"Alf" Alfred Edward HILL

Born 1889 in Gingin, Western Australia ^[15]
Son of Charles HILL and Anne WILLEY ^[15]
Farmhand and Contractor in Coorow 1919-1939 ^{[19] [50] [39: 6-Feb-1929]}
On 17 June 1923 purchased Lot 89 of the Coorow townsite from the Midland Railway Company for £10 ^[27]
He was one of 98 people from the Coorow district who signed a petition in 1929 for a local hotel license to be granted ^{[39: 6-Feb-1929]}
Was struck on the head by a handle while adjusting the elevator of a haystack in Coorow during December 1930 ^{[4: 20-Dec-1930]}
After receiving the strike to his head he required medical attention, and was seen to by Coorow doctor W. SHANAHAN ^[4]
Foundation Committee Member of the Coorow Rifle Club in 1934, and Runner-Up B Grade Champion in 1937 ^{[5: 5-Jan-1934, 2-Jul-1937]}
Steward of the Sheaf Tossing at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1935 ^{[5: 28-Jun-1935]}
Stewards of the Sheep section of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1937 ^[150]
Resided in Coorow until his death at the age of 49 years from atheroma of coronary artery ^{[1] [0: image 03791]}
Died 7 May 1939 in Coorow; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row C, Plot 8)^[1]
Rev. C. A. WALSH of Three Springs officiated at his funeral, which was undertaken by Henry Parkin & Son of Carnamah ^[1]
Albyn DOWNES of Coorow paid the £25 for his funeral ^[53]


From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 12 May 1939:
Obituary - Late Mr. A. E. Hill
"It is with extreme regret that we record the death of Mr. Alfred Edward Hill, who passed away suddenly at Coorow last Saturday evening. The late Mr. Hill was a well-known figure in Coorow, and the news of his death came as a great shock to all who had known him. The deceased gentleman appeared to be in the best of health and spirits right up to the time of his death. Death was due to heart failure. He was still a comparatively young man being 49 years of age. During his sojourn in the Coorow district he had taken a keen interest in the Coorow Rifle Club and was a popular marksman among his fellow members. Four brothers, two at Gingin and one at Narrogin and another at Victoria Park, and a sister residing at West Perth, are left to mourn their loss. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the place of interment being the Winchester cemetery."

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