Leo Joseph CRITCH

Born 1891 in Geraldton, Western Australia ^[15]
Son of Francis Henry CRITCH and Annie KELLY ^[15]
Married (1) Mary MALLOY in Geraldton in July 1918 ^[145]
His wife Mary passed away C.1926 ^[145]
Married (2) "Elsie" Edith Elsie NOBLE in Perth in 1931 ^{[66] [145]}
Wheat Agent / Wheat Handler in Winchester 1930-1933 ^[25]
Participant in the Winchester Dingo Hunt of 1932 which resulted in a frequently seen dingo meeting its end ^[4]
On 11 March 1933 purchased Lot 28 of the Winchester townsite from the Midland Railway Company for £15 ^[27]
Resided on his Winchester townsite lot after having a house erected on the block^[3]
Left Winchester in 1933 and temporarily moved to Bayswater; in 1935 was again working in Winchester as a Wheat Agent ^{[19] [25]}
Appears to have worked as a Wheat Agent in Winchester on and off between 1932 to 1940 ^{[19] [3]}
Helped build a bush shelter shed for the children of the Winchester State School on Saturday 10 February 1934 ^{[5: 16-Feb-1934]}
During the 1939-40 financial year sold to Alec CAMERON his Lot 33 including his house in the Winchester townsite ^[3]
Father of "Pat" Mary Patricia, Kevin and "Charlie" Michael ^{[25] [145]}
Died 23 August 1948; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, HA, 6) ^[2]

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