Hi Everyone, Here's the Can You Help? column published in "The West Australian" on Monday last week. You will find this week's column (and Saturday's Reunions) by going to this site today http://www.thewest.com.au/20030731/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 to 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, July 21, 2003 (The West Australian, p26) ========================================================== ATKINSON : Informmation is sought for family history about Leslie Joseph ATKINSON and his wife, Rose HIELMAN. Leslie was born in Dubbo, NSW in 1884. He moved to WA around 1910 and was a headmaster at East Victoria Park School from 1939 to 1949 before retirement. Rose was a vocalist. Their first child, Shirley, was born in Kalgoorlie 1911 and Margaret was born in 1921. Contact: Vivienne Mann, (08) 9390 5391. Email: [email protected] BENNETT : Descendants of John Joseph BENNETT and Elizabeth May PRICE are sought for family history. They married in Melbourne in 1893. Children included Rose Florence who was born in Perth in 1896 (m. SCHOFIELD), Doris Edith (married Ernest LEFROY in Perth in 1919), John William, Mabel Alice (married John WOODS, and died in Badgingarra in 1975), Edith Myrtle (TELFORD / NOONAN), Violet May (LETCHER), Henry James (d. Gosnells 1974), Francis Joseph (d. Shenton Park 1971), and Winifred Joy (m. BULL). Contact: Debbie Miles, 10 Jannali Way, San Remo 6210. Tel: (08) 9581 8834. COOPER : Henry James COOPER worked for the WA Government Railways from 1890 until at least 1912, at Toodyay and Merredin. Notes he wrote later about the early days at Merredin are included in the draft for a book on the Eastern Goldfields railway. The author wants to hear from any descendant and is especially looking for a photograph of Mr COOPER. Contact: Geoffrey Higham, 22 Blakers Ridge Winthrop 6150. Tel: (08) 9310 1186. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« COUNTRY CALLING BUNBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL : The 80th anniversary open day will be held on Friday, August 15. All past students, teachers, and friends are invited to call into the school and inspect new facilities including the new design and technology building while taking a trip down memory lane. The school will run a normal working day with lessons as usual as well as displays, events, and a school assembly at the end of the day (2.30pm). Contact: (08) 9781 2500. CHAPMAN VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL : The 50th anniversary of the present school site will be celebrated on Saturday, April 10, 2004. All past students, teachers, staff, and parents of Chapman Valley Primary School and Nabawa School are asked to register their interest. Stories, photos, written records, and other memorabilia most welcome for display and to assist in preserving history. Contact: D. Webb, tel/fax (08) 9920 3041. mailto:[email protected] »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» FAMILY REUNIONS DAVEY / COLGRAVE : Descendants and relatives of John and Ann DAVEY (nee DIXON) who were married in Evandale, Tasmania, in 1859 are invited to a reunion to be held in Tasmania on November 9. Children: William (m. BURFORD 1904), Mary Elizabeth (BROWN 1879), Hannah Selina (Maru 1887), George (COLGRAVE 1890), Emma Louisa (SULLIVAN 1889), Adam (DUNCANSON 1900), Charles (COLGRAVE 1895), Thomas (GRIVEL / WHITE), Samuel "Frank" (REYNOLDS), Harry (REDBURN 1900), Eliza Amy (BROWN), and Ellen Anne (KAYE). Also, Francis and Isabella COLGRAVE (or COLGROVE) who were married in 1842. Their children were Isabella, Francis (BOYD 1865), Samuel (CRAWLEY 1869), Henry (DUFF 1877/BUTLER 1886), William (OWEN 1877), Robert (DACIE 1882 / FARRANT 1889), Joshua (MAHONEY 1881 / GARRETT), Louisa (LEWIS 1892), and Arthur (died at 16). Contact: Sue Wyatt, 5A Woodhurst Road, Seven Mile Beach, Tas 7170. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« FOX : Seeking a photograph of Patrick Peter "Paddy" FOX. He was born in Coolgardie in 1912 and lived in the Goldfields area until his death in the early 1980s. He married Beatrice (Joan) HART. Contact: Remour Nash, 390 Marine Terrace, Busselton 6280. Tel: (08) 9754 2567. EAST FREMANTLE NEIGHBOURS : Geoff WARREN-SMITH and his sister Marge who lived at 81 Alexander Road, East Fremantle in the 1940s, would like to hear from any close neighbours such as Leone CAESAR (formerly of number 79). Contact: Geoff Warren-Smith, PO Box 6010, Conder, ACT 2906. Tel: (02) 6284 8670. mailto:[email protected] FREMANTLE PHOTOGRAPHERS : Photographer Alfred P. CURTIS was apparently brother-in-law to another photographer, Samuel Scriven Evans, who arrived from New York in 1853. Any information about these two early photographers would be helpful for a forthcoming book, Old Fremantle 1850-1950. Contact: John Dowson, (08) 9335 2113; 0409 223 622. mailto:[email protected] HEDGES : Seeking descendants of brothers Norman J. and Reuben William HEDGES. Their father John (aged 19) and his brother Charles (aged 17) came to Australia in 1877. Reuben married Eleanor Smith in 1914. Their children were Anthony and Shirley. Norman had a son (Norman J.). The writer is a descendant of Charles Hedges. Contact: Gay Grillmeier, 7 Avondale Road, Cooranbong, NSW 2265. Tel: (02) 4977 2566 (ah). mailto:[email protected] HILL : Information is sought about George Alfred HILL who was a well known bootmaker and saddler in Narrogin. George enlisted in the 2/11th battalion during World War II and served in the Middle East and New Guinea. Any information, memorabilia, and photographs (to be copied and returned) are sought. Contact: Lea Sutherland, PO Box 212, Wagin 6315. Tel: (08) 9861 1499. HOLLOWAY : Relatives in England would love to hear from Dorothy Catherine HOLLOWAY (nee ROLFE) and family. Dorothy was born in Kalgoorlie about 1908 and became a nurse. Her mother's maiden name was Edith Jane STANLEY. Contact: John Holloway, 21 St Leonards Court, West Hill Road, St Leonards on Sea, UK TN380PS. mailto:[email protected] McAULAY : Descendants of Duncan Fraser McAULAY, who married Nancy CAMPBELL are sought for family history. 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. Duncan and Nancy had two children, Campbell and Margot. Contact: K.H. McAulay, Cluanag Farm, 102 Nova Scotia Drive, RD 2, Waipu 0254, New Zealand. mailto:[email protected] MAYLANDS SCHOOL : Maylands primary school will celebrate its centenary on Thursday July 31 at 9:30am. Ex-pupils of Miss LAMEY's class of 1945 are asked to meet outside the old classroom at 11:30am. Contact : Mavis Lynch (McGregor) 9454 2201, or Val Underhill (Wyss) 9562 0249. MEDICAL MUSEUM : The WA Medical Museum will present its annual lecture by medical historian and raconteur Dr Jim Leavesley on Wednesday, July 23. The topic is Artistic Creativity and Medicine : disease and the famous artist. Venue : King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bagot Road, Subiaco. Time: 5:30 for wine and cheese in the special dining room (lower ground floor) 6pm. KEMH Lecture Theatre (ground floor). Please RSVP. Cost (door sales): $10 a person) proceeds to medical museum). Contact: mseum, 9340 1506 (leave message); 9409 1936 or 9383 3286. PARKER : Before leaving Canada, the writer's grandmother gave her an A4 book entitled Parker. The books tells of three PARKER boys (all single) who left Canada to come to WA for the goldrush. They never returned. What became of Nathaniel, Daniel, and Bartholomew? Contact: Gwen Brownley, PO Box 580, Armadale 6992. Tel: (08) 9497 3914. SCOTT : Does anyone have any information about a family or business named SCOTTs of Wellington Street, Perth, about 1915? The writer's grandfather, Robert MAUNDERS, gave the name as a contact on his World War I enlistment papers. He may have worked or boarded there. Robert had a background in working with horses and carting goods so it might have been a transport business. Any information appreciated. Contact: Rae Little, PO Box 228, Mt Barker 6324. mailto:[email protected] TRIGG ISLAND SURF CLUB : In 1974 the club's junior surf team won a bronze medal. The team consisted of four swimmers: L. BARNES, P. CLEWS, G. SHAW, and one unknown. Does anyone know the name of the fourth member? The club's history is being updated in time for 50th anniversary celebrations on October 25. The name is needed by July 31. Contact: Brian Carthew, (08) 9448 5218. TURNER : Information is sought about descendants and relatives of Alfred Allen TURNER. He arrived at Albany on the Gulf of St Vincent in 1886 with his wife, Elizabeth, and their five children: James Edward, Edith Elizabeth, Harry (m. Sarah GROVER), Horace (m. Muriel Austin), and Walter (died World War I). Ethel was born in Albany some years later and she married Sydney Kirk. Contact: Jeanette Buscumb, (08) 9361 8364. mailto:[email protected] WANDERING WILLIE : Where was this famous 19th century West Australian racehorse bred? Does anyone know? Contact: Peter Bridge, (08) 9361 8667. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« VETERANS ROYAL AIR FORCES EX-POW ASSOCIATION : The quarterly meeting and luncheon will be held in the clubrooms, Air Force Memorial Estate, Bull Creek Drive, Bull Creek on Friday, August 1. An invitation is extended to all who were members of the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, and those who became prisoners of war - or evaders or escapers - to join them on this day. Contact: Brian Walley, (08) 9311 4395. --End--