"Ben" Benjamin William John LAMPARD
Born 4 March 1912 in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia [P147]
Son of John LAMPARD and Eliza Mabel Perry SMITH [P147]
Arrived in the Coorow district of Western Australia with his parents in 1921[P147]
Farmer in Waddy Forest [19]
Member of the Waddy Forest Cricket Club 1928-29 to 1930-31 [4: 10-Nov-1928, 25-Oct-1930]
His uncle Clarence O. BAKER and aunt Margaret BAKER (nee LAMPARD) settled on farmland in Winchester in 1929 [P147]
Assisted his uncle on their farm in Winchester when they first arrived and ploughed up 50 acres of virgin land for their first crop [P147]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1932-33 [5: 17-Mar-1933] [4: 18-Mar-1933]
Member in 1933 and Committee Member in 1934 of the Coorow Football Club [5: 9-Jun-1933, 20-Apr-1934]
Received a cut over the eye in a football match at Three Springs on Sunday 11 June 1933 [5: 16-Jun-1933]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club from 1933-34 to 1950-51 [5: 3-Nov-1933, 6-Apr-1934] [4: 14-Apr-1951]
While on an extended holiday at the beach in March 1934 he purchased a new B.S.A. motorcycle [5: 6-Apr-1934]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club 1934-1957 [4: 22-Dec-1934, 22-Feb-1957]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Golf Club's golf course in Coorow on Sunday 23 June 1935 [5: 28-Jun-1935]
Member of the Coorow Golf Club 1935-1958 - was Captain in 1951 [5: 17-May-1935] [4: 9-Aug-1941, 7-Apr-1951, 11-Jul-1958]
Member of the Coorow Rifle Club 1935-1959 [5: 1-Nov-1935] [4: 24-Jul-1959]
Represented the Coorow Rifle Club at the annual shoot for the Shearn Cup in Mingenew on Sunday 20 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Presented with the W. G. Morcombe Trophy at the Club's Annual Ball at the Coorow Hall on 28 November 1936 [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Master of Ceremonies "in his usual capable manner" at the Rifle Club's Presentation Ball in Coorow on 10 July 1937 [5: 16-Jul-1937]
Member of the committee who organised the Coorow-Waddy Sports & Dance in Coorow on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Master of Ceremonies of the Dance at the Coorow Hall after the Coorow-Waddy Sports on Saturday 9 November 1935 [5: 15-Nov-1935]
Attended the Carnamah Girls Club's Masquerade Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 7 December 1935 as a "Toreador" [5]
He was part of the Best Set as "Spaniards" with nine others from Coorow dressed as Toreadors, Senoritas and Bulls [5: 13-Dec-1935]
After an extended holiday in Perth he returned to Waddy Forest on Tuesday night 7 January 1936 [5: 10-Jan-1936]
The following day his parents left for Perth, presumably for a holiday of their own with him home to run the farm [5: 10-Jan-1936]
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadow Dale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 [5: 24-Jan-1936]
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth on Wednesday night 15 April 1936 [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Attended the Coorow Golf Club's Opening Day for the 1936 season in Coorow on Sunday 17 May 1936 [5: 22-May-1936]
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday Party for Nance FOLLAND at Enfield Parkin Waddy Forest on 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 6 December 1936 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
He and Peter ROBERTS of Waddy travelled to Perth with Roy M. PATTON on Saturday 19 December 1936 [5: 24-Dec-1936]
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1937 and 1951 [4: 7-Apr-1951] [150]
After holidaying in Perth he returned to Waddy Forest on Monday night 18 January 1937 [5: 22-Jan-1937]
Played for the victorious Single Men in a cricket match against Married Men in Coorow on Sunday 11 April 1937 [5: 16-Apr-1937]
Attended Albert E. MILES and Mary E. GREENWOOD's wedding breakfast at the Coorow Hotel on 18 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Stewards of the Sheep section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Annual Show on 2 September 1937 [150]
At the Show tied for 1st prize for Sheaf Tossing in the Rings Events [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Married "Nance" Nancy Selway JOHNSON in Perth in 1938 [66]
Attended the funeral of Waddy Forest farmer Stanley L. FOLLAND at the Moora Cemetery on Monday 25 August 1941 [4: 30-Aug-1941]
Became a member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 20 July 1945 [96]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Carnamah farmer Carl OLSON at the Winchester Cemetery on 21 March 1946 [5]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs Edith Maude GREENWOOD on 5 April 1947 at the Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah [5]
Assistant Steward of the Sheep section at the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society's Tenth Annual Show in 1947 [150]
Casket carrier at the funeral of Coorow farmer Frederick John KAU at the Winchester Cemetery on 27 March 1950 [4]
Represented the Coorow Tennis Club at meetings of the Coorow Tennis Association in 1950-51 [4: 14-Apr-1951]
In 1954 was the owner of a Custom Line Ford Sedan car with licence plate CA-533[22]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Morley [2]
Father of Theonie, Claire and Lesley [P147]
Died 10 January 1981; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 17, 140) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Benjamin William John Lampard' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/benjamin-william-john-lampard [reference list] |
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