Henry HORSEY

Married Wilhelmina ROBERTSON in 1906 ^[66]
School Teacher at the Dandaragan State School in 1914, on an annual salary of £142 ^[73]
     Travelled via Moora en route to Perth where he spent his midwinter school vacation in August 1914 ^{[10: 25-Aug-1914]}
     In September 1914 he was transferred from Dandaragan to the State School at Kirup, in the State's South West ^{[10: 11-Sep-1914]}
School Teacher of the Carnamah State School in later 1914, 1915 and 1916, on an annual salary of £152 ^{[39: 26-Sep-1914] [73]}
     Transferred to Carnamah as temporary teacher while Alexander MACLEAN was on active service in the A.I.F. ^[73]
     Throughout 1915 and for the first half of 1916 he resided in a tent next to the school as no quarters were provided ^{[7: page 88]}
     In July 1916 the building of a new school room and conversion of the old one into teacher's quarters were completed ^{[7: page 88]}
Presided over a Concert & Dance in Carnamah on 19 September 1914, which raised money for the Patriotic Fund ^{[39: 26-Sep-1914]}
     The evening consisted of "songs, recitations and gramophone selections" followed by dancing, and raised the sum of £7/7/- ^[39]
Master of Ceremonies at the "Carnamah Concert" held in the railway goods shed on Friday 19 February 1915 ^{[10: 26-Feb-1915]}
     The concert had a splendid attendance and raised between £15 and £16 for the Belgian Relief Fund ^{[39: 26-Feb-1915]}
Oversaw his students in performing songs, readings and recitations for Empire Day on the afternoon of 24 May 1915 ^{[39: 27-May-1915]}
     After the March Past, salute and National Anthem, the children "heartily enjoyed themselves" playing games ^{[9: 28-May-1915]}
He was among the first to play tennis in Carnamah after local subscriptions purchased the materials in February 1916 ^{[9: 3-Mar-1916]}

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