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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

James MCCAGH

Born 1867 in Greenough, Western Australia [15]
Son of James McCAGH and Bridget MARRON [15]
Married Maria Catherine REYNOLDS in Greenough in 1905 [15]
Railway Repairer / Fettler in Arrino 1906-1912 [6] [19] [50]
Played for Arrino in one of their first cricket matches against a team from Three Springs on 5 January 1907 [31: 9-Jan-1907]
Railway Fettler in Strawberry in 1913-1915 [50]
Railway Fettler in Arrino 1916-1923 [6] [19] [50]
Signed the petition and financial guarantee in 1917 for the Midland Railway Company to provide a resident doctor at Three Springs [34]
Donated 2/6 to the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1919 [124]
Left Arrino in the mid 1920s and shifted to Mingenew [P2], where he continued to work as a Railway Fettler [19]
Father of James, Mary, Dominic and Paddy [P2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'James McCagh' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/james-mccagh-1 [reference list]




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