Cora May DE BEER / COLPITTS / DOYLE

Born C.1897 ^[P48]
Daughter of Kilmard X. DE BEER and Susan Catherine Maria BOTHA ^[P48]
Stepdaughter of John Watson COLPITTS ^[P201]
Arrived in Western Australia with her mother and stepfather just before the First World War ^[P201]
Resided with her mother and stepfather on Heppleholme Farm in Winchester from 1914 ^[P201] until 1925 ^[19]
Known locally in Winchester-Carnamah as Cora COLPITTS and was enrolled to vote under the name of Cora COLPITTS ^{[P5] [19]}
Attended as "Belgium" the Plain & Fancy Dress Ball in Three Springs on 19 July 1916 in aid of the Red Cross Society ^{[39: 31-Jul-1916]}
Candidate for Winchester in the Ugly Woman Competition conducted in Three Springs for the Y.M.C.A. in May 1917 ^{[9: 25-May-1917]}
She came ninth in the competition with 1,367 votes which helped raise £208/17/6 for the war efforts of the Y.M.C.A. ^{[9] [34]}
Around July 1917 had to travel to Perth to undergo an operation for appendicitis^[34]
Won 2nd prize for 1lb of Butter at the Three Springs Annual Picnic meeting on Thursday 25 September 1919 ^{[9: 3-Oct-1919]}
Won the Booby Prize at the Euchre Party & Dance at Mrs Annie DAVIESON's in Carnamah on 8 November 1919 ^{[10: 14-Nov-1919]}
Attended the Carnamah Race Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 10 April 1924 in a grey voile dress worked with pink flowers ^{[10: 24-Apr-1924]}
Married Peter DOYLE in Perth in 1925 ^[66]
Resided and farmed with her husband in the Bullaring / Yealering district of Western Australia ^[P201]

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