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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Henry HORSEY

Married Wilhelmina ROBERTSON in 1906 [66]
School Teacher at the Dandaragan State School in 1914, on an annual salary of £142 [73]
     Travelled via Moora en route to Perth where he spent his midwinter school vacation in August 1914 [10: 25-Aug-1914]
     In September 1914 he was transferred from Dandaragan to the State School at Kirup, in the State's South West [10: 11-Sep-1914]
School Teacher of the Carnamah State School in later 1914, 1915 and 1916, on an annual salary of £152 [39: 26-Sep-1914] [73]
     Transferred to Carnamah as temporary teacher while Alexander MACLEAN was on active service in the A.I.F. [73]
     Throughout 1915 and for the first half of 1916 he resided in a tent next to the school as no quarters were provided [7: page 88]
     In July 1916 the building of a new school room and conversion of the old one into teacher's quarters were completed [7: page 88]
Presided over a Concert & Dance in Carnamah on 19 September 1914, which raised money for the Patriotic Fund [39: 26-Sep-1914]
     The evening consisted of "songs, recitations and gramophone selections" followed by dancing, and raised the sum of £7/7/- [39]
Master of Ceremonies at the "Carnamah Concert" held in the railway goods shed on Friday 19 February 1915 [10: 26-Feb-1915]
     The concert had a splendid attendance and raised between £15 and £16 for the Belgian Relief Fund [39: 26-Feb-1915]
Oversaw his students in performing songs, readings and recitations for Empire Day on the afternoon of 24 May 1915 [39: 27-May-1915]
     After the March Past, salute and National Anthem, the children "heartily enjoyed themselves" playing games [9: 28-May-1915]
He was among the first to play tennis in Carnamah after local subscriptions purchased the materials in February 1916 [9: 3-Mar-1916]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Henry Horsey' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/henry-horsey [reference list]




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