"Vitty" Vittoria Grace HOLLINGSWORTH / DEWAR

Born 20 March 1904 in Walkaway, Western Australia ^{[14] [15]}
Daughter of Alfred James HOLLINGSWORTH and Hannah Maria BISHOP ^[15]
Spent her first few years with her parents in Walkaway, where her father worked as a Railway Repairer ^[6]
By 1907 they had shifted to Carnamah where her father was a Railway Fettler and Farmer ^{[6] [44]}
She gave a recitation at the farewell in Carnamah for the departing railway stationmaster and his wife on 7 May 1913 ^{[9: 16-May-1913]}
Member of the Carnamah Sunday School in 1914 ^{[7: page 238]}
Won the 8 to 12 Years Girls Race at the Picnic Races in Carnamah in aid of the Belgian Fund on 24 June 1915 ^{[39: 7-Jul-1915]}
Educated at the Carnamah State School and at Saint Gertrude's Ladies College in New Norica ^{[7: page 145] [P30]}
Attended the Carnamah Race Club's Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 10 April 1924 in a dress of pale pink georgette ^{[10: 24-Apr-1924]}
Married Percy William DEWAR in 1928 ^[P30]
Resided with her husband on Ingie Farm in Carnamah from 1928 to 1953 ^[P30]
Along with her children departed Carnamah by train on Wednesday 16 January 1935 for a holiday in Gingin ^{[5: 18-Jan-1935]}
Herself, her husband and their children accompanied her brother Dick to Perth on Thursday 24 October 1935 ^{[5: 25-Oct-1935]}
She returned to Carnamah on Thursday 14 November 1935 ^{[5: 15-Nov-1935]}
Attended the funeral of Miss "May" Mary L. LANG of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 26 November 1935 ^{[5: 29-Nov-1935]}
Sold five head of cattle at £6/19/8 per head through Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd at the Midland Market in October 1936 ^{[5: 16-Oct-1936]}
In May 1937 herself and her children holidayed in the Perth suburb of Guildford^{[5: 14-May-1937]}
Following her father's death in 1945 she inherited 200 acres of his farmland in Carnamah (Victoria Location 2981) ^[3]
Along with her husband and daughter Sheila left Carnamah in February 1953 ^{[0: image 04711]}
Resided in the Perth suburb of  Floreat Park from 1953 to 1984 ^[P30]
In 1961 sold the 200 acre block, Victoria Location 2981, to Herbert E. and Gladys M. WHITE of Carnamah ^[3]
Mother of Audrey, Ronald, Nancy, Brian and Shiela ^[P30]
Died 15 November 1984; ashes buried at the Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah (Row E, Plot 8) ^[1]

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