Barbara Elizabeth MORCOMBE

Born 16 September 1919 in Denial Bay, South Australia ^[55]
Daughter of William George MORCOMBE and Alice Elizabeth MOODY ^[55]
Won 2nd prize for Collection of Wildflowers at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in Coorow on 8 September 1932 ^[5]
     Also received 2nd prizes for Handwork and a Crayon Drawing in the Educational section ^{[5: 16-Sep-1932]}
Won 1st & 2nd for Pencil Drawing, and 2nd for Crayon Drawing, Needlework and Wildflowers at the 1933 Coorow Show ^{[5: 15-Sep-1933]}
Received 2nd prize for Plain Scones (made by a girl under 15 years) at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1934 ^{[5: 7-Sep-1934]}
By mid December 1935 she had returned home to Waddy Forest to spend the Christmas school holidays with her parents ^{[5: 20-Dec-1935]}
Came 2nd in the Single Ladies Race at the Sports Meeting at Maley Park in Coorow on New Year's Day in 1936 ^{[5: 3-Jan-1936]}
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for her cousin Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Park in Waddy on 17 August 1936 ^{[5: 21-Aug-1936]}
Spent a few days camping at Dongara in January 1937 with her uncle Phil and aunt Stella MORCOMBE and cousin Helen ^{[5: 22-Jan-1937]}
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1936-37 ^{[5: 9-Apr-1937]}
Accompanied her father to Perth by car on Monday 31 May 1937 and their returned to Waddy on Wednesday 2 June 1937 ^{[5: 4-Jun-1937]}
Came 2nd in the Single Ladies Race at the Annual Children's Sports in Coorow on Thursday 12 August 1937 ^{[5: 20-Aug-1937]}
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Subiaco ^[2]
Died 25 August 1993; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lance Howard Memorial Gardens, Niche Wall, W26, 8) ^[2]

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