"Alf" Alfred James HARRIS

Proprietor and Licensee of the Midland Hotel / Commercial Hotel in Mingenew ^{[9: 11-Dec-1908]}
     The hotel was known as the Midland Hotel until 1908 when it was renamed the Commercial Hotel ^{[9: 11-Dec-1908]}
     In 1909 he held a Wayside License and Billiard Saloon License for his Commercial Hotel in Mingenew ^{[9: 11-Dec-1908]}
     His hotel was telephone number Mingenew-9 and P.O. Box 24 at the Mingenew Post Office ^{[120: 15-Oct-1936]}
     In 1936 the hotel had comfortable bedrooms, lounges, commercial rooms, lock-up garages and a modern sanitary system ^[120]
Member of the Mingenew Cricket Club in 1908-09 ^{[9: 18-Dec-1908, 19-Feb-1909]}
Married Douglas Isabella CRAIGIE in Perth in 1910 ^[15]
Assistant Secretary of the Upper Irwin Race Club's Annual Race Meeting held in Mingenew on 10 December 1913 ^{[9: 19-Dec-1913]}
Father of Joan Alfreda, who was born in 1914 and baptised by Rev. Ernest GILL, the Church of England rector in Dongara ^[332]
Vice President of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1918 and 1919 ^[124]
     Financially assisted the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee with a donation of £1/1/- in 1919 ^[124]
     His horse Admiral Stewart won the Hack Race at the Sports Meeting in Three Springs on Saint Patrick's Day 17 March 1919 ^[124]
Member of the Mingenew Agricultural Hall Committee - was Secretary in 1918 ^{[86: 16-Apr-1918]}
     The committee conducted a sports day and picnic on 1 May 1918 with profits being split between the hall and the Red Cross ^[86]
Member of the Mingenew Cricket Club in 1918-19 ^{[9: 4-Apr-1919]}
His horses Loch Kiss and Mac Meryl ran at the Race Meeting in Carnamah on Easter Monday 28 March 1921 ^[10]
      His horse Loch Kiss won the Pony Race and Mac Meryl came 3rd in the Yarri Yarri Handicap ^{[10: 1-Apr-1921]}
Conducted a Refreshment Booth at the Carnamah Race Club's Annual Race Meeting in Carnamah on 29 March 1923 ^{[9: 20-Apr-1923]}
In late 1926 he owned the bakery in Mingenew, which he had rebuilt and leased to William MUNCIE ^{[39: 7-Dec-1926]}
Member of the Mingenew Football Club - was President in 1930 ^{[39: 3-Apr-1930]}
Member of the Mingenew Race Club in 1931 ^{[4: 22-Aug-1931]}
Attended the funeral of "Father of Carnamah" Donald MACPHERSON at the Winchester Cemetery on 14 August 1931 ^{[4: 22-Aug-1931]}
Member of the Mingenew-Yandanooka Cricket Club in 1931-32 ^{[4: 12-Dec-1931]}
After a holiday in Katanning, he returned to Mingenew on Tuesday morning 22 December 1931 ^{[4: 26-Dec-1931]}
In 1932 owned a Buick car and Chevrolet wagon with license plates MI-44 and MI-49 ^{[4: 12-Nov-1932]}
Sold his Commercial Hotel in Mingenew to Harold CORNISH in August 1938 with takeover occurring the following month ^{[4: 20-Aug-1938]}

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