"Jim" James John HOUSE
Born 1904 in Picton, Western Australia [15]
Son of Edward James HOUSE and Edith Agnes JAQUES [15]
Resided with his parents in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction [50]
His father had worked as a labourer in Carnamah in 1905 and 1906 [50]
His mother passed at the age of 36 years on 10 May 1919 and was buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth [2]
He worked for the Midland Railway Company in Moora, Watheroo, Three Springs, Carnamah and Midland Junction [5] [6] [19]
Booking Clerk at the Railway Station in Moora in 1922 [9: 27-Oct-1922]
Following his transfer to Midland Junction, he left Moora on train on Saturday morning 15 November 1924 [9: 14-Nov-1924]
Married "Hettie" Ethel Florence HOOPER in Perth in 1927 [66]
Assistant Railway Stationmaster in Watheroo 1927-1933 [6]
Member of the Watheroo Football Club - was Secretary in 1933 [9: 14-Apr-1933]
Railway Stationmaster in Three Springs 1934-1937 [4: 7-Jul-1934] [5: 25-Mar-1937] [6] [19]
Secretary-Treasurer of the North Midlands Football Association in 1934 and 1935 [5: 13-Apr-1934, 3-May-1935]
During early July 1934 he was off work and confined to bed suffering from diphtheria [5: 6-Jul-1934]
Member of the Three Springs Tennis Club from 1934-35 to 1936-37 - was Captain in 1935-36 [5: 8-Mar-1935, 20-Sep-1935, 4-Dec-1936]
During his term as Captain he "had done much for the progress and welfare" of the Three Springs Tennis Club [5: 25-Mar-1937]
Following a resignation he was elected Captain of the Three Springs Tennis Club for the second half of 1936-37 [5: 11-Dec-1936]
He became a member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 W.A.C. on 10 May 1935 [96]
Assistant Secretary in 1935 and a Committee Member in 1936 of the Three Springs Agricultural Society [5: 17-May-1935, 22-May-1936]
Commenced his annual leave on Saturday 8 June 1935, during which time he was relieved by W. HEBITON [5: 7-Jun-1935]
In May 1936 received a £3 honorarium from the North Midlands Football Association for his previous services [5: 8-May-1936]
Member of the Three Springs Golf Club in 1936 [5: 10-Apr-1936]
Member of the Three Springs Rifle Club in 1936 - was Auditor in 1936-37 [5: 19-Jun-1936, 31-Jul-1936]
Speaker at the Farewell Social to local Co-op manager Harold BARNETT in Three Springs on 14 September 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
He and his wife were bid farewell at the tennis courts in Three Springs on Sunday afternoon 21 March 1937 [5: 25-Mar-1937]
At their farewell afternoon four speakers spoke of his "sterling qualities as a citizen and stationmaster" [5: 25-Mar-1937]
They received a cut crystal water service from the Tennis Club, and a travelling case, rug and cheque from the residents [5]
Following his transfer in March 1937 left Three Springs after three and a half years and shifted to Carnamah [5: 25-Mar-1937]
Railway Stationmaster in Carnamah 1937-1945 [5: 25-Mar-1937] [6]
He took charge of the Carnamah Railway Station on Wednesday 24 March 1937 [5: 25-Mar-1937]
His uncle William F. H. JAQUES had been the Stationmaster in Carnamah 1907-1913 [6] [9: 25-Oct-1907]
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club - was Secretary in 1937-38 [5: 13-Aug-1937]
In 1937-38 represented Carnamah at meetings of the Carnamah-Winchester-Coorow Tennis Association [5: 24-Dec-1937]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs Eileen Elizabeth WITHNELL on 5 January 1938 at the Winchester Cemetery [0]
Member of the Carnamah Repertory Club 1938-1942 - was Secretary in 1942 [0: images 02957 & 03717] [489]
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Red Cross Society [141]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club - was Secretary 1942-1944 and Secretary and Treasurer in 1945 [0: images 02956, 04315 & 04329]
Pallbearer at the funeral of Thomas Gordon PERRY on 28 January 1941 at the Winchester Cemetery [4]
In June 1945 was promoted to the position of Assistant Traffic Superintendent of the Midland Railway Company [0: image 04350]
On his last appearance on the Carnamah Links before leaving the district he won the day's 18-hole stroke competition [0: image 04351]
Left Carnamah in June 1945 following his transfer to the Perth suburb of Midland Junction [0: image 04350]
Remained a member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge after leaving Carnamah, and was Worshipful Master of the Lodge in 1946 [153]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction until his death in 1955 [2]
Father of Desmond and Gordon [P39]
Died 16 March 1955; buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, ZF, 312) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'James John House' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/james-john-house [reference list] |
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