Lucy Alice Brough ABBOTT / GOOCH

Born 1862 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia ^{[15] [132]}
Daughter of Thomas Beamont ABBOTT and Elizabeth Frances HOPE ^[15]
Married Charles Henry GOOCH in 1886 in Victoria, Australia ^[15]
By 1916 was living with her husband and children on Binderrie Farm in Three Springs, Western Australia ^{[10: 6-Oct-1916] [19] [50]}
     Attended the Plain & Fancy Dress Ball held in Three Springs on 19 July 1916 in aid of the Red Cross Society ^{[39: 31-Jul-1916]}
     To the Plain & Fancy Dress Ball she wore an evening dress of "plum coloured silk, gold and silver trimming" ^{[39: 31-Jul-1916]}
     Herself and her daughter Olive spent a holiday in Dudawa, East Arrino during mid October 1916 ^{[10: 24-Oct-1916]}
     Donated £2/11/- to increase the funds being raised by the Three Springs branch of the Red Cross Society in 1918 ^{[10: 21-Jun-1918]}
     Her husband passed away in mid 1920 at their home in Dongara ^{[10: 9-Jul-1920]}
Resided in Dongara / Port Denison, Western Australia 1921-1942 ^{[50] [132]}
     Attended the Carnamah Race Club's Race Meeting held at Macpherson Park in Carnamah on Thursday 10 April 1924 ^{[10: 17-Apr-1924]}
     In 1927-28 and in 1932 she was the owner of a Chevrolet car licensed with the Irwin Road Board with plate IR-14 ^{[4: 12-Nov-1932] [325]}
     Advertised in January 1928 that she was looking for a companion helper capable of driving and understanding a car ^{[4: 14-Jan-1928]}
     Attended the Oddfellows Friendly Society's Ball in Dongara on 16 August 1928 in a dress of grey brocaded marocain ^{[4: 8-Sep-1928]}
     She was among the 400 people who attended the Matrons and Benedicts Ball held in Three Springs on 31 August 1928 ^{[4: 8-Sep-1928]}
     Judged the Flower and Fancy Work sections of the Three Springs Agricultural Society's First Annual Show in 1928 ^{[4: 29-Sep-1928]}
     Attended the Beach Committee's Dance held at the Dongara Hall in Dongara on Monday evening 28 February 1929 ^{[4: 2-Feb-1929]}
     Won 1st prize for a Piece of Crochet Work at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1934 and again in 1935 ^{[5: 21-Sep-1934, 27-Sep-1935]}
Mother of Ethel May, Sydney Cornelius, Jack, Lurline, Fannie, Olive and Eric ^{[15] [54]}
Died 23 July 1942 on Beach Road in Dongara; buried at Dongara Cemetery in Dongara, Western Australia (Anglican, Plot 14) ^[132]

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