Born C.1929 [2]
Son of "Charlie" Joseph Charles HUMPHRYS and Clarissa Eleanor BARR [P114]
Moved with his family from Maitland, South Australia to Carnamah, Western Australia in January or February 1934 [5: 16-Feb-1934]
Resided with his parents on Mrs Florence G. FRANCIS' Celojium Farm in Carnamah 1934-1937 [P114]
Student at the Carnamah State School in Carnamah in 1935 and 1936 [5: 13-Sep-1935, 9-Oct-1936]
Won 2nd prize for a Crayon Drawing in the Educational section of the Carnamah Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 20-Sep-1935]
Attended the inaugural Combined School Sports of the Carnamah Road Board district in Carnamah on 19 October 1935 [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Came 3rd: in the 6 years Boys Running Race, the 6-7 years Boys Sack Race, and the 6-7 years Boys Egg & Spoon Race [5]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 2 November 1935 [5: 8-Nov-1935]
Himself and Vonnie A. PERRY attended the Fancy Dress Ball together dressed as "Sailor Lad and Sailor Lass" [5]
Exhibited in the Flower and Educational sections of the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Won 1st and 2nd prizes for Child's Pot of Flowering Plant, 1st for Papier Mache, 2nd for Writing and 2nd for Crayon Drawing [5]
Attended the Inter-School Sports of the Carnamah Road Board district at Centenary Park in Carnamah on Friday 2 October 1936 [5]
He came 2nd in both the 7 Years Boys Running Race and the 6 & 7 Years Boys Egg & Spoon Race [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 14 November 1936 as a "Cowboy" [5: 20-Nov-1936]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Dianella [2]
Died 2 July 2006; ashes interred at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth (Lance Howard Memorial Gardens, 3, 92) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Ian Gilbert Humphrys' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/ian-gilbert-humphrys [reference list] |
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