Marion Lucy SPEEDIE / CLUNE

Born 5 May 1909 in Day Hurst, Western Australia ^[P281]
Daughter of Peter SPEEDIE and "Ellen" Harriet Ellen HURN ^[P281]
Married "Mick" Michael John CLUNE on 24 February 1932 in Perth suburb of Victoria Park ^[P281]
Resided behind butcher shop in Carnamah from 1932 to C.1948 ^[P281]
Attended the Carnamah Roman Catholic Church's Annual Ball on 6 August 1932 in a gown of white crepe-de-chine ^{[5: 19-Aug-1932]}
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Agricultural Show on Thursday 15 September 1932 ^{[5: 23-Sep-1932]}
Member of the Carnamah Basketball Club in 1933 ^{[5: 28-Jul-1933]}
Attended the Card Party held at the home of Mrs Ettie PARKER in Carnamah during the third week of July 1933 ^{[5: 21-Jul-1933]}
On the evening of Thursday 15 March 1934 attended the Carnamah Race Club's Annual Dance at the Carnamah Hall ^{[5: 16-Mar-1934]}
Along with her children travelled from Carnamah to Perth for a short holiday on Friday 19 April 1935 ^{[5: 26-Apr-1935]}
      At the conclusion of their holiday her husband motored to Perth and they returned to Carnamah on 29 April 1935 ^{[5: 3-May-1935]}
Herself and her infant son Kevin travelled from Carnamah to Perth by train on Monday 11 November 1935 ^{[5: 15-Nov-1935]}
Member of Carnamah's Parkinson Tennis Club in 1935-36 and 1936-37 ^{[5: 25-Oct-1935, 16-Oct-1936]}
With Lloyd J. FOSTER won the Parkinson Tennis Club's Mixed Doubles Handicap Tournament on 10 November 1935 ^{[5: 15-Nov-1935]}
Attended the Wedding Social & Dance for Stuart and May FORD at Koolabba Farm in Carnamah on 25 January 1936 ^{[5: 31-Jan-1936]}
Admitted to the North Midlands District Hospital on Sunday night 1 March 1936 and the next day underwent an operation ^{[5: 6-Mar-1936]}
After holidaying with her family in Carnamah her sister Miss I. A. SPEEDIE returned to Perth on Monday 1 June 1936 ^{[5: 5-Jun-1936]}
Member of the Carnamah Social Club in 1936 ^{[5: 7-Aug-1936]}
Herself, her father-in-law Michael CLUNE and William DAVISON donated a "Bachelor's Supper" to the Carnamah Football Club ^[5]
     Their donation was raffled by the Club at their Dance in Carnamah on 27 June 1936, and won by Louis JOHANSEN ^{[5: 3-Jul-1936]}
Attended the Surprise 21st Birthday for Miss Eileen R. PERRY in Carnamah on Saturday evening 18 July 1936 ^{[5: 24-Jul-1936]}
Played for the defeated Carnamah Social Club in badminton against the Carnamah Badminton Club on 5 August 1936 ^{[5: 7-Aug-1936]}
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in figured georgette ^{[5: 18-Sep-1936]}
Herself and her son Kevin travelled to Perth on Friday 11 December 1936 where they stayed for Christmas ^{[5: 18-Dec-1936]}
Attended the very largely attended Carnamah Tennis Dance at the Carnamah Hall on 17 April 1937 in floral ninon ^{[5: 23-Apr-1937]}
Later in April 1937 herself and her children spent a holiday in Perth ^{[5: 30-Apr-1937]}
Became Secretary of the Carnamah Social Club in August 1938 on the resignation of K. LUCAS ^{[0: image 03724]}
Took advantage of the low wheat prices by purchasing an incubator and breeding large numbers of chooks ^{[0: image 03840]}
     Some of those that made up her hatchings came from hens who had laid the prize winning eggs at the Carnamah Show ^{[0: image 03840]}                     
     Hatched Reds, Blacks and Whites which were sold through her husband Michael J. CLUNE ^{[0: image 03843]}
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club in 1940 and 1941 ^{[0: images 03939 & 04039]}
Along with Elsie PARKIN ran the portion of the Carnamah Social Club for junior members in 1941 ^{[0: image 04043]}
Secretary of the Carnamah Social Badminton Club in 1942 ^{[0: image 02957]}
Member of the Carnamah Badminton Club 1949-1951 ^{[0: image 04626] [4: 10-Sep-1949]}
Along with Eunice ROWLAND and Elsie PARKIN ran the Juvenile Badminton Club in Carnamah in the 1950s ^{[0: images 04676 & 04782]}
Resided Lake View Farm, Carnamah from C.1948 ^[P281] to 1956^[19]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Bassendean ^[2]
Mother of Joyce, Kevin, Colin, Joan and Ann ^[P281]
Died 23 November 1993; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, Lawn 9, 173) ^[2]

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