Hi Everyone, Here's the Can You Help? column from today's "West Australian" ... * There is a photograph with the caption : KINGSTON FOOTBALL CLUB (NORTH FREMANTLE) CIRCA 1914 : Help is sought to identify the players, officials and coaches in this old photograph, above, which has recently come to light. Some of the young men possibly enlisted to serve in World War I. Contact: Brian Marshall, 9337 6873. mailto:[email protected] This photo can be scanned and forwarded as a PRIVATE attachment to any chatterer who is interstate or overseas and unable to access the West Australian newspaper. DPS stalwart Amanda Lovitt is seeking OSBORNE information. Hope you have lots of replies Amanda. Cheers...... Erica mailto:[email protected] (Perth, Western Australia) http://www.perthdps.com/research/hil01.html =========================================================== ----< CONTACT & SUBMISSION DETAILS>---- Can You Help?, published on Mondays, is a free service compiled by Jenny Kohlen for people seeking information about their families and local history or other items of interest. Reunions - other than veterans - are published on Saturdays on the Information pages. Full name and mailing address (for publication) must accompany every request, as well as telephone number and e-mail address. Send your requests to: Can You Help? "The West Australian," GPO Box N1027, Perth 6843. Fax (08) 9482 3830. Phone (08) 9482 3382 (Mon-Fri). mailto:[email protected] CAN YOU HELP ? : Monday, April 14, 2003 (The West Australian, p28) ========================================================== BURRACOPPIN : The writer was born in Burracoppin in 1960 and has many fond memories of the town. He is seeking copies of photographs (or originals to be copied and returned) of the townsite in the early to mid-1960s. Particularly the old general stare, the railway station and surrounding yards, the CBH wheatbins, the old town hall and people of the same era. Contact: Robert Hood-Penn, 305 Leith Street, Chidlow 6556. Tel: 9572 3350. COOLGARDIE HONOUR ROLL : The honour roll committee of Coolgardie is seeking help from the public in its research for names of people who enlisted from Coolgardie in any of the theatres of war for an honour roll monument in Coolgardie. If you know of a family member or friend who enlisted please respond. Contact: Diana Kempton, executive secretary, Shire of Coolgardie, PO Box 7, Coolgardie 6429. Tel: 9026 6001. Fax: 9026 6266. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« COUNTRY CALLING QUAIRADING FOOTBALL CLUB : All past players, administrators and supporters are invited to return to watch Quairading play Beverley in an Avon FA fixture on Saturday August 16 and enjoy fellowship and memories afterwards. Contact: Vincent Hadlow, 9646 6203. mailto:[email protected] »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» DIXON / GRAY : Information is sought on descendants of Charles Matthew and Margaret DIXON (nee BERGIN), who married in Melbourne in 1856. Their children were Mary Ann (CARBINES), Emma (CLARK), Margaret (BROWNE), Harriett Ellen, Michael John, and Henry William. Also seeking information on Charles Matthew's stepsister, Emma Barbara MILLER, and her husband, Robert Frederick GRAY. Contact: Robert Hughes, 42 Francis Street, Lower King 6330. Tel: 9844 1770. mailto:[email protected] ENROLLED PENSIONER GUARDS : The Enrolled Pensioner Guard Group will hold its annual general meeting at the WA Genealogical Society, Unit 1, 48 May Street, Bayswater, on Saturday April 26 at noon. Members of the group are descendants of the Pensioner Force who came as guards for the convicts 1850-1868. New members welcome. Contact: Jean McDonald, 9450 4304. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« FAMILY REUNIONS KITSON : Calling descendants of John William and Alice KITSON (nee 0'CALLOGHAN), who came from South Australia to WA in the late 1800s and settled in Albany. A reunion will be held at Rutter Park, Wembley, on Easter Sunday April 20 from 1pm to 6pm. BYO picnic. John and Alice had 12 children: Clarice, Hubert, Gertrude, Dora, Dick, Vera, Mary, Tom, Rob, Keith, Clem, and Cyril. Contact: Janet Guinery, 9447 7303; or Jan Day, 9246 3932. mailto:[email protected] or [email protected] JEFFERY : Descendants of Charles Ruben JEFFERY and Bridged Mary O'LEARY are sought for family history. Charles was born in 1860 and died in 1907. He was a butcher in Guildford. And, does anyone have a photograph of St Mary's Catholic Church, Guildford pre 1936? Contact Colin Burchall, 3 Waldau Court, Doncaster, Victoria 3108. Tel: 0418 336 878. JORDAN : Seeking any information for family history about George Mulvihill JORDAN and Elizabeth Mary Artis JORDAN. They are thought to have farmed in the Coogee area from about 1915. George died 1956 and Elizabeth 1944. Contact: Eva Cole, Box 33, Kellerberrin 6410. Tel: 9045 4230. mailto:[email protected] LEEDERVILLE TENNIS CLUB : Photographs of these life members are sought for club history: J.W. BURGESS (elected life member 1924), Mrs R.M. BURGESS (1946), and H.M. HENDERSON (1937). Both Mr BURGESS and Mr HENDERSON were Perth City Councillors for the Leederville Ward 1921-30 and 1930-46 respectively. Contact: Hedley O'Neil, Unit 1A, 133 Drabble Road, City Beach 6015. Tel: 9245 3152. OSBORNE : John OSBORNE was a small child when he arrived in WA from England to live at Fairbridge Farm. He was living at Mandiga when he enlisted in the 2 / 28th Australian Infantry Battalion in 1941. Seeking any information on his early life at Fairbridge, Mandiga or the AIF. It would be of great interest to his family. John would have been 85 this year. Contact: Amanda Lovitt, 9093 1015. mailto:[email protected] PARKER : Seeking descendants of Horace PARKER, former town clerk of East Fremantle. A relative in England has family history information and letters from Horace's father, Abel, between 1856 and 1885 to pass on to his descendants. Contact: Elizabeth Ougarezos, 9561 5167. mailto:[email protected] TOY / REED : Descendants and relatives of William and Gladys TOY (nee REED) who were born in Jarrahdale in the early 1890s are sought to complete a family tree. Also, Harry ROWE and family, formerly of Group Settlement 85 Worsley Mill. Contact: Greta Hansen (nee Reed), 38 Highfield Street, Manjimup 6258. Tel: 0439 984 237. TUG WRECK : The Escort, an iron steam tug built in 1884 left Liverpool for Diego Garcia coaling station before moving to Albany, WA, in 1888-89. It was sold to Alexander ARMSTRONG in Albany on December 12, 1900. It was registered in Fremantle on January 16, 1901 but the tug was wrecked at Nornalup Inlet, 60 miles west of Albany, on October 18, 1903. Was the Escort used in the timber industry? Any information is sought about the Escort by a shipping author for a book on the history of the Orient Line. Contact: Peter Newall, Dorset House, Dorset Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7RF, England, UK. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« VETERANS UNITED KINGDOM EX-SERVICES FEDERATION : Their annual lunch will be held at the Parmelia Hilton on Saturday May 3 at noon. Entertainment features the Perth Army Band. Sing the old songs and dance to the sound of Glen Miller and "be home before dark". Cost: $41 a person. Contact: Mike, 9277 3741, or Gordon, 9418 8284. ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ANZAC DAY 2003 PRE-ANZAC DAY SERVICE : APPLECROSS RSL SUB-BRANCH : An Anzac commemoration service will be held at the City Memorial, Melville Civic Centre, on Sunday, April 20, at 11am. Members of ex-service, unit, and kindred associations and also members of the public are invited to attend, and to lay a wreath or flowers if they wish. Inquiries: 9364 5517. ANZAC DAY MARCH 2 / 11TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION : Fall in at the corner of St Georges Terrace and Pier Street at 9am for the Anzac Day parade. A get-together will be held at Finian's Bar, Novotel Langley Hotel, from noon. Contact: Ken Johnson, 9364 1051. 2 / 13TH FIELD AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AIF : Members are asked to assemble at Stand 60 (Anzac House) at 9.30am. Contact: 9341 4734. 2 / 28TH BATTALION AND 24 AT COMPANY ASSOCIATION : Members are asked to attend the following ceremonies on Anzac Day: wreath-laying at the Association memorial in Kings Park at 7am; and the march commencing at 9.30am (assemble near the corner of Pier Street and St Georges Terrace). Medals to be worn ( family members wear medals of deceased veterans on the right). Please fill in attendance cards for publication in the journal. Contact: R. Baker, 9387 4140. 2 / 48TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION : Unit members, relatives, and friends are invited to a lunch at the Ibis Hotel, Murray Street, Perth after the Anzac Day parade. Cost: $25 a person. Contact: Jack Allbeury, 9299 6008. 32ND BATTALION ASSOCIATION : Calling ex-members to march with Fred BINNIE and Trevor CHARLES in the parade this year. Only six attended last year and they'd love the rest to join them. Contact: 9344 8710. BRITISH EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION : All ex-service and auxiliary personnel are invited to march with the association on Anzac Day. Assemble in St Georges Terrace (outside the gates of Government House) at 9.30am. Contact: Ken Crane, 9593 0369. CATALINA CLUB OF WA : All ex RAAF or Allied Air Force persons who served with the Catalina groups either as aircrew, ground staff of al: musterings, marine sections attached for service of catalinas, or post-war Air Force maritime squadrons, are welcome to join in the Anzac Day parade and Esplanade Service. Assemble: 9am to 9.15am St Georges Terrace (look for the Catalina banner). Contact: 9330 4222. KOREA VETERANS : This year marks the 50th anniversary of the ceasefire. Kapyong Day will be remembered at the Canning-Victoria Park RSL, Wharf Street, Cannington on April 24 at 11am. Bookings: Reg Bandy, 9451 3651. On Anzac Day, Korea and BCOF veterans are to share lead of the veterans' march. Korea veterans to form up KASEAVA at position No.89 at 9am (in PCC office area). Lunch at the Canning-Victoria Park RSL will follow. Bookings: A. McModand 6278 1372; or G. Burgoyne 9276 6248 (RSVP April 23). NATIONAL MALAYA & BORNEO VETERANS ASSOCIATION : All veterans, military, police, public, auxiliary and/or anciliary services, including East Timor, or any relatives of those who served are invited to join the association for the Anzac Day march. Form up: 9.15am outside Anzac House. Contact Graeme Woodford, 9446 8524. HMAS SYDNEY II : Ex-members, relatives and descendants of "Sydney" are invited to join the Anzac Day parade. Assistance with carrying the banner would be most appreciated. Contact: George Ramsay, 9361 1390; or Em Ryding 9403 2997. RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTIONS SQUADRONS : All ex-members, relatives and descendants of members of the ACS mobile works units, and mobile workshop units are invited to join the group on Anzac Day. This year they are marching in Mandurah. Fall in on Pinjarra Road at 10.15am. March-off: 10.30am. Afterwards, meet at the RAAFA Estate Club at Meadow Springs. Contact: Merv Gartner, 9582 5231 (RSVP April 16). ROYAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIMENT ASSOCIATION : The association has been formed and will march for the first time in the Anzac Day parade in Perth this year. Members and past members of any RWAR unit, of those units from which the RWAR was derived, are welcome to join the march. The Association now represents 142 years of Military Volunteers of WA. Assemble in St Georges Terrace (near St Andrew's Church) at 9.30am. Contact Jim Richardson, 9330 5405. mailto:[email protected] WESTERN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY REGIMENT ASSOCIATION : Calling all ex-members of WAUR to come together to commemorate Anzac Day. The association is laying a wreath at the Kings Park dawn service before meeting for a Gunfire Breakfast at the Chifley Hotel in St Georges Terrace. From there they will participate in the parade, marching with the Veteran contingent. Former "WAURiors" interested in joining them, please get in touch. Contact Shaun "Chook" Chapman, 9458 1700 (w). mailto:[email protected] HMAS WESTRALIA ASSOCIATION : Members and former shipmates are invited to join the WA division for the march and ceremony, followed by lunch at Perth Bowling Club (Plain Street). Assemble at 8.45am. Contact Norm Corker, 9457 7603; or Ted Brunton 9447 2043. WAAAF / WAAF : Members are invited to join the Anzac Day parade in Perth. Assemble in St Georges Terrace (near Anzac House) at 9.40am. Contact: Kate Quan, 9311 4279. WRAAF (1951-77) : Personnel please assemble in St Georges Terrace (near Pier Street) at 9.15am. Ex-RAAF Airwomen are welcome. Contact: Lyn Momson, 9351 8659. * More Anzac Day notices next week --End--