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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Samuel George DAWS

Born 1901 in Jarrahdale, Western Australia [15]
Son of Samuel DAWS and Harriet SIFORD [15]
Married Amy Elizabeth CLARK in Perth in 1927 [66]
Police Constable in Mingenew [50]
Represented the North Midlands Cricket Association in a match against the Carnamah District Cricket Association in 1935 [5: 6-Dec-1935]
Member of the Mingenew Inter-School Association - was President in 1936 [5: 30-Oct-1936]
Accompanied the Mingenew students to Three Springs on 23 October 1936 where they won the Athletic Sports Shield [5: 30-Oct-1936]
Member of the Mingenew Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 13-Nov-1936]
Committee Member of the Mingenew Parents & Citizens Association in 1936 and 1937[4: 29-Aug-1936, 7-Aug-1937]
Member of the Mingenew Rifle Club in 1936 and 1937 - was Captain in 1937 [5: 30-Oct-1936, 12-Mar-1937]
In 1937 his duties were expanded when Police Officers were automatically gazetted as Traffic Inspectors [5: 29-Jan-1937]
Came 3rd in the bogey play at the Victoria Districts 1937 Golf Championship in Mingenew in early July 1937 [5: 9-Jul-1937]
Committee Member of the Mingenew District Agricultural Society in 1939 [4: 19-Aug-1939]
Committee Member of the Mingenew Hospital Association in 1939 [4: 19-Aug-1939]
Attended the funeral of Mrs Mary J. STEPHEN of Arrino and Mingenew at the Mingenew Cemetery on 15 August 1939 [4: 19-Aug-1939]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of West Leederville [2]
Died 29 May 1957; ashes interred at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Crematorium Rose Gardens, E, 105) [2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Samuel George Daws' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/samuel-george-daws [reference list]




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