John Michael COFFEY
Born 6 August 1924 in Geraldton, Western Australia [P360]
By 1947 he was working as a Farmhand in Arrino, and in 1952 was working for DURACK Bros in Arrino [19]
Married Margaret Elizabeth JENNINGS on 24 January 1953 at Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Three Springs [P360]
He was a "Jack of All Trades" in Three Springs in Arrino [P360]
Worked variously as a shearer, builder, handyman, on the talc mine in Three Springs and for the Three Springs Shire Council [P360]
Resided in Three Springs until at least 1986 [19] and later shifted to Geraldton [P360]
Father of John and Patricia [P360]
Died 16 February 2002; ashes scattered at Saint George's Beach in Geraldton [P360]
His ashes were scattered with those of his wife and his grandson Luke J. PROUT[P360]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'John Michael Coffey' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/john-michael-coffey [reference list] |
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