Hi Everyone, Here's the Can You Help? column from today's "West Australian" ... * There is a photograph with the caption : RAAF NATIONAL SERVICE, 7TH INTAKE, GROUND COMBAT SECTION, 1953 : On March 16, 1953 "Nashos" began for the 32 young men pictured - six months training to become "fighting machines". Members of the section and their partners are invited to a 50-year reunion picnic barbecue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, May Drive, Kings Park, on Sunday, April 13, at 11am. BYO everything, including chairs, food, and drinks (barbecues on site). Phone Jim Natt on 9386 1172 or Jim Cumberland-Brown on 9418 3161. This photo can be found at : http://members.iinet.net.au/~ericah/nasho.html List member Dorothy Denn in Surrey in England has a request for MADGEN / MADGIN descendants. Hope you get lots of replies Dorothy. 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, March 17, 2003 (The West Australian, p29) ========================================================== ABORIGINAL VETERANS : The Len Hall Memorial Football Derby (Dockers Game), an Anzac Day commemoration event, will be played on Sunday, April 20. This year's theme is Aboriginal military service to Australia and football veterans. All Aboriginal military veterans and serving members who would like to attend and participate are asked to respond with their name, address, regiment number, and contact number as soon as possible. Medals will be worn. Deadline: Tuesday, April 15. Tickets are limited. Contact: Jim de Turt, 8 Paterson Place, Padbury 6025. Tel: 9401 9086. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ADDRESS UNKNOWN : These people are sought by friends, family and others. We will put them in touch provided the person being sought agrees. Contact: Can You Help? 9482 3382. FRANCIS : Margaret FRANCIS (maiden name) is sought for a small reunion of the typists who worked at London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Perth about 1954-55. FREE : Uncle "Mick" Arthur FREE, brother of Elsie and Violet, is sought by his nephew. MOLES / FRENCH : Seeking news of Charles Christian MOLES. He was born in 1919 and travelled a lot working in the mines, sheep shearing etc. PLAYFORD : Alan PLAYFORD was last heard from about 194950s when he was living in Kalgoorlie. SMITH : Renee SMITH, of Perth, was holidaying in Florida, USA, last month. A reader has an American newspaper article with Renee's photograph to pass on to her. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» BLYTH : Thomas BLYTH was put in the care of his grandmother Priscilla BLYTH when his four siblings (names unknown) left their home in South London in the 1890s to start a new life in Australia. Thomas was born in 1883 and it is believed that one of his sisters married a Mr FREER. Their son Clifford was born in 1914. The FREERs lived in St Kilda before World War II. The grandson of Thomas is seeking descendants of all four siblings. Contact R. Blyth, 6 Desford Close, Shelley 6148. Tel: 9457 1315. BOWEY : Uncle Harry (Henry) BOWEY arrived in Fremantle from England on the ship Otway on February 6, 1912. Nothing is known about his movements until his brother Percy joined him about 10 years later and the pair went to Moorine Rock, near Southern Cross, to work clearing land. Percy received a block of land about 1930. Shortly after, Harry returned to England where he married and had a family. Any information about the brothers would be appreciated. Contact: Barbara Painter, 6146 Boardman Road NW, Olympia, Washington 98502, USA. mailto:[email protected] BURTON : Seeking the whereabouts of George BURTON, life member of Scarboro Life Saving Club and its oldest surviving member. The club is celebrating its 75th anniversary and hopes to interview George for a book about the club's history. Contact: Bruce Lawson, 9245 1919. BUSSELTON GROUP SETTLERS : The committee is delighted to advise descendants and interested people that it now has funding to complete the final seven plaques in the Busselton Shire to be unveiled on Sunday, May 4. Information is sought about the location of the original sites for these group camps: Group 27 (Kalgup), Group 28 (Acton Park), Group 40 (Chapman Hill), Group 48 (Blythe Park), Group 59 (Bo-Allia), Group 87 (Black Snake), and Group 124 (Walsall-Jalbarragup). Contact: Delys Forrest, 9753 2173. CALVERT : Information is sought about descendants and relatives of Halbert CALVERT who was born in Canobie, Scotland, on December 29, 1823. His siblings were: James, Margaret, Thomas, Mary, Barbara, Edward, William, Grace and Robert. Their descendants are believed to have emigrated to Australia. Contact: Daniel King, 9459 4520. mailto:[email protected] COCKBURN MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS : The Historical Society of Cockburn, custodians of the Azelia Ley Homestead Museum, Manning Park, Hamilton Hill, seeks new members and volunteers to extend the museum's opening hours and help preserve the district's history. General meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm. The museum is open to the public on Sundays from 1.30pm to 4.30pm and other times by appointment Contact: Logan Howlett, 9337 6501; or 0407 337 650. mailto:[email protected] CONVICTS GROUP : A meeting of the Convict Historical and Research Group will be held at the WA Genealogical Society, Unit 1, 48 May Street, Bayswater on Sunday, April 13 at 1.30pm. Speaker Fay Uhe will describe her search through convict records. Interested people welcome. Contact: A. Holland, 9274 2042. CRUITE : Seeking descendants of John and Marjorie CRUITE (nee CONNAUGHT) who emigrated from Scotland to WA. John worked at the Palace Hotel before enlisting to serve in the Middle East in World War I. He was killed in action and his widow died in 1917, leaving four young children. Contact: Sue Neacy, 9384 0198. mailto:[email protected] DOODLAKINE FAMILY : An old photo album has come to light during an office move. There are family photographs without surnames and a lot were from Doodlakine and the University of WA in 1948. There are photos of "Dad, Ernie and Rody, Ann and Norma, and Julia". Seeking the original owner. Contact: Sue, Joondalup Youth Support Services, 9300 2677 (w). mailto:[email protected] ENGLISH MIGRANTS : Testimony Films in Bristol, England, is making a major series for UK television. It will look at the south-west of England's links with the Commonwealth. The writer would like to hear from anyone who emigrated from the south-west to start a new life in Australia - preferably between 1940 and 1970 - and, in particular, people who came on an assisted package scheme or as child migrants. Contact Nick Maddocks, Testimony Films, 12 Great George Street, Bristol, England, BS1 5RS. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« FAMILY REUNIONS MEERES : All descendants of the MEERES family - Frank, Ella and Joe - are invited to a BYO picnic lunch to be held in Willetton on Sunday, April 13 at 11am. Frank and Ella were married in Victoria in 1893. They came to WA and settled in Grass Valley. Contact Audrey Scofield, 9457 8584. mailto:[email protected] METTAM : A 150th anniversary celebration reunion for all WA descendants and relatives of the first METTAM family to arrive in Australia in 1853 will be held at the Arthur Farrell Playground, May Drive, Kings Park on Saturday, April 12 from noon. Please bring a picnic, chairs, family photos, memorabilia and your name badge. Contact: Geoff Lawn, 31 Greenock Avenue, Como 6152. Tel: 9450 5634 (RSVP: March 29). mailto:[email protected] »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» HENRICKSON : Descendants of Daniel and Susannah Markham HENRICKSON (nee PAGE) are sought for family history. Daniel was born in Finland in 1860 and died in Boddington, WA, in 1938. Susannah was born at Williams Bridge, WA, in 1869 and died at Royal Perth Hospital in 1960. They are buried in Quindanning Cemetery. Contact Debbie Miles, 9581 8834. GOOMALLING : Past residents and veterans are invited to the dedication of the Goomalling Veterans' Park, Railway Terrace, on April 12 at 2pm. Afternoon tea will be held at the railway station afterwards. Please RSVP to Shire of Goomalling, 9629 1101. LAKE GRACE HOSPITAL : Information is sought about staff at the Lake Grace Australian Inland Mission Hospital including Matron Grace LOBLEY (1938-1949), Sister Helen M. COUSIN, and Sister D. Marion BENNETT (1926-1927/8). Researcher would like to hear from descendants or friends with information for a history on the hospital. Contact Michelle Slarke, PO Box 67, Lake Grace 6353. Tel: 9865 1878. Fax: 9865 1471. MADGEN/MADGIN : Descendants of Stephen, Leonard and John MADGEN are sought for family history. The brothers emigrated to Australia from Cumberland, England, in the mid 1800s to join their sister Margaret and her husband, Samuel WHITE. John was known to be living in Ipswich, NSW, in 1840s-1870s. Other members of the family joined them later. Descendants, including Craig Anthony HARRISON, are believed to be living in WA. Contact: Dorothy Denn, 24 Trickett House, 125 Brighton Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5SN, England, UK. mailto:[email protected] MERREDIN VETERANS : Merredin Military Museum is seeking photographs of these servicemen from the area who died while serving in World War II: David P.G. COLEMAN (WX873 AIF), Francis Gregory ENGLISH (415245 Flying Officer), Victor (Jack) Johnson (WX14411 AIF), Charles A. Rampant (436091 Flying Officer), J. Rochester (WX10808 2/4 MG Btn), Len F.G. Seabrook (406878 Flying Officer), and D.G. Johnson (no details). A research project is under way to be completed for the official opening of the museum's new home. Contact: Rob Endersbee, PO Box 45, Merredin 6415. Tel: 9041 1204 (w). mailto:[email protected] MILITARY HISTORY NIGHT : The Military Historical Society of Australia (WA) meetings are usually held at the Army Museum, Burt Street, Fremantle on the third Wednesday of the month at 8pm. Next meeting: March 19. Guest speaker Ken Arkwright survived the nazi Holocaust. As a lad, Ken was sent to Gross Rosen concentration camp in Silesia but escaped before the war ended. Entry to the meeting is free, visitors welcome. Contact Midge, 9379 3760. mailto:[email protected] MOORE : Hoping to hear from Alec, Andrew and Florence Moore, children of Alexander Moore, of North Dandalup. Alexander died in 1987. Contact: Margaret, 9271 2801. NORTHAM : Northam High School students from the 1950s are advised that the Golden Jubilee Reunion (1950-2000) edition of The Avon is now available. Cost is $24. Contact: Gladys Bywaters (nee Morgan), 9529 4306. mailto:[email protected] SHIP'S BELL : Any information is sought about the whereabouts of the ship's bell from the baptismal font at the former HMAS Leeuwin Naval Base, Fremantle. The bell was dedicated to the memory of WA sailors lost in the 1964 Voyager disaster. Contact: J. Trautman, 17 Catherine Street, Bluff Point 6530. Tel: 9923 2007. mailto:[email protected] SIMPSON / WEAVER : Information is sought about the families of Thomas SIMPSON and Ruth WEAVER who were marred in 1938 - the second marrage for both. The writer remembers Ruth was called "Aunty Lucy" and that she had children and owned a boarding house before her marrage to Thomas. Ruth died in the suburb of Hollywood in 1972, aged 86. Hoping to hear from WA relatives. Contact: Kerry Batter, 128 Falconer Street, Southport, Qld 4215. Tel: (07) 5532 7211. mailto:[email protected] SOUTH PERTH STORYTELLERS : The City of South Perth Senior Storytellers group is seeking retirees interested in telling stories to schoolchildren about their lives. No expertise or training is necessary - everyone has a story to tell. If you live in or near the City of South Perth and would like to join the group, please contact Veronica McGowan, 9368 1417. WOMEN GOLFERS : Full given names and home clubs are sought for these WA women who have won a national or singles title: Miss B. KEANE (1914); Mrs WILES (1920), Mrs W. KENNEDY (1925-26, had connections to Wongan Hills) and Miss I. TAYLOR (1930). Contact: Bill Clemow, 7050/101 Lindfield Road, Helensvale, Qld 4212. Tel: (07) 5580 7050. mailto:[email protected] WONTHELLA HALL : Information and photographs are sought about the Wonthella band hall. This building is now located at 200 Seventh Street, Wonthella, Geraldton. It is believed to have been constructed in 1942 as RAAF barracks at Geraldton Airport. The Geraldton Apex Club moved it to its present site in 1957. It served as the Allendale kindergarten until 1975 and was then occupied by the Geraldton Town - City Band until 1998. Contact: Gary Martin, PO Box 728, Manjimup 6258. Tel: 0403 536 033. mailto:[email protected] WALLET AND OLD PHOTOS : A wallet containing several old photos has been handed into the RSL. Some have descriptions on the back: "Bert Walters 10 Light Horse No 502 Moonta or Cadina Rub 2"; "To mother and family from Hill and brother Bert 18/5/16"; "Mum and Dad at Warroona Dam in the 30s"; "Roy and Reg taken at Bullaloo Station 1956"; "Reg Belmoral Street"; and "Old Beatrice Quabbo 1979". Contact: Judy, RSL, 9325 9799. mailto:[email protected] VETERANS HMAS HOBART ASSOCIATION (WA) : Ex-crew members of HMAS Hobart (both cruiser and destroyer) are invited to a reunion to be held in Perth, October 24-28. Contact: Trevor Cangemi, 9332 7721, or Gareth Watts, 9495 1541. JAPANESE POWS : A reunion of former Japanese prisoners-of-war and relatives will be held at the Mandurah RSL Hall on Wednesday, April 9. Contact: Wyn or Wally Holding, 9535 4593. --End--