Bracelet at the Picnic Race Meeting in Carnamah on 16 September 1920 [10]
In August 1921 sold 4494 of his acres, which adjoined Winchester Siding, to the Repatriation Department for £1.17.6 per acre [251]
The land itself was valued at 19/- per acre and improvements on the farm were at 18/6 per acre [251]
The 4494 acres consisted of Victoria Locations 2926, 2027, 2953, 3408, 3445, 3754, 3755, 3828, 4582, 4583 and 5565 [251]
At the time there was approximately 500 acres of growing crop on the farm, for which they paid 30 shillings per acre [251]
Records state "the holding contains a good proportion of high class land and is undoubtedly good value" [251]
The Repatriation Department named the land the "Winchester Estate" and allocated portions of it to four ex-servicemen [251]
Held a clearing sale on his farm in Winchester at 10:30 a.m. sharp on Thursday 13 October 1921 [10: 23-Sep-1921] [9: 30-Sep-1921]
The sale, which included lunch, was conducted by Elder Smith & Co Ltd agent Thomas J. BERRIGAN of Three Springs [10]
Livestock sold included: 20 Farm Mares and Geldings (all right ages, thoroughly broken, proved workers in splendid condition); [10]
8 young unbroken Farm Mares and Geldings; 4 Hacks; 8 unbroken young light and medium Draught Mares and Geldings; [10]
20 Dairy Cattle; 1 Pedigreed Jersey Bull; 350 Merino and Crossbred Hoggetts in wool; 3 Bacon Pigs; 30 Turkeys and 30 Fowls [10]
Plant and machinery included: three 6-foot Sunshine harvesters, two McCormick binders, two 4-foot McKay S.J. disc ploughs, [10]
5-foot McKay S.J. disc plough, two Massey drills (15-inch disc), McCormick drill (15-inch disc), two Massey cultivators, [10]
Purser cultivator, 10-disc Shearer S.J. plough, 4-foot Shearer M.B.S.J. plough, two Barge disc cultivators, Perfection grader, [10]
Marshall 8-horsepower portable engine, 3-knife Bagshaw No. 6 Chaffcutter, Brown hay streamer, Gawthorne & Hill wagon, [10]
table top wagon with 4½ inch tyres, 3-section T bar roller, 13 sets of harrows, farm dray, sulky, spring cart, corn-crusher, [10]
scrub roller, seven earth scroops, Abbott buggy, pole and shafts, double harness and single harness [10]
Sundries sold at the sale included: harnesses for 40 horses, gear for 10 bullock, three sack trucks, three sack loaders, [10]
wire rope, brine pump, separator, three false combs for harvester, three choke cutters, harvester beater, blacksmithing fittings, [10]
blacksmithing tools, kangaroo jack, two 200-gallon square tanks, three riding saddles, set of pack saddles, low down pump, [10]
handy worker, spare machinery parts, 40-foot of 24-inch galvanised iron troughing, 200-foot of 1-inch galvanised piping; [10]
and a 5-foot 6-inch Monitor windmill complete with 30-foot tower, pump and piping [10]
Left Winchester in 1921 and retired very briefly to Perth before shifting to the Carnamah townsite later in 1921 [P6]
Purchased from Robert PALFREYMAN 5 & 7 Macpherson Street in Carnamah (Lots 33 & 34 of Victoria Location 1936) [44]
Employed the services of builder Eric J. CLARKE of Guildford to build a stone house and weatherboard and iron general store [P5]
Resided at the eight roomed stone house at 5 Macpherson Street, Carnamah from 1921 to 1937 [P5]
General Merchant and Storekeeper at 7 Macpherson Street, Carnamah from 1921 to 1926 [P6]
From his general store he sold groceries, hardware, drapery goods and was agent for the firm I.O.A. Insurance Ltd. [P6]
His store was the first to be connected to the telephone in Carnamah in 1923, and was telephone number Carnamah-1 [60]
In 1924 also sold copies of The Midlands Advertiser newspaper (previously sold in Carnamah by Theo DAVIESON) [9: 2-Mar-1924]
Sold The Midlands Advertiser until 22 August 1924 (it then being sold in Carnamah by A. L. TROTTER) [9: 22-Aug-1924, 29-Aug-1924]
For a period Carnamah's Post Office was located within and run from his general store at 7 Macpherson Street [P6]
Over two years purchased from the Midland Railway Company eleven vacant blocks in the Carnamah townsite [27]
On 30 September 1921 purchased for £30 cash numbers 13 & 15 Caron Street (Lots 29 and 30 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
On 11 October 1921 purchased for £72 cash 13, 14, 15 & 16 Yarra Street (Lots 17, 18, 19 & 20 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
On 17 May 1922 purchased for £20 numbers 10, 12 & 14 Caron Street (Lots 45, 46 & 47 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
On 30 June 1923 purchased for £20 cash numbers 6 & 8 Caron Street (Lots 43 & 44 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
On 20 October 1923 his wife Ettie purchased for £10 cash number 20 Boojerabba Street (Lot 65 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
Sold his storekeeping business and leased its premises in Carnamah to Lyndon W. RODGERS in March 1926 [9: 2-Apr-1926] [P5]
The premises were described as a jarrah weatherboard shop with living quarters and a galvanised iron shed [5: 20-Sep-1935]
In 1926 purchased new farmland in Winchester, and named the property Vaughanleoalaric after his three sons [P6]
Vaughanleoalaric Farm was 8059 acres in size and consisted of Victoria Locations 4053, 6713, 6719, 7921, 7585 and 8124 [3]
He owned Victoria Location 6713, 6719, 8124 and 7585 (4277 acres) while the remaining 3781 acres was owned by his wife [3]
By 1935 he had cleared about 2000 acres of the property and fenced the boundary on two sides and part of the third [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Established a dam and two wells on the farm, one of the wells being equipped with a mill, and an iron hut [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Continued to live at 5 Macpherson Street in Carnamah, and drove out to the farm in Winchester by car each day [P6]
Leased his shop premises at 7 Macpherson Street to Lyndon W. RODGERS, Andrew SMART and then Eric H. GURR [3] [P5]
In 1925 helped collect donations for the improvement of the road over the sandplain between Carnamah and Watheroo [9: 17-Apr-1925]
Foundation Committee Member of the Carnamah Ratepayers and Citizens Association in 1928 [4: 6-Oct-1928]
Attended Charles ROBERTSON and Winifred LANG's wedding and reception in Carnamah on 27 March 1928 [4: 31-Mar-1928]
Attended the wedding of Alexander J. F. BROWN and Clara V. BERRIGAN at the Carnamah Hall on 28 August 1928 [4: 8-Sep-1928]
Served on the Carnamah District Road Board representing the Town Ward in 1929-30 [7: page 111]
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son in the 1920s [53]
Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society - was Vice President 1930-1932 [4: 2-Nov-1929, 17-Sep-1932]
Justice of the Peace and Magistrate in the Carnamah district [P6]
As a Justice of the Peace served as a local magistrate in cases at the Three Springs Police Court in 1931 [4: 4-Apr-1931]
Member of the Carnamah Catholic Church - was Secretary in 1930 [4: 15-Nov-1930]
In March 1930 he called for tenders for the erection of the Catholic Church in Carnamah [4: 8-Mar-1930]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Winchester farmer Hans HÄUSSLER at the Winchester Cemetery on 7 July 1931 [4]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah pioneer Donald MACPHERSON on 14 August 1931 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs Janet Allison RAFFAN on 26 February 1932 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
Doorman at the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held at the Carnamah Town Hall on Thursday 18 August 1932 [5: 26-Aug-1932]
Steward in Charge of the Horses section at the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1933 [13]
Attended the Carnamah Roman Catholic Church's Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 26 May 1934 [5: 1-Jun-1934]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
His mortgagee instructed Elder Smith & Co Ltd to sell his properties at Pastoral House in Perth on 17 October 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
The property to be sold consisted of his farm in Winchester; and his house, shop and vacant blocks in the Carnamah townsite [5]
It would appear that the sale never eventuated as he remained the owner of the farm, house, shop and vacant blocks [3]
Attended the funeral of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Attended the Wedding Social & Dance for Stuart and May FORD at Koolabba Farm in Carnamah on 25 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Attended the Farewell Bridge Evening on 21 June 1936 for Tom & Johanna BERRIGAN who were leaving Carnamah [5: 26-Jun-1936]
Attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social including three plays at the Carnamah Hall on Friday 2 October 1936 [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Said to have at one point worked for the Carnamah District Road Board's road gang in Carnamah [P9]
Held a clearing sale at his home in Carnamah on 23 January 1937 to sell his household furniture and effects [0: image 02851]
Was publicly farewelled in Carnamah on 28 February 1937 by residents of Carnamah, Winchester, Coorow and Three Springs [7: page 38]
Along with his wife and children left the Carnamah district in March 1937 [7: page 38]
In 1938 or 1939 sold his stone house at 5 Macpherson Street and shop premises at 7 Macpherson Street to Walter & Florence YORK [3]
Foreman in the 1940s; resident in Nannup WA in 1940 [61]
Pallbearer at the funeral of ex-Winchester farmer Harry ZUEGG at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 11 November 1941 [4]
In 1950 was living at 197 Roberts Road in the Perth suburb of Subiaco [61]
Father of Vaughan, Leo, Alaric and Mignonne [P6]
Died 25 August 1951 in Perth; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, LA, 298) [2] [P6]
Lou told his son that Carnamah was derived from the word Carmah which meant "a long stretch of red land" [P6]
From The Midlands Advertiser newspaper, Friday 25 October 1907:
"Now that the fine weather has set in, Messrs. Parker Brothers are taking advantage of the hard country, and all is bustle and activity getting timber in for the goldfields. The country in the winter time being very boggy, all carting has to be suspended until the fine weather, when something like 200 tons of timber are sent away per month, chiefly to the Great Fingal Mine, owned by Messrs. Bewick, Moreing and Co. Great praise is due to Messrs. Parker Bros. in their efforts to improve their land, fencing, ringing and clearing being carried on on a large scale and good prices are being offered by the above. They have lately had a very pretty house built on their property at Carnamah. The contractors were W. B. Sweetman and Son, of Arrino."
Mrs Mary PARKER
Wife of Henry PARKER [19]
Resided with husband in Carnamah 1914-1916 [19]
Mrs "Ettie" Mary Helena PARKER
Wife of "Lou" Louis Patrick PARKER; see "Ettie" Mary Helena FLYNN
Mignonne Therese PARKER
Born 11 October 1923 in Three Springs, Western Australia [P6]
Daughter of "Lou" Louis Patrick PARKER and "Ettie" Mary Helena FLYNN [P6]
Resided with her parents at 5 Macpherson Street, Carnamah 1923-1935 [P6]
Baptised by Father P. James TYMONS at Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Three Springs on 4 November 1923 [91]
Her nominated Godparents/sponsors were her father's good friend Harold NAIRN and her mother's relative Queenie Estell BOAR [91]
Was a train bearer (equivalent of flower girl) at Bob GRANT and Millie PARKIN's wedding in Carnamah in August 1927 [4: 20-Aug-1927]
Attended the Carnamah Children's Fancy Dress Ball as a "Early Victorian" on Saturday 15 October 1927 [9: 21-Oct-1927]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held in Carnamah in 1929 with her brother Alaric, dressed as "Early Victorians" [4: 13-Jul-1929]
Student at the Carnamah State School 1930-1935 [P6] [5: 13-Sep-1935]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held in Carnamah on 18 August 1932 dressed as a "Poppy" [5: 26-Aug-1932]
Won a 1st prize for Needlework in the Educational section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 14 September 1933 [5: 22-Sep-1933]
At the conclusion of 1933 received the prize for the most hardworking student in Grade IV at the Carnamah State School [5: 22-Dec-1933]
Won 1st prizes for Needlework and Cane & Raffia Work at the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 6 September 1934 [5: 14-Sep-1934]
The next week at the Three Springs Agricultural Show she also won 1st prizes for Needlework and Cane & Raffia Work [5: 21-Sep-1934]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on 27 October 1934 dressed as a "Spanish Dancer" [4: 3-Nov-1934]
Won 1st prizes for Cane & Raffia Work and Needlework and 2nd for Writing at the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Along with five others visited Three Springs on Thursday 17 October 1935 to sit for her scholarship examination [5: 18-Oct-1935]
Competed in the tennis match between the girls of the Carnamah and Winchester state schools on 26 October 1935 [5: 1-Nov-1935]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 2 November 1935 as an "Egyptian" [5: 8-Nov-1935]
As an Egyptian Couple herself and her brother Alaric received the prize for Best Dressed Couple at the Children's Fancy Dress Ball [5]
Competed in the tennis match between the Carnamah and Billeroo-Winchester schools on Friday 8 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Left Carnamah on Monday 16 March 1936 to further her studies at Saint Joseph's Convent School in Fremantle [5: 20-Mar-1936]
Herself and her brother Vaughan both spent a holiday with their parents in Carnamah in early August 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Accompanied by her cousin Esme M. T. FLYNN she returned to Carnamah for the Christmas holidays in 1936 [5: 18-Dec-1936]
Married Geoffrey Neville MEYER in 1940 [P6]
Died 12 February 1977 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia [P6]
Mrs Ruby Grace PARKER
Wife of "Joe" Joseph Patrick PARKER; see Ruby Grace PARNELL
Vaughan Joseph PARKER
Born 24 September 1914 in Perth, Western Australia [16]
Son of "Lou" Louis Patrick PARKER and "Ettie" Mary Helena FLYNN [P6]
Resided with parents on Glenwilli Farm in Winchester 1914-1921 [P5]
Resided with parents at 5 Macpherson Street, Carnamah 1921-1925 [P5]
Student at the Carnamah State School from 1922 to early 1925 [P5]
Student at the Dominican Convent School in Three Springs from March 1925 to December 1925 [98]
In 1925 himself and his brother Leo boarded at the Convent in Three Springs [P5]
Student at Christian Brothers College in Geraldton in 1926 and at Christian Brothers College in Perth 1927-1931 [P5]
Spent his school holidays with his parents in Carnamah [P5] [5: 25-Aug-1933]
In 1929 received a Gold Medal for obtaining distinctions in all subjects at Christian Brothers Secondary School [4: 11-Jan-1930]
Attended the Carnamah Church of England's New Year Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 December 1933 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
After completing high school became a pharmacist through an apprenticeship: Vaughan Joseph PARKER M.P.S., PhC, A.A.S.A. [P6]
Travelled to Carnamah on Monday 20 August 1934 to spend a holiday with his parents [5: 24-Aug-1934]
His parents received word in Carnamah in June 1936 that he had passed all of his examinations for a Diploma in Chemistry [5: 5-Jun-1936]
Both himself and his sister Mignonne spent a holiday with their parents in Carnamah during early August 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Subiaco prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 17 July 1942 [16]
Staff Sergeant WX31910 in the Australian Army's 71 Australian Camp Hospital during the Second World War [16]
Married Nora Patricia COLLINS in Perth on 13 February 1943 [P6]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 16 April 1946 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant [2]
Died 3 September 2002; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn M, 147) [2]
"Vince" Vincent Leo PARKER
Born 1881 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia [32]
Son of Patrick John PARKER and Ellen Mary MAHONY [32]
Arrived with his parents in Western Australia in 1897 [P6]
From 1910 to 1921 he was the owner of 924 acres of farmland in Winchester - Victoria Locations 4582 and 4583 [44]
His 924 acres of farmland in Winchester was part of his brother Louis P. PARKER's Glenwilli Farm, and was farmed by Lou [P6]
He is said to have spent periods working and living with his brother Lou on Glenwilli Farm in Winchester [P6]
His 924 acres in Winchester was sold by his brother Lou to the Repatriation Department during the 1921-22 financial year [44]
Farmer on his father's Finbar Farm at Dalaroo in Moora in 1915 [94]
Left Moora to begin his training at the military camp at Blackboy Hill on Saturday 26 June 1915 [10: 25-Jun-1915]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Blackboy Hill on 30 June 1915 [30: item 8005386]
On enlistment he was 5 feet 6¾ inches tall, weighed 160 pounds, dark brown hair, greyish brown eyes and a ruddy complexion [30]
At Blackboy Hill on 20 September 1915 was appointed Private 1265 in the 9th Reinforcements of 10th Light Horse Regiment [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A20 Horoata on 1 October 1915 [18]
Initially served with in Egypt, where on 6 March 1916 he was transferred to the 3rd Light Horse Reserve Regiment [30]
On 4 April 1916 was transferred to the 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, where he was appointed Gunner and then Driver [30]
Embarked Alexandria Egypt on 6 June 1916 and disembarked in Marseilles, France on 13 June 1916 [30]
On 20 June 1917 in France was again transferred, this time to the 4th Trench Mortar Battery where he was appointed Gunner [30]
From 11 November 1917 to 1 January 1918 was detached with the 11th Field Artillery Brigade in France [30]
He was appointed Acting Bombardier on 19 May 1918 and promoted to Bombardier on 7 July 1918 [30]
Bombardier 1265 in the Australian Imperial Force's 4th Trench Mortar Battery in France during the First World War [18]
Embarked Devonport, England on the Anchises and disembarked in Albany, Western Australia on 7 April 1919 [30]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 3 June 1919; received the 1914/15 Star, the Victory and British War Medals [30]
In 1920 purchased in partnership with W. F. COMRIE his father's Finbar Farm in Moora [6] [9: 15-May-1925] [10: 6-Aug-1920]
They presumably purchased his father's Finbar Farm when it went up for auction on Friday afternoon 4 April 1919 [10: 21-Mar-1919]
The farm was situated near the Dalaroo Railway Siding five miles north of the Moora townsite [10: 27-Mar-1924]
Finbar's 3000 freehold acres were subdivided into 13 fenced paddocks and contained four wells, four dams and waterholes [10]
1100 acres of the property were cleared in addition to a further 200 acres on fallow and 150 acres ringbarked in 1919 [10]
The property contained an eight room stone house, kitchen, barns, stables, shearing shed, machine shed and blacksmith's forge [10]
Water was laid on to the large homestead, which also had the telephone connected [10: 21-Mar-1919]
"Parker & Comrie" sold five bales of wool at 16d. per pound at the first wool sale of the season on 4 November 1921 [10: 11-Nov-1921]
Member of the Moora branch of the Returned Soldiers League in 1921 [9: 25-Mar-1920]
Steward of the Fine Merino and British Breed sections at the Moora Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1922 [10: 15-Sep-1922]
In April 1923 donated 2/- to the Fund in aid of recently widowed Mrs HOLMES and her five children of Barberton [10: 13-Apr-1923]
Dissolved partnership with W. F. COMRIE, and they held a clearing sale at Finbar Farm in Moora at 12 noon on 1 April 1924 [10]
Livestock sold at the sale consisted of 550 3½ year old Merino ewes mated to Merino rams, 400 Merino weaners, [10: 27-Mar-1924]
50 1½ year Crossbred ewes mated to Merino rams, 10 Merino rams, 10 farm working mares and geldings, and two farm hacks [10]
Machinery and plant sold included a 6-foot Sunshine harvester, 6-foot State stripper, winnower, Hornsby binder, sulky, [10]
spring cart, 4-disc Sunrise plough, 6-foot 5-leaf harrows, 3-ton wagon, 200-gallon tank, drilling machine, 10 sets of harness, [10]
1500-foot of 1-inch piping, quantity of troughing, anvil and bellows, drilling machine, stocks and dies, and a host of sundries [10]
Following the dissolution of their partnership he continued farming Finbar Farm in Moora [6] [9: 4-Dec-1925]
During May 1924 he donated £1 for the Midlands District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial in Moora [10: 12-Jun-1924]
Member of the Moora Trotting Club - was a Committee Member and their Clerk of Course in 1925 [9: 29-May-1925, 24-Jul-1925]
On his farm in Moora a railway engine started a fire which destroyed the best crop he'd ever had [P6]
He was unable to get any compensation for the crop that was destroyed so decided to sell up and leave Moora [P6]
Sold the 3020 acre Finbar Farm at Dalaroo in Moora to J. P. SHEEHAN of Meckering in November 1925 [9: 4-Dec-1925]
Left Moora in 1926 and moved to Red Lake near Salmon Gums, where he farmed until 1933 [6] [P6]
Left his farm near Salmon Gums in 1933 after the price of wheat fell to uneconomic levels during the Great Depression [P6]
After leaving his farm resided with his sister "Dot" Evelyn Mary PARKER at her boarding house in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe [P6]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Hilton [2]
Died 18 May 1970; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, Lawn 6, 90) [2]
Lily PARKES
Born 15 December 1906 in East Fremantle, Western Australia [84]
Daughter of railway examiner Peter PARKES and Emma SHAW [15] [84]
Resided with her parents on East Street in the Perth suburb of East Fremantle [84]
Baptised at the High Street Methodist Church in the Perth suburb of Fremantle on 6 January 1907 [84]
Shop Assistant in Broomehill before moving to Carnamah C.1929 to work for Norman W. REYNOLDS in his general store [P47]
Believed to have also either worked for or lived with Carnamah baker Alfred L. TROTTER [P47]
Attended the evening Ball following the Carnamah Races on 2 October 1930 in a dress of mauve georgette [4: 18-Oct-1930]
Married "Jack" John Ernest ILES in 1932 in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park [P47]
Resided with her husband on her in-laws farm on the Inering Estate 1932-1934 [P47]
Attended the Carnamah Roman Catholic Church's Annual Ball on 6 August 1932 in a gown of brown and fawn silk voile [5: 19-Aug-1932]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Monster Ball on 2 September 1933 in a dress of pixie blue floral taffeta [5: 8-Sep-1933]
Won 1st prize for White Bread and 2nd for Plain Scones at the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 14 September 1933 [5: 22-Sep-1933]
Attended the Carnamah Church of England's New Year Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 December 1933 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
In January 1934 Miss A. DOYLE, daughter of Det-Sgt Doyle of Perth, holidayed with them on the farm in January 1934 [5: 19-Jan-1934]
Attended the Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 June 1934 to raise funds for Church organ repairs [5: 6-Jul-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball on Saturday 20 October 1934 in dress of red voile [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Shifted with her husband to Perth for some of 1934 and 1935, during which time she worked at Cairs Bros [P47]
Sent a wreath for the grave of Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
In 1935 returned to Carnamah with her husband and daughter and once more resided on the farm at Inering 1935-1939 [P47]
Attended the Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1935 in a gown of navy blue morocain trimmed with white [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Attended the Carnamah Anglican Church's Mid-Winter Ball on Saturday 11 July 1936 dressed in black georgette and lace [5: 17-Jul-1936]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in figured morocain [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Left Carnamah with her husband and daughters Lois and Wendy in 1939 and shifted to Perth [P47]
In 1942 was living in the Perth suburb of Shenton Park [16], and later resided in the suburb of Forrestfield [2]
Mother of Lois and Wendy [P47]
Died 15 February 1991 in Perth; ashes interred Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA (Cassia Court, Family Shrub, 1) [2] [P47]
"Maud" Beatrice Maud PARKIN
Born 15 November 1902 in Cornwall, England [P18]
Daughter of "Harry" Henry PARKIN and "Mary" Phillippa Mary BILKEY [20] [21]
Departed London, England with her mother on the Ajana and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 1 February 1913 [70]
Arrived in Carnamah with her mother, sisters and brother on 13 February 1913 [7: page 142]
Resided with her parents at their home "The Gables" in Yarra Street, Carnamah [19]
Member of the Carnamah Sunday School in 1914 [7: page 238]
Store Assistant in Carnamah in 1924 [19]
Attended the Carnamah Race Club's Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 10 April 1924 in a dress of apricot charmeuse [10: 24-Apr-1924]
Married Lionel Oliver FERGUSON on 25 August 1925 at the Carnamah Town Hall [9: 11-Sep-1925]
Wore a dress of ivory floral crepe de chene, relieved with silver; also worm was a veil, worked with cream silver and [9]
caught on one side with a spray of orange blossom and was attended to by her sisters Elsie and Millie as bridesmaids [9]
Her brother Tom was best man and groomsman was Robert W. GRANT (who two years later married her sister Millie) [9]
Their wedding reception was held in the Town Hall later that nights where toasts, supper and dancing was indulged in [9]
Following their marriage they left Carnamah however had returned by May 1929 [9: 11-Sep-1925, 25-May-1929]
Resided with her husband at 9 Caron Street, Carnamah until about 1936 and then at 29 Caron Street, Carnamah [3]
On Saturday 11 May 1929 attended the surprise party tendered to Mrs Ida CROSSING at Ida's home in Carnamah [4: 25-May-1929]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 18 September 1930 in a frock of black silk lace over stain [4: 4-Oct-1930]
Attended the Ball after the Carnamah Races on 2 October 1930 in a black dress with shoulder posy and hip ornament [4: 18-Oct-1930]
Helped run the Carnamah Presbyterian Church Ladies Guild's Sale of Work held in Carnamah on 13 December 1930 [4: 20-Dec-1930]
Attended the House Party at Tom and Marjorie PARKIN's home in Carnamah on Friday 13 October 1933 [5: 20-Oct-1933]
Member of Carnamah's Parkinson Tennis Club 1933-1936 [5: 10-Mar-1933] [56]
Received the trophy for Runner-Up Ladies Singles at the Club's Presentation Evening in Carnamah on 3 July 1935 [5: 5-Jul-1935]
Ladies Social Committee Member of the Parkinson Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 23-Aug-1935]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Herself, her husband, their daughter and her sister Elsie spent a short holiday in Dongara in mid February 1935 [5: 15-Feb-1935]
Helped run the Work Stall at the Presbyterian Church's Fair at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 18 May 1935 [5: 24-May-1935]
Won the prize for auction rummy at the Bridge Evening held at the Carnamah Hostel on Friday evening 21 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club 1935-1937 - was a Committee Member in 1935 [5: 5-Apr-1935, 15-May-1936] [4: 7-Aug-1937]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Attended the funeral of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Competed in the Parkinson Tennis Club's New Year Tennis Tournament in Carnamah on Wednesday 1 January 1936 [5: 3-Jan-1936]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of local agent William B. SHERIDAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 January 1936 [5: 31-Jan-1936]
Played for the combined Carnamah-Parkinson tennis team against Winchester-Waddy-Coorow on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Member of the Carnamah Social Club in 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday for Miss Eileen R. PERRY in Carnamah on Saturday evening 18 July 1936 [5: 24-Jul-1936]
Played for the defeated Carnamah Social Club in badminton against the Carnamah Badminton Club on 5 August 1936 [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Mrs Florence PRICE of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 1 September 1936 [5: 4-Sep-1936]
Won the Ladies Handicap Doubles at the Carnamah Social Club's Badminton Tournament on 4 November 1936 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Competitor in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Tennis Tournament held in Carnamah on New Year's Day 1 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Won the Carnamah Golf Club's "President's Trophy" in 1938 [7: page 208]
Resided with her husband at 29 Caron Street in Carnamah until her death in 1966 [P10]
Mother of Valda [14]
Died 15 September 1966 in Caron Street, Carnamah; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row S, Plot 6) [1]
Clarence PARKIN
Born C.1853 [2]
Labourer in England [70]
Departed London, England on the Hobsons Bay and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 13 April 1923 [70]
Resided in Carnamah in 1928 [2]
Died 3 October 1928; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, VC, 348) [2]
"Harry" Henry PARKIN
Born 15 February 1876 in Saint Columb Major, Cornwall, England [20] [P18]
Son of Thomas Vivien PARKIN and Mary Celina TIPPETT [20] [P18]
In 1881 was living with his parents, sister Jane and brother John in Trekenning Village in Saint Columb Major, Cornwell, England [20]
Married "Mary" Phillippa Mary BILKEY [20] [21]
In 1901 was an Agricultural Labourer and living with his wife, daughter Olive and brother John in Newlyn, Cornwall, England [20]
Departed London, England on the Orsova and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 23 January 1912 [70]
Arrived in Carnamah in February 1912 [7: page 142]
On his arrival in Carnamah the town consisted of the railway station and a small shop owned by WHITELAWs of Watheroo [P10]
Initially worked in Carnamah as a Fettler [19] [44]
His wife Mary and their children left Cornwall, England and joined him in Carnamah in 1913 [7: page 142]
On 12 May 1914 purchased from the Midland Railway Company a townsite block in the newly surveyed Carnamah townsite [27]
The townsite block, which was vacant, cost £20 and was 4 Yarra Street, Carnamah (Lot 4 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
Employed the services of Mr WESTLAKE of Moora who constructed a house on the block, known as The Gables [P10]
Resided at The Gables, 4 Yarra Street, Carnamah 1914-1958 [P10]
In 1914 became Carnamah's Postmaster and ran the Post Office from a room of The Gables [P10]
For several years also ran a general store and newsagency from The Gables which was run by himself and his daughter Olive [P10] [6]
Wrote to the Midland Railway Company on 8 October 1915 stating his interest in purchasing a farm they had advertised for sale [34]
He was interested in getting it if the first instalment wasn't too high, and if cropping could initially be done with them on shares [34]
The repayments must have been too high as he never purchased the farm, which was presumably located in Carnamah [34]
In 1916 a letter he sent reveals he was the proprietor of "The Supply Stores" in Carnamah [34]
He ran "The Supply Stores" at his home The Gables at 4 Yarra Street until at least 1921 [92]
For a period The Gables also contained a small tearoom, referred to as "Parkin's Refreshment Room" [9: 28-May-1926]
Sang two songs at the "Carnamah Concert" held in the railway goods shed in Carnamah on Friday 19 February 1915 [10: 26-Feb-1915]
For many years hosted Carnamah's monthly Presbyterian services at The Gables prior to there being a Church [5: page 239]
In 1917 his daughter wrote the name of the family home as "The Gables" however on letters he wrote "Gable Cottage" [92]
When he enrolled to go on the Legislative Council electoral roll he gave his address as "Gable Cottage, Carnamah" [61]
Applied to purchase ten acres of land adjoining the Carnamah townsite from the Midland Railway Company in October 1917 [34]
The Midland Railway Company refused to sell him the land as they were concerned it would devalue adjacent townsite blocks [34]
Member of the Carnamah Peace Celebrations Committee in 1919 [10: 11-Jul-1919]
Member of the Carnamah Hall Committee in 1919 [10: 29-Aug-1919]
He may still have been working for the Midland Railway Company as a Fettler in 1919, as they paid him wages in August 1919 [34]
On 27 July 1920 purchased another two townsite blocks - 5 & 7 Caron Street (Lots 37 and 38 of Victoria Location 1936) [27]
In 1920 himself and John A. GRANT dismantled and re-erected a house in Carnamah from Lot M952 to Victoria Location 7180 [P300]
Attended the wedding of Robert CALDOW and May BYRNE at the Three Springs Hall on Wednesday 5 October 1921 [9: 21-Oct-1921]
Around 1922 purchased 3 Yarra Street, Carnamah (Lot 3 of Victoria Location 1936) from Mrs E. DUFFY [44]
In 1924 secured contract work by tender with the Carnamah District Road Board [10: 1-May-1924]
He was paid £26 for shifting the "Carnamah windmill" to a new well, and 7/6 per foot to timber the new well [10: 1-May-1924]
Established a Blacksmith and Wheelwright business on his land in Yarra Street, Carnamah [7: page 142]
Later expanded the business to include repairs to carts, wagons, tractors and farm machinery [4: 23-Dec-1933] [53]
Advertised "Battery Charging and General Repairs" in The Irwin Index newspaper in 1926 [4: 7-Aug-1926]
Entered into partnership with his son "Tom" Thomas Henry PARKIN and together they traded as "Henry Parkin & Son" [P18]
Together they ran a Blacksmith, Wheelright and Motor Mechanic business in Yarra Street, Carnamah [53]
They were also local agents for H. V. McKay agricultural machinery and spare parts in the 1920s [53]
Himself and his son established a Power Station and were licensees to supply power to Carnamah from 1924 to 1953 [P18]
Henry Parkin & Son were also Carnamah's local undertakers from 1927 to 1947 [1]
See Henry PARKIN & Son for further details on their partnership [--]
Signed the petition in February 1923 for the Irwin Licensing Court to grant a hotel license for Carnamah & |
