Edwin PEARCE

Born C.1864 ^[15]
Son of William J. PEARCE and Emily ^[243]
Departed London, England on the ship Chalgrove and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 30 June 1875 ^[69]
Labourer at Yarragadee in the Mingenew district in 1903 ^[50]
Married Louisa Emily PETTIT in Strawberry in 1904 ^[15]
Railway Labourer in Three Springs 1904-1908 ^[19]
Railway Fettler in Arrino 1908-1910 and Railway Ganger in Arrino 1911-1950 for the Midland Railway Company ^{[19] [50]}
Attended and sang at the Concert held at the railway goods shed in Arrino on Friday evening 11 September 1914 ^{[10: 18-Sep-1914]}
Signed the petition and financial guarantee in 1917 for the Midland Railway Company to provide a resident doctor at Three Springs ^[34]
Ranger and Caretaker of the Arrino Reserve for the Three Springs Road Board in 1932 ^{[5: 4-Nov-1932]}
His duties as Ranger and Caretaker of the Arrino Reserve consisted of looking after the reserve and keeping its fences repaired ^[5]
Among those who protested in 1935 against the Three Springs Road Board spending their rates on tennis courts in Arrino ^{[5: 27-Sep-1935]}
Attended the funeral of Arrino resident Mrs Ellen DEE at the Three Springs General Cemetery on 16 August 1939 ^{[4: 19-Aug-1939]}
Resided at 137 Gregory Street in Geraldton for at least the years 1954-1958 ^[50]
Died 27 February 1959; buried at the Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton, Western Australia ^[26]

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