Hi Everyone, Here, for archival purposes, is the CAN YOU HELP? column published in The West Australian on Monday, March 6, 2006. Cheers....... Erica Hills ________________________________________ The CAN YOU HELP? column (incorporating REUNIONS) is compiled by Jenny KOHLEN and published on Mondays as a free service. E-mail your requests to <mailto:canyouhelp@wanews.com.au> or write to : Can You Help? "The West Australian," GPO Box N1027, Perth 6843. Fax (08) 9482 3830. Phone (08) 9482 3382 (Mon-Fri). mailto: <mailto:canyouhelp@wanews.com.au> ================================================================================= CAN YOU HELP? : Monday, March 6, 2006 (The West Australian p28) ABBOTT : English relative planning to visit Perth from March 16 until April 13 would love to hear from any relatives of Ernest Gerald ABBOTT who died in 1986 aged 76. Ernest lived in Esperance and Safety Bay and had a brother and sister. Contact: June Abbott, c/- Janet, 9256 1057. mailto:june@c4ord.fsnetco.uk CAMPBELLS OF BOOLOGOORO : Information and photographs are sought about the CAMPBELLs of Boologooro, Carnarvon, for family history purposes. The CAMPBELLs came to Carnarvon in 1882. Robert CAMPBELL (1842-1909) sold Boologooro to his son Harry and wife Maud (nee WILSON) in 1906. Harry and Maud had six children including Hubert Henry 1895-1955 (the writer's grandfather), Doris, Robert and Peter. Hoping someone can help. Contact: Carey Warren, 23 Curtis Road, Melville 6156. Tel: 9330 2493. mailto:duffcl@hotmail.com CARRICK : The writer is seeking news of Eithne CARRICK (maiden name) who together with her family emigrated to Perth from Ireland in the late 1950s. Eithne was a good friend of the writer's wife Yvonne (nee WILLIAMS) who often wonders about Eithne. He would like to put the two friends in touch again as a surprise. Contact: John O'Rourke, "Cartref", Ballybride, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Tel: 00353-1-2722116. COUNTRY CALLING SHIRE OF WEST ARTHUR/DARKAN : The Darkan Townsite was gazetted 100 years ago this year and the Shire of West Arthur is holding a Centenary Ball to celebrate. All those who have lived in the shire or have a connection are invited to attend the ball to be held in the Shire Town Hall on Saturday, April 1 at 7.30pm. Old time dancing and supper. Tickets: $40 a person (no door sales). Contact: shire office, 9736 2222. MANJIMUP IMPERIALS FOOTBALL CLUB : Past and present members, coaches, players and supporters are invited to attend the 75th anniversary of the club to be celebrated at the clubrooms on Saturday, April 29. Dinner available on Friday, April 28 at 6pm (cost $7 a person); cooked breakfast on Saturday at 8.30am ($7), local football derby throughout the day (colts, reserves and league), and an evening meal and entertainment on Saturday night from 6.30pm ($20). RSVP by April 21. Contact: Peg Rubcich, 9771 8849 or June Dronow, mailto:june@iinet.net.au --- CUMMING : George R. CUMMING married Annie SMITH in Victoria in 1891. Their children were Donald Ferguson (born 1892), George Robertson (1893), Andrew Smith (1893), Gilbert Maxwell (1895), David William (1900) and Colin Campbell (1903). The family moved from Victoria to WA about 1900 and the writer hopes to hear from WA relatives. Contact: Susanne Lowe, Post Office Box 83, North Melbourne, Vic 3051 mailto:soux@bigpond.com.au DRIVER : Great-uncle William Johnson DRIVER was born in Leicestershire, England in 1869. He emigrated to Australia in 1887 and married Martha Eliza WELLMAN in Perth in 1898. But Martha died in 1903 and William seems to have vanished. His marriage certificate records him living in Midland Junction and his occupation as blacksmith. Did William marry again? Does he have any descendants? The DRIVER family has been traced back to 1685 and the only missing person is William. Contact: Alan Driver, Lochinyer, Forest Drive, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, LE9 2EA, England, UK. mailto:alandriver@fsmail.net --- FAMILY REUNIONS BLINMAN : Descendants of Robert (Pegleg) and Hannah BLINMAN and any other interested BLINMAN families are invited to a reunion in Quorn, South Australia from June 9-June 12. Robert and Hannah were married in Adelaide in 1844. They had nine children: Martin, William, Selina, Ellen, Thomas, Harry, Anne, Joe and Mary Jane. Ellen married Ulysses James SMITH and they too had nine children. Tragedy struck when Ulysses took a herd of horses across to WA. Ellen with her nine children left Quorn and travelled by ship to join him only to find her husband had died of typhoid before she arrived. Ellen made a home for her family and ran a boarding house while the older children found work. Seeking descendants and relatives. Contact: Mrs H. Krebs, 50 Power Crescent, Port Augusta, SA 5700. Tel: (08) 8642 5956, or Cynthia Hull. mailto:muzz@hotkey.net.au. TATE/WALKER : Descendants of George TATE and Eva WALKER are sought for a family reunion at Whiteman Park, Lord Street, Whiteman on Sunday, April 23 from 11am until 6pm. George arrived in Fremantle Harbour aboard the SS Australind from London on October 13, 1910 at the age of 17. In 1915 he married Eva Evelyn WALKER at Inglehope in the South-West and they had eight children: George (1915), Shelah (1916), John (1918), Eva (1919), Harry (1921), Robert / (1923), Maurice (1925) and Lyle (1929). All relatives welcome. Contact: S. Robinson, 4 Parkview Parade, Redcliffe 6104. Tel: Joel Tate, 0407 383 952. mailto:jetate747@hotmail.com LEDGER : David and Sarah Sowden LEDGER and family came to WA in 1882 to join their eldest son Joseph Edson LEDGER who had arrived in WA two years earlier. Their descendants are planning to gather for a family reunion at Banks Reserve, East Perth foreshore, on Sunday, April 30. Joseph had one child (Clara). David and Sarah's other children with issue were: Annie (m. Frederick BANKS) children Martha, Elizabeth, William, Joseph, Edson, George and Hilda BANKS; Edson (m. Annie SUMNER) children Edson, Queen, Francis, Ethel-Mary, Ron, Jing, Ted, Vi and Harold LEDGER; Eleanor (m. Charles MUIRSON) children Elsie, Amy, Charles, Ernest, Horace and Victor MUIRSON; Clara (m. Charles HYDE) children Mabel, Doris, Lai, Richard and Henry MUIRSON. Calling all descendants. Family names include LEDGER, BANKS, SOUTHWELL, MUIRSON, HYDE, CHILDS and SLAWSON. Contact: Jenny Cook, 9445 7986 or Lyall, 9528 2543. mailto:jc@icenet.com.au PATTERSON/STRANG : Scottish cousin looking for Robert PATTERSON who emigrated from Glasgow to Australia in 1951. Also, uncle Donald STRANG, who emigrated in 1959. Contact: Andrew Strang, 12 Nelson Place, Stirling, Scotland. mailto:carolinerosstaylor@hotmail.com REUTER : Thomas REUTER disappeared about 1900 when he left Lobethal, South Australia, to try his luck in the WA goldfields. Thomas was born about 1861, son of Johann REUTER. He married Selma Lydia MUEHLBERG in 1888 and lived in Lobethal where they had four children. Any information about what happened to Thomas would be appreciated for family history purposes. Contact: Tim Muehlberg; Post Office Box 8040, Adelaide, SA 5000. SOUTH PERTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY : Noel DAWKINS AM will talk about growing up in South Perth in the "Glory Days" at the society's next event at the Old Mill Theatre, Mends Street, South Perth on Monday, March 20 at 7pm. Noel was a baby in 1929 when his parents Norman and Josephine and their three older sons took up residence in their new War Service home in South Perth. Noel developed a close relationship with the river initially as a sea scout and in 1946 as a foundation member of the then South Perth Yacht Club. Admission: gold coin donation (includes tea/coffee and light refreshments). Non-members welcome. Contact: Kerry Davey, City of South Perth Historical Society, 9367 5354 or 0419 948 613. ARMED SERVICES ANZAC COTTAGE : Heritage-listed, Anzac Cottage at 38 Kalgoorlie Street, Mt Hawthorn is Australia's first Gallipoli War Memorial and was built in one day in 1916. It will be open to the public on Sunday, March 12 from 12.30pm to 2pm. Admission is free but there is a donation box. Contact: Philomena Trevor-Hunt, 9593 0638. FREMANTLE SOLDIERS : A World War I honour roll for the Fremantle Municipal Tramways & Electric Lighting Board has recently been uncovered in the framed photo collection at the City of Fremantle. It was possibly given to the collection when the Tramways board closed down. Information and a photograph are sought for each of the men whose names are on the board to be displayed in the Fremantle Town Hall on Anzac Day. Their names: Greg BLAXLAND, Richard BROWNE, William CHAMPION, Sydney CLARKE, Lionel CRUIKSHANK, James DALY, Alfred DOUST, Charles ELLIS, Harold ERRINGTON, Reginald FRENCH, William GORDON, George GIBSON, Arthur HOWELL, Ralph HUNTER, Ernest JARMAN, R JOHNS, Herbert LIVERTON, Alfred MATTHEWS, A McKINNON, John NUGENT, Francis O'CONNOR, James PATON, Harry ROBINSON, William SMITH, Fred SOLEY, Charles TRENBERTH and Arthur WOOD. Contact: Andrew Pittaway, archivist, City of Fremantle, Post Office Box 807, Fremantle 6959. Tel: 9432 9583, 0405 307 146. mailto:andrewp@fremantle.wa.gov.au McCREERY : Seeking a photograph of another Fremantle boy, George Thomas McCREERY, who served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion AIF in World War I. George was killed in action in France on August 4, 1916 aged 24. A photo and bronze relief were displayed on the stage at Fremantle Town Hall during a McCREERY gathering in 1979. Hoping these items will come to light. Contact: Walter Murray, 9276 2618. Email: walterpmurray@hotmail.com MULQUEENY DIARIES : Does anyone know the whereabouts of the diaries of John MULQUEENY? The writer would like to refer to some sections of the diaries — if they still exist. John MULQUEENY enlisted in the AIF in 1915 and was wounded on the Somme in April 1918. He returned to WA and took up a block at Lake Brown in the Mukinbudin area on January 1,1920. In 1935 he wrote to Dr Bean in Canberra referring to his war diary. John died in August that year. He and wife Maggie had no children and Maggie died in 1957. John's sister Joanna married John Williams and they had three children including John, who attended John Mulqueeny's funeral in Nungarin and Jenny, whose married name was SAMUELS. Seeking members of the WILLIAMS and SAMUELS families whose grandmother was Joanna MULQUEENY. Contact: Peter McGowan, 9342 8437. BESSIE WILMOTT : Information is sought about Bessie WILMOTT WX 3439 AANS (1913-1942). Bessie grew up in Gardner Street, Como before training as a nurse at Royal Perth Hospital. She joined the Australian Armed Nursing Service in 1940 and was posted to Malaya. Bessie was later killed in the Bangka Island Massacre on February 16,1942. Very little is known about Bessie, a notable member of the South Perth community. Any information would make a valuable contribution to the local studies collection of South Perth. Contact: Rhee Juhasz or Patricia Gallaher, Heritage House Cultural Centre, 111 Mill Point Road, South Perth 6151 Tel: 94741870. mailto:heritage@southperth.wa.gov.au VETERANS' ORGANISATION : The organisation, Members of Associations and Clubs for Veterans (MACV), is in need of "fresh blood" to carry on where they have started. MACV has no restrictions on having a political stance and constitutionally has an obligation to lobby politicians on behalf of veterans and their families. Calling on clubs, groups and associations for veterans' support and to actively support and administer MACV so their issues and interests continue to be represented. Membership costs $1 for each member of your group, club or association per year. Contact: Felix Meyza, MACV, 30 Cambridge Drive, Greenfields 6210. Tel: 9586 3175. PARTNERS OF VETERANS GOSNELLS : Members from the Gosnells group will meet at Cascade's Cafe, next to Kmart at the Maddington shopping centre, Attfield Street, Maddington on Wednesday, March 8 at 10am. All members and guests are welcome to attend. Contact: Gayle, 9493 4019. VETERANS & SERVICES HMAS BATAAN VETERANS' ASSOCIATION : All members are advised the AGM will be held at Anzac House on Wednesday, March 15 at 11.30am. Lunch to follow and the presentation of ship's model to the Naval Association of Rockingham. Contact: C. Hepburn, 9434 4556. 5TH INFANTRY TROOP WORKSHOP AEME WONGAN HILLS 1942-43 : Surviving members of this unit are asked to get in touch regarding a possible reunion to be held either in Wongan Hills or the metro area. Contact: Les Last, 1 Priestly Street, Merredin 6415. Tel: 90411705. 3RD NATIONAL SERVICE INTAKE, FEBRUARY 1966 : A 40th reunion will be held at the Oxford Hotel, Oxford Street, Mt Hawthorn on Sunday, April 23 from 1230pm. Please register your interest now. Contact: Paul McGuinness, 0417 181 025, Mike Healy, 9447 4034 or Peter Johnston, 9586 9927. 18TH INTAKE JRTE HMAS LEEUWIN : Plans are under way for a 40th anniversary reunion in Creswell/Nowra, NSW about February or March, 2007. Seeking expressions of interest as soon as possible. Contact: Stewart Harding, 47 Edmund Street, Sanctuary Point, NSW 2540. Tel: (02) 4443 8919; 0422 208 982. HMAS NIRIMBA: Calling all MOBIs, MUPPETS, MECHS, foreign students and multi-phase trainees, ship's staff and trainers (both navy and civilian). A 50th anniversary reunion will be held in Canberra on April 21-25. The centrepiece will be the veterans' participation in the 2006 Anzac Day March. Contact: Bronwyn Freeman, (02) 6285 3000. mailto:bronwyn@consol.com RAAFA-NO.25 (CITY OF PERTH) SQUADRON : Former squadron members are invited to join in the reactivation of the 25 squadron branch of the RAAFA WA division. Membership can be either full or social. A database is being compiled to involve former members in commemorative and social events. Contact: Chris, 9294 2008. mailto:secretary@25sqn.com Website: www.25sqn.com _________________________________________________________________________________________ REUNIONS MANDURAH WIDOW AND WIDOWERS ASSOCIATION : A reunion will be held on the eastern foreshore, near the children's playground, in Mandurah, on Thursday, March 16 at 11am. The reunion marks the 10th anniversary of the group's formation and all past, present and future members are welcome. BYO lunch and chair. Contact: Ivan, 9534 5760. APPLECROSS DISTRICT GUIDES : Past and present Guiding members from Applecross, Ardross, Booragoon, Brentwood, Canning Bridge and Mt Pleasant packs and units are invited to a reunion to be held at the Tivoli Theatre (Applecross District Hall, opposite the Raffles) on Saturday, March 18. Contact: Jill Boyd, 9332 7650. mailto:bengarry@bigpond.net.au FRENCH EX-PATS : West Australians hailing from Paris, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Provence, Pyrenees and Vendee will hold their yearly reunion in Scarborough on Sunday, March 19 from 10am to 3pm. BYO barbecue (no charge). Theme: Fete du Printemps. Former Aussie visitors, residents welcome. Please RSVP. Contact: France-Australie, Post Office Box 682, Scarborough 6019. Tel: Philippe, 9204 2105. GERALDTON YOUTH LEADERSHIP COURSE : A youth leadership course was conducted in Geraldton over two weekends in February and March, 1970. Some time later the Junior Farmer organisation was established in the area. Interested to hear from anyone involved. Contact: Laurie Butterly, 9390 6706. mailto: watijuju@bigpond.net.au STARSKI WATERSKI CLUB : A 25th anniversary reunion will be held at Deep Water Point on Saturday, March 25, starting at 2pm with a barbecue in the evening. All past and present members are welcome. BYO "everything". Contact: Greg Jones, 9457 8413 or Jackie Renfrey, 9448 8086. mailto:starskiwaterskiclub@hotmail.com RPH NURSES 3/56 : A reunion lunch is planned for Wednesday, April 19. RSVP March 27. Contact: Lyn Hiron 9341 2695 or Glen Fraser, 9330 4026. --End--