Hi Everyone, Here's the Can You Help? column from today's "West Australian" ... * There is a photograph with the caption : BLUE ROOM CABARET 1938 : This photograph was taken at Gwendoline ARNOLD's 21st birthday, held at the Blue Room Cabaret in William Street, Perth, on January 26, 1938. Can anyone match names to faces? AEROUS, BERRY, BOWES, CAPHORN, CLARK, COFFEY, DUFFY, FALCONER, FREEMAN, HALL, HARDING, HEWITT, ISSARD, JOSEPHSON, LENNON, MARSHALL, MAYNARD, McBREARTY, MECHAN, MILLER, MURPHY, NANCARROW, NICHOLSON, 0'LEARA, PARFITT, SAUNDERS, SCHROEDER, SHEARER, SLADE, SLOAN, STANLY, SULLIVAN, TAPPER, TILBURY, VALANCE, VASTOW, VOOLAS, WALLACE, WARNER, and WOODS. Contact: Doreen (Arnold) Waldon, 7/16 Basslet Place, Warnbro 6169. Tel: 9593 8304. mailto:[email protected] Because it is quite difficult to see individuals in this photo I have enlarged it and put it online at : http://members.iinet.net.au/~ericah/blueroom.html 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, February 3, 2003 (The West Australian, p31) ========================================================== ARMY MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS : The Army Museum of WA is seeking weekend volunteers to join its team at Artillery Barracks, Fremantle. Interested people would become gallery attendants, providing assistance to visitors and general supervision of the displays during the museum's open hours from 12.30pm to 4.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Contact: Mrs Dale Olson, 9335 2077. mailto:[email protected] BLOOM / BARRON : Information is sought for the REYNOLDS family history about descendants of Ester Alice REYNOLDS who married Alfred BLOOM in 1905. Known children include Violet (born and died 1893), Hurbert (b.1900, d.1965), and Ruby (b.1905). Information is also sought about descendants of Louisa REYNOLDS who married Edward George BARRON in 1895. Their children were Roy (ca. 1896), Clare Raymond (1897-1898), Alma (1899) and Clare Raymond (1904). All the women and children were born in York. Contact: Glenys Bellis, PO Box 217, Dongara 6525. Tel: 9927 1782. CHRISTISON : Descendants and relatives of Robert CHRISTISON are sought by the granddaughter of his brother James. Robert was born in 1867 and went to Australia as a young man. He had eight siblings - two went to Canada and the rest stayed in Scotland. Contact: Mrs Trudy Smith, PO Box 61, Vittoria, Ontario, Canada NOE IWO. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« COUNTRY CALLING ALBANY : St Joseph's College will hold a 20th anniversary reunion in Albany in April for past students who attended Years 8-10 from 1981 to 1983. If your address has changed since the 15-year reunion, please get in touch. Contact: Trish Pinchen, 9844 8296, or Jeanna Balatti, mailto:[email protected] CUBALLING : The Cuballing Football Club reunion will be held at the Cuballing Oval on Saturday, March 1, from 3pm until late (dinner, drinks, and music). Contact (for tickets): Ken Ashworth, 9884 5238, Cuballing Tavern 9883 6032, or Narrogin Nursery. CRITCHLEY : Descendants of Frederick CRITCHLEY and his brother Henry - sons of Edwin and Amelia are sought for family history. Henry married Amy PAYNTING at Eaglehawk, Victoria, in 1884. Contact: Mrs D. Bisset, 11 Tassel Street, Albany 6330. Tel: 9841 3580. DUPEROUZEL : Jan, Bill, Adle and Suzanne from England are looking forward to seeing family and friends when they visit Perth in April. All descendants of Aimable Ciril DUPEROUZEL and Julia NEAGLE, pioneers of York, are invited to the launch of "Petrosellum: The Global History of the Families DUPROUZEL/DUPERROUZEL" by William Thomas DUPEROUZEL, at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle on Sunday, April 13, from 1.45pm to 4.45pm. RSVP April 6: Contact: Lisa Duperouzel, 6380 1561. mailto:[email protected] HIGGINS : The writer is compiling her husband's family tree and is seeking any descendants of grocer Vivian Charles HIGGINS who was born in Queensland in 1896 and died in Mt Lawley in 1958. Vivian married twice. Firstly to Violet COX in Perth in 1919, then Marion Olive ARMSTRONG in 1926, also in Perth. Contact: Mrs Jenny Ryan, 13 Turner Street, Capel 6271. Tel: 9727 2705. LONGBOTTOM : Fifteen-year-old Herbert LONGBOTTOM arrived in New South Wales from Yorkshire with his parents Thomas and Hannah in 1882. Herbert married Jane BURNET in Sydney in 1894 and moved to WA. They had five children: Leslie Herbert was born in Fremantle in 1895, and four daughters were all born in Cottesloe: Ethel May (1898), Eileen Winifred (1904), Nella Constance (1908), who married QUARTERMAINE, and Phylis Jean (1913). Descendants are sought for family history. Contact: Kaye Hawley, 9454 5860. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« FAMILY REUNIONS ECCLESTONE : Descendants of William and Mary ECCLESTONE are invited to register their interest in attending a 150th anniversary celebration this year. William and Mary arrived in WA on the Phoebe DUNBAR on August 30, 1853. William served in the 67th Regiment of Foot and was employed as a warder with the convict establishment from 1859 to 1874 before settling in Boyanup as a farmer. Their children were Elizabeth, William, Ellen, James, Mary Ann and Charles. Contact: Elizabeth Darcy, 9453 6434. mailto:[email protected] QUIN / QUINN : Descendants of surveyor Robert QUIN are invited to a reunion at Gingin on September 29 from 11am. Robert arrived in WA on the Eena in 1863 with his first wife Mary and four children, but Mary died soon after they arrived. Robert's second marriage was to Sarah YORK, of Gingin, and they had five children. When Sarah died about the age of 27, Robert married her sister, Martha YORK, and they had several children. Robert died in Gingin in 1886 at the age of 59. Contact: Norma Leahy, 9255 1786, or R. Quin 9840 1480. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» FRANKLIN / NUNN : Long-lost relatives of Mary May FRANKLIN (nee NUNN) are sought on behalf of her son, Peter, who lost touch with the Australian connection many years ago after his mother died when he was a child. Mary had one known sister, Caroline. Peter once called at Fremantle with the Merchant Navy in 1970 when he was 16, and remembers his grandfather arranged to bring him back to his home not far from Fremantle for the day. Contact: Robert James, Cartnagena Villa, Vicarage Lane, Gresford, Wrexham, UK LL12 8U5. PRIVATE PUBLICATION : Ian JOHNS, of Manjimup, thanks all the readers of Can You Help? for supplying information on the early settlers. His book, "Shadows of the Pioneers", is compiled on floppy disk and CD, and covers the exploits of over 90 pioneering families of WA from Donnybrook to Walpole, Cape Riche to Augusta, Busselton and Bunbury. Cost: $22 (posted). Contact: I.N. Johns, 11 Karri Street, Manjimup 6258. Tel: 9771 1168. RASHLEIGH : Seeking descendants of Benjamin Francis and Jeannie RASHLEIGH; Francis James and Miriam RASHLEIGH, Jabez Bunting RASHLEIGH, John BEATON and Ellen RASHLEIGH, and Lydia and John BRAITHWAITE. They all lived in the Daylesford, Victoria area before moving to WA in the late 1800s-1900s. The writer is a descendant of Eunice Keziah RASHLEIGH and David LONGMUIR. Contact: Haig Longmuir, PO Box 328, Mandurah 6210. Tel: 9535 5453. SWAN RIVER PIONEERS : The next meeting of the Swan River Pioneer Special Interest Group for direct descendants of early pioneers (1829-1838) will be held at WAGS, Unit 1, 48 May Street, Bayswater, on Sunday, February 16, at 1.30pm. Guest speaker will talk on early paintings of WA as per The Colonial Eye, published by the Art Gallery of WA. Visitors welcome. Applications for Certificates of Descendancy are also available. Contact: Lyn, 9332 4859, or Daphne 9349 0513. mailto:[email protected] WOOLHOUSE : Descendants of great-grandparents George and Priscilla WOOLHOUSE (nee KING) are sought. They were early settlers at Greenough, arriving there in the late 1800s. Priscilla is buried in the old Greenough cemetery. Contact: Eleanor Kay, 9581 9607. ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« VETERANS 9 RAR ASSOCIATION (WA) : A reunion barbecue will be held in Kings Park at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, May Drive, on Sunday, February 23, at 11am. This gathering is also to form the committee for the 9th Battalion Association Reunion in 2006. BYO goodies, medicines, chairs, etc. (barbecues available). Contact: Rod McLennan, 9444 8508; or Kevin Trent, 9367 7794. 12TH FIELD REGIMENT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY : Looking for all past members of this regiment, and those from other corps who supported them. A reunion is planned to be held in June. All who served in this unit are welcome to join the association and membership is free. Contact: Kimbo, (07) 5484 5131, or Hanno (07) 4774 0728. Email "Tibbo": mailto:[email protected] 16/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION CMF : Bill MOFFLIN has written from France seeking news of all those ex-CMF members of "C" Coy. 16th Australian Infantry Battalion Cameron Highlanders of WA. Those who remember Platoon Sergeant Ted GITSHAM, of Mosman Park, would also remember Bill. He also wants to know what became of the old 16th Battalion "C" Coy. of Fremantle and their drill hall at the top of Queen Street. Contact: Bill Mofflin, 433 Avenue Hippolyte Fabre, 83600 Frejus Plage, France. mailto:[email protected] EDA VETERANS : All EDA recipients, their partners and carers are invited to attend the general meeting to be held at the CityPlace Community Centre, Perth Railway Station (upper level), on Wednesday, February 5, at 9.45am. Contact: Aurelie Bergin, 9402 2043. NATIONAL SERVICEMEN, 13 PLATOON, C COMPANY, INTAKE 3/53 (AUGUST-NOVEMBER 1953): Hoping to hold a reunion in August for national servicemen and Regular Army instructors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their service. Expressions of interest are sought from those wishing to attend. Contact: Bruce Angus, 54 Gaskin Road, Kenwick 6107. Tel: 9459 7365; or Gordon Florence, 9246 3070. EAST VICTORIA PARK & VIETNAM VETERANS RSL SUB BRANCH : All members are advised the annual meeting will be held at Gurney VC Community Centre, 1 Fred Bell Parade, East Victoria Park, on Sunday, February 9, at 1000hrs. All welcome. Lunch follows the meeting. Contact: Eric DeWied, 9361 8802. VIETNAM VETERANS : The Vietnam Veterans Association (WA) will hold its AGM at Hollywood Bowling Club, Smyth Road, Nedlands, on Sunday, February 16 at 1400hrs. Veterans are encouraged to come along and have their say on matters affecting the association. Fellowship in the form of a supplied barbecue will follow (bar facilities available). Contact: 9443 3759. mailto:[email protected] --End--