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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


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Mrs May HEADS

Resided on farmland in Three Springs 1913-1921 [19] [50]
Doorwoman at the Westralia Red Cross Day Basket Social & Dance held at the Agricultural Hall in Three Springs on 30 July 1915 [10]
     The Dance raised funds for the Red Cross and she persuaded many to part with more than the required admission fee [10]
     She also donated poultry and a cushions to be sold during the evening, the proceeds all going to the Red Cross [10]
     During the evening she purchased a donated bag of wheat for 20/- however donated it back so it could be sold again [10: 6-Aug-1915]
In September 1915 she won a large Talbot motor car in a State wide raffle conducted by the Red Cross Society [10: 1-Oct-1915]
     Although delighted she realised such a car could not be used about a farm like an ordinary sulky, so decided to re-raffle the car [10]


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




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