Leonard BRAIN
Married Helen BEATON in Perth in 1919 [66]
Farmer of Beatonsfield Farm in Yandanooka [61]
After testing and examining many makes of cars he purchased a Chevrolet in 1923 [81: 9-Sep-1923]
Licenced his Chevrolet car with the Mingenew Road Board and received licence plate MI-23 [325]
In 1926-27 and 1927-28 he had a Bean car or truck registered with the Mingenew Road Board with licence plate MI-104 [325]
Attended the funeral of Mingenew pioneer Mrs Ellen OLIVER at the Mingenew Cemetery on 18 December 1929 [86: 21-Dec-1929]
Committee Member of the Yandanooka branch of the Primary Producers' Association in 1930 [39: 5-May-1930]
Farmer in Yandanooka until his death in 1948 [176]
Died 3 November 1948 in Three Springs; buried at the Mingenew Cemetery in Mingenew, Western Australia [176]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Leonard Brain' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/leonard-brain [reference list] |
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