"Nell" Ella Mabel FARQUHAR / CUMMING

Born 1902 in Claremont, Western Australia ^[15]
Daughter of Alexander William FARQUHAR and Flora Marie BLACHMANN ^[15]
Married "Andy" Andrew Smith CUMMING in 1927 ^[66]
Resided with her husband and later children on the Inering Estate in Carnamah from 1927 until 1938 ^{[6] [19]}
From 1930 to 1932 her widowed mother Flora lived with them on the farm in Carnamah ^[19]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of black georgette ^{[5: 23-Sep-1932]}
Attended the Monster Ball held in Carnamah on 2 September 1933 in a charming grey velvet coat with black georgette ^{[5: 8-Sep-1933]}
Attended the Mad Hatter's Leap Year Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 29 February 1936, wearing autumn tinted georgette ^{[5: 6-Mar-1936]}
She and her children travelled from Carnamah to Perth by train on Thursday 12 March 1936 ^{[5: 13-Mar-1936]}
After spending several months in Perth her son Peter returned to Carnamah with her mother on Saturday 13 June 1936 ^{[5: 19-Jun-1936]}
During June 1936 Miss CUMMING of Perth and Miss N. DEAN of Geelong holidayed with her in Carnamah ^{[5: 19-Jun-1936]}
     Her two guests negotiated the rough trip from Perth in a baby Austin car, with a broken petrol pipe as the "only" complication ^[5]
Attended the Carnamah Repertory Club's Social Evening & Play Presentation at the Carnamah Hall on 17 June 1936 ^{[5: 19-Jun-1936]}
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in black crepe de chene ^{[5: 18-Sep-1936]}
She travelled from Perth to Carnamah by train on Monday 14 December 1936 ^{[5: 18-Dec-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah branch of the Country Women's Association in 1937 ^{[5: 12-Mar-1937]}
Wore floral georgette in deep blue and pink shades with velvet sash to the Coronation Ball in Carnamah on 12 May 1937 ^{[5: 14-May-1937]}
     The ball and its festivities celebrated the coronation of King George VI of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth ^[5]
The North Midland Times reported that she had caught the train from Carnamah to Perth on Monday 6 September 1937 ^{[5: 10-Sep-1937]}
Along with her husband later left Western Australia and shifted to Victoria, Australia ^[P9]
Mother of Bonnie, Peter and David ^[P9]
Died 1 January 1989; ashes scattered at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ^[131]

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