Deborah Frances BEAN / O'DWYER

Born 13 October 1912 ^{[30: item 13164147]}
Daughter of Campbell William BEAN and Frances Mary PHILPOTT ^{[30: item 13164147]}
Her father served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War and acquired farmland in Carnamah as a soldier settler ^[30]
Along with her mother and sister she caught the train from Perth to Perenjori in October 1923 to join her father and brother on the farm ^[30]
Resided with her parents on Lot 6 of the Inering Estate in Carnamah 1923-1925 ^[30]
After selling their farm in August 1925 they left Carnamah and shifted to South Perth ^[30]
Resided with her parents and grandmother at her grandmother's home at 25 Roseberry Avenue in South Perth ^[30]
Her father died aged 39 on 13 November 1925 and her mother at the age of 43 on 31 May 1928 ^[30]
Following her father and then her mother's death she continued to reside with her grandmother Mrs Nellie PHILPOTT ^[30]
Student at Saint Joseph's Convent School in South Perth until leaving in Standard VI ^[30]
Student at Underwood Business College in Perth, where she undertook commercial training as a Typist & Shorthand Writer ^[30]
The Department of Repatriation contributed to her education as it had ruled that her father's war service had contributed to his death ^[30]
She was granted money for her college fees, books, fares for a year and a 10/- per week allowance in mid 1927 ^[30]
After a number of months at college her ability and aptitude was described as "very satisfactory" and her conduct as "excellent" ^[30]
At the age of 15 she secured a job as a Shorthand Typist at Balfour & Company on King Street in Perth in July 1928 ^[30]
As she was employed, her education allowance and the maintenance allowance to her grandmother were both discontinued ^[30]
Married George Reginald O'DWYER in 1942 ^[66]
In 1971 she was living at 6/29 Parramatta Street in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla ^{[30: item 13164147]}

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