Arnold Gerald Creswell HIRST
Born 12 October 1917 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia [16]
Son of Eric Arnold HIRST and Ella HICKS [P12]
Resided in Serpentine prior to enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 30 April 1941 [16]
Married (1) "Joy" Joyce Amelia TIDY in 1942 [66]
Corporal 38528 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 79 Operational Base Unit during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 5 December 1945 [16]
He worked for the International Harvester Company prior to shifting to Carnamah during July 1946 [5: 19-Jul-1946]
Mechanic for Eric H. GURR at the garage at 4 Macpherson Street in Carnamah [5: 19-Jul-1945] [P4]
During their time in Carnamah he and his wife Joy lived at 15 Yarra Street in the Carnamah townsite [P4]
Member of the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in 1946 [52]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1946 [0: image 04389]
Along with his wife left Carnamah in January 1947 and shifted to Perth [0: image 04431]
By April 1947 he had moved to Coorow where he ran his own business "Hirst's Garage and Agency" [0: image 04477]
Worked in Coorow as an Automotive Engineer including Oxywelding and all Motor Repairs [150]
In 1947 was also an agent in Coorow for Wigmores Limited, Caterpillar Tractors and Shearer Farm Machines [150]
Sub-agent in 1947 for Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co (Accident, Fire, Motor Cars) and Independent Oil Industries (Purr Starr) [150]
In 1947 also sold all makes of tyres and was a sub-agent for Ford cars, trucks and tractors [0: image 04477]
Initially had a garage in Commercial Street, Coorow and later on Poynton Parade in Coorow [P8]
Member of the Winchester Cricket Club in 1947 [0: image 04492]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club 1948-1958 [0: image 04509] [4: 11-Jul-1958]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Coorow farmer George HUTCHCRAFT on 28 January 1949 at the Winchester Cemetery [0]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in 1951 [4: 21-Apr-1951]
Married (2) "Maisie" Mary Lochhead MCGILP on 12 July 1952 at Saint Andrew's Church in Perth [0: image 04640]
At his second wedding his best man was Coorow farmer Milton J. TILLY and his groomsman R. FARMER [0: image 04640]
Employed the services of E. Clive HUNTER [P320] to build a house next to his garage on Poynton Parade in Coorow [P12]
When they returned after their wedding the house wasn't quite ready so they had to stay at the Coorow Hotel for a week [P12]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club in 1952 [0: image 04685]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1953 [0: image 04707]
As an agent for Wigmores was a seller of the John Deere automatic pick-up hay baler in 1954 [4: 24-Jul-1954]
In February 1954 the Carnamah District Road Board granted him a permit to build a lubritorium alongside of his garage [4: 13-Mat-1954]
It was to measure 25 by 30 feet, be built out of timber and asbestos with an iron roof, louvered windows and cement floor [4]
In 1955 was the authorised Ford Dealer for Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs and Perenjori [4: 1-Oct-1955]
Performed general repairs to cars and trucks in addition to selling petrol, oils, greases, tyres and tubes [4: 1-Oct-1955]
In 1956 was an agent for Coldsbrough Mort & Co (Farm Requisites), [4: 1-Oct-1955]
Wigmore's Ltd (Farm Machinery), G-Well Loaders, and the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company Ltd [4: 1-Oct-1955]
His garage was telephone number Coorow-21 [4: 1-Oct-1955]
Member of the Coorow Bowling Club [P8]
Sold his garage on Poynton Parade in Coorow to Eric J. BRADLEY in 1962 or 1963[60]
After giving up his garage he went share-farming in Coorow - on Thomas NIVEN'sCaringi and also for H. Edward JONES [P12]
While share-farming in Coorow continued to reside with his family in their house on Poynton Parade in the Coorow townsite [P12]
Resided in their house on Poynton Parade in the Coorow townsite until shifting with his wife and children to Winchester C.1964 [P12]
From C.1964 to the early 1970s share-farmed and resided on J. P. STRATTON's farm in Winchester [P12]
In the early 1970s shifted to a farm in Perenjori and continued farming [P12]
Member of the Perenjori Bowling Club [P8]
In 1995 was a retired farmer and was living at 15 Russell Street in the Perenjori townsite [90]
Father of Nicol, Christopher, Andrew and Jeffery [P12]
Died 13 March 1995 in Morawa; buried at Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah, Western Australia (Row H, Plot 15) [1]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Arnold Gerald Creswell Hirst' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/arnold-gerald-creswell-hirst [reference list] |
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