Irene Ellen DEE / LONG

Born 7 August 1898 in Mingenew, Western Australia ^[P17]
Daughter of Thomas DEE and Louisa Jane LONG ^[15]
Grand-daughter of William LONG and Sarah GREEN who were the first non-indigenous settlers in Coorow in 1862 ^[P17]
Prior to her marriage she had worked for Samuel B. RUDDUCK on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow ^[P17]
Married "Ernie" Ernest Alfred LONG in Perth on 11 July 1917 ^[168]
Resided with husband on Jun Jun Farm and later Lonsdale Farm in Coorow 1918-1967 ^[P17]
     She worked for many years helping on the farm, even shearing sheep with hand clippers ^{[79: 23-Aug-1973]}
Supplied the music at the Dance in aid of the local Christmas Tree at the school house in Coorow on 29 November 1919 ^{[9: 5-Dec-1919]}
She was one of 98 people from the Coorow district who signed a petition in 1929 for a local hotel license to be granted ^{[39: 6-Feb-1929]}
Exhibited in every one of the Coorow-Waddy District Agricultural Society's Annual Shows which ran from 1932 to 1967 ^{[79: 23-Aug-1973]}
     She enjoyed the activity around preparing exhibits and won prizes for almost every item she exhibited one year or another ^[79]
     Exhibited items from homemade soap to preserved lemon peel and also later exhibited in the Carnamah Agricultural Show ^[79]
Won 2nd prize for Carnations in the Flower section of the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 30 August 1934 ^{[5: 7-Sep-1934]}
At the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 she was awarded 2nd prize for Crochet Edged Supper Cloth ^{[5: 11-Sep-1936]}
Resided at 31 Station Street in the Coorow townsite 1967-1992 ^[P17]
Mother of Vera and Doris ^[14]
Passed away at the age of 93 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs ^[1]
Died 28 July 1992 in Three Springs; buried Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah (Row S, Plot 4) ^[1]

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