Born 11 December 1891 in Adelaide, South Australia [16]
Son of Marie DUSCHKE [55]
Married Florence Louie LUNDY in 1929 in Perth, Western Australia [66]
Farmhand in Three Springs in 1932 and 1933 [19] [24]
In January 1934 secured the tender to share-crop the Inering Homestead on the Inering Estate in Carnamah [5: 2-Feb-1934, 9-Feb-1934]
Farmer of the Inering Homestead Farm in Carnamah 1934-1937 [5: 9-Feb-1934] [6]
Travelled from Carnamah to Perth on Wednesday 9 January 1935 to visit his wife was a patient at a city hospital [5: 11-Jan-1935]
Returned to Carnamah on Monday 1 July 1935 after spending several days in Perth[5: 5-Jul-1935]
Following the closure of the Inering State School on 25 October 1935 the teacher left the keys for the school with him [276]
Signed a guarantee on 8 December 1935 that his daughter Shirley would regularly attend the Inering State School [276]
As a result of his guarantee and that of six other families the closed Inering State School was re-opened on 3 February 1936 [276]
He farmed the property in partnership with "Ken" Kenneth J. SIVYER until they dissolved their partnership on 7 July 1936 [5]
Upon the dissolution of their partnership he carried on with their farming business, and Ken departed [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Advertised in August 1936 that a Merino hogget ram had strayed onto the Inering Homestead in Carnamah [5: 28-Aug-1936]
The ram had an ear marking but no visible brand, and could be collected by its owner once the owner paid for the advertisement [5]
Resided at Wattening near Bolgart prior to enlisting for service in the Australian Army on 12 April 1942 [16]
Private W51932 in the Australian Army's 10 Australian Garrison Battalion during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 3 July 1946 [16]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Died 8 June 1969; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 14A, 218) [2]
He was registered at birth as William DUSCHKE [55]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'William Duschka' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/william-duschka [reference list] |
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