"Valma" Irene Valma WHITE / HYDE

Born 13 February 1929 in Perth, Western Australia ^[25]
Daughter of "Tom" Walter Thomas WHITE and Elsie Hilda WILLIAMS ^[25]
Resided with her parents on Rosedale Farm in Winchester 1929-1953 ^{[19] p39: 2-Apr-1927]}
Student at the Winchester State School from 2 July 1934 to 19 December 1941 ^[25]
Won 1st prizes for Writing and a Crayon Drawing at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on 5 September 1935 ^{[5: 13-Sep-1935]}
Also won 1st prizes for Writing and Crayong Drawing at the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 12 September 1935 ^{[5: 20-Sep-1935]}
Winner of the 6 years Girls Running Race at the Combined School Sports in Carnamah on Saturday 19 October 1935 ^{[5: 25-Oct-1935]}
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 2 November 1935 as a "Golden Butterfly" ^{[5: 8-Nov-1935]}
Awarded the prize for the Infants class at the Winchester State School's Concert on Saturday 14 December 1935 ^{[5: 20-Dec-1935]}
Won a 1st prize for Needlework in the Educational section of the Cooorw-Waddy Agricultural Show on 2 September 1937 ^{[5: 10-Sep-1937]}
Member of Winchester Tennis Club from 1945-1946 to 1950-51 ^{[4: 9-Dec-1950] [5: 16-Nov-1945, 18-Apr-1946, 2-May-1947]}
Competed in the Carnamah Tennis Club's s New Year Tournament in Carnamah on 1 January 1946 ^{[5: 11-Jan-1946]}
Played in the Winchester Tennis Tournament on 13 January 1946 and the 1946 Carnamah Easter Tournament ^{[5: 18-Jan-1946, 3-May-1946]}
She and Madge MILLARD won the Ladies' Doubles Handicap at the Waddy Forest Easter Tournament in 1947 ^{[5: 18-Apr-1947]}
Competed in the annual Tennis Tournament held in Winchester over 13 and 20 April 1947 ^{[5: 2-May-1947]}
     Won the Women's Handicap Doubles with Joy PITTMAN and Runners-Up in the Mixed Handicap Doubles with Rex MILLARD ^[5]
Travelled from Winchester to Perth by train on 8 December 1945 ^{[5: 14-Dec-1945]}
Won 2nd prize for Sweet Peas in the Flower section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 12 September 1946 ^{[5: 20-Sep-1946]}
Came 2nd in the Single Ladies Race at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Sports Day in 1947 ^{[5: 28-Mar-1947]}
With Madge and Verlie MILLARD won the silhouettes game at Lloyd BOTHE's 21st birthday in Coorow on 10 May 1947 ^{[5: 23-May-1947]}
Member of Coorow Hockey Club in 1947 ^{[5: 4-Jul-1947]}
She, Margot HAIG and Madge and Verlie MILLARD were the guests of honour at a social in Coorow on 5 July 1947 ^{[5: 1-Aug-1947]}
Commenced nursing training at the Royal Perth Hospital in Perth in August 1947 ^{[5: 1-Aug-1947]}
Won 2nd prize for Hand-Embroidered Cushion at the Carnamah Agricultural Shows in 1947 and 1948 ^{[5: 19-Sep-1947, 16-Sep-1948]}
She and her Winchester friends Verlie and Made MILLARD spent their holidays at her parents' home in Winchester in June 1948 ^[5]
    All three of them were undertaking nursing training at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1948 ^{[5: 10-Jun-1948]}
Won 1st prize for Embroidered Cushion in the Needlework section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1948 ^{[5: 23-Sep-1948]}
Resided in Winchester until 1953 ^[19]
Married Graham Norman HYDE in Perth in 1953 ^[66]
Resided on Raywood Farm in Coorow ^[19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Bedfordale ^[2]
Died 19 February 1993; ashes interred at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Lawn 5C, B, 39) ^[2]

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