Charles William DOWNES
Born 1891 in Dongara, Western Australia [15]
Son of William DOWNES and Emily CRIDDLE [15]
Farmer in Yandanooka [19]
Initially his farm in Yandanooka was Lot 88 of the Yandanooka Estate [61]
He was one of 133 who signed a petition in 1927 requesting the granting of a Publican's License for Yandanooka [39: 12-Jan-1927]
Married Frances Catherine Louise HACKETT in 1928 [66]
He was one of 77 ex-servicemen who attended the Sailors & Soldiers Reunion Dinner in Carnamah on 22 October 1932 [86: 29-Oct-1932]
Purchased the Agricultural Bank reverted farm in Yandanooka of Francis S. FITZGERALD for £2,090 in July 1937 [5: 23-Jul-1937]
By 1946 his farm in Yandanooka was Lots 23, 32 and 88 of the Yandanooka Estate [61]
Farmer in Yandanooka until his death at the age of 56 years in 1947 [133] [176]
Died 9 May 1947 in Three Springs; buried Mingenew Cemetery, Mingenew (Anglican, Plot 31A) [133] [176]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Charles William Downes' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/charles-william-downes [reference list] |
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