* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * www.perthdps.com ... putting the FAMILY back into Family History * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hi Everyone, Here's the Can You Help? column from today's "West Australian" ... * There are two photographs with the captions : WINNERS ARE GRINNERS : A reunion is planned for the first week in June for former staff of MESA Oil Company, a Texas oil exploration company based in the AMP building in Perth between 1979 and 1984. If you worked for MESA and would like to relive this golden era and re-celebrate the day Australia won the America's Cup, please contact Irene McKenzie, 9367 2434; or Bob Boulter mailto:[email protected] SEEKING VICKI'S SPONSORS : Victoria Jacob, formerly of Madras, India, is looking for the unknown family from Perth who paid for her education between 1972 and 1984 through an organisation called the Guild of Service. She can still remember a photo of the family that included their son, sister, brother and a pet cat. But she doesn't remember their names. Vicki is pictured left with husband Sam and daughter Jeshu. Vicki is now a teacher in West Africa. Contact: Victoria Periannan, PO Box 1542 Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa. mailto:[email protected] Either of these photos 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 Allan Cresswell is organising a family reunion for his CRESSWELL / CROSSWELL family and has a notice in today. Hope you have a great turnout Allan ! 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 9, 2003 (The West Australian, p30) ========================================================== ADDRESS UNKNOWN The following people are sought by family, friends and others. We will put them in touch provided the person being sought agrees. BYERS : News of Tom BYERS is sought by his English penfriend Harold COLLEDGE from 55 years ago. Back then Tom lived in Claremont Road and his father was a teacher at a local school. DUNCAN : Hoping to hear from a "MISS DUNCAN" whose last known address was in Talmalmo Place, Adeline, Kalgoorlie - possibly about December 2002. GERAGHTY : Geoffrey GERAGHTY is sought. He visited Canada in 1981-82 where he worked on a farm near Warner, Alberta. O'CONNOR : Rob O'CONNOR, who visited the East Perth cemeteries on April 28 last year, is sought regarding some new information. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» BEECHEY : Harold Reeve BEECHEY survived Gallipoli with the original 16th Battalion but was killed at Bullecourt in 1917. His brother Christopher also joined up and was repatriated to Australia in 1916 after being wounded with the 4th Field Ambulance at Gallipoli. Chris lived well into his 8Os and was prominent in the Freemasons. Before the war, the English brothers had cleared land for the WATSON and HAGBOOM families in Dowerin and then bought their own farm at Ucarty. A book is being written about the brothers and the author is visiting Perth next week. He is seeking information and photographs and would like to hear from the family of Harold's sweetheart, "Curley" BOYCE (or BAILEY), of Lake Street, Perth. Contact: Michael Walsh (from March 17 to 24): leave message with Can You Help? 9482 3382; or write (after March 24): 11 Lovell Close, Ducklington, Oxfordshire, England OX29 7YQ, UK. Email (any time): mailto:[email protected] BUNBURY POLICING : Bunbury Police are seeking information and to borrow memorabilia and photographs about policing in Bunbury for a display as part of the 150th anniversary of policing in WA being commemorated this month. Also hope to hear from former OICs or their families. Contact: Sen. Const. David Hurdle, South-West Crime Prevention, Bunbury Police, Wittenoom Street, Bunbury 6230. Tel: 9722 2046. BYRNE / BURNS : Any information is sought about sisters Mary (Polly) and Norah BYRNE (sometimes BURNS). They arrived at Fremantle on the ship Pakeha on May 18, 1911, from Liverpool. It is thought they were going to work in Perth as domestics. They lost touch with their family during World War I. Contact: Rosemary Harvey, 18 High Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 0X14 4AP, England, UK mailto:[email protected] CAST IRON HEADSTONES : Information is sought about the origin and manufacturers of the various cast iron headstones seen in many of the older cemeteries in WA. Some of these were made by Metters, but others not. They are in a range of styles and some cast with the details of the deceased on them, while others are plain with the details written or painted on. Contact: John Sclater, 20 Hubbard Place, Safety Bay 6169. Tel: 9592 2090. COWAN : Great-uncle Alexander ("Sandy") COWAN migrated to WA from Troon, Scotland. He served in World War I and his last known address was "Troonville", Perth. Information is sought about Alexander and his family by a descendant of his brother Thomas who migrated to Canada about 1922, along with another brother, Hugh. They were three of eight children born to Alexander and Jessie COWAN (nee MURRAY). Contact: Mrs Geri Wilson, 504-200 Highway 20 West, Ridgeville, Ontario, LOS 1MO, Canada. mailto:[email protected] FAMILY REUNIONS CRESSWELL / CROSSWELL : A reunion for descendants of Sam and Annie CRESSWELL of Wagin, Len and Mary CRESSWELL of Swanbourne, Wally and Mona CRESSWELL of Cottesloe, and their first cousin Ernie and Hilda CROSSWELL of Bassendean will be held at Cresswell Park (McKenzie Pavilion), Mitford Street, Swanbourne, on Sunday, April 13, at 11am. BYO picnic, photos and memorabilia (colour-coded name tags supplied). Contact: Allan, 9401 7574, Gaye 9592 5383, or Mat 9390 4518. mailto:[email protected] LAW-DAVIS : Descendants of William Henry LAW-DAVIS and Ada Emily HARDWICK, who were married in Sydney in 1887, are invited to a reunion at Point Reserve, Bassendean, on Sunday, March 30, from 11am. William was born in WA in the 1860s in the pensioner guard cottage in Surrey Street (now a Bassendean council museum). Their children included: Edith, Frederick, Zillah, Rose, Adah, Olive, Harold, Roland, Muriel, and John (Jack). William was a foundation member of the Bayswater Baptist church, a lay preacher and secretary. Contact: Joan Rasmussen, 9271 1412; or Noel Harding. mailto:[email protected] TUFFIN : The family of Francis (Frank) Frederick TUFFIN, who was born in 1927 to Frederick and Annie TUFFIN (nee ROONEY), are sought for a family reunion. Frank died in Claremont in 1953 leaving his wife, Mary, and daughters Maureen and Annette. Contact: Robyn Lee, 9754 3982. GREGORY : Richard "Dick" GREGORY worked in the Broome pearling industry with Gregory & Co before leaving in 1914 to serve in World War I. He enlisted in the 8th Battery Field Artillery but was killed at Gallipoli soon after landing. Richard did not marry, but it is hoped to hear from other family members. Contact: Peter Clarke, Unit 22, 41 Lensham Place, Armadale 6112. Tel: 9399 7615. HILLIER : The Rev. W.E. Hillier worked in Queensland and South Australia before coming to Albany and Perth in the 1890s. Information is sought about his descendants and any family papers. Contact: Peter Bridge, 61 Washington Street, Victoria Park 6100. Tel: 9361 8667. Email: [email protected] com Holyoake : Calling for old photographs of the town of Holyoake, about an hour's drive from Perth. Holyoake was burnt to the ground and Dwellingup was almost ruined by bushfires in 1961. Readers of Can You Help? responded generously to a request for information about the town (February 12, 2001), and now the author is seeking photographs to complete the book. Contact: Annie Phillips, 65c Maxwell Street, Kalgoorlie-Boulder 6432. Tel: 9091 8163. mailto:[email protected] KATANNING HOSPITALS : Photographs, memorabilia, and any knowledge or memories of either the government hospital or private maternity hospitals in Katanning, together with medical services staff, are sought. A history of hospital services in the town is being compiled for the hospital archives. Contact: Diana Cavoli, Katanning Health Service, Clive Street, Katanning 6317. Tel: 9821 1011. Fax: 9821 2736. KIRBY : Information is sought on behalf of a relative in England about Hector William KIRBY and his brothers Stanley Bevis KIRBY and Arthur Harold Augustus. Arthur died in North Beach in 1946 aged 58; Stanley died in Ferndale in 1985 at 86 and Hector died at Subiaco in 1988 at 91. Contact: Tony Kirby, 3/16 Gilmore Street, Kingsley 6026.. TeI: 9409 9708. MCAULAY : Seeking descendants of Duncan Fraser MCAULAY, who married Nancy CAMPBELL. Duncan died on September 28, 1935, and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery. He was general manager of Associated Gold Mines of WA for 23 years and had two children, Campbell and Margot. Contact: K.H. McAulay, "Cluanag Farm" 102 Nova Scotia Drive, RD2, Waipu 0254. New Zealand. mailto:[email protected] McKENZIE'S MARE : Walter MCKENZIE of Newmarracarra station, Geraldton, had a famous mare in the 1930s who would jump out of a seven-foot yard at his whistle. The mare did an epic ride of two days and one night from Geraldton to Perth to get the doctor. The writer has lost her photo of the horse and is hoping someone will have a copy. Contact: Jan Cornish, PO Box 117, Capel 6271. Tel: 9752 3927. McVEE : Family history information is sought about the McVEE family from Moora. The writer's father was Jeffrey Charles McVEE, son of Charlie and Gussy McVEE, but nothing more is known about any other relatives. Contact: E. Musson, 17 Bradley Street, Geraldton 6530. OLD MILL EVENT : South Perth Historical Society's next event will be held at the Old Mill Theatre, Mends Street, South Perth, on Monday, March 17, at 7pm. Guest speaker Laurie Sprunt will recall an era when Gordon "Pop" Sprunt and his family ran businesses in South Perth for several decades from the mid 1920s. Mends Street was "Sprunt Country" during this time when they operated tearooms, a service station and a taxi service. Admission: gold coin donation (includes tea, coffee and light refreshments). Non-members welcome. Contact: Mr Kerry Davey, 9367 5354. SMITH : Descendants of Alexander and Agatha Mary SMITH (nee HEDLEY) are sought for family history. They came to WA from Gippsland, Victoria, about 1915. A son, Edward Alexander SMITH, married Margaret JENNINGS. Their son Roy was born in Geraldton in July 1908. He married Winifred Percival JAY in 1936 and they had two daughters. Contact: Pamela Dessent, c/- Prospector Caravan Park, PO Box 951, Kalgoorlie 6430. Tel: 0428 744 182. mailto:[email protected] THOMAS : Descendants of widower David William THOMAS, who married Charlotte SUMNER (formerly PRICE) in Victoria in 1885 are sought for family history. They had three sons: David William, Louis Joshua and John Sumner. David jun. married Mary Jane DONALDSON in Perth in 1898. He was a bootmaker and served with the 11th Battalion in World War I. His second marriage was to Nellie Irene PARKER in Kalgoorlie in 1923. Louis married Lillian DARBY in Victoria in 1908 and John married MATILDA Hannah BARKER in 1901. Contact: Jenny Comben, 22 Imandra Circuit, Success 6164. Tel: 9414 6925. mailto:[email protected] WARREN : Information and photographs are sought on behalf of David WARREN in England about Private John Campbell Dale WARREN who served with the 16th Battalion AIF in World War I. He was killed in action in France on August 16, 1918, aged 21. John was the son of John Campbell WARREN and Lilian May DALE of Katanning. Contact: Andrew Pittaway, 9432 9583. mailto:[email protected] com VETERANS 2/7TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGT. (WA) : The ex-members association will meet at Anzac House tomorrow at 11am. Contact: 9279 1438. RAAF AIRCREW 10/13 EATS COURSES OF 1941 : Veterans, together with their wives, partners or friends, are invited to the annual reunion luncheon to be held at the Air Force Memorial Estate, Bull Creek, on Tuesday, March 18, from noon. Contact: Bruce Gaston, 9386 4562, or Jack Bostelman 9581 3123. RSVP: tomorrow. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL CORPS : The national centenary will be celebrated in Brisbane over the weekend of July 4-6. Contact: Mick O'Sullivan, 9442 1638. --End--