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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

"Tom" Walter Thomas COMLEY

Born C.1900 in England [7: page 167, 169] [26]
Labourer of 7 Queen Street off White Hart Lane in Tottenham, London, England in 1923 [203]
Departed London, England on the steamship Bendigo and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 2 October 1923 [70]
Travelled from Fremantle to Latham by train where he had secured a job with farmer "Old Joe" Joseph J. AGUILAR [7: page 167]
On arrival in Latham he was met by Eric F. JUST who also worked for Old Joe [7: page 167]
Worked on Joe's farm in Latham where he among other tasks checked on horses, drew water from the well and did fencing [7: page 167]
His wages were 25/- per week with food however he hadn't been paid and was owed £70 so left Joe's employment  [7: page 167]
Farmhand for "Ted" Edward MONK in Latham for about six weeks, during which time Joe paid him £75 [7: page 168]
Farmhand for "Bert" Herbert T. FOX in Latham for six years [7: page 168]
Married Elizabeth GALBRAITH in 1929 [66]
Shifted to Coorow around 1934, after working in Latham for eleven years [7: page 168]
Farmhand in Coorow - for George HUTCHCRAFT for three years and then for James UNDERWOOD for six years [7: page 168]
Around 1943 began working for Co-operative Bulk Handing as a Bin Attendant at the wheat bins in Coorow [7: page 168]
Later relocated to Winchester where he worked on the wheat bins for 17 years[7: page 168]
When he shifted to Winchester his wife remained living in Coorow [P8]
On retirement as a bin attendant purchased a house in the Winchester townsite from Charles CHAPMAN [7: page 169]
Resided at 1 Penang Street in the Winchester townsite [19]
Caretaker for the Midland Railway Company of the railway yards in Winchester[7: page 169]
Later resided at 1 Railway Avenue in the Carnamah townsite [19]
Resided in Carnamah until 23 July 1973 when he moved to the Lady Brand Lodge in Three Springs [7: page 169] [147]
He was one of the first twelve residents to move into the then brand new Lady Brand Lodge [7: page 169]
Resided at the Lady Brand Lodge in Three Springs from 23 July 1973 until 21 February 1983 [147]
Father of Ivy, Walter, Richard, James and Phyllis [P246]
Died 6 June 1990; buried Utakarra Cemetery, Geraldton WA [26]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Walter Thomas Comley' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/walter-thomas-comley [reference list]




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