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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

John WALLEY

Born 1901 in Victoria Plains, Western Australia [15]
Son of Martin WALLEY and Julia REECE [15]
     His mother was the daughter of American man Edward REECE and Aboriginal woman Nancy BANGALAN of Esperance [239: Tree 23A]
     His father was the son of Aboriginal man John WALLEY and Mary Rose WALBANGEN who had European and Aboriginal parents [239]
He is probably the 'Wally' who was a member of the Wanderers Football Club in Moora in 1920 and 1921 [9: 17-Sep-1920, 27-May-1921]
Married Elizabeth PICKETT in 1921 [66]
Resided in Carnamah in 1923 [9] [86]
     Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1923 [9: 29-Jun-1923]
     He came 2nd in the High Jump at the Annual Show & Sports Carnival in Carnamah on Thursday 20 September 1923 [86: 4-Oct-1923]
Father of Madeline, John, Mercy, Norman and Douglas [138]
Died 8 May 1956; buried at the Goomalling Cemetery in Goomalling, Western Australia [138]


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




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