Hi Everyone, Here's the Can You Help? column published in "The West Australian" on Monday 12th July. You will find this week's column (and Saturday's Reunions) by going to this site today http://www.thewest.com.au/20030725/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 14, 2003, The West Australian, p22) ========================================================== BLACKWOOD MARATHON : The 25th anniversary 56km marathon race, which traditionally starts at Boyup Brook and finishes at Bridgetown, will be held on October 25. Stories from past events are sought as soon as possible, including highlights and happenings in preparing, racing or celebrating the marathon, to be collated and presented on the day. Articles and photographs are welcome. Contact: Clive Choate, 6 Columbia Close, Mandurah 6210. Tel: 0422 124 908. mailto:[email protected] BROWNING/DOCKING/OWEN : Descendants of William Vicery BROWNING and Elizabeth ESCOTT, who married in Cobden, Victoria, in 1853, are sought for a history. Their children included William, Thomas, James, Elizabeth, Ellen, John, George, Richard, Charles and Rosa (writer's great-grandmother). Rosa married twice,first to Edward Steven DOCKING in Perth in 1892 (children Victor, Arthur, and Dorothy). Rosa's second marriage was to unknown OWEN (or OWENS), the chidren were Ivy and Alice. Dorothy DOCKING married John Hodges DAVEY in Perth in 1913 (children Queenie and Dorothy). Contact: Janice Little, 3A Barrow Street, Northam 6401. Tel: (08) 9621 2330. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« COUNTRY CALLING OLD BUNBURY HOSPITAL : The 1947 - 1967 bi-annual reunion lunch for Old Bunbury District Hospital nurses and staff will be held at the Parade Hotel, Bunbury, on November 7 at noon. Contact: June Crombie, (08) 9721 5863. GWALIA STATE SCHOOL : A 50th anniversary reunion is planned for the long weekend in September. Names and addresses are sought from past students as soon as possible, as well as names of teachers at the school during 1953. Any interested person is welcome. Contact: Alan Mackay, (08) 9037 6154, Sally Kent (Williams) 9458 2929, Robyn Beccaria (Mathews) 9093 2207 or Maureen Cotterell (Conlon) 9531 2085. IMPERIAL HOTEL, BROOMEHILL : Seeking all past owners and licensees to celebrate the hotel's 100th birthday at a reunion to be held in October. Contact: Julie, 9824 1222. Fax: 9824 1119. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» DAY : Convict James Day (number 3750) arrived in WA on the William Hammond on March 29, 1856, aged 24. There is no recorded death of James in WA and it is thought he could possibly be one and the same as the writer's grandfather, James Richard DAY, who arrived in NSW in 1876 recorded as spending the first 20 years in WA. James R. DAY established himself in Tenterfield, NSW, where he became a successful carpenter, builder, and funeral director. He is also believed to have been involved with professional boxing and associated with world champion boxer Jem Mace. James died in Tenterfield on June 23, 1922. Hoping to hear from descendants of known convict James to confirm or deny identity. Contact: Peter Morgan, 1/44 Banks Street, Monterey, NSW 2219. Tel: (02) 9587 7243; 0409 460 546. FRASER : Information is sought for family history about John FRASER, born in South Australia about 1886-87 to George and Elizabeth FRASER. He worked in WA as a brewer's assistant in Kalgoorlie and Ora Banda before joining the army in Kalgoorlie on April 27, 1916. He served in the 51st Battalion but was killed in action in France on April 25, 1918. John had a brother, Alexander, whose address was Meekatharra and Rottnest Island, and two half-sisters, Annie MUMME and Agnus ELLIOT, who were born in Scotland to George and Agnes FRASER. Contact: L. Johnson, 38 Clive Street, Bicton 6157. Tel: (08) 9339 1034. GROUP SETTLERS : The stonework has been completed for the Group 74 group settlement memorial plaque and is ready for names. Those thought to be original "Groupies" identified for the years 1923-4 to 1935 are: H.W. DRAIN, J.H. BRAND, H. MOULTON, G.N. FENWICK, J. TAYLOR, W.J. MACLAREN, J.E. BAYLISS, J.W. HARDISTY, C. ELLINGWORTH, W.H. SUNDERLAND, W.S. SUNDERLAND, L. MITCHELL, J.H. PALMER, H. PRICE, A. FENNING, E. GREEN, R.A. ALLUM, B. PARRY, F. TALBOT, H.L. HOLLAND, A. BUDGE, A. ROWECLIFFE, and C. TESTER. Schoolteachers: Miss N. NICHOLS, Miss E. CLEGHORN, Mr C. MOORE, Mr J. HODGES, Mr E. HARRIS. Group foremen: P.G. McCAUL, and S. BUTLER. Names mentioned but unsubstantiated are: L. GAY, W.M. SMITH, and LOCKHART (or LOCKYER). Families are asked to respond in writing with addresses. An unveiling will possibly be held on September 27-29. Contact: Kenneth MacLaren, 23 Station Road, Margaret River 6285. Fax: (08) 9757 2491. mailto:[email protected] HIGGONSVILLE HOTEL : Information is sought about the Higgonsville Hotel for a family history. The hotel was in the Kambalda area at the turn of the 19th century. Does anyone know the date it burnt down - possibly in the early 1900s? Was Mr COOPER the licensee? Contact: John Warburton, 15 Floribunda Avenue, Halls Head 6210. Tel: (08) 9535 2095. HURMAN : Seeking descendants of Henry and Alice HURMAN (nee BRIGGS) who moved from Brisbane to Perth early last century. Their children were Alice Marion, Florence Violet, Lily May, Henry Phillip, Edith Myra, and Effie Josephine. Contact: Joan Gredden, 57 Macnaughton Street, Stafford, Qld 4053. Tel: (07) 3356 2713. ILES : Seeking a photograph of great-great-grandmother Mary Ann ILES, wife of William ILES. Mary Ann and William, who lived in Roelands, are buried in Bunbury cemetery. Mary Ann died in 1919 and information would be appreciated. Contact: L. Williams, 31 Cadoux Loop, Hocking 6065. Tel: (08) 9306 3975, or Addy by email : mailto:[email protected] JARRAHDALE MILL : A conservation plan is being prepared for the National Trust about the mill manager's residence believed to have been built in the 1880s for then owner of the timber mill, Neil McNeil. Past owners and managers of the mill included William WANLISS, HETHERINGTON, DOCHENDORF, STEEDMAN, William ATKINS and Arthur E. RITCHIE. Subsequent managers who occupied the residence included Alexander C. MUNRO and Michael KERR and after the company town was taken over by Millars - F. L. BRADY, Alfred COOK, Jim BARTLE, Tom LINEHAN, Jeff DUNSIRE, M. MORGAN, and Lionel DOBSON. Any photographs available for inclusion in the plan would be copied and returned. Contact: Robin Chinnery, (08) 9386 5178, or Kelsall Binet, 9336 7753. mailto:[email protected] JOHNS : Documents and photos in the Rockingham District Historical Society collection record that Mr A.F. JOHNS sailed to Fremantle from London on October 21, 1924 on the Jervis Bay, aged 24. English family and outback Australian photos show a diverse lifestyle. This collection was found in an abandoned house in Baldivis. Any information about A. F. JOHNS would be appreciated. Contact: Marion Nelson, (08) 9419 4548. LAUNDER : In 1846, a Dr LAUNDER entered Nornalup Inlet, boated up the lower reaches of Deep River and built a hut. He had the intention of breeding horses for the Indian army. He had the misfortune to fatally wound an Aboriginal who was caught pilfering stores from his hut and the police advised him to leave the area in case of retribution. Can anyone shed any light on Dr LAUNDER'S activities before and after that event? Contact: Ian Johns, 11 Karri Street, Manjimup 6258. Tel: (08) 9771 1168. McGILLIVRAY : Information is sought about the life of Dr William Sim McGILLIVRAY. Very little is known about him yet he was able to make a bequest to the University of WA of a large sum of money that was used to buy artwork plus the magnificent organ in Winthrop House. There is an oval and an adjoining street named after him. All records seem to have disappeared so any help would be most welcome. Contact: Del Smith, 08) 9457 4325, or Terry Larder 9380 2447. MONTGOMERIE : Great-uncle James Bertrand MONTGOMERIE was an accountant and auctioneer in Marble Bar in the early 1900s. He married Elsie May PARKER, daughter of James PARKER of Yarloop in 1908. There is an article about him in the The History of the North West but seeking additional information. Contact: Mrs Diana Rose, PO Box 378, Hornsby NSW 2077. Tel: (02) 9482 8303. NEVE : David and Frances NEVE and family left the Eastern States and took their family to WA in the 1890s where they settled in the Kalgoorlie area. Their children eventually married and spread over WA. Hoping to hear from descendants for family history. Contact: Mrs M.J. Young, The Maples, 5/9 Lockwood Street, Asquith NSW 2077. mailto:[email protected] NUNGARIN MEN'S HOCKEY : A reunion is planned for October. The writer has a photograph depicting the following players ca 1952 : Ernie SILVESTER, Bill GALLAGHER, Jim ANDREWS, "Unknown", Paul JOHNSON, Gordon EDGLEY, Frank CHILCOTT, "Unknown LOVEGROVE", Joe HUMBLE, Percy SNEED, Milton HUMBLE, and Bill SCHOFIELD. Contact : Mrs J. de Lacy, PO Box 65, Nungarin, 6490. Tel: 9046 5085. Fax: 9046 5094 QUAIRADING : A new history of Quairading has been published. All past and present residents are welcome to attend the launch of The Big Q: a History of Quairading and its Surrounding Districts, by Juliet Ludbrook, to be held in Quairading on July 18 from 2pm to 4pm. Contact: Quairading Shire, (08) 9645 1001 (please RSVP). SNOWY'S REUNION : Monaro High School in Cooma, NSW, will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year. The school was established primarily for the children of the workers on the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme, many being migrants from all over the world. A reunion will be held at the school on the Easter weekend of April 8-11, 2004 and past students are asked to respond as soon as possible. Contact: Monaro High School, PO Box 316, Cooma, NSW 2630. Tel: (02) 6452 4611. mailto:[email protected] SOUTH PERTH HISTORY : The City of South Perth Historical Society's next event will be held at the Old Mill Theatre in Mends Street, South Perth, on Monday, July 21 at 7pm. Ken May will talk about the grand days of the South Perth Horticultural Society 1935-2003. For 68 years the society disseminated tips on gardening, developed new blooms, conducted flower shows and generally was the trusted voice of gardening in South Perth. It closed its files last February due to the decline in membership. Cost: gold coin donation (includes tea/coffee, light refreshments). Non-members welcome. Inquiries: Mr Kerry Davey, (08) 9367 5354. WOOD : Descendants of Frederick Ashley WOOD and Ann ATKINSON are sought for the family tree. They were married in Adelaide in 1876. Frederick died in WA in 1943. Their children were: George (died Mt Magnet 1957), Elsie Alathea, John Ashley, Raselen Maud Elizabeth, Frederick John, Norman Allen, Eva, and Eric. Of special interest are Raselen (Maud), Norman, and Eric as no information has been found. Contact: Carol Sutherland, 45 Polo Road, Geraldton 6530. Tel: (08) 9964 6423, or Ruth Foreman (08) 8298 6370. mailto:[email protected] 44TH BATTALION : The author of the recent World War I 28th Battalion unit history is writing a new history of the Western Australian 44th Battalion. He would like to hear from anyone with letters, postcards, diaries, journals, rolls, correspondence and photographs (group, training, platoon, company, and active service photos) of the men of the 44th Battalion. Contact: Neville Browning, 1 Giralia Parkway, Ballajura 6066. Tel: 9248 1212. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« VETERANS & SERVICES KOREAN WAR VETERANS AND GERRY RUSSELL MEMORIAL SERVICE : A memorial service will be held at the Armadale War Memorial in the town park on Sunday, July 27 at 2.30pm to observe the 50th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and to honour the memory of Armadale-born Gerry RUSSELL, killed in action, May 1953. Korean War and other veterans and relatives or friends of Gerry are invited to attend the ceremony. Contact: Armadale RSL Club (08) 9497 1972, or secretary Alf Clark 9497 4331. VIETNAM VETERANS : A Vietnam Veterans Night arranged by the WA TPI Association will be held at the RAAF Association Club, RAAF Estate, Bull Creek on Saturday, August 16 at 7.30pm. Cost: $25 a person. Entertainment by the Blackwood River Band. Bookings: TPI, (08) 9332 4999. 17 COURSE RAAF : A reunion will be held at Bull Creek on Thursday, July 17 at noon. RSVP today: Ted Properjohn, (08) 9527 5961, Des Sullivan 9448 8922, or Don Anderson 9384 2877. N-CLASS DESTROYER ASSOCIATION : Members and all old N-Class and Q-Class destroyer hands are reminded the association will hold its AGM at the Swan Yacht Club on Monday, July 28 at 10. 30am. A light luncheon will follow (those who plan to stay on for lunch are asked to confirm). Contact: Bill Morris, (08) 9384 7253, or Warren Smith, 9386 5750. ATS/WRAC : Calling all ex-service members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service / Women's Royal Army Corp. A coffee morning followed by blackboard luncheon will be held at Anzac House, St Georges Terrace, on Wednesday, July 30 at 10. 30am. All ex-ATS/WRAC welcome. Contact: Joyce Seward, (08) 9527 8825. AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE CADETS : All past members of 76 Sqn and 3 Flt Air Training Corps and 703 Sqn Australian Air Force Cadets are invited to an open night to be held at 703 Sqn. Leeuwin Barracks, Riverside Road, East Fremantle on Friday, July 25. A parade will be held at 6.30pm and there will be various demonstrations and the opportunity to meet staff afterwards. Contact: CUO Chris Schooling, 50 Hassell Crescent, Bull Creek 6149. Tel: 0419 943 937. mailto:[email protected] --End--