Marian O'HARA / MCKAY
Married Robert Wilson MCKAY in Coolgardie in 1897 [15]
In May 1912 she and a Mrs WHYTE purchased the Three Springs Coffee Palace from John C. WALKER [9: 24-May-1912]
Proprietress of the 'well-known' Three Springs Coffee Palace in Three Springs in 1912, 1913 and 1914 [6] [9: 24-May-1912, 9-May-1913]
A juvenile log chopping competition for boys 15 to 17 was held in the yard of her Coffee Palace on Saturday 3 May 1913 [9]
She donated a guinea for the logging competition's winner, which was won by Jack HOWARD [9: 9-May-1913]
Could be the 'Mrs Mackie' who won the Married Ladies Running Race at the "Three Springs Day" event in 1915 [10: 24-Sep-1915]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Marian O'Hara / McKay' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 22 February 2025 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/marian-ohara [reference list] |
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