Austral Victor CLARK
Born 1881 in Footscray, Victoria, Australia [15]
Son of William McGregor CLARK and Eliza Robertson LEASK [15]
Clerk in Collie in 1903 [50]
Clerk in Coolgardie in 1906 [50]
Married Norma Adelaide SMITH in 1911 [66]
Bank Accountant in Geraldton 1913-1917 [50]
Bank Accountant in Katanning in 1919 and 1920 [6]
Accounting Manager and later Manager of The Western Australian Bank in Ravensthorpe 1921-1925 [6] [50]
Construction of a new brick and stone branch of The Western Australian Bank in Carnamah commended in August 1926 [4: 21-Aug-1926]
Constriction was "being hurried forward" in January 1927 to "meet the brisk demand that a local bank has created" [81: 9-Jan-1927]
The bank was nearing completion in February 1927 when it was reported it would be "a distinct credit to the town" [4: 26-Feb-1927]
Manager of Carnamah's branch of The Western Australian Bank, also known as the W.A. Bank, in 1927 [6]
During his time as manager The Western Australian Bank was absorbed into the Bank of New South Wales [157]
He was then the manager of Carnamah's branch of the Bank of New South Wales from 1928 until 1932 [4: 24-Dec-1932] [6] [19]
Foundation Member and Vice President of the Carnamah Parents & Citizens Association in 1928 [4: 6-Oct-1928]
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club in 1928 and was Vice Captain in 1930 [4: 11-Oct-1930] [9: 23-Mar-1928]
Part of a small committee formed in March 1930 to investigate the proposal of a bumping board on the Club's courts [39: 20-Mar-1930]
Attended a meeting at the Carnamah Hall on 19 April 1929 to discuss the establishment of flour mills in Carnamah [86: 20-Apr-1929]
Member of the Carnamah Race Club 1929-1931 - was Treasurer in 1930 and 1931 [4: 21-Dec-1929, 28-Mar-1931]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1930 [4: 8-Nov-1930]
Acted as impartial overseer of local storekeeper and agent Stanley L. HIDDEN's Lamp Burning Competition in 1930 [4: 27-Sep-1930]
Vice President of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1931 [4: 25-Apr-1931]
Attended the funeral of "Father of Carnamah" Donald MACPHERSON at the Winchester Cemetery on 14 August 1931 [4: 22-Aug-1931]
Attended the Commemoration Dinner held at the Commercial Hotel in Three Springs on Friday 26 August 1932 [5: 9-Sep-1932]
He played some of the music at the farewell to Frank and Mary BADRICK at the Carnamah Hall on 1 November 1932 [5: 4-Nov-1932]
Attended a large meeting in Three Springs to form a North Midlands Chamber of Commerce on 18 November 1932 [4: 26-Nov-1932]
He was the guest of honour at a Valedictory Social held at the Carnamah Hall on Thursday 22 December 1932 [4: 24-Dec-1932]
At the Valedictory Social, which was largely attended by local residents, himself and his wife were given gold wristlet watches [4]
Along with his wife and daughter left Carnamah in late December 1932 after being transferred to Beverley [4: 24-Dec-1932]
Manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Beverley 1932-1943 [4: 24-Dec-1932] [391: 11-Jun-1943]
Sent a wreath for the grave of Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Transferred from Beverley to Brookton in 1943, and left Beverley with the intention of returning upon retirement [391: 4 & 11-Jun-1943]
By 1945 he and his wife had shifted back to Beverley [18]
He was the Honorary Secretary of the Beverley and District War Patriotic Fund in 1945 [391: 29-Jun-1945]
Father of Colin, Sheila, Margaret and Douglas [P406]
Died 6 September 1970; buried at Beverley Anglican Cemetery in Beverley, Western Australia [138]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Austral Victor Clark' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/austral-victor-clark [reference list] |
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