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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Bruce Adam LEISHMAN

Born 30 August 1900 [16]
During the 1932-33 financial year purchased Gregorfields Farm in Winchester in partnership with his brother Alec [3]
In partnership with his brother Alec he was the owner and pastoralist of Gregorfields Farm in Winchester until at least 1961 [3] [6]
Resided on and was the Grazier of Gregorfields Farm in Winchester 1933-1936 [5: 14-Jul-1933, 22-Nov-1935] [19]
In 1933 grew barley on Gregorfields which after being harvested was trucked to Perth and sold to the Union Malting Co [5: 1-Dec-1933]
Committee Member of the Carnamah Ratepayers & Citizens Association in 1933 and 1934 [4: 13-Jan-1934] [5: 14-Jul-1933]
Travelled from Winchester to Perth in June 1934 to receive medical treatment after being in indifferent health [5: 29-Jun-1934]
Sent a wreath for the grave of Christina B. D. FORRESTER of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 31 August 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
One of twelve who attended the Annual Meeting of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society on 15 November 1935 [5: 22-Nov-1935]
Patron of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1935-36, 1936-37 and 1937-38 [5: 30-Aug-1935] [4: 29-Aug-1936, 20-Aug-1937]
Among those who donated a trophy for the Winchester Tennis Club's Annual Tournaments held over Easter in 1936 [5: 17-Apr-1936]
Committee Member in 1936 and Financial Member in 1937 of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society [5: 22-Nov-1935] [13]
In 1937 he was living in Moora [5: 25-Jun-1937]
Member of the North Midlands Registered Stud Stockbreeders Association in 1936 and 1937 [5: 19-Jun-1936, 25-Jun-1937]
Donated a trophy for the Winchester Tennis Club's Annual Tennis Tournament in 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
By 1940 he was living in Geraldton [61]
Flight Lieutenant 293061 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 4 Service Flying Training School during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 26 October 1944 [16]
Resided of late in Geraldton [2]
Died 25 January 1968; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Bruce Adam Leishman' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/bruce-adam-leishman [reference list]




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