"Snowy" Royston Clarence DRAGE
Born 5 April 1905 in Port Pirie, South Australia [55]
Son of Royston Frances DRAGE and May Estelle LONG [55]
Barman at the Carnamah Hotel at 22 Macpherson Street, Carnamah, Western Australia 1931-1933 [19] [50]
Labourer in Carnamah in 1934 and 1935 [6] for the Carnamah District Road Board [P6] [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Vermin Inspector for the Carnamah District Road Board in 1934 and 1935 [4: 23-Dec-1933] [5: 3-May-1935]
During the 1933-34 financial year the Road Board paid him wages of £4 on 2 March 1934 and 16 March 1934 [300: page 2]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club 1930-1935 - was Captain 1932-1934 [4: 12-Jul-1930, 6-Jan-1934] [5: 16-Jun-1933, 1-Jun-1934, 31-May-1935]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Smoke Social held in the lounge of the Carnamah Hotel on 9 September 1930 [4: 13-Sep-1930]
He was bid farewell at the Smoke Social and left the Carnamah district shortly afterwards, however later returned [4: 13-Sep-1930]
Committee Member of the Carnamah Athletic Club in 1932 and 1933 [4: 6-Feb-1932 & 23-Sep-1933]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah Hotel licensee Charles Joseph Leslie BREWER on 9 July 1932 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
Treated at the Carnamah Private Hospital for injuries from a football accident in August 1932 [5: 2-Sep-1932]
One of the five most outstanding players on 4 September 1932 when the Carnamah Football Club won the Premiership [5: 9-Sep-1932]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1932-33 [5: 17-Mar-1933] [4: 18-Mar-1933]
Played for the Carnamah Hotel's team "Gentleman" against the "Ruffs" team at cricket in Carnamah on 5 March 1933 [5: 10-Mar-1933]
Married Christina Alice BRAYSHAW at Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Perth on Friday 14 July 1933 [5: 21-Jul-1933]
Returned to Carnamah with his wife on Monday 17 July 1933 [5: 21-Jul-1933]
Competitor in John A. KENNY's Billiard Tournament conducted within Mackie's Buildings in Carnamah in 1933 [5: 26-May-1933]
In 1933 he was listed as one of the stalwarts of the Carnamah Football Club who were responsible for its success [120: 5-Oct-1933]
Helped organise the Carnamah Football Club's Presentation Ball which was held on Saturday 27 October 1934 [4: 3-Nov-1934]
Member of Carnamah's Parkinson Tennis Club in 1933-34 - was Captain in 1934-35 and Vice Captain in 1935-36 [5: 16-Mar-1934] [56]
Attended the Parkinson Tennis Club's Dance, which was held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 14 April 1934 [5: 20-Apr-1934]
On Saturday 12 May 1934 attended the Carnamah Football Club's Grand Opening Ball at the Carnamah Hall [5: 18-May-1934]
Attended the Dance in aid of the Institute for the Blind held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday evening 18 August 1934 [5: 24-Aug-1934]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Entrant in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Popular Man Competition which was conducted in September 1934 [5: 31-Aug-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 20 October 1934 [5: 26-Oct-1934]
One of the speakers at the Farewell Evening tendered to William E. CLARK in Carnamah on Wednesday 30 January 1935 [5: 1-Feb-1935]
His wife left Carnamah with her mother and brothers on Friday 31 May 1935 and shifted with them to Melbourne [5: 7-Jun-1935]
Received the trophy for being the Parkinson Tennis Club's A Grade Gent's Handicap Singles for the 1934-35 season [5: 5-Jul-1935]
Captain of the North Midlands Football Association in a match against the Perenjori-Morawa Association on 28 July 1935 [5: 2-Aug-1935]
Attended the Annual General Meeting of the Carnamah Cricket Club on Monday evening 23 September 1935 [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1935-36 - played for "Carnamah Blues"[5: 11-Oct-1935]
Spent the first week of October 1935 at Carnamah Private Hospital suffering with a poisoned arm [5: 4-Oct-1935]
Delegate for the Parkinson Tennis Club at meetings of the Carnamah-Winchester-Coorow Tennis Association in 1935-36 [5: 23-Aug-1935]
He was tendered a farewell at the home of Tom and Marjorie PARKIN in Carnamah on Saturday evening 23 November 1935 [5]
His farewell was at the invitation of the Parkinson Tennis Club and included euchre, bridge and vocal and elocutionary items [5]
In a speech Thomas H. PERRY spoke of his "sterling qualities" and made eulogistic remarks of "his prowess as a sportsman" [5]
During the evening he was presented with a handsome initialled travelling rug from the Parkinson Tennis Club [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Costume judge at the Carnamah Girls Club's Masquerade Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 7 December 1935 [5: 13-Dec-1935]
Tendered a Valedictory Smoke Social by the Carnamah Football Club in Carnamah on Tuesday evening 10 December 1935 [5]
The Smoke Social was held at Centenary Park, and attended by a number of his good friends and fellow sportsmen [5]
The Football Club regretted his departure as he'd been the backbone of their team, and had led them to Victory three times [5]
He said that he couldn't say he regretted leaving Carnamah as he endeavoured to do things with purpose and without regret [5]
He also said that he would always have very pleasant memories of Carnamah and would endeavour to keep in touch [5: 6 & 13-Dec-1935]
Resigned as an employee of the Carnamah District Road Board at their meeting on Wednesday 18 December 1935 [5: 20-Dec-1935]
He thanked the members of the Road Board for their courtesy during his employment, and they regretted the loss of his services [5]
Left Carnamah towards the end of 1935 and shifted to the Eastern States of Australia [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Father of Adrienne and Judith [P368]
Died 25 November 1986; buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Synnot Lawn, Row AK, Plot 33) [131]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Royston Clarence Drage' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/royston-clarence-drage [reference list] |
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