Born 9 April 1893 in Parkside, South Austria [55]
Son of William George CROCKER and Elizabeth Jessie SMITH [55]
Farmer of Glenhurst Farm in Coorow, Western Australia [19]
Attended the Annual Meeting of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Football Club on Saturday 14 April 1934 [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Committee Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1935 [5: 3-May-1935]
With Fred CROFT he was travelling to the Coorow townsite in a truck late Tuesday evening 21 May 1935 [5: 24-May-1935]
Near their destination smoke began billowing from the truck's engine and it was remembered a bag was sitting over the engine [5]
While driving along he attempted to remove the burning bag from the engine, however lost his balance and fell onto the road [5]
He was knocked unconscious, received several head injuries and was taken to the Carnamah Private Hospital for treatment [5]
Sold 41 suckers at 17/1 per head and 18 suckers at 10/4 per head through Elder Smith & Co Ltd on 16 September 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1936-37 [5: 16-Oct-1936]
Later resided in the outer Perth suburb of Midland [2]
Died 27 October 1978; ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, B, 3) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Vernon George Crocker' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/vernon-george-crocker [reference list] |
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