Arthur Milton WILLIAMSON
Born 1 September 1892 in Clunes, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of George WILLIAMSON and Mary SMITH [54]
Electrical Engineer of Fraser Street in Clunes, Victoria, Australia in 1914 [94]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 24 February 1914
Embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A39 Port Macquarie on 4 May 1915 [94]
2nd Lieutenant 1112 in the Australian Imperial Force's 2nd Divisional Signal Company during the First World War [94]
Farmer of Wanneranooka Farm in Three Springs, Western Australia [19]
Conducted his farm under the trading name of "Wanneranooka Limited" [5: 24-Apr-1936]
Married Hannah HAWSON in Perth in 1934 [66]
Donated 10/6 cash to the Three Springs Road Board District Bush Fire Brigade on its formation in October 1933 [5: 27-Oct-1933]
In early November 1933 purchased a new A.L. 10 foot Sunshine harvester from local agent O. S. SOWERBY [5: 10-Nov-1933]
Member of the Three Springs Ratepayers & Citizens Association - was President in 1933-34 [5: 27-Oct-1933, 3-Nov-1933]
He was among those from Three Springs who attended the R.S.L. Reunion Dinner held in Morawa on 28 October 1933 [5: 3-Nov-1933]
Member in 1933-34 and Chairman in 1934-35 of the Three Springs Road Board District Bush Fire Brigade [5: 3-Nov-1933, 9-Nov-1934]
Committee Member of the Three Springs Agricultural Society 1934-1937 [5: 13-Apr-1934, 1-May-1936, 25-Mar-1937]
Attended the Carnamah Golf Club's Opening Season Dance at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 21 April 1934 [5: 27-Apr-1934]
Exhibited in the Sheep section of the Three Springs Agricultural Society's Annual Show on Thursday 13 September 1934 [5]
Awarded both 1st and 2nd prizes for "Five Ewes suitable for breeding export lambs" and 1st for Border Leicester Ram [5]
The judge of the Sheep section gave "complimentary remarks" on his "commendable exhibits" [5: 21-Sep-1934]
Won the Three Springs Agricultural Society's 50 acre crop competition in 1934, with a plot of Merredin wheat [5: 14-Dec-1934]
With the same plot of Merredin wheat came 3rd in the Royal Agricultural Society's 50 acre crop competition for Zone 1 [5]
In January 1935 sold ten bales of wool through Dalgety & Co for 11¼d. per pound[5: 1-Feb-1935]
Along with five other farmers requested in August 1935 that the Three Springs Road Board close a road near his farm [5: 16-Aug-1935]
Exhibited in the Sheep and Cattle sections of the Three Springs Agricultural Show held on Thursday 19 September 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Won three 2nd prizes - for Dorset Horn Ram, Five Ewes Suitable for Breeding Export Lambs, and milting strain Shorthorn Cow [5]
Among those who attended the Special Ratepayers Meeting of the Three Springs Road Board on Monday 10 March 1936 [5: 13-Mar-1936]
After much discussion it was requested that the Board's members resign and half did causing the Road Board to become defunct [5]
Member of the Three Springs Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 27-Mar-1936]
Member and Vice President of the Three Springs Golf Club in 1936 and 1937 [5: 10-Apr-1936, 9-Apr-1937]
As a Grounds Committee Member in 1937 he helped organise the construction of the Golf Club's new links [5: 16-Apr-1937]
In April 1936 purchased William LITTLE's farm seven miles east of Three Springs on a walk out walk in basis [5: 24-Apr-1936]
Sold 288 sheep through Dalgety & Co Ltd and Westralian Farmers Ltd at three Midland Markets between May and October 1936 [5]
The 288 sheep consisted of 126 weaners sold at 26/1 per head, 92 suckers (4 at 26/10, 48 at 19/1, 19 at 17/-, 21 at 16/1), [5]
47 wethers at 24/9, 8 lambs (7 at 16/9, 1 at 12/1), 9 ewes at 29/-, and 6 shorn ewes at 18/10 [5: 22-May-1936, 31-Jul-1936, 2-Oct-1936]
He was among the 200 farmers who attended the meeting in Carnamah on 31 July 1936 about local Bulk Wheat Handling [5: 7-Aug-1936]
Member of the committee who made arrangements for when Sir James MITCHELL visited Three Springs in 1936 [5: 14-Aug-1936]
One of the speakers at the Three Springs Agricultural Society's Dinner in Three Springs on Thursday 17 September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Exhibited in the Sheep, Horses in Action, Horse and Grain & Fodder sections of the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1936 [5]
Received 1st prize for Border Leicester Ram and 2nd for Dorset Horn Ram and Pen of Five Fat Lambs Suitable for Export [5]
Also awarded 2nd prizes for 11 stone Gentleman's Hack, Thoroughbred Mare, and Green Wheat for Grain [5: 25-Sep-1936]
He and his wife were among those from Three Springs who travelled to Perth in October 1936 for the Royal Show [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Attended the Fifth Annual North Midlands R.S.L. Reunion Dinner in Dongara on Saturday evening 24 October 1936 [5: 30-Oct-1936]
With a plot of Nabawa wheat came 3rd in the Three Springs Agricultural Society's 50-acre Crop Competition in 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Vice President of the Three Springs Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Vice President of the Three Springs-Arrino Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in 1937 [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Attended the presentation of a bed from the Sub-Branch to the North Midlands District Hospital on 13 February 1937 [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Attended the meeting in Three Springs about extending telephonic facilities to East Three Springs on 9 March 1937 [5: 12-Mar-1937]
Provided his truck and two labourers to help cart loads of sand, gravel and stones for the nursing quarters in Three Springs [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Pallbearer at the funeral of TS farmer Albert Irwin Broad at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 6 September 1938 [4: 10-Sep-1938]
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Australian Defence League - was President in 1940 [0: image 03947]
Major W71800 in Three Springs' local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Attended the Farewell Social & Dance held for Vincent & May TIPPETT in Three Springs on Monday 28 July 1941 [4: 2-Aug-1941]
Speaker at the Farewell Function held in Three Springs for Private Thomas W. WIGHAM on Friday 12 December 1941 [4: 20-Dec-1941]
WIGHAM had worked for him in Three Springs for nine years, and he spoke of his "kindly nature and good character" [4]
Speaker at the Farewell to local army recruit Albert E. ROJO at the Three Springs Hall on Saturday 18 January 1942 [4: 24-Jan-1942]
Speaker at the Welcome Home Social for Flight Lieutenant Mostyn L. FRANKLIN in Three Springs on 1 December 1945 [4: 8-Dec-1945]
Spoke on behalf of the Agricultural Society at the Farewell for Bill & Alba JORDAN in Three Springs on 30 March 1946 [4: 6-Apr-1946]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont [2]
Died 10 June 1968; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 6K, 67) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Arthur Milton Williamson' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/arthur-milton-williamson [reference list] |
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