Born 27 June 1918 [81: 1-Jun-1930]
Resided with her uncle and aunt on Forest Vale Farm in Carnamah in 1930[81: 1-Jun-1930]
Forest Vale was the 851 acre Lot 3 of the Inering Estate owned and farmed by Joseph BALMER [3] [81: 21-Aug-1932]
They had three pets lambs on the farm named Pip, Squeak and Wilfred; and two of the cows were Bonnie and Nugget [81: 1-Jun-1930]
In May 1930 they had seeds planted in the garden on the farm and were watering them every night as it was still hot [81: 1-Jun-1930]
Went for a picnic in May 1930 with her friend Ida W. BENTLEY, Ida's younger sister Shirley, her sister and her cousin [81: 1-Jun-1930]
Wrote a letter into Auntie Kitty, the children's page of The Sunday Times newspaper, which was published on 1 June 1930 [81]
In her letter she spoke mostly of the animals on the farm which included a horse named Bill who she rode often [81: 1-Jun-1930]
Attended the Inering Progress Association's Inering Picnic on BATTY's Farm on Sunday 7 September 1930 [4: 20-Sep-1930]
Won the 12-14 year Girls Running Race, won the Skipping Race and with Ida BENTLEY also won the Siamese Race [4]
Came 3rd in the 12-14 years Running Race at the Sports Day & Picnic at Centenary Park, Carnamah on 9 October 1930 [4: 18-Oct-1930]
Married Eric Bruce CLAPP in 1942 [66]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Kingsley [2]
Died 29 May 2010; buried Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA (Hovia Court, 989) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Ruth Yvonne Olive Knight / Clapp' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/ruth-yvonne-olive-knight [reference list] |
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