Edgar Louis HUF

Born 1897 in Penshurst, Victoria, Australia ^[54]
Son of William August HUF and Johanne Auguste SCHULTZ ^[54]
Married Meta Esther MATUSCHKA in 1921 in Victoria, Australia ^[54]
In 1929 purchased William G. FENNELL's 1751 acre farm in Winchester (Lots M1077 and M1215 of Victoria Location 1937) ^[27]
The farm still had some of its £1020 worth of instalments owing to the Midland Railway Company ^[27]
Believed to have purchased the farm on 15 May 1929, although it wasn't transferred into his name until 7 October ^{[4: 27-Apr-1929] [27]}
Farmer in Winchester 1929-1935 ^{[6] [3]}
The farm consisted of 600 acres of first class country and the remainder good lighter country ^{[4: 27-Apr-1929]}
On purchase 700 acres of the farm had been cleared and 250 acres had been sown in crop ^{[4: 27-Apr-1929]}
The farm was fully fenced, split into six paddocks, with four roomed house, machinery shed and water from a well ^{[4: 27-Apr-1929]}
In October 1929 purchased a Double V cultivator through Carnamah agent Raymond R. WYLIE ^{[4: 19-Oct-1929]}
Signatory to a letter sent to the Education Department in January 1930 requesting a school be established east of Winchester ^{[7: page 77]}
Joint Foundation Secretary of the committee that built the Billeroo School Hall at Billeroo, East Winchester in 1930 ^{[4: 12-May-1952]}
Hosted a Lutheran Church service conducted by Rev. M. GRAEBNER at his home in Winchester on 6 November 1932 ^{[5: 18-Nov-1932]}
The school teacher of the Billeroo State School, Arthur JACKSON, boarded with himself and his wife in Winchester ^{[5: 17-Nov-1933]}
     They raised the alarm after Arthur didn't return home one night after shooting and he was found injured a few hours later ^[5]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1932-33, 1933-34 and 1934-1935 ^{[4: 22-Dec-1934] [5: 17-Mar-1933, 9-Mar-1934]}
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 ^{[4: 8-Sep-1934]}
The Midland Railway Company rescinded the sale on his farm on 10 September 1935 ^[27]
What had been his farm was subsequently leased and later sold by the Midland Railway Company to Edwin W. LUTZE ^{[27] [3]}
Father of Veronica, Douglas, Morris and Maureen ^[X]

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