"Bert" Albert Victor Willis COOK
Born 1892 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [30] [32]
Son of Charles John and Rosina Marian COOK [32] [2]
In 1915 was working as a Miner and was living at Normanhurst in Toodyay, Western Australia [94]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14 October 1915 at Blackboy Hill in Western Australia [30] [94]
On enlistment gave his next of kin as his father Charles John COOK, whose address was also Normanhurst, Toodyay WA [94]
Lance Corporal 8801 in the Australian Imperial Force's 15th Field Company Engineers during the First World War [18]
After active service overseas returned to Australia on 8 May 1919 [94]
Acquired a 1,760 acre farm in Toodyay for £1,200 through the Soldier Settlement Scheme [9: 4-May-1923]
After being on the property for some time he discovered it contained four different types of poisonous plants [9]
He applied for £250 loan to enable him to destroy the poison, but the bank only offered £150 which wasn't sufficient [9]
After putting £300 into the property and effecting improvements he was at a standstill and unable to continue [9]
Contractor in Carnamah 1923-1930 [19]
Signed the petition in February 1923 for the Irwin Licensing Court to grant a hotel license for Carnamah [10: 9-Mar-1923]
From 1923 to 1952 he was the owner of the quarter acre 18 Railway Avenue in the Carnamah townsite (Gov Lot 23) [3] [44]
Gave evidence at the Royal Commission into the Soldier Settlement Scheme in Moora in May 1923 [9: 4-May-1923]
At the Royal Commission he said he wished for financial assistance to clear the poison from his farm at Toodyay [9: 4-May-1923]
Member of the Carnamah Rifle Club in 1927 [4: 11-Jun-1927, 28-Jun-1927]
Had an account with Carnamah blacksmith, wheelwright and motor mechanics Henry Parkin & Son in 1927 [53]
Member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in 1928 [4: 28-Jul-1928]
In 1936 he was living at Yalgoo in the Murchison district [3]
The Carnamah District Road Board put his Gov Lot 23 up for sale in June 1952 to recover £5/3/- owing in unpaid rates [4: 2-Aug-1952]
His Carnamah block, Gov Lot 23, appears to have been sold by the Carnamah District Road Board to Carl F. W. KROSCHEL [3]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Albert Victor Willis Cook' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 22 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/albert-victor-willis-cook [reference list] |
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