William Alexander ROGERS

Married Mary Elizabeth PROCTER in 1910 ^[66]
The Three Springs Road Board agreed to transfer their electric lighting concession to him in February 1931 ^{[4: 14-Feb-1931]}
He took over the business from Henry Parkin & Son Carnamah who had provided electricity to Three Springs since 1930 ^{[103: page 75]}
Electrician and Proprietor of the Electric Light Station in Three Springs 1931-1936 ^{[4: 14-Feb-1931] [5] [6] [19]}
In May 1933 successfully gained permission to stop his plant for one night to change a belt over to a chain ^{[5: 26-May-1933]}
Received approval for additions to his premises from the Three Springs Road Board in June 1933 ^{[5: 23-Jun-1933]}
Consolation Winner of the Card Party held at the home of Mrs Clare BLACK in Three Springs in November 1933 ^{[5: 17-Nov-1933]}
Pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs Ruth Henrietta FOGARTY at the Three Springs General Cemetery on 19 April 1934 ^{[5: 27-Apr-1934]}
In 1934 he received a concession from the Three Springs Road Board for supplying electricity to the town ^{[5: 26-Oct-1934]}
Member of the Three Springs Cricket Club in 1934-35 ^{[5: 4-Jan-1935]}
Played for "The Rest" who lost at cricket to a team of local R.S.L. men in Three Springs on Sunday 2 December 1934 ^{[5: 7-Dec-1934]}
Attended the Annual Ratepayers' Meeting of the Three Springs Road Board at 3 p.m. on Saturday 13 April 1935 ^{[5: 19-Apr-1935]}
Returned to Three Springs on Saturday evening 10 August 1935 after spending a week in Perth ^{[5: 16-Aug-1935]}
During September 1935 he spent a three week vacation in Perth, and then returned to Three Springs ^{[5: 27-Sep-1935]}
His power station received a lighting concession from the Three Springs Road Board until 1936 ^{[5: 12-Jun-1936]}
In April 1936 sold his Electric Supply Station in Three Springs to Leslie J. CARTER ^{[5: 10-Apr-1936]}

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