"Bron" Bronwen Martha OWEN

Born 1909 in South Fremantle, Western Australia ^[15]
Daughter of John OWEN and Margaret DAVIES ^[15]
School Teacher of the Waddy Well State School in Waddy Forest 1930-1935 ^[73]
Received an annual salary of £222 in 1930, £236 in 1931, £221/17/- in 1932 and 1933, and £246/6/- in 1934 and 1935 ^[73]
Boarded/resided with the MCGILP family on Polaris Farm in Waddy Forest^[50]
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 15 September 1932 in a gown of tango marocain ^{[5: 23-Sep-1932]}
Committee Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society in 1933 and 1935 ^{[5: 23-Dec-1932, 3-May-1935]}
Member of the Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1933-34 and 1934-35 ^{[5: 20-Oct-1933, 19-Apr-1935]}
She was given a surprise send-off at Waddy Well on Tuesday 19 December 1933 ^{[5: 22-Dec-1933]}
At the send-off she was bid goodbye and presented with a chromium bedroom clock and an inkstand ^{[5: 22-Dec-1933]}
Had also received a presentation at a tennis match between Waddy Forest and Coorow on Sunday 17 December 1933 ^{[5: 22-Dec-1933]}
She had expected to be transferred in December 1933 however remained at Waddy Well until 1935 ^{[5: 22-Dec-1933, 2-Feb-1934] [73]}
In January 1934 her engagement to Adrian A. C. JONES, son of J. E. JONES of York Road, Greenmount was announced ^{[5: 26-Jan-1934]}
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 ^{[5: 2-Mar-1934]}
She was given a Surprise Farewell Party at the home of Phil and Stella MORCOMBE in Waddy Forest on 23 April 1934 ^{[5: 27-Apr-1934]}
Travelled from Waddy Forest to Perth on Friday night 27 April 1934 to accompany her mother on a holiday to England ^{[5: 4-May-1934]}
After the holiday they departed London, England on the Orontes and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 30 October 1934 ^[63]
Resumed her duties at the Waddy Well State School on Thursday 8 November 1934^{[5: 2-Nov-1934]}
One of the suppliers of music at the Coorow Cricket Club's Dance held at the Coorow Hall on Saturday 13 April 1935 ^{[5: 19-Apr-1935]}
She and Pat RIDLEY, who taught at the Waddy Forest State School, travelled to Perth by car on 10 May 1935 ^{[5: 17-May-1935]}
During school holidays in August 1935 she spent a week staying with relatives in Yandanooka ^{[5: 30-Aug-1935]}
Attended the Ball at the East Marchagee Hall after the Marchagee-Gunyidi Picnic & Sports Day on 14 September 1935 ^{[5: 27-Sep-1935]}
Left Waddy Forest on Wednesday 18 September 1935 after being transferred to the Bellevue State School ^{[5: 20-Sep-1935]}
By January 1937 she was living in East Fremantle ^{[5: 8-Jan-1937]}
After a number of weeks at the Lodge in Waddy Forest she returned to Perth on Friday night 22 January 1937 ^{[5: 8 & 29-Jan-1937]}
She again holidayed at the Lodge in Waddy Forest over Easter in March 1937 ^{[5: 25-Mar-1937]}

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