BOOK LAUNCH
FROM ADVERSITY TO PROSPERITY
Decades of change in the Katandra District
1930 to 1960
The Katandra and District History Group launched their latest publication on Sunday 25th June 2023
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Table of Contents FOREWORD .................................................... P 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................. P 6 PREFACE .......................................................... P 7 TIMELINE ....................................................... ..P 8 INTRODUCTION ............................................. P 9 EARLY HISTORY OF SETTLEMENT ..............P 10 COMMUNITY GROUPS Country Womens’ Association (CWA) ................P 14 Red Cross .......................................................... P 16 Bush Nursing Association ................................... P 18 Hospital Auxiliary ............................................... P 19 Infant Welfare Centre .........................................P 20 Religions ............................................................P 21 Sunday Schools ................................................ P 26 Girls’ Friendly Society ...................................... P 27 Farming Organisations ...................................... P 28 Big / Little Brother Movement ........................... P 31 Katandra Fire Brigade ...................................... P 32 Katandra Cemetery Trust ................................. P 34 Katandra Young Farmers’ Club ........................ P 35 Katandra West Youth Club .............................. P 36 Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies .................. P 37 Returned Services League (RSL) ...................... P 41 Womens’ Auxiliary ........................................... P 42 Service Men and Women ................................. P 43 Memorials and Honor Boards ........................... P 48 War Memorials ................................................. P 52 SPORTING GROUPS Basketball and Netball ...................................... P 55 Bowls ............................................................. . P 58 Cricket ............................................................. P 61 Football ............................................................ P 64 Shooting ........................................................... P 68 Soccer .............................................................. P 71 Table Tennis ...................................................... P 72 Tennis ................................................................ P 73 INDUSTRY and EMPLOYMENT .................... P 77 Farming and Farm Labour ................................... P 79 Water Bailiffs and the SR&WSC ......................... P 80 Herd Testing .........................................................P 80 Shop Owners and Assistants (see General Stores).. P 102 Post Office Masters (see Post Offices) .................. P 113 Telephonists (see Telephone Exchanges) ............... P 115 EDUCATION Schools and Teachers ........................................... P 82 School Enrollments ............................................... P 88 |
Table of Contents (cont’d) DISTRICT BUILDINGS Bush Nursing Cottage .......................................... P 100 Butcher Shop ...................................................... P 100 Blacksmith and Garages ....................................... P 101 General Stores, .................................................... P 102 Sports Ground ..................................................... P 105 Community Halls ................................................. .P 107 Post Offices ......................................................... P 113 Telephone Exchanges ............................................P 115 Infant Welfare Centre (See Community Groups)..... P 20 Churches (See Religions)........................................ P 21 DISTRICT SERVICES Electricity ............................................................. P 116 Home Deliveries ................................................. ..P 116 Irrigation / Stock & Domestic ................................ P 117 Post (See Post Offices) ........................................ P 113 Roads .................................................................. P 118 . COMMUNITY LIFE Dances, Balls ...................................................... P 119 Kitchen Teas, Weddings, Tin Kettlings .................P 120 Movies, Productions, Concerts .............................P 121 Sports Meetings ................................................. .P 123 The Great Depression............................................P 124 World War II....................................................... P 124 Extreme Weather, Pests, Diseases and Weeds ..... P 125 Transport ............................................................. P 129 FAMILY STORIES ............................................ P 130 LEGACY OF EACH DECADE ...........................P 215 INDEXES Service Men and Women ( names not in General Index) .P 43Enrolled School Students. (names not in General Index). P 88 Index to family stories.............................................. P 130 Residents Enrolled to Vote ...................................... P 216 General Index ......................................................... P 222 Abbreviations, Bibliography, Resources, Conversions............................................................ P 236 DISTRICT MAP (with allotments listed)............ Back page
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Index of Family Stories Ashton, Jack and Mavis p131 Bartlett, Eric and Shirley p132 Bartlett, Fred and June p133 Batey, Jack and Bern p134 Batey, Lem and Lil p136 Black, Bill, Elise and family p137 Blake, Ern and Kathleen p139 Boschetti, family p140 Bourchier, Murray and Minona p141 Briggs, Percy and Thelma p143 Burgmann, Austin and Florence p145 Burgman, Frank and Belle p145 Burgman, Harold and Isabe l p146 Burgmann, Jack and Phyllis p148 Burgmann, Jim and Jean p149 Caldwell, Cyril and family p150 Coleman, Stan and Mary p151 Cormican, Allan and Beryl p153 Cormican, Bob p155 Creighton, Jack and Dot p156 Cummins, Jim and Alice p157 Davy, Ernest and Alice p158 Delaney, Nicholas and Mona p159 Down, Walter and Isabelle p160 Every, Irene and Elaine p161 Ford, Frederick and Ethel p162 Ford, Max and Lynette p164 Gervasoni, Ken. interview p165 Godden, Bert and Sylvia p166 Hewitt, Tom and Ada p167 Hickey, Fergus and Daisy p168 Hickey, Norm and Monica p171 Hobbs, Dave and Margaret p173 Hunt, Don p174 Inglis, family p176 Jeffery, family p179 Kennedy, Keith and Val p182 King, John and Nancy p184 Lane, Dinny and Monica p186 Le Lievre, Norman and Janet p187 Le Lievre, Dick and Edna p187 Mann, Ritchie p189 Martin, Ken and Dorothy p190 Minogue, Frank and Mary p191 Murphy, Michael and family p191 Opie, Henry, Maud and Family p192 Saunders, Edward and Alice p193 Senior, Ron and Hylda p195 Shannon, family p196 Surch, John and family p198 Tate, Ruth p198 Teague, Frank and Brightie p200 Teague, George and Edna p201 Tomlinson, Peter’s memories p202 Wallace, David and Lynette p204 Wallden, Harry and Rene p204 Wallden, Paddy and May p206 Wilkie / Ford, Family p208 Wilkie, Rod and Beryl p211 Willgoose, Ralph’s memories p212 Wren, Dick and Laura p214 |