"Pat" Charlotte RIDLEY

Born 1904 in Dandaragan, Western Australia ^[15]
Daughter of Amed George RIDLEY and Elizabeth Emma KEMPTON ^[15]
Resided with her parents on Oxford Dale Farm in Coomberdale ^[61]
Probationary Teacher at the State School in Coomberdale 1922-1926 ^[73]
     From 1922 to 1926 was also the school's Sewing Mistress, and received an annual salary of £40 in her first year and then £70 ^[73]
School Teacher of the Waddy Forest State School in Waddy Forest 1930-1937 ^[73]
     In 1929 and 1930 her annual salary as sole teacher of the Waddy Forest school was £4/2/- per week minus £12 per year rent ^[73]
     From 1932 to 1936 her annual salary was £3/17/- per week and in 1937 increased back to £4/2/- per week ^[73]
She and her sister Evelyn resided in the teacher's quarters of the Waddy Forest State School ^[P84]
     Their brother Ted worked as a farmhand for George A. MANNING in Waddy Forest and then as a mechanic in Coorow ^[P84]
     When their brother Ted shifted to Coorow their brother Cliff worked as a farmhand for George A. MANNING in Waddy Forest ^[P84]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of blue crepe-de-chine ^{[5: 23-Sep-1932]}
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 ^{[5: 2-Mar-1934]}
Travelled to Perth for the school holidays on Friday 11 May 1934, accompanied by the FOWLER twins ^{[5: 18-May-1934]}
In October 1934 she and her sister Evelyn had staying with them at Waddy their sister Mrs Maude M. SCRUTON ^{[5: 5-Oct-1934]}
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 ^{[5: 2-Nov-1934, 25-Oct-1935, 23-Oct-1936]}
She and Bronwen M. OWEN, who taught at the Waddy Well State School, travelled to Perth by car on 10 May 1935 ^{[5: 17-May-1935]}
Departed Waddy Forest on Saturday 24 August 1935 for a week long holiday in Perth ^{[5: 30-Aug-1935]}
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 ^{[5: 27-Sep-1935]}
After spending her summer holiday in Perth she resumed duties at the Waddy Forest State School on 3 February 1936 ^{[5: 7-Feb-1936]}
Arrived back in Waddy on Monday night 17 February 1936 after a flying visit to Perth to attend her sister's wedding ^{[5: 21-Feb-1936]}
During March 1936 Mrs DEAN and her small son and daughter holidayed with her in Waddy Forest ^{[5: 13-Mar-1936]}
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 ^{[5: 3-Apr-1936]}
She was in Perth to witness the Head of the River rowing race on Monday 4 May 1936 ^{[5: 8-May-1936]}
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth, where she spent the school holidays, on Friday 8 May 1936 ^{[5: 15-May-1936]}
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Parkin Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 ^{[5: 21-Aug-1936]}
Attended Roy M. PATTON's birthday at the dam on Longforest Farm in Waddy Forest on Sunday 8 November 1936 ^{[5: 13-Nov-1936]}
She received a presentation from the parents at the Waddy Forest School Christmas Tree on Saturday 19 December 1936 ^{[5: 24-Dec-1936]}
She and Mrs "Nellie" Ellen GUPPY of the Waddy Well State School spent the 1936 Christmas holidays in Perth ^{[5: 24-Dec-1936]}
She spent a week of the May 1937 school holidays in Perth ^{[5: 14 & 21-May-1937]}
With Mrs MOODY of the Waddy Well State School, caught the train to Perth on Friday 3 September 1937 ^{[5: 10-Sep-1937]}
They spent the school holidays in Perth, attended the teachers conference and returned to Waddy on 18 September ^{[5: 10 & 24-Sep-1937]}

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