"Don" Donald McGregor MATHESON

Born 12 December 1901 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland ^{[22] [28]}
Son of engine driver and later gardener John MATHESON and "Maggie" Margaret CAMERON ^[28]
In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at 6 Caladonian Buildings in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland ^[20]
He was one of ten children with siblings Marjory, John, Margaret, Angus, William, Mary, Kenneth, Robert and Alexander ^{[20] [28]}
In 1921 he was working as a Cattle Drover and living with his parents at 58 Castle Street in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland ^[20]
Departed London, England on the steamship Benalla and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 19 April 1926 ^[63]
He appears to have resided in Carnamah, Western Australia from at least 1930 until 1938 ^{[4: 9-Jul-1938] [88]}
Member of the Inering Cricket Club in Carnamah in 1930-31 ^{[4: 22-Nov-1930]}
Farmhand for C. Richard BATTY on the Inering Estate in Carnamah in 1935 ^[88]
He went before the Carnamah Police Court on Friday 11 January 1936 ^{[5: 17 & 24-Jan-1936]}
On the ruling of the Carnamah Police Court he was imprisoned for nine days at the lock-up in Three Springs in January 1935 ^[88]
Sentenced to three months hard labour in Geraldton by the Resident Magistrate of Geraldton in Three Springs on 22 January 1936 ^[5]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1938 ^{[4: 9-Jul-1938]}

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