"Charlie" Charles Edward WRIGHT

Married Nellie WORGAN in Perth in 1901 ^[15]
Railway Stationmaster of West Midland in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction in 1904 ^[6]
Resided on Charles Street in the Perth suburb of Guildford 1906-1909 ^[6]
For at least a decade he worked for the Midland Railway Company at various locations along their railway ^{[6] [50]}
Railway Stationmaster in Mogumber in 1911 and 1912 ^{[6] [9: 9-May-1913] [50]}
Railway Stationmaster in Three Springs in 1912 and 1913 ^{[9: 9-May-1913]}
     Local building contractor F. E. BROCK built him a house in Three Springs ^{[9: 9-May-1913]}
     After about twelve months in Three Springs he was transferred to Mingenew in May 1913 ^{[9: 9-May-1913]}
Railway Stationmaster in Mingenew in 1913 ^{[9: 9-May-1913]}
Railway Stationmaster in Three Springs in 1914 and in 1915 ^{[6] [10] [50]}
     Said to be "a perfect and popular official with the very necessary commodity for one in his position - a keen sense of humour" ^[10]
     He was also the owner of a farm in Perenjori, which he travelled to by going through bush from Three Springs ^{[10: 21-Jul-1914]}
     His farm in Perenjori consisted of two Conditional Purchase blocks that collectively totalled 1,000 acres in size ^[44]
     In mid July 1914, after six months of travelling to the farm, he achieved the feat of getting there in the same day he left ^[10]
     Took a holiday from his stationmaster duties in December 1914, during which he cleared some of his farm in Perenjori ^{[10: 15-Dec-1914]}
     After a time of ringbarking trees he returned to his duties as stationmaster in Three Springs in late January 1915 ^{[10: 26-Jan-1915]}
     While at his farm in Perenjori in May 1915 he was bitten by an iguana, white ant or some other creature ^{[10: 28-May-1915]}
     In fear that the bite would cause blood poisoning he consulted a local Aboriginal doctor who said he would be very sick ^[10]
     Began his annual holidays in late May 1915, during at least some of which he spent working on his farm in Perenjori ^{[10: 2-Jul-1915]}
     Left Three Springs in mid July 1915 after being transferred to the position of Traffic Inspector in Midland Junction ^{[10: 23-Jul-1915]}
     He retained his farm in Perenjori and continued farming the property until 1922 ^[6]
Transport Clerk at the Midland Railway Company's Reserve in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction in 1916 ^[6]
     While working in Midland Junction resided at Turton Street in the Perth suburb of Guildford in 1916 and 1917 ^[6]
     Vice President of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee's Sports Meeting on Saturday 17 March 1917 ^[124]
Railway Stationmaster in Moora in 1918 and 1919 ^{[6] [9: 5-Dec-1919]}
     He was said to have been of very great courtesy to all and one of the Midland Railway Company's most valued employees ^[9]
     Left the employment of the Midland Railway Company to work for the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company ^[9]
     He severed his employment with the Company in late 1919 and shortly thereafter shifted to Three Springs ^{[9: 5-Dec-1919] [10: 16-Apr-1920]}
Managing Secretary of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company in Three Springs in 1920 and 1921 ^{[6] [10: 16-Apr-1920]}
     The Gallon License for the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store was held in his name ^{[10: 17-Dec-1920]}
     Donated £1/1/- to the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1920 ^[124]
Storekeeper at the Midland Railway Company's reserve in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction 1921-1930 ^[6]
     Resided in Kenny Street in the Perth suburb of Guildford in 1921 and Kenny Street in the Perth suburb of Bassendean 1922-1927 ^[6]
     Resided at 145 Fitzgerald Street in Perth in 1928, and at 275 Walcott Street in North Perth 1929-1932 ^[6]
Father of Charles, Leslie, Lily, Nellie, Olive and Gerard ^{[15] [39: 18-Feb-1932]}

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