Hi Everyone, Here's the Can You Help? column published in "The West Australian" on Monday, September 1. You will find this week's column (and Saturday's Reunions) by going to this site today http://www.thewest.com.au/20030919/features/ and then clicking on the Can You Help Logo in the top left corner of the page. Note: The number in the URL represents today's date, so you may need to alter the last two digits to get it to work. 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, September 1, 2003 (The West Australian, p 28) ========================================================== ARGYLE SCHOOL : A reunion and plaque unveiling to commemorate Arygle School that existed about 5km from Donnybrook towards Bunbury, will be held on Sunday, October 19 at 11am, followed by a BYO picnic lunch in the Donnybrook CWA Hall (tea and coffee provided). Bring any memorabilia. Contact: Mal Robertson, 12 Dermer Place, Bunbury 6230. Tel: (08) 9795 5927. ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« COUNTRY CALLING BUSSELTON CATHOLIC EDUCATION : 2003 marks the centenary of Catholic education in the Vasse region. The milestone will be celebrated with a combined schools Mass to be held at St Joseph's School, Busselton, on Wednesday October 29 at 10.30am together with Margaret River and Dunsborough Catholic schools and the MacKillop Catholic College of Busselton. All past students and teachers are welcome. Memorabilia and photographs would be appreciated for displays on the day. Contact: St Joseph's School, PO Box 120, Busselton 6280. Tel: (08) 9752 1800. mailto:[email protected] CHAPMAN VALLEY : The primary school will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the present school site on Saturday April 10, 2004. Stories, photos, written records and other memorabilia (to be copied or loaned) are sought for the school's history and to display on the day. Past students, teachers, staff and parents of CVPS and the Nabawa/h Primary Schools are urged to register their names and details for a mailing list. Contact (memorabilia): Shirley Mincherton, tel/fax (08) 9920 3033. Reunion: Kerrie Carr, tel/fax (08) 9923 3827. mailto:[email protected] (reunion), mailto:[email protected] (memorabilia) »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» DOODLE-BUG SUMMER 1944 : The inaugural afternoon tea for a proposed "Doodle-Bug Summer Association" will be held at the Perth Community Centre (above Perth Railway Station) on Tuesday September 9, between 2pm and 4pm. Civilians - of every nationality - and those in the civilian and armed services in England and Europe who experienced VI and V2 attacks are welcome, as well as those in the earlier air attacks on British cities. Contact: Jamie Bentley, Post Office Box 8041, Subiaco East 6008. Tel: (08) 9381 8553. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« FAMILY REUNIONS POOLE : All descendants of John Harold and Lilian POOLE (nee BELL) formerly of St Leonard's Avenue, West Leederville, are invited to a reunion at Ern Halliday Recreation Camp (off Whitfords Avenue, just past Hillarys Beach Park) on Saturday October 4, from 1pm until late. Please bring along any memorabilia. Contact: Kim Macey, (08) 9384 5710. THOMAS : A reunion for descendants of Henry and Philippa THOMAS (nee WILLIAMS) will be held in the CWA Boardroom, 1174 Hay Street, West Perth, on Sunday September 28, from 1.30pm to 5pm. Welcome to all including descendants of Sampson, Thomas, and Maria ROBERTS, Annie Marie Thomas and William Barber, Florence Thomas and Johannes Schilling and John Thomas and Jane Johnson. Please bring along your photographs and memorabilia for display. Contact: Betty O'Halloran, 20 Prasad Court, Hillbank, SA 5112. Tel: (08) 8287 5210. Email: [email protected] »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» FREMANTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL : Fremantle Primary School (formerly South Terrace Primary) turns 100 in 2004. Past students, teachers, parents and neighbours are invited to share memories and memorabilia for a publication to mark the centenary. Contact: attention Karen Lang, c/- Fremantle Primary School, 1 Brennan Street, Fremantle 6160. Tel: (08) 9336 4427. mailto:[email protected] LEYLAND P76 : Any information or material about the P76 would be greatly appreciated by the club and its members. At the same time the club also offers a free service to former owners looking to find their previously owned P76. Contact: James Mentiplay, PO Box 142, Bull Creek 6149. Tel: (08) 9457 7077; or 0142 105 982. mailro:[email protected] OLD FRIENDS : Sandra "Sandie" BROWN (nee MONTGOMERY) now MAITLAND, will be arriving in Perth from Dubai on September 17 for a two-month stay. She hopes to catch up with old school friends and teenage mates. Were you one of them? Sandra attended Perth Girls' High School from 1956 to 1958 with "Leonie, Wendy, Sally and Carol", enjoyed Saturday mornings at the Rumpus Room with "Jeanette and brother Jackie", and has happy memories of Nollamara friends and jiving with "Carol and Billy". She hasn't kept in touch but would love to see them all again. Contact Sandie in Perth (after September 17): (08) 9535 5448, or email anytime: mailto:[email protected] RAILWAY ENTHUSIASTS : New members and volunteers are sought by the Australian Railway Historical Society (WA) to help further enhance and maintain WA's railway heritage for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations. The society boasts a museum recording not only railways history but the building of the State through the timber and mining industries, farming etc. There are 26 locomotives on display as well as carriages and wagons. But they need help to keep the trains sparkling (any day) and to man the admission kiosk, especially on Sundays (no rail experience necessary). Contact: Jim Oliver, Australian Railway Historical Society, PO Box 363, Bassendean 6934. Tel: (08) 9276 9001. RONAN/BRINDLEY : Information and photographs are sought from descendants of Michael RONAN and Mary Ann O'REILLY, who were married in Geraldton in 1865. Especially seeking information about their lives before arriving in Australia. A daughter (also Mary Ann) married Joseph BRINDLEY, son of Henry and Catherine. Mary Ann and Joseph are the writer's grandparents and she would love to know more about the BRINDLEY side as well. Contact: Phyllys Donald, (08) 9493 0479. mailto:[email protected] ROGERS : A cousin is seeking the children of Minnie ROGERS (nee WESTGARTH) namely Wendy, Garry, Kerry, and Lynne. Minnie was born about 1905. She died in Shenton Park on July 3, 1979. Contact: Carole O'Connor (nee Brennan), 38 Lantana Lane, Vittoria Heights, Bunbury 6230. Tel: (08) 9725 7752. mailto:[email protected] TOWNSEND : Descendants of Francis John TOWNSEND and his wife Mary are sought for family history. Francis died in Fremantle aged 52 on August 16, 1908, and Mary died aged 80 on August 26, 1941. Contact: John Townsend, (08) 9457 6491. mailto:[email protected] WHITFORDS BEACH : The writer is doing research on Whitfords Beach, particularly the shacks which existed from 1933 to 1972. Anyone who has had any direct involvement with the beach over this era is asked to respond. Contact: Lawton Smith, tel/fax (08) 9444 2170. QUINN'S POST (GALLIPOLI) : Dr Peter STANLEY is researching for his next book and is seeking information from descendants and relatives of any men who served at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli. The book will tell its story from the first hours of the landing on April 25, 1915, to present. Quinn's Post was the Anzac position farthest inland, where Anzac and Turkish lines came within a dozen yards of each other. As a result, the trenches were exposed to almost constant Turkish fire and bombs throughout the campaign. The post is now the location of a small cemetery. Quinn's was held by several units, but the one with the greatest WA connection was the 16th Battalion. Archives and memoirs hold much information but there must be more material still out in the community that he hopes to consult. Contact: Dr Peter Stanley, Principal Historian, Australian War Memorial, GPO Box 345, Canberra ACT 2601. Tel: (02) 6243 4257. Email: [email protected] SANDAKAN : The recent Sandakan exhibition will move to the Boyup Brook Shire office's main hall on Monday September 8 from 10am to 7pm for local schools and the public. They are also invited to view the exhibition before and after the Sandakan Memorial Day Service in the hall on September 9. Visitors arrive at 10.30am (for 11am start). The exhibition closes at 3pm on Tuesday. All welcome. Contact: Grant Wardle, 9765 1238; or Ryan Rowland, 9295 2155. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« VETERANS & SERVICES WAAAF : Those who served at Cunderdin, No.6 Fighter Sector, Mt Lawley, and Dunreath are meeting for lunch at Miss Maud's, Murray Street, Perth, on Thursday September 18 at 11.45am. RSVP: September 11. Contact: Gwen McCrae, (08) 9311 4268. --End--