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 by going to this site http://www.thewest.com.au/20030710/features/ and then clicking on the Can You Help Logo in the top left corner of the page. 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, June 30, 2003 (The West Australian, p25) ========================================================== BRADSHAW : Elija and Elizabeth BRADSHAW (nee ARNOLD) arrived from England in 1852 and settled in Eganstown, Victoria. Three of their children moved to WA about 1900: George THOMAS married Mary OLIVER and died in Subiaco in 1936; Sarah married Albert GIBBONS and died in Subiaco in 1943 and John Joseph married Louisa TESTER and died in Subiaco in 1953. Hoping to hear from descendants. Contact: Gwyn Broomhall, B503/469 Sandgate Road, Albion, Qld 4010. Tel: (07) 3256 1208. CHANGI QUILT : Women internees at Changi Prison in Singapore during World War II made a patchwork quilt. The quilt bore their signatures and it is hoped to hear from anybody who signed it or anyone with information about the quilt. The inquiry is made on behalf of Mary LIM in Singapore, who was in Changi as a child and remembers her teacher was one of the women involved. Contact: Mrs Daphne Wilson, POW Association of WA, (08) 9271 6451. CONVICTS GROUP : A meeting of the Convict Historical and Research Group will be held at the WA Genealogical Society Library, 48 May Street, Bayswater on July 13 at 1.30pm. Please bring pencil and paper for the workshop to follow. Contact: A. Holland, (08) 9274 2042. DAWSON : A family reunion is planned for March 27-28, 2004 to celebrate the wedding anniversary of Mary DOOLEY, who arrived in WA on the Palestine on April 28, 1853, and John DAWSON, who arrived on the Egyptian on February 13, 1830. They settled in the Augusta and Busselton areas. Hoping to hear from interested descendants of the connected CURTIS, BRENNAN, HIGGINS, SEYMOUR, RODGERS and DAWSON families. Contact: Margaret Dawson (08) 9756 0373, Beth, (08) 9754 6964, or Trevor, (08) 9752 1981. mailto:[email protected] DUDININ HISTORY : Readers of this column responded to the call for help for information about the district (30/10/2000) and for names for the war service honour board (13/8/2001). The Dudinin Action Group is pleased to invite all past residents "Back to Dudinin" on Sunday, August 10 for the unveiling of the honour board and launch of Sitting on the Fence, the book of district memories. Also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Catholic Church, and 30 years since the closure of the school. The day starts with a church service at 10.30am, followed by lunch in the hall at 11.30am. Contact: Peter Mullan, Post Office, Dudinin 6363. Tel: (08) 9883 1041. Fax: (08) 9883 1027; or Patricia Arundel, (08) 9883 1034. FREEMAN : Alwyn Spencer FREEMAN left England for Australia some time after 1901. Relatives in England would love to know if they have any relatives in Australia. His son, Alwyn John FREEMAN, died in WA on July 30, 1965 (memorialised at Karrakatta Cemetery). Contact: Angela Perkins, 14 Middle Centenary Row, Camborne, Cornwall TR14 8HT, England, UK. mailto:[email protected] HIS MAJESTY'S : Mr H.SCHMIDT was the foreman for the building of His Majesty's Theatre in 1903-04. An historian has searched without success for biographical details and a photograph of this man. Any help appreciated. Contact: David Hough, 36 Devon Road, Swanbourne 6010. Tel: (08) 9384 9561; 0417 868 525. mailto:[email protected] KARRIDALE : Karridale Primary School celebrates 120 years of learning this year (1883-2003) and seeks information, stories and photographs from past students and staff to preserve its history. Contact: Lynda Burch, Bussell Highway, Karridale 6288. Tel: (08) 9758 5517. mailto:[email protected] KOSTANICH : Information is sought about Steve KOSTANICH (sometimes COSTAN) who died in Subiaco on May 20, 1943. He came to Perth via New Zealand and lived in the Goldfields before 1943. He travelled for a Perth tailor fitting up Goldfields men for their suits, then took the finished garments to Kalgoorlie. His last job was driving a taxi in Perth. The information is sought by the writer's daughter, who was five months old when he died. She has a photograph of his sister, Thora KOSTANICH-HENDERSON, and he also had cousins in Perth. Contact: Lorraine Costan Roberts, 25 Outridge Road, Baldivis 6171. Tel: (08) 9524 1264. mailto:[email protected] KUKERIN BRICKS PROJECT : Kukerin Primary School will celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2004 and plans are under way to erect a 90th anniversary brick wall monument. Past students, staff, P&C members and office bearers interested in purchasing their own name-brick are asked to respond as soon as possible. Bricks cost $30 each. Contact: Kukerin Primary School, Kukerin 6352. Tel: (08) 9864 6031; or Charlie Joyce, (08) 9864 7912. MAYLANDS SCHOOL : Janine BENTLEY is returning to Perth from Victoria for a holiday from July 24 to August 4 and would love to catch up with the Class 6 girls from 1953 again. Their teacher was Owen JONES. Danielle ROBERTS is planning a get-together. Contact : Danielle Thornton, 9498 1920 (after 1 pm). mailto:[email protected] MOODY : Seeking descendants and information about George and Martha MOODY (nee WILLIAMSON) to compile a family history. They arrived from the UK in 1913 with some of their 12 children and settled in Gnowangerup for a time as part of a settlement scheme. Known children were Alice, Charles, Jane, George, Herbert, Joseph, Clara, Wallace (Wally), Azubah, William, Thomas and one unknown. The writer's grandmother was Azubah MOODY, who married Robert MAUNDERS in Perth in 1922. Contact: Rae Little, PO Box 228, Mt Barker 6324. mailto:[email protected] O'BRIEN : Seeking descendants of Daniel and Elizabeth O'BRIEN (nee COOKE) who were married in Kent in 1864. They had 11 children: Louise, Archibald, Eleanor (m. Charles DAY and emigrated to Australia after World War I), Percy (m. Elsie KERRIDGE and emigrated to Australia in 1912), Lilian (WELHAM), Beatrice (POUND), Charles, William, Elizabeth, Errol (emigrated to New Zealand about 1919), and Mary (GRANT). Contact: Elissa Livingstone, 145 Brooking Road, Mahogany Creek 6072. Tel: (08) 9298 8623. mailto:[email protected] PAGES/LLORENS : Information is sought for a family history about the PAGES family, pioneers of the Gosnells district since 1906. Pages Bros operated farming, garage, greengrocery, carrying and supermarket businesses in Gosnells from about 1910 to the mid-1970s. Also seeking stories about Rafael and Mary LLORENS (nee PAGES), of the Globe Coffee Palace in Perth (1914-18) and Gosnells and people who worked with Philip LLORENS in the PMG Dept (1930s) at Perth GPO and the Taxation Dept (1940s-70s) at the Barrack Street office. Contact: Richard Llorens, 13 Hamersley Street, North Beach 6020. Tel: (08) 9447 2514. mailto:[email protected] ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« PLEASE CALL AGAIN COOK FAMILY : Hoping to hear from the unknown woman from Greenmount who responded to a request for information in September 2001 about the COOK family of Fremantle. She knew the writer's father Douglas COOK, but her name and number have been misplaced. Contact: Beverley Coffey, (08) 9343 0434. mailto:[email protected] PERIERA FAMILY HISTORY : Jean SYMONDS, formerly of Myaree - who collected a bible in Mandurah in 1999 - is sought regarding the Pereira family history. Also, Stacey, grand-daughter of Phoebe LEWIS, regarding the PEREIRA-LEWIS family. Stacey lived in Mandurah. Contact: Margaret Elvis, (08) 9337 2335. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» POETRY AWARD WINNERS : For 23 years, Access Press conducted a national competition for rhyming verse titled The Grand National Poetry Stakes. The competition was discontinued this year and the company plans to bring out a book - The Finishing Post - containing works from every award-winning poet since the competition's inauguration. Unfortunately, the addresses of some poets have been lost. The company would be pleased to hear from any poet it has not already contacted. Contact: Helen Weller, Access Press, PO Box 446, Bassendean 6054. Tel: (08) 9379 3188. Fax: (08) 9379 3199. ROCKINGHAM MUSEUM : Rockingham District Historical Society volunteers are seeking the donation of an overhead projector and any display mannequins/models for the Rockingham Museum. Contact: Kay Benson, Rockingham District Historical Society, PO Box 504, Rockingham 6168. Tel/fax: (08) 9592 3455. TATTERSALL : John TATTERSALL arrived in WA on the Daylight on August 10, 1877. He was a lighthouse keeper at Point Moore lighthouse from April 2, 1880 until 1889. He had three daughters - Alice, Evelyn, and Dora. John died in 1926. Seeking information and photographs for the family tree. Contact: Wendy Tucker, 77 Tyers Road, Roleystone 6111. Tel: (08) 9397 6620. THOMAS : Descendants of Thomas THOMAS and Martha LAMB are sought for the family tree. After Thomas died in Victoria in 1890, Martha and many of her children moved to WA in the late 1890s. Martha died in Perth in 1919. Surnames associated with children include: DICK, McMANUS, NEWTON and PROWSE. Contact: Michaela Morgan, 51 Reynolds Road, Midway Point, Tasmania 7171. Tel: (03) 6265 3919. mailto:[email protected] WALLACE : Relatives in Canada are seeking information about the family of Private Alexander WALLACE who was born in Scotland in 1891. He served with the 16th Battalion AIF in World War I but died as a prisoner of war in Germany on June 28, 1917. The writer's grandmother was his widow. Alexander might have had a brother, dairyman Charles WALLACE of Osborne Park. Contact: Shirley Hearn, 85 Driftwood Crescent, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2V 1S6, Canada. mailto:[email protected] WARREN : Seeking information for family records on Mullewa pioneer David WARREN and his family. He was born in Geraldton and in early life is believed to have been a carting contractor (teamster), possibly with his brothers Joseph (the writer's grandfather) and Aubrey, before settling in Mullewa in 1876 and becoming a businessman in the town. He was the foundation chairman of the Mullewa Road Board in 1911, serving on the shire until 1942, and was the second JP appointed in the Mullewa district. Contact: David Warren, 16 Deanmore Road, Karrinyup 6018. Tel: (08) 9341 4939. mailto:[email protected] WHITE / WATTS : Seeking descendants and relatives of Annie WHITE (nee SNELL) who was born in Victoria in 1865 and died in Perth in 1949. Annie's first marriage was to William WHITE who died in Coolgardie in 1897 leaving Annie with two sons (Will and Tom), and two daughters (Annie and Esme). The following year their widowed mother Annie married William's brother, John WHITE. A third brother, James, married Violet. Annie's daughter Esme married Fred WATTS, had three children; Ken, Val and Don, and lived in Midland. Esme died in 1973. Contact: Judith Faulds, 13 Connell Street, Glenroy, Victoria 3046. Tel: (03) 9306 9518. ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« VETERANS & SERVICES FLEET AIR ARM ASSOCIATION : The FAAAA-WA Division has moved its headquarters from Chapman Road, East Perth to Rosie O'Grady's Hotel in Northbridge. The next general meeting will be held there on Sunday, August 10 at 12.30pm. Contact: Secretary, FAAAA-WA, 42 Saddleback Circle, Maida Vale 6057. Tel: (08) 9454 2857. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY : Naval and ex-naval families are invited to attend a 92nd birthday service at Naval Memorial Park, Rockingham Beach on Sunday, July 13 at 11am. A barbecue will follow at the Rockingham Naval Association Club, Point Peron Road, Rockingham from noon to 6pm. Contact: Colin or Heather Pearn, (08) 9592 1467 (RSVP July 7). WRANS (AUGUST 1953) : News of Helen SMITH (maiden name) is sought by Julia, Kathy, Jan, and Val with whom she enlisted in the WRANS in August 1953. Contact: Valma Graham (nee O'Halloran), (08) 9310 7363, or Julia Klienhanss (nee Hazeldine), (08) 9454 5274. --End--