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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Rev. "Stephen" William Stephen LEWIS

Transferred from Lake Grace to Three Springs in February 1932 to succeed Rev. Henry V. BRAY [120: 17-Feb-1932]
Methodist Missioner based in Three Springs in 1932 [19]
Conducted Methodist Church services in Carnamah, Waddy Forest and Three Springs in 1932-1935 [5: 12-Aug-1932, 6-Jan-1933, 8-Mar-1935]
Also conducted services in Arrino, Dudawa, Bowgada, Perenjori and Morawa [5: 22-Jul-1932, 15-Mar-1935]
In August 1932 in the event of floods he and Presbyterian minister John BARNES of Carnamah would swap services [5: 12-Aug-1932]
He would take the service at Three Springs and BARNES the one at Carnamah to avoid them encountering floodwaters [5: 12-Aug-1932]
Spent a week in Waddy Forest in March 1934, during which time he stayed with Price and Phoebe HUNT [5: 16-Mar-1934]
In March 1934 he living in Perth [5: 16-Mar-1934]
Methodist Missioner in Morawa from as early as April 1934 until at least February 1937 [5: 26-Feb-1937] [39: 24-Apr-1934]
Organised a social in in Perenjori on 12 April 1934 where the President of the Methodist Conference gave an address [39: 24-Apr-1934]
Conducted the first annual re-dedication for the Waddy Forest Toc H group at Waddy Forest on 25 October 1934 [5: 2-Nov-1934]
Attended the meeting of the Waddy Forest Group of Toc H in Waddy Forest on Tuesday evening 11 August 1936 [5: 14-Aug-1936]
Officiated at the wedding of Leo V. GREEN and Dulcie F. M. FOSTER in West Leederville on 1 September 1936 [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Master of Ceremonies at the Social Evening held at the Waddy Forest Hall on Tuesday evening 15 December 1936 [5: 18-Dec-1936]
At the Social Evening a collection was taken to help provide Christmas cheer for the Victoria Park Methodist Children's Home [5]
Conducted Methodist services at Waddy Forest at 11 a.m. and at Carnamah at 8 p.m. on Sunday 10 January 1936 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
After holidaying in Victoria he returned to Western Australia on the steamshipManoora in early March 1937 [5: 26-Feb-1937]
Held services in Waddy Forest at 11 a.m. and in Carnamah at 8 p.m. one Sunday each month in 1937 [5: 12-Mar-1937, 9-Apr-1937, 7-May-1937]
Conducted periodical services in the North Midlands until the appointment of a missioner to Three Springs in June 1937 [5: 11-Jun-1937]


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




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