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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

William George LIDDICOAT

Born 7 October 1906 in Boulder, Western Australia [16]
Married Heather Bell KNUCKEY in 1928 [66]
School Teacher of the Chittering State School in Chittering in 1936 [50]
Transferred to Arrino to succeed George ANTHONY as School Teacher of the Arrino State School [5: 5-Feb-1937]
He and his wife arrived in Arrino on Friday 29 January 1937 [5: 5-Feb-1937]
School Teacher of the Arrino State School in Arrino in 1937 [73]
In 1937 received an annual salary of £271 minus £12 rent for fulfilling the duties of sole teacher of the Arrino State School [73]
Member of the Arrino Cricket Club in 1937 - he was "no mean exponent in the skill of cricket" [5: 5-Feb-1937]
After only seven weeks in Arrino he received notice of his transfer to Kalgoorlie, however he wished to remain at Arrino [5: 25-Mar-1937]
In March 1937 local residents presented a petition to the Education Department requesting his transfer to be rescinded [5: 25-Mar-1937]
The Three Springs Road Board requested William PATRICK, M.L.A. interview the Director of Education to block the transfer [5]
As he had requested the transfer for the health of his child it was revealed nothing could be done about the transfer [5: 23-Apr-1937]


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




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