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Thrice in Love 287 Avenue, Tusmore, and Peter drove out to work each day, a much faster journey in the early 1980’s than it is today. Large chicken operators like Inghams were starting to expand, buying up smaller hatcheries or forcing them out of business. It was not long before they turned their eye on Anderson’s hatchery, and made Brian an offer he couldn’t refuse. He instead turned his hand to furniture, setting up Anderson Natural Classic Furniture on Waverley Avenue, Edwardstown and installing Jill as general manager and Peter as production manager. Initially, Peter would coordinate production manually with a series of hand-drawn charts. Eventually, Brian Anderson, who was a bit of an innovator, introduced computers to the office, which displaced Peter from the business. Peter & Jill then bought a small gourmet delicatessen near the corner of Tusmore Ave in 1982, despite no experience in the food industry, and set about selling high quality leg hams, cheeses, breads, pies, pasties, weets, cakes and groceries. The business was a great success with both locals and passing traffic, and the children worked as well, with Matt as Peter’s ‘right-hand man’. The shop was open from six in the morning until ten at night, seven days a week, which was absolutely exhausting. They managed this way for about three years, with Peter bringing in a turnover of a million dollars in that final year. But things started to unravel. In 1988 Peter was diagnosed with a brain tumour, requiring major surgery. After lifting the top of Peter’s skull, the surgeons thankfully determined that the tumour was benign, but this was clearly time to seel up the delicatessen and find another line of work. Around the same time, Brian Anderson had decided to expand his business by purchasing Mitre Furniture on Grand Junction Rd. Peter & Jill injected some of their own money into this venture and looked forward to the reeturns. Unfortunately, the banks decided that Anderson’s finances were not up to scratch, and they foreclosed on the loan. As General Manager, Jill became embroiled in the legal fight with creditors for Anderson’s. This took an immense toll on her health, to the point where she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite an immense effort

288 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia by her oncology team, the cancer spread to to her hip and then her brain. Peter and the children had to watch helplessly as Jill succumbed to the disease that was eating her from within. Peter & Jill’s daughter Katie frantically arranged her upcoming wedding so that Jill could be present, which was thankfully able to occur on 24 May 1990. However, Jill’s health quickly declined and she passed away only two months later on 9 July. During Jill’s health battle, Peter had begun sorting out the house and garden at Tusmore. He found immense solace in the garden, where he could find beauty and life as a counterpoint to the fight that Jill was gradually losing. Little did he realise it at the time, but he had just found the second great love of his life. The third love came a little later. Wendy McRae had occasionally popped into the delicatessen on Greenhill Road on the way to and from her home in nearby Waterfall Gully. She had spoken to Peter across the counter, but nothing more. Wendy had been going through her own struggles with her marriage, as her husband, a doctor, ran off with a younger nurse. Some time after Jill’s death, Peter and Wendy crossed paths and began talking about their respective experiences of grief and loss. The deep intelligence of Wendy, a professor of sociology, attracted Peter, and their relationship gradually developed. Wendy’s daughters were skeptical of Peter, particularly Kate, who was initially hostile to another man who may end up hurting her mother once again. With patience, Peter was able to win over Wendy’s daughters and show them that he would treat her with nothing but respect. Peter moved in with Wendy at her home at Waterfall Gully as he also searched for a new job. Without a strong education including degrees or certificates, the fifty-three-year-old Peter was all but unemployable during the big recession of the early 1990s. He began gardening for some acquaintances, and word-of- mouth brought in more clients from the eastern suburbs. Finally, Peter had found his passion, taught by the hand of his father so many years before at Mayfield. As the saying goes, “if you do what you love, you’ll never work another day in your life”. Although the pay was not great, it was what he was born to do, and he enjoyed it immensely. Wendy’s job at the university paid well, and they lived a comfortable life. However, the cruelest blow was yet to come. In the early 2010’s, Wendy’s behaviour began to change. It was not obvious at first, and her sister noticed it before Peter. Forgetting things is fairly normal at all ages, but Wendy began to forget simple things. Appointments, names, the right words, landmarks that were once well known. A formal diagnosis confirmed the worst - Wendy had dementia. Her vast intellect was now under assualt from within, and Peter had to watch

Thrice in Love 289 helplessly as the woman he loved started to evaporate before his eyes. At first it was manageable, but the house at Waterfall Gully was isolated at the end of a long winding road. They agreed to move into an apartment at the top of Cross Road at Myrtle Bank, but Wendy never really accepted it as her home. She began to wander, trying desperately to find something familiar to her rapidly fading mind, sometimes ending up in other apartments, or in an unfamiliar corridor. Eventually Peter had to take the difficult step of moving her to a dedicated facility at Leabrook, where she could be cared for properly. Peter remains at Myrtle Bank, but continues to visit Wendy at her new home, although she daily becomes less and less of the formidable woman she once was. Peter remains wedded to his love of gardening on a purely voluntary basis, looking after the balcony gardens of fellow residents, and maintaining the community garden of the centre in which he lives.

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References 303 References Just to prove this wasn’t all made up for fun A New Life 1 Mitchell, W.R. 1993, A Popular History of Settle and Giggleswick, Castleberg, p. 57. 2 Royal Geographical Society 2013, Town and Country, a self-guided walk around Settle in North Yorkshire, London, https://www.discoveringbritain.org/content/discoveringbritain/walk%20 booklets/Settle%20walk%20-%20written%20guide.pdf 3 Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire, England, Select Land Tax Records, 1704-1932, Land-Tax Assessment in the Township of Settle, 1822 4 Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2277; Folio: 340; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87462 5 Baines’s Directory and Gazetteer Directory, 1822, https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Giggleswick/Giggleswick22Dry 6 Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Reference Pr 30471/3 7 LDS Family Search Batch P009211, Source 0599996, Printout 0537055 8 The Parish Register of Giggleswick, Volume 3, 1770-1837, p 71 9 Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: 31D90/1/3/1/5; New Reference Number: BDP3/1/1/3 10 The company merged with Sydney-based Mort & Co in 1888 to become Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. In 1962 they merged with Elder Smith & Co to form Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd.. In 1981 Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd merged with Henry Jones IXL to form Elders IXL which today trades as Elders Limited. 11 Joshua Goldsborough’s occupation is given as ‘skinner’ on Sarah’s birth record 12 West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: 31D90/3/3/3; New Reference Number: BDP3/1/3/3 13 http://www.blackstockleather.com/history-of-the-leather-tanning-industry/ 14 In 1979 it was the home of Mr & Mrs King (school teacher) who held the original certificate of transfer. They also had photos of the Tannery in use in the 1880s. The date of the building’s construction is marked above its main doorway. 15 https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101132342-the-tannery-settle 16 http://www.archiuk.com/cgi-bin/build_nls_historic_map.pl?search_location=,%20Settle,%20North%20Yorkshire&latitude=54.062589&longitude=-2.291777&password=freesearch@ freesearch.com 17 Ibid, p78 18 Mitchell, W.R. 1993, A Popular History of Settle and Giggleswick, Castleberg, p69 19 Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014., FHL film No: 919138 20 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam at Dewsbury, 20 Aug 1843. William’s brother Matthew states, “Monday the 14th of August was the 15th anniversary of my birth day and I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing many more returns of it, with the same to yours when it comes.” 21 Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014., FHL film No: 919138 22 The Parish Register of Giggleswick, Volume 3, 1770-1837, p xiv 23 The Parish Register of Giggleswick, Volume 3, 1770-1837, p326 24 The Parish Register of Giggleswick, Volume 3, 1770-1837, p300 25 The Parish Register of Giggleswick, Volume 3, 1770-1837, p306 26 Giggleswick Parish School records, https://familyrelatives.com/search/data_school_indexes.php?fn=&ln=whittam&page=S&school=Giggleswick 27 W.R. Mitchell, A Popular History of Settle and Giggleswick, 1993, p68 28 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam from Settle, 10 May 1876. 29 W.R. Mitchell, A Popular History of Settle and Giggleswick, 1993, p67 30 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam from Settle, 29 May 1876. 31 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam from Giggleswick, 20 Sep 1876. 32 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam from Giggleswick, 20 Sep 1876. 33 Cockshott, Walter, Letter of recommendation for William Whittam, 21 Sep 1849. 34 House of Lords, The Sessional Papers, 1846, p103, List of Subscribers of less than £2,000 to the Railway Subscription; https://books.google.com.au/books?id=3hVcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA103 &lpg=PA103&dq=walter+cockshott+clitheroe&source=bl&ots=Thh2nBafon&sig=ACfU3U0LDsa9Iw6iYngfVQnVAv_9fmZGGw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZgfyevK_pAhXHwjgGHfbIBXM Q6AEwAnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=walter%20cockshott%20clitheroe&f=false 35 Whittam, William, Personal Diary, 18 May 1852. Here, William states, “It is fifteen years since indenture of apprenticeship was executed”. This would make him almost 15 years old at the time, but he does not state what his trade was. 36 Whittam, William, Letter to Matthew Whittam, 14 Feb 1842, 37 Milner, A, Letter to Mr Wildman (William’s cousin), 5 Mar 1842,

304 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia 38 Mr Sherlock Esq, Liverpool, Letter to Mr Birbeck, Settle, 1842, 39 The Orphans’ Court is a court of limited jurisdiction specializing in cases involving disputes about wills or codicils, the administration of estates, guardianships over property left to minors and protection of minors’ assets. Source: https://orphans-courts.baltimorecity.gov/ 40 Unknown author – possibly William Whittam, letter to Matthew Whittam, Sep 1841.. 41 Whittam, Matthew, letter to William Whittam from Long Manton, 11 Nov 1841. William’s brother Matthew states, “I should very much like you to be an engineer, it is so respectable an occupation and you so much desire it, but I think Father will not consent” 42 Whittam, Matthew, letter to WIlliam Whittam from Settle, 11 Jun 1841. William’s father Matthew states, “...if you wanted to get trousers at Settle as I consider them very dear in Clithero it will make at least 20/- difference in the price of a suit...” 43 Whittam, Patience Ann. Letter to William Whittam at Dewsbury on 2 Dec 1842. This is the first letter addressed to William at this location, so it is assumed he had moved here shortly beforehand. 44 Assignments, Perry’s Bankrupt Gazette, Vol XV, Issue 734, 7 May 1842, p295/296, London, England, Source British Library, Ref GALE|IG3220191361 45 Whittam, William, Personal diary, 1845. This diary is very small and the writing is tiny. He does not state the year, but he does date the day & month. Taking the Sundays when he attended church, this lines up only with the 1845 calendar. At first, it appeared to be 1840, but as this was a leap year, the Sundays do not line up later in the year. 46 Dickinson, M, Letter to William Whittam from Windsor St, Liverpool, 11 Feb 1846. Mrs. Dickinson states, “Having occasion for the aparetment which you occupy. You will please take notice that I shall require possession on the 19 inst.” 47 J. Hartley, Letter to William Whittam, 5 Oct 1846 from 61 Cannon St, Manchester 48 Whittam, Patience Ann, Letter to William Whittam, 11 Oct 1846 from Settle. William’s sister Patience states, “If I were in your place, I would take a trip to Manchester without delay & if I thought the place suited me better I would give Harrison notice at once as he says there is no time to lose. As for Harrison’s finding fault, how can he open your letter which of course is what I call a slippy trick.” 49 W.R. Mitchell, A Popular History of Settle and Giggleswick, 1993, p65 50 Whittam, Patience Ann, Letter to William Whittam from Birmingham, 4 Jan 1848. Patience makes mention of a “Leamington” business that she recommends William takes advantage of. There is a Leamington Spa near Birmingham, which may be what Patience is referring to. Either way, she is definitely encouraging William, who is back in Settle at the time, to pursue this, which implies he is out of work 51 Peacock, J.E., Rotherham. Letter to William Whittam, 21 Jun 1848. 52 Weston, Elizabeth. Letter to William Whittam, 8 Mar 1849 53 Clark, Philip. Letter to William Whittam, 22 Mar 1849 54 Ravensby, John. Letter to William Whittam, 27 Mar 1849 55 Harrison, Joshua. Letter to William Whittam, 30 Mar 1849 56 Perry, John. Letter to William Whittam, 18 Apr 1849. 57 Letters were addressed to William at Perry’s until 6 Aug 1849. The next letter, dated 21 Sep 1849, was addressed to Settle. 58 Smyth, W, Adelaide. Copy of letter to Joseph Harrison, 27 Mar 1849. This letter was not received by Harrison in Liverpool until 15 Sep 1849, according to the postmarks. Allowing for a few weeks before Harrison thought to send a copy to William Whittam, it was early October when William saw it. The effect of the letter must have been significant and immediate, given that William departed for Australia within two months. 59 Whittam, Matthew. Letter to William Whittam, 12 Nov 1849 60 Private collection of the author 61 The Pakenham was a 660 ton barque, built by Cunard at their shipyard in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, and launched in 1846. http://www.genealogy.restigouche.net/ships_names.htm 62 Shipping Intelligence, The Melbourne Daily News 25 Mar 1850, p2, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226322438 63 Shipping Intelligence, The Melbourne Daily News 18 Apr 1850, p2, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226323588 64 The “Pakenham”, from Liverpool and Port Phillip, Adelaide Observer, 11 May 1850, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159532177 65 South Australian Almanac and Directory, 1850, states that the population of the colony was 39,233 in January 1849. The excess of arrivals over departures, and of births over deaths, added another 14,419 during 1849. In 1850, another 15,395 were added, bringing the total to 69,044. 66 The History of SA Water, SA Water, https://www.sawater.com.au/about-us/about-sa-water/the-history-of-sa-water 67 The Reservoir at Thorndon Park, South Australian Register 18 Apr 1859, p2, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49904199 68 Whittam, William, Personal Diary, 25 May 1852.. William remarks on this day that it is “two years today since I opened shop in Adelaide”. It is also clear that he either brought stock with him, or had it shipped out to arrive soon after. To find lodgings, locate premises and open a store inside two months was no mean feat. One suspects he had some assistance from friends or acquaintances already in Adelaide. The location of the original store is unclear, but there was some suggestion it was in Morphett St. 69 Adelaide Archives, 1852 Adelaide Council Rate Books show William Whittam as occupier of a brick house, shop and four rooms, owned by Mr Hornibrook, on town acre 41. Rates chargeable are £2 8s 9d for a year. The house is on the northern side of Rundle St, straddling Charles St. Based on the order of properties, his shop would’ve been around where the Reject Shop is today 70 Although council rate books show William living on acre 41, which have even numbers today, the shop was definitely number 101 because he records in his diary that he had a painter come in and write it above the door. 71 Adelaide Times 9 Nov 1850, p6, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206987569 The Baker’s Daughter 1 Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Baptism 23 Dec 1798, Father: James Douglas, Mother: Annie Fleming, FHL film number 1040121 2 Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland, FHL film number 993404 3 The Mary Slessor Foundation, Life in Dundee in the 1800s, http://maryslessor.org/life-in-dundee-in-1800s.html 4 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, FHL Film Number: 1040332, http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQWS-KDS 5 Around 400 litres, or the equivalent of two 44-gallon drums 6 Advertisements & Notices, The Morning Chronicle 29 Jan 1829; Issue 18525; British Library Newspapers 7 A clear birth or baptism reference for Ann is not clear. 8 Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Birth Date: 2 Apr 1831; Baptism Date: 22 May 1831; Baptism Place: Wycliffe Chapel, Philpot Street - Independent, Stepney, London, England 9 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Birth Date: 24 Nov 1834; Baptism Date: 29 Mar 1835; Baptism Place: Wycliffe Chapel Philpot Street - Independent, Stepney, London, England; FHL Film Number 0597091 (RG4 4300) 10 London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906; Baptism Date: 29 Oct 1837; Baptism Place: Holborn St Giles in the Fields Camden, England 11 The Bradford Observer (Bradford, England), Thursday, May 01, 1834; pg. 104; Issue 13. British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800-1900. 12 Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Birth Date: 24 Aug 1839; Baptism Date: 25 Oct 1839; Baptism Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland; FHL Film Numbers 0993405, 0993408, 993403, 993408 13 Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Birth Date: 12 Mar 1841; Baptism Date: 29 Apr 1841; Baptism Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland; FHL Film Numbers 0993405, 0993408, 993403, 993408 14 The Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, August 05, 1848; pg. 7; Law Intelligence; Issue 23296. British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800-1900. 15 The Tory belonged to the Australian Cordillera Mining Company. The image shows the Tory leaving the Downs on their first expedition to Australia. The Tory was wrecked off Hannah Bay/Port Stephens at 2am on 14th July 1853. All crew and passengers were saved except for one child. Stephen Taylor. In the subsequent court cases, Langford was exonerated, but Thomas Barker, the chief mate, was found guilty of manslaughter. Source: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/140521.html 16 It appears that older daughters Maria (24) and Margaret (19) sailed earlier on the Cheapside in 1849, followed by the rest of the family in 1850. However, there was also a similar aged Margaret that was the daughter of a James Douglas, who lived at Reedbeds in Adelaide. Until clear evidence is found that this particular Maria & Margaret were Duncan & Janet’s elder

References 305 daughters, they will be excluded from the story. It will be assumed that Maria remained in England or Scotland, possibly married, and Duncan’s Margaret came on the Tory with the rest of the family. 17 Shipping Intelligence, The Melbourne Daily News, 19 Aug 1850, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226521323 18 Official assisted passage passenger lists, 1845 – 1886, South Australia State Records, Special List GRG 35/48/1, 19 Shipping Intelligence, Adelaide Times, 28 Aug 1850, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207118483 20 Adelaide Archives, 1852 Adelaide Council Rate Books show William Whittam as occupier of a brick house, shop and four rooms, owned by Mr Hornibrook, on town acre 41. Rates chargeable are £2 8s 9d for a year. The house is on the northern side of Rundle St, straddling Charles St. Based on the order of properties, his shop would’ve been around where the Reject Shop is today. 21 Law & Police Courts, South Australian Register, 20 July 1852, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38464646 22 Shipping, South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal, 9 May 1850, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/195939913 23 Whittam, William, 1852 Diary, 1 January,. 24 Marriage record #1814, District of Adelaide, Province of South Australia 25 Note found inside The Paragraph Bible, currently held by Brenton Seager 26 Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1854; Marriage Place: Res Of Thos Phillips, Adelaide; Page 158; Volume 18 27 Ibid, Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1856; Marriage Place: Res Of Robert Philips, Hindmarsh; Page 135; Volume 28 28 Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985; George Lang Phillips; Birth Year abt 1854; Age 2 Months; Death Date 01 Apr 1855; Residence Clare; Page 127; Volume 3 29 Ibid; William Robert died 20 Dec 1858, age 1; Katherine Fox died 14 Apr 1867, age 9 mths; Katie Isabel Fox died 3 Aug 1871, age 3½ yrs; Bessie Fox died 15 Nov 1869, age 3 mths; Florence Isabel Fox died 28 Feb 1875, age 8 mths 30 Gepps Cross Research Centre; Smith, Susan, Douglas, Jessie; 27 Jun 1856, GRS/013786/00001/000001 31 Sands & McDougall’s Melbourne and suburban directory, 1865, p254. 32 Ibid, p13 33 Advertising, Melbourne Argus, 25 May 1866, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5763446?searchTerm=douglas 34 United Grand Lodge of England 1863-1887 Register of Contributions: Country and Foreign Lodges, Collingwood Lodge, p198 35 Sands & McDougall’s Melbourne and suburban directory, 1870, p414 36 Family Notices, The Argus, 9 Nov 1871, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5856835 37 Family Notices, The Argus, 8 Nov 1871 , p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5856798 38 Family Notices, Leader, 5 Oct 1878, p26; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197287498?searchTerm=jessie%20douglas A New Generation 1 Whittam, William, Personal Diary, 4 Feb 1852. 2 Shipping Intelligence, South Australian Register, 7 Feb 1852, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38457825 3 Shipping Intelligence, The Argus, 16 Feb 1852, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4783256 4 Whittam, William, Personal Diary, 2 Apr 1852 onwards. 5 Family Notices, South Australian Register, 10 Mar 1853, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38459891 6 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Matthew Whittam 7 Family Notices, Adelaide Observer, 23 Sep 1854, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158099140 8 William documented the entire account of Willie’s illness and passing in his diary on the pages for 1-4 August 1855. It is clear that this was done shortly after Willie’s burial, but soon enough that William was able to recall events with clarity. To write about this in the midst of his grief is a testament to his fortitude, and his sense of duty to record events for posterity. And we are eternally grateful that he did. 9 Probably Dr. Robert Waters Moore, a prominent surgeon and medical practitioner in the early days of the colony of South Australia. He took up a practice in Burra, then was selected to act as Colonial Surgeon, the Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum and President of the Medical Board. He was highly literate and owned a library considered to be one of the best in the colony. He had an extensive practice and was very popular among the poor to whom he was always kind and considerate. Source: SLSA, https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+11151 10 Prescribing something to make an infant vomit when he is clearly congested seems odd by today’s standards, but was one of the few things in a doctor’s arsenal of the day. 11 Grieve, Mrs. M, Squill, botanical.com; Squills are a type of bulbous plant, and were often prescribed as an expectorant because it can stimulate the bronchial mucous membrane. In higher doses it can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. It was sometimes mixed with opium to aid with rest. Source: https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/squill86.html 12 William’s death certificate lists his name as ‘William George’, which is at odds with his birth certificate. Either the record taker was not listening properly, or his parents were so distraught at his death that they recorded it incorrectly. Goldsborough seems more likely, given William’s mother’s maiden name. As for the croup, this is rarely a fatal condition in modern times, but at that time, a severe bout of croup could not be treated easily, and would have claimed many infants in the nineteenth century. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate 3/158 , District of Adelaide, 2/8/1855; Birth certificate 5/29, District of Adelaide, 15/9/1854 13 Family Notices, South Australian Register, 6 Aug 1855, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49294677 14 This seems like a cruel thing to do, but it seems that a cemetery was “no place for a woman” in 1855, and she would navigate the grieving process in her own way. 15 Dickey, Brian, Holy Trinity Adelaide 1836-2012 : the history of a city church p53, Trinity Church Trustees Inc, 2013; https://f001.backblazeb2.com/file/trinitycity/history/chapter-3.pdf 16 Assuming William Goldsborough’s grave is the same one where his parents and siblings are buried (and there is no other location recorded by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority) there is no such stone on the grave anymore. It may be that it was removed when the larger gravestone was placed. There is another stone on the site, but it is not engraved with “WGW” as one would expect, and the purpose of the current stone is unknown. 17 William’s retirement letter in March 1882 stated that he had worked for the company for ‘over a quarter of a century’, placing his start date prior to 1857. This coincides with his sale of the business in May 1856. 18 Whittam, William, Personal Diary, 5 Jan 1852. 19 Advertising, Adelaide Times, 23 May 1856, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207092272 20 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Sarah Goldsborough Whittam; Birth Date 29 May 1856; Birth Place Kensington; Page 330 Volume 5 21 Family Notices, Adelaide Observer, 13 Jun 1857, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158114179 22 Matthew Whittam (1853-1940) visited Settle in 1876 and at that time his Aunt Ellen was still living at The Green. There appears to have been some small-scale operation of the tannery at that time, with Matthew watching some men load bark into the tanning pits on one occasion, but declining an offer to assist on account of him wearing a white shirt. 23 William’s diary from late 1855 describes a number of fires in Grenfell St and Hindley St, and Anne did not sleep well after these occurred. In addition, the city was becoming increasingly busier and more populated, which would have added to the strain. 24 Original indenture of title held at the Government Records Office, Netley, SA, Transfer to Torrens Title Application No. 2280. This file includes details of ownership from the first land grant in 1839, and the indentures of title for both Henry Greenham and William Whittam. Greenham bought the property from Zachary Ingold on 30 July 1856 for £93, 6 shillings and William Whittam paid £100 on 5 Nov 1857. 25 The fencing was done in September 1857, prior to settlement on the purchase of the land. Receipt from Thomas Watkins, dated Sept 1857. Fifty three rods (874 ft or 266m) of 2-rail fencing cost £6-15/-, and the well cost an additional £6 26 Receipts from Matthias White, dated 6 Feb 1858 (£40 deposit) and 15 Dec 1958 (balance) 27 Letter from Nell Whittam to William Goldsborough Douglas Whittam, 1954 28 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Patience Anne Fleming Whittam; Birth Date2 Dec 1860; Birth Place Kensington; Page 477 Volume 15 29 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Richard Daniel Whittam; Birth Date 19 Jun 1863; Birth Place Kensington; Page 301 Volume 27 30 Whittam, Matthew, letter to William Whittam, 10 May 1876.. 31 Whittam, William, draft letter to Ann Whittam, 23 Feb 1861.

306 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia 32 Treasurer’s book 1862-1884; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/32/2 33 William paid £1-17-6 for six months’ pew rent for St Matthew’s in 1861. A copy of the receipt, signed by Robert Kirkbride, is held by the author. In addition, Matthew took his son William to be christened at St Matthew’s in 1915, rather than Clayton, indicating that Matthew’s affiliation was more Church of England than Congregational. 34 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Elizabeth Douglas Whittam; Birth Date 21 Apr 1866; Birth Place Kensington; Page 532 Volume 33 35 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Helen Douglas Whittam; Birth Date 27 Feb 1870; Birth Place Adelaide; Page 208 Volume 84 36 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Walter Douglas Whittam; Birth Date 21 Jun 1872; Birth Place Kensington; Page 525 Volume 110 37 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Arthur Douglas Whittam; Birth Date 2 Aug 1875; Birth Place Kensington North; Page 186 Volume 156 38 Letter from Nell Whittam to William Goldsborough Douglas Whittam, 1954 39 Wikipedia, Jacobite rising of 1745, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745 40 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas-Hamilton,_5th_Duke_of_Hamilton 41 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Castle 42 Athletics, Express and Telegraph, 22 Jul 1874, p2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208171332 43 Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death Certificate, District of Adelaide, 18 Mar 1877. 44 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam, 21 Nov 1876.. 45 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam, 10 May 1876.. 46 Whittam, Patience Ann, Letter to William Whittam, Dec 1876.. 47 These items are in the private collection of John D Whittam as of 2019 48 Last Will and Testament of William Whittam, State Records of South Australia, Ref GRS/1334/00001/108, File 9545; viewed 12 Mar 2020 49 William’s death certificate lists the cause of death as ‘debility’. Essentially, this means old age, and the attending doctor did not know, or could not be bothered finding out, the true cause of death. The death was registered by Thomas Buttery, Undertaker’s Assistant. The Butterys were prominent members of Clayton Congregational Church in later years. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 9 Oct 1887. 50 Anne’s death certificate lists the cause of death as ‘Cancer of Stomach, Omentum’. The omentum is a fatty body in the lower abdomen, which can develop cancer as a secondary growth from ovarian cancer. Whether this was actually known by the doctor, or whether it was just a large growth in the lower abdomen, visible from outside, is unknown. It may have been bowel cancer or some other form of growth, but given the diagnosis, we are settling on ovarian cancer as the cause here. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 24/1/1891 51 Births, Marriages & Deaths. Births, South Australian Register, 10 May 1892, p3, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48233481 52 Church Member’s Roll Book from 1878 to 1903; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/34 Vol. 2 53 Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 29 Apr 1892. 54 Section R4, Path 4, Site 4 The Postmistress 1 Certificate of Title, Register Book volume 1036, folio 71 2 Radhika Sanghani, Sex and marriage: Victorian 19th century advice for single women, 21 May 2015, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11620161/Sex-and-marriage- Victorian-19th-century-advice-for-single-women.html 3 Boothby, Alphabetical Street Directory, 1889, p596; http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1889sandsandmc/596/ 4 Earthquake Shocks, A Curious Coincidence, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 16 Feb 1889, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95144911 5 Grape Shot, The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle, 22 Mar 1889, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197591226 6 Boothby, Alphabetical Street Directory, 1893, p629; http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1893sandsandmc/672/ 7 Boothby, Alphabetical Street Directory, 1894, p653; http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1894sandsandmc/698/ 8 General News, The Narracoorte Herald, 6 Apr 1894, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147001455 9 General News, Pioneer, 7 Jul 1900, p2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199071612 10 State Library of South Australia, SA Memory, Stansbury Jetty, http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=6956 11 Farewell to a Postmistress, Pioneer, 11 Jan 1908, p2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199081172 12 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 7 Dec 1907 (No. 62) p1437 13 Accidents, The Register, 10 Feb 1909, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57552928 14 Experience with a stranger at Watervale, Register, 11 Feb 1909, p6; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57551052 15 Concerning People, Register, 24 Aug 1910, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57149187 16 Kangaroo Island and the Monorail, Observer, 8 Apr 1911, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164720951/19121470 17 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 16 May 1914 (No. 26), p885 18 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 935, folio 125 19 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1036, folio 71 20 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1009, folio 130 21 Commonwealth Public Service, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 4 Jan 1913, p13; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232456146/24981608 22 Commonwealth Public Service, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 4 Nov 1915, p2846; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232466756/25007897 23 Commonwealth Public Service, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 10 Feb 1921 (No. 12), p218; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/25022679 24 Brighton Heritage Survey / John Dallwitz and Averil Holt, https://onecard.network/client/en_AU/search/asset/1074269/0 25 Ann’s death certificate lists the cause of death as ‘Morbus Cordis’, like her older sister Sarah. Being 61 years old, heart failure is a more likely cause for one her age. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 27 Nov 1922 26 General News, Chronicle, 3 Feb 1923, p37; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87428051 Old Aunts of Perroomba 1 Wives and Spinsters, Observer, 5 May 1928 , p61; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164880788 2 Lydia Adamson went on to found the Malvern Collegiate School for Girls, which is now Walford School. Helen M. J. Reid, Age of Transition: A Study of South Australian Private Girls’ Schools 1875-1925, May 1996, p131 3 Adelaide University Junior Examination, Express and Telegraph, 14 Dec 1886, p3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208498619 4 Educational Matters, The South Australian Advertiser, 27 Jan 1887, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37166563 5 Place Names of South Australia – Y, State Library of South Australia; http://www.slsa.ha.sa.gov.au/digitalpubs/placenamesofsouthaustralia/Y.pdf 6 All that remains of the old school is a single end wall. The school was only open for 3 years, with 3 teachers in that time. Source: Geocaching; Yararoo’s first school; 34°09’36.2”S 138°00’14.8”E; https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4KP5P_yararoos-first-school 7 Green’s Plains Board of Advice, Wallaroo Times, 28 Jan 1888, p2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124796612 8 Education News, Adelaide Observer, 10 Mar 1888, p32; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160774429 9 School Speech Days, Downshire House Ladies’ School, Kensington, Express and Telegraph, 22 Dec 1886, p7; https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208499102 10 Wikipedia, James Ashton (Artist), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ashton_(artist) 11 South Kensington Science and Art Examinations, Express and Telegraph, 7 Mar 1893, p4; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208382491

References 307 12 Terowie Exhibition of 1889, Terowie Enterprise, 4 Oct 1889, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/210507370 13 In 1888, Joshua was Member #6, Ann #9, Sarah #13, Nell #43, Walter #46 and Arthur #59. Bess joined in 1891 as member #81. Young Peoples’ Society of Christian Endeavour roll book 1888-1900; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/13/1 14 Express and Telegraph, 29 Jan 1898, p4; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2209129728 15 Amusements, Advertiser, 14 Dec 1905, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4989833 16 Margaret Barbalet, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, 1979: Bottrill, David Hughes (1866–1941), http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bottrill-david-hughes-5301 17 Children’s Column, Adelaide Observer, 16 Nov 1895, p35; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161830868 18 The Sunbeam Society, The Advertiser, 13 Nov 1903, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5018942 19 Lewis, Jane; Memories: The life story of Claire Lewis; Dec 2018 20 Cause of death: Hypostatic Pneumonia 7 days, Myocardial Degeneration 2 years; Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 22 Feb 1940 21 Cause of death: Chronic Myocardial Degeneration; Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 19 Jul 1956 Renaissance Man 1 Matthew and Joshua went to Beaumont Grammar, which was later renamed to Norwood Grammar. Marryatville Primary did not open until 1882, when Walt was 10, so it is unlikely he would have been sent here. 2 Prince Alfred Old Collegians Association, Express and Telegraph, 9 Jul 1896, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209068434 3 Advertising, South Australian Register, 13 Sep 1889, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54590422 4 Orient Steam Navigation Company, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Steam_Navigation_Company 5 Society Gossip, Critic, 23 Mar 1901, p26; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212147820 6 D. & J. Fowler Ltd., Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._%26_J._Fowler_Ltd. 7 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 11 Sep 1916 (No 108) p1799, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232465966/25006850 8 Amusements – Albert Hall, Evening Journal, 15 Dec 1892, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206521299 9 The Band of Hope Union was a temperance society, whose aim was to curb excessive drinking. Associated with churches, such societies often organised events and competitions as a means to attract new members and spread their message of temperance. Source: Stevenson, M. (2009), Band of Hope Union, Museums Victoria Collections; https://collections.museumsvictoria.com. au/articles/2756 Accessed 16 July 2020 10 General News, Express and Telegraph, 11 May 1891, p2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208554603 11 Amusements – Albert Hall, Evening Journal, 15 Dec 1892, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206521299 12 Kensington Literary Society, Evening Journal, 25 Nov 1890, p3, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202813583 13 Amusements – Albert Hall, Evening Journal, 15 Dec 1892, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206521299 14 Amusements -Theatre Royal, Express and Telegraph, 1 Jun 1892, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208515634 15 Amusements, Advertiser, 20 Nov 1902, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4899057 16 S.A Literary Societies’ Union, South Australian Register, 3 Sep 1892, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48538870 17 Amusements – The Follies, Register, 20 Dec 1911, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58956389 18 In Society’s Moods, Critic, 17 Aug 1901, p23; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212466293 19 Members of the Modern Pickwick Club, State Library of South Australia, B 63425, https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+63425 20 List of Australian aviation firsts, Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_aviation_firsts 21 Lawn Tennis, Evening Journal, 3 Jun 1902, p2, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/200789187 22 WikiTree, John Dunstan, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dunstan-347 23 Registrations – Cars and Lorries, The Mail, 5 Aug 1922, p23, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63948965 24 Sands & McDougall directory 1931 http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1931sandsandmc/1944/ 25 http://www.historyofhomeopathy.com.au/hospitals/item/367-melbourne-homopathic-hospital.html 26 Death certificate 1489 from Victoria Births, Deaths & Marriages, obtained on 5 July 2019. 27 Births, Marriages and Deaths, The Advertiser, 28 Oct 1931, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29871391 28 https://sites.rootsweb.com/~deadsearch/payneham_tz.htm 29 Wills of the week, Advertiser, 1 Feb 1932, p8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46837738 A Tragic End 1 In 1888, Joshua was Member #6, Ann #9, Sarah #13, Nell #43, Walter #46 and Arthur #59. Bess joined in 1891 as member #81. Young Peoples’ Society of Christian Endeavour roll book 1888-1900; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/13/1 2 South Eastern Times, 16 Apr 1907, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/200951248 3 Blyth Agriculturist, Friday 27 January 1911, p4 4 Advertising, Blyth Agriculturist, 9 Jul 1915, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215150880 5 Northern Argus, Clare, Friday 21 April 1916, p1 6 Northern Argus, Clare, Friday 17 March 1916, p5 7 Wooroora Producer, Balaklava, Thursday 11 February 1915, p3 8 Blyth Agriculturist, Friday 11 February 1916, p2 9 Mail, Saturday 29 April 1916, p10 10 Blyth Notes and News, Blyth Agriculturist, 1 Aug 1913, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215933706 11 “The Ladies” – A Toast, Northern Argus, 31 Jan 1913, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/100584402 12 Examining the births in Blyth for the years 1916 & 1917 where the father is not listed turned up three possibilities of mothers. Firstly, Mary Magdalene O’Malley, whose child Gene O’Malley was born on 17 Mar 1917. This is also listed as Gene Best, which implies this was the father’s surname. Secondly, Katherine McCumber Dwyer, whose child Lorna Ann Dwyer was born on 23 Mar 1917. And lastly, Ruby May Duke, whose child Iris Ethel Duke was born on 24 Aug 1916. Arthur was worried for at least six weeks prior to his death, which is before the conception date of Gene O’Malley and Lorna Ann Dwyer. This leaves Iris Ethel Duke as the only possibility, assuming that the child was born in Blyth. In situations such as this, it was not uncommon for girls to be sent away to have an illegitimate child, in order to keep them out of the public eye. So, Iris may not be Arthur’s child at all. However, the timing is certainly plausible, and short of actual DNA evidence, it seems a fair assumption to make. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society 13 Ancestry.com, Andrew Hughes, Hughes Family Tree, https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/tree/162211156/family?fpid=222116678987 14 Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society; Surname: DUKE, Given Names: Ruby May, Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1898, Gender: F, Father: William Henry DUKE, Mother: Mary Ann OVERTON, Birth Residence: Blyth, District: Clare, Book/Page: 617/49 15 Blyth Agriculturist, Blyth Hospital Gymkhana, 23 Jan 1914, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215934609 16 Ruby was later married at the Blyth Methodist Church, and unless she was from a less forgiving denomination, such as the Catholics, she would have married in the family church. 17 Arthur’s note to Jim Hawkes states that he had been feeling despondent for the ‘last six weeks or so’. Counting back from his death in July, this puts us in late May. Assuming a little timing error, it implies that Arthur was told the news some time during May. 18 State Library of South Australia, Sands and MacDougall Directory, 1916, p1893, “Banks, Companies and Societies”; https://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1916sandsand mc/1934/

308 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia 19 Arthur’s cause of death is listed as ‘Wound from revolver shot, self-inflicted’. Being a potential crime scene, the informant of his death was the same Constable D.G.M. Higgins mentioned in the new article of his death. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Clare, 9 Jul 1916 20 Walsh, Liam, Courier Mail, No guns but safety key at Westpac bank’s branches of the future, 11 Dec 2012; https://www.couriermail.com.au/business/no-guns-but-safety-key-at-westpac- banks-branches-of-the-future/news-story/f08cd12d523b1d8bf4267bb34fdaea32?sv=4b596aefabe658b5929aac94dc3d6571 If Westpac stopped having guns in branches in the 1960s, it is fair to assume they had them in the 1910s 21 Northern Argus, Clare, Friday 21 July 1916, p1 22 Funeral Notices, Register, 11 Jul 1916, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60613262 23 Northern Argus, Clare, Friday 21 July 1916, p1 24 Roderick’s brother, Richard, was also a Federal senator at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Buzacott 25 Advertising, Blyth Agriculturist, 9 Jul 1915, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215150880 26 Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Adelaide, Book/Page 471/37, 17 Jun 1924, Residence: Parkside Bound for New South Wales 1 Whittam, Matthew. Letter to William Whittam from on board the S.S. Glenelg, 7 Feb 1976. Matthew wrote a whopping 49 page letter whilst on the S.S. Glenelg, which provides a very descriptive insight into life at sea and also Matthew’s personality. 2 Family Notices, South Australian Register, 10 Mar 1853, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38459891 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 3105.0.65.001 Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2019; https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&3105065001 ds0004_2019.xls&3105.0.65.001&Data%20Cubes&073478FAEAF58AC2CA2583DF00157684&0&2016&18.04.2019&Latest 4 Thomas Caterer, Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Caterer 5 Beaumont Grammar School, South Australian Register, 23 Dec 1863, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50171005 6 Matthew speaks in his letters of working at the Port, and with a Mr Mitchell. He makes reference to ‘not having a testimonial from Mr Mitchell’ straight after saying he received a note from Harrold Brothers. It is assumed that this is James Mitchell, who worked at Harrold Brothers with William Whittam, and whose daughter Kate would later marry Matthew’s brother Joshua. 7 References to Florrie (Florence) are scattered through Matthew’s letters home, and he grants her a position of some importance in his thoughts. He never states her last name, except to refer to her family and parents – Mr & Mrs H. It appears she had two sisters, Maggie (Margaret) and Minnie (Mary, a small child). Maggie was well known to the Whittam family as well, and Matthew appears to have written to her from England. It also appears that Florrie hailed from Port Adelaide, as Matthew made reference to her ‘going out to Kensington’ to visit, and also wondered what ‘Portonians’ (residents of Port Adelaide) would think of his quarrel. 8 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to Sarah Whittam, 8 Dec 1876.. In here, Matthew says that his Aunt Patience told him exactly this – that he was “to be made a man of”. 9 Devitt & Moore, Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devitt_and_Moore 10 Harrold Brothers, Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrold_Brothers 11 Arrival of the Whampoa, South Australian Register, 19 Sep 1878 , p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42995512/3994836 12 Whittam, Matthew. Letter to William Whittam from on board the S.S. Glenelg, 25 Mar 1876. 13 Shipping, South Australian Register, 15 Jun 1876, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43004796 14 Nowadays the trip goes via York, but according to Matthew, “To get to Thirsk, I had to take a ticket by the Midland railway to Leeds, and then take another ticket by the North Eastern line to Thirsk station”. Source: Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam, 12 Jul 1876 15 Whittam, Matthew, letter to William Whittam 22 May 1876.. 16 Certificate of Title Vol CXC, Folio 97. Fortunately, William Whittam did not take the suggestion to sell the block, which later fell to Matthew via inheritance, and was sold to a builder in 1899. 17 Russo-Turkish War (1877-1888), Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Turkish_War_(1877%E2%80%931878) 18 Whittam, Matthew. Letter to Anne Whittam from Giggleswick, 29 Aug 1876. 19 Most notably his mother’s first cousin, Mary Ann Waddell. Mary Ann had spent some time in Adelaide and was well-liked by the Whittam family. Mary Ann’s mother was Elizabeth Barnet, the sister of Anne Douglas’ mother Janet (Jessie). 20 Whittam, Matthew. Letter to Anne Whittam from Giggleswick, 29 Aug 1876. 21 Ibid 22 Tay Bridge Disaster, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Bridge_disaster 23 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam, 20 Sep 1876.. 24 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to Sarah Whittam, 8 Dec 1876.. 25 Matt’s letters to home stop in mid-January 1877, and do not resume until July. We assume that he decided not to keep the intervening letters, perhaps because they were too painful to him. 26 The News by the Cuzco, South Australian Register, 8 Nov 1877, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40472211 27 Boothby, 1882 South Australian Directory Advertiser, p385, State Library of South Australia; http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1882boothby/ 28 The Insurance Conspiracy Case, Adelaide Observer, 29 Apr 1882, 037; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160156709 29 The Late Mr A. F. Durand, South Australian Register, 8 May 1889, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47065974 30 Border Watch, 26 Jun 1878, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77562340 31 Sporting Notes, Border Watch, 11 Jan 1888, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77498935 32 Advertising, The Daily Telegraph, 18 Jul 1890, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235780746 33 Forecast, The Daily Telegraph, 12 Dec 1891, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235933355 34 Family Notices, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 Dec 1891, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13865437 35 Death of the Rev. Dr. Steel, Australian Town and Country Journal, 14 Oct 1893, pp7-8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71190417/5234062 36 Charter of a Ship, The Australian Star, 13 Sep 1895, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227271259 37 Ostermeyer, Dewez and Company versus Harrold Brothers, Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, 16 Sep 1895, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157466472 38 A Charter Party Dispute, Australian Town and Country Journal, 16 Nov 1895, p20; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71216079 39 Harrold Bros.’ Judgment, The Advertiser, 13 Jun 1899, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29504178 40 This information was passed down by Matthew’s son, William. There is no reason to doubt his word as he would likely have received this information directly from Matthew. 41 Harrold Brothers continued to advertise in Sydney as late as January 1897. See Advertising, Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, 4 Jan 1897, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ article/157609812 Matthew also had his name listed in the 1998 Sands Directory as being based at 19 Bridge St (the Harrold Brothers office), which implies he was still associated with them late into 1897 – too late to avoid his 1898 listing going forward. 42 Import Entries Passed at Her Majesty’s Customs. February 22nd, Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, 23 Feb 1898, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157449590 43 Import Entries Passed at Her Majesty’s Customs. February 9th, Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, 10 Feb 1898, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157443981 44 City of Sydney, Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory for 1898 p986; John Sands, Sydney; http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1890- 1899/1898-part9.pdf 45 Walker Street and Alfred Street are now separated by the Bradfield Highway, which is main approach to Sydney Harbour Bridge. 46 Certificate of Title, Register book volume CXC, folio 97 47 The Omrah at Fremantle, Advertiser, 30 Nov 1900, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36978933. No record of the outbound journey has been found, and the one record in the Advertiser only alludes to it being Matt, Emily and their two daughters. It seems fair to link the sale of the Semaphore property with another trip to England, given that Matt wanted to sell the block during his last visit. 48 City of Sydney, Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory for 1900 p1058; John Sands, Sydney; http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1900- 1909/1900-part10.pdf

References 309 49 The New South Wales Post Office Directory, 1901 p6; National Library of Australia; https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-619550580/view?partId=nla.obj-619597835#page/n77/mode/1up 50 City of Sydney, Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory for 1902 p1388; John Sands, Sydney; http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1900- 1909/1902-part13.pdf 51 City of Sydney, Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory for 1903 p1182; John Sands, Sydney; http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1900- 1909/1903-part11.pdf 52 City of Sydney, Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory for 1915 p1844; John Sands, Sydney; http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1910- 1919/1915-part17.pdf 53 Advertising, The Daily Telegraph, 14 Aug 1912, p19; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238643948 54 City of Sydney, Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory for 1926 p1388, John Sands, Sydney; http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1925- 1929/1926-part12.pdf 55 Whittam, William, Memoirs. William makes special mention of the fact that his father ruled the home and that he did not get to know his mother until after Matthew died in 1940. 56 Warden’s Court, The Maitland Daily Mercury, 1 Feb 1918, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122649632 57 Newcastle Warden’s Court, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, 22 Jul 1920, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138828165 58 Awaba Coal Leases, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, 9 Nov 1921, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139929129 59 Depressed Coal Trade, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, 6 Oct 1923, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139610068 60 Must Have Railway, The Newcastle Sun, 29 May 1925, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163344537 61 This is an assumption. The last reference to his working life is in 1926, and his name dropped out of the Sands Directory from 1927 onwards. Although he & Emily appear to have lived on at Artarmon for a while before moving to Punchbowl with his son William, it seems reasonable to stop putting his name in the directory if it was no longer required for work purposes. 62 Edie & Arthur lived at 20 Hampden Rd. http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1925-1929/1926-part18.pdf 63 Whittam, William, Memoirs. William said this was some time after David was born, which was in 1932. 64 Deaths, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May 1940, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17679915 Pillar of the Church 1 Notebook of J.D. Whittam 1909-1910; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/24 The notebook does indeed have a grey cover, and the notes were taken in pencil, undoubtedly because this was more portable and faster than a pen and ink. It was common for people to write upon their knee in the day, with writing desks only being used for more formal writing tasks. 2 Virtual War Memorial; TEECE, Ashley Howard; Biography by Sharyn Roberts; https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/196211 3 Welcome to the Rev. A. H. Teece; The Advertiser, 1 Sep 1909 , p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5756095# 4 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam from Giggleswick, 29 May 1876.. 5 They Still Serve—Old Schoolhouses; The Mail; 6 Feb 1937, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55840276 6 North Adelaide Grammar School; The South Australian Advertiser, 20 Dec 1869, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31996121 7 Wikipedia, Prince Alfred College, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Alfred_College 8 Prince Alfred Wesleyan College, Evening Journal, 16 Dec 1870, p3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196736493 9 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam, 29 May 1876. Ruth Whittam (1932-) has also commented on how beautiful her grandfather’s writing was. Sadly, no example of it appears to have survived. 10 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 22 Feb 1911 [Issue No.11], p510; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232173571/24977231 11 The Government Gazette, Express and Telegraph, 1 Dec 1877, p3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207578380 12 Ibid, 27 Feb 1880, p3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207586589 13 A Terrible Accident: The Deputy Postmaster-General Killed, South Australian Chronicle, 14 Oct 1893, p7; https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92800237 14 Sarah was member #114, Joshua #115, Ann #180 & Kate #292; Church Member’s Roll Book from 1878 to 1903; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/34 Vol. 2. 15 Adelaide Young Men’s Association, Adelaide Observer, 23 Jul 1859, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158128759 16 Death of the Rev. W. R. Fletcher, The Brisbane Courier, 6 Jun 1894, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3581201 17 National Library of Australia, A.Y.M.S. [music] : waltz, composed by Chas. Cawthorne, 1882; http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-175740954/view?partId=nla.obj-175740965#page/n0/ mode/1up 18 Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; James Mitchell; Birth: 28 Jan 1843; Baptism: 12 Feb 1843 at Barony, Lanark, Scotland; Father: Andrew Mitchell; Mother: Isabella Corbet; FHL Film Number: 1041479 19 Obituary in the Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA), Fri 20 Nov 1885 20 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Kate Mitchell; Birth: 25 Dec 1866; Place: Queenstown, South Australia, Australia; Father: James Mitchell; Mother: Eliza Jolly; Page 587, Vol 48 21 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922; Birth Date: 18 Nov 1887; Birth Place: Kensington; Page 332, Volume 407 22 In 1888, Joshua was Member #6, Ann #9, Sarah #13, Nell #43, Walter #46 and Arthur #59. Bess joined in 1891 as member #81. Young Peoples’ Society of Christian Endeavour roll book 1888-1900; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/13/1 23 At the age of 27, Joshua travelled to Mt Barker to help celebrate the anniversary of the Shady Grove Unitarian Church, giving a speech on ’What means should be taken to retain the younger people in the church’, showing that this is not a modern problem at all. Source: South Australian Weekly Chronicle, The Week, 31 Oct 1885, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ article/94333391 24 Ibid; Birth Date: 13 Jan 1890; Birth Place: Kensington; Page 63, Volume 452 25 Certificate of Title, Register book volume DXXXVI, folio 191, Transfer No 268220. 26 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 17 Mar 1906, p198; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232350942 27 Joshua attended a reunion of the class on 31 May 1931 as a special guest, listing his attendance years as 1902/11. Minutes of Meetings of Clayton Young Men’s Class July 1929; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/11/2 28 Clayton Young Men’s Bible Class Roll Book; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/12/1 29 Monument Australia; Clayton Congregational Church Roll of Honour; Photograph by Dr. Geoffrey Bishop, 2016; https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/109495- clayton-congregational-church-roll-of-honour 30 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 4 Jan 1923 [Issue No.1], p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232521133/25029598 31 Harris, H. P. 1954, Centenary Record, Clayton Independent Church, Inc 32 Joshua’s cause of death is listed as Mitral Endocarditis/Heart Failure 1 week. Essentially this is progressive failure of the mitral heart valve, which in turn causes a build-up of fluid in the lungs. A doctor would diagnose this from the sound of the heart, hearing the hiss as blood leaks backwards through a closed valve. By the time Joshua fell ill at Guildholme, it was too late and he succumbed. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 10 Oct 1934 33 Kate’s cause of death is listed as ‘Cerebral Vascular Accident, senility’. This means she had a major stroke, after a long period of senility (dementia). It is fair to assume the senility was the product of many ‘mini-strokes’. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 9 Mar 1948 Perroomba 1 Taplin, Wyatt, Meyer, Schurmann, Gason and Bennett (1879). Native Tribes of South Australia. [online] Rundle Street, Adelaide: E. S. WIGG & SON, p.175. Available at: http://www5. austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AUColLawMon/1879/1.pdf [Accessed 10 Jul. 2020].

310 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia 2 Naming the Federal Capital, Bendigo Advertiser, 7 Feb 1913, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90010677 3 Changing German Names, Recommendations of the Committee, Kapunda Herald, 3 Nov 1916, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124986764 4 The Vineyard, Australian Names for Australian Wines, Chronicle, 4 Sep 1909, p10; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88317374 5 General Records Office, Netley, SA; Abstract of Title to Certain Allotments of Land part of a preliminary Country Section “288”, Provincial Survey 73 belonging to Mr Zachary Ingold, 1856. 6 Receipts from Matthias White, dated 6 Feb 1858 (£40 deposit) and 15 Dec 1958 (balance) 7 Certificate of Title, Register book volume XXIII, folio 6 (lots 14, 15, 16, 17) 8 Certificate of Title, Register book volume XXXVII, folio 104 (lots 9, 10, 13 & 18) 9 Elizabeth Warburton states that the bricks came from Koster and Reedy, in nearby Howard Street, but multiple original receipts held by the author clearly show them coming from Hindmarsh. Warburton, Elizabeth; The Paddocks Beneath: A History of Burnside from the Beginning; Griffin Press, 1981, p256 10 Warburton, Elizabeth; The Paddocks Beneath: A History of Burnside from the Beginning; Griffin Press, 1981, p255 11 The Adelaide Express, 3 May 1865, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207601138 12 Certificate of Title, Register book volume XXV, folio 210 (lot 8 - ½ acre). Lots 11 & 12 (1 acre total) were bought at some point but the titles for these have not been located. 13 City of Burnside, Historic Self-Guided Walk: Beulah Park, 2016, Item 26 14 Seager, Ruth (nee Whittam); Personal memoirs; 1932-1962 15 Whittam, Matthew, Letter to William Whittam from Giggleswick, 20 Sep 1876.. 16 Certificate of Title, Register book volume XXVI, folio 196, Applications 220801 & 220802, 11 April 1888 17 Certificate of Title, Register book volume DXXXVI, folio 190, Transfer 268220, 1 March 1893 18 John Wyles & Co, Brochure: Subdivisional Sale of 19 First Class Building Allotments at North Kensington, 1924 19 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 2498, folio 148, Transfer 2060100, 16 May 1958 Chemistry 1 Boston Marriage, Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_marriage 2 Births, Marriages, Deaths, Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 12 Oct 1895, p777; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/162672647 3 Beecroft Public School, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 Dec 1908, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14811834 4 Beecroft Cheltenham History Group, Early Schools, https://www.bchg.org.au/index.php/en/environment/schools/early-schools 5 Technical Education - Annual Examination Results, Daily Telegraph, 27 Jan 1912, p17; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/239062815 6 Suburban Centres, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 Jan 1914, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15478209 7 Breaking up at the Schools, Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, 14 Dec 1895, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171744696 8 Gympie Hospital, Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, 10 Jun 1897, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171529905 9 In a missing person report, Nina described Charles as “addicted to drink”. ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazette, 31 Jan 1900, p42 10 ancestry.com, Victoria, Australia, Police Gazette, 9 May 1900, p169 11 Pharmacy Board of Queensland, Brisbane Courier, 17 Mar 1908, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19534729 12 Personal, Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, 19 Mar 1908, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188294981 13 Pharmacy Board of Queensland, Brisbane Courier, 22 Aug 1910, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19651837 14 College of Pharmacy, Opening of the Session, Brisbane Courier, 28 Feb 1911, p10; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19681118 15 Pharmacy Act, 1897. The Phamaceutical Register for New South Wales, 1938, Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, 14 Jun 1938 [Issue No.91 (SUPPLEMENT)], p2338; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225121475 16 1920 Part 17 - Alphabetical Directory - Sta-Wes, p1890, [A-01136843]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 28 Jan 2021, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1899592 17 Frank Bevan Tomlin was living at Cremorne when he was married, and Maude was the bridesmaid. Weddings, Sunday Times, 22 February 1920, p13; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120526936 18 1924 Part 15 - Alphabetical Directory - Sim-War, p1699, [A-01136736]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 28 Jan 2021, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1899485 19 North Sydney Fire, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Jan 1927, p14; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16348016 20 Share certificate 12330 for share numbers 609801 - 609900, issued 3 Mar 1932; now held by Robin Smith 21 Australian Stock Exchange, The 1998 ASX Delisted Companies Book 1929 to 1998, 69 years of delistings, p232; https://datanalysis.morningstar.com.au/licensee/datpremium/html/ Delisted_comp98.pdf 22 Notice of intended distribution of estates, Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, 9 May 1980 [Issue No.71], p2400; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231250331 Genealogical Horticulturalist 1 A Royal Greeting, Clarence and Richmond Examiner, 2 Jan 1901, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61282556 2 At the Centennial Park, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 5 Jan 1901, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165291836 3 Yesterday’s Military Pageant, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 Jan 1901, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14342249 4 Beecroft-Cheltenham History Group 2015, William Chorley, https://www.bchg.org.au/index.php/en/people/individuals/a-f/56-chorley-w-xxxx 5 Beecroft Cheltenham History Group, Early Schools, https://www.bchg.org.au/index.php/en/environment/schools/early-schools 6 The History of Scouting, Scouts Australia; https://scouts.com.au/about/what-is-scouting/history 7 Aviation in Australia, Our first aviators, State Library of New South Wales, Call# SPF/1587; https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/aviation-australia/our-first-aviators 8 This simply meant that it took children all the way to high school level. NSW Department of Education, Bondi Public School, School History; https://bondi-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our- school/history.html 9 NSW Department of Education, Bondi Public School, School History; https://bondi-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/history.html 10 NSW Department of Education, Bondi Public School, School History; https://bondi-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/history.html 11 There is an 1853 receipt for pew rent at St Matthew’s from William Whittam. 12 This story may be apocryphal, as there was a report in the papers of a similar incident at Potts Point in Sydney in 1915. The author was fairly scathing in his assessment of the wastefulness, when the piano could have been sold and the proceeds given to support the troops. Society Pranks, Westralian Worker, 17 Dec 1915, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148341509 13 Wikipedia, ABC Radio National; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Radio_National 14 Ernest Septimus Monk was born in Hunters Hill, NSW on 35 Apr 1898, and went on to serve in the 16th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps in WW2 as a Private (enlistment # N291743). Ref: Honouring Veterans, https://honouringveterans.org/vet_profile.php?id=383887 15 Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia, No. 26 – 1933, Chapter XXIV - Labour, Wages, And Prices, p744; https://www. ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/424AFF5B6061C8E1CA257AF0001632F7/$File/13010_1933_bk26.pdf 16 Willoughby District Historical Society & Museum, Northbridge – Northbridge golf course, https://abc17603.wordpress.com/history/suburbs/northbridge/ 17 Northbridge Progress Association 2013, Discover Northbridge; http://northbridgepa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Discover-Northbridge-FINAL-Nov12.pdf 18 This became the Punchbowl Brick and Pipe Company in 1937. Company News, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May 1937, p13; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17370892 19 Advertising, The Southern Mail, 8 Oct 1935, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118719013 20 Chemlink 1997, Proceeding of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Vol 29 - No. 9 September 1962, Timbrol, later Union Carbide Australia - to 1962; http://www.chemlink.com.au/ timbrolhis.htm 21 Infants and Nursery School Club, National Advocate, 25 Nov 1948, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161687743

References 311 22 Oberon Infants School Club, National Advocate, 22 Oct 1953, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161715669 23 Oberon News, St. Barnabas’ Church Guild, National Advocate, 5 Mar 1948, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161365672 24 Oberon Council, Interment List, Buried in row/lot BA2 & BA3; https://www.oberon.nsw.gov.au/community-services/cemeteries/interment-list 25 Oberon Council 2006, Historical Record of Oberon Shire Council Volume 2: 1957 – 2006, p147; https://www.oberon.nsw.gov.au/sites/oberon/files/public/images/documents/ oberon/mig/7177-CouncilHistoryVolume2.pdf A Beautiful Life 1 Evening Journal; The Children – Uncle Harry’s Letter No. CXVIII; 10 Oct 1896, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199917790 2 Adelaide Observer; S.A. Sunday School Union. Annual Scripture Examination Awards; 28 Sep 1901, p 45; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161764560 3 Advertiser; Church Intelligence; 4 Apr 1902, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4878986 4 Advertiser; Amusements; 8 Jun 1907, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5068855 5 Advertiser; Norwood Fair; 7 Apr 1910, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5253638 6 Mail; Other People’s Money – Registration of Firms; 22 Jun 1912, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58182992 7 Seating Stewards Register, 1914; Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/20/1 8 ‘Pittman, H.’ (1907); Clayton Young Men’s Bible Class Roll Book; Available at State Library of South Australia, call number SRG 95/165/12/1 (Accessed: 5 Sep 2019) 9 Islington Closing Times, The Register, 21 May 1928, p12; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56633934 10 Ruth’s death certificate lists her cause of death as Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 7 years; Tuberculosis of Larynx, 6 mths. Given that the doctor knew the length of time she had the disease, it is clear she was first diagnosed back in 1912. It was only later that the severity of her illness would have increased. Source: SA Genealogical & Heraldry Society, Death certificate, District of Norwood, 5 Oct 1919 11 Wikipedia; History of Tuberculosis – Twentieth Century; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tuberculosis#Twentieth_century 12 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1081, folio 110. It is not clear how Ruth came by this land. Perroomba land was only sold off in 1911 & 1922 (prior to the larger subdivision of 1924). It is assumed that she simply had a job and bought it like everyone else. 13 The Acacias was built in 1875-7 by Dr J.M. Gunson to the design of Michael McMullen. It was then bought in 1878 and extended significantly by Sir Edwin Smith, successful brewer, politician and benefactor, and known as the ‘grand old man of Adelaide’. The property was subdivided and the home bought by Loreto College in 1920. https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/ B+3931 14 Now 343 Portrush Rd, Toorak Gardens, on the corner of Alexandra Ave. Certificate of Title Vol 868, Folio 104 15 Sinclair, Ian; Legacy Account, Mr Harold H Pittman; 25 July 2001 16 This is the date that Doug & Ken were discharged, which may not be the date they arrived home. Given that they were in their uniforms at the welcome home party, there is a possibility that they arrived a month or more earlier. This does seem likely, as Ruth was standing in the photo, and may have been too ill to do so when that close to her death. However, this is the only date we have, so I have persisted with it. 17 Advertiser; De Soto Makes First Appearance; 20 Oct 1953, p15 18 Who’s who in Adelaide, South Australia, 1921-22 p75; Associated Publishing Service, (1923?); viewed 2 Oct 2019; https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-30541013/view?partId=nla.obj- 30589870#page/n78/mode/1up 19 It is not until Ross’ Motor Bodies sold their premises in Gilbert St that it becomes obvious that is is owned by Arthur George Stanley Ross. Advertising, The Advertiser, 14 Jun 1930, p10; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73803934 20 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1151, folio 102 21 Walkley, Giles; Toorak the Beautiful; Burnside Historical Society Inc., Newsletter, September 2019; https://www.burnsidehistory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-Vol-39.-No-3- e-version.pdf 22 Ancestry.com; Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010; Page 109, Volume 950 23 Pittman, Ella Hampton; Died 4 Jun 1977; Advertiser; Death Notices, 6 Jun 1977 Welcome to Guildholme 1 The Children’s Sunbeam Society of South Australia, Adelaide Observer, 1 Feb 1896, p35; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161834687 2 “Uncle Harry” was actually David Hughes Bottrill, the founder of the Sunbeam Society. He was born in North Adelaide in 1866 and died at home in Hulbert St, Brighton in December 1941. He was recognised in John’s Notable Australians in 1906 for his philanthropic works through the Society. Sources: Founder of Sunbeam Society - Death of Mr. D. H. Bottrill, The Advertiser, 23 Dec 1941; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45744199 John’s Notable Australians, 1906, p34, Ancestry.com; https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/60800 3 Evening Journal, Uncle Harry’s Letter No. CLXXII, 16 Oct 1897, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207905838 4 Advertiser, Sunday School Union, Examination Awards, 20 Sep 1904, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5007787 5 Evening Journal, Sunday School Union, Annual Scripture Examination, 18 Sep 1905, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208595127 6 Advertiser, Amusements, 8 Jun 1907, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5068855 7 The University - Primary Examination Results, The Advertiser, 30 Sep 1905, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4965993 8 Register, Speech Day, Adelaide Shorthand and Business Training Academy, 19 Dec 1908, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57006752 9 Harris, M. G. and Johnston, R. J. D., 2020, Henry Francis Meyer, Ellen Maria Meyer (nee Haines), Ancestors and Descendants p20, Openbook Howden Print & Design 10 Harris, M. G. and Johnston, R. J. D., 2020, Henry Francis Meyer, Ellen Maria Meyer (nee Haines), Ancestors and Descendants p97, Openbook Howden Print & Design 11 The Advertiser, Lawn Tennis, 9 Feb 1910, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5231059 12 Southern Argus, Cricket. Mount Barker v. Ashbourne, 5 Jan 1911, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96974880 13 Country Intelligence, Ashbourne, Southern Argus, 31 Jul 1913, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96978699 14 Register, Marriages, 21 Aug 1913, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60059030 15 Harris, M. G. and Johnston, R. J. D., 2020, Henry Francis Meyer, Ellen Maria Meyer (nee Haines), Ancestors and Descendants p13, Openbook Howden Print & Design 16 Harris, M. G. and Johnston, R. J. D., 2020, Henry Francis Meyer, Ellen Maria Meyer (nee Haines), Ancestors and Descendants p15, Openbook Howden Print & Design 17 Bees Burnt, Register, 24 Jan 1913, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59732472 18 A Hut Burned, Register, 12 Jun 1919, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62197035 19 Extensive Bee Farming, The Register, 20 Aug 1927, p17; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55036198 20 Out Among The People – Harry Meyer’s Big Draft, Advertiser, 17 Nov 1947, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43743364 21 Garage Gossip - International Sales Increasing, News, 25 Nov 1924, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129814356 22 Potato Digging Machine - Demonstration at Ashbourne, Observer, 28 Jan 1928, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165634778 23 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1186, folio 92. This was a joint purchase by Henry Robert Meyer and Kenneth Bayly Cantrill Kirkham from Tom Kirkham 24 Harris, M. G. and Johnston, R. J. D., 2020, Henry Francis Meyer, Ellen Maria Meyer (nee Haines), Ancestors and Descendants p4, Openbook Howden Print & Design 25 Six Satisfaction, Advertiser, 4 Dec 1928, p25; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35307458 26 Out Among The People – Harry Meyer’s Big Draft, Advertiser, 17 Nov 1947, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43743364 27 Out Among The People – Honey and Apples, Advertiser, 16 Dec 1946, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35772332 28 Apples at Ashbourne, Southern Argus, 20 Mar 1952, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96911141 29 Callington – Dinner, Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, 6 Dec 1945, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147615398

312 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia 30 Cricket. Cricketers from the Country. North Versus South, Advertiser, 9 Feb 1910, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5231059 31 Strathalbyn v Ashbourne, Southern Argus, 8 Nov 1900, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96944902 32 Cup Donor’s Display, Mail, 9 Nov 1929, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63437064 33 Ashbourne Cricket Club 2019, Ashbourne Cricket Club Captains, http://ashbournecc.sa.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=14006|45363h 34 The Talk of the Town – Men, Women and Gossip – Country Cricket Veteran, Mail, 18 Feb 1939, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55910249 35 Yorke’s Peninsula v Alexandra, Observer, 26 Feb 1927, p22; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165627741 36 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1357, folio 185. This was a joint purchase by Henry Robert Meyer, Kenneth Bayly Cantrill Kirkham, Gordon John Kirkham, Oscar Chapman Kirkham, William James Duncan Whittam, Herbert John Meyer, Clarence James Pitt, Vincent Harold Payne and Frederick Dourlingville Allengame. 37 Encouraging Country Cricketers, Chronicle, 8 Nov 1924, p30; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89386070 38 Keen Cricketer, H. R. Meyer Popular, News, 21 Mar 1925, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129711891 39 Cricket – Visit of Don Bradman with S.A.C.A. Team Wednesday Next, Southern Argus, 23 Nov 1938, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96817037 40 Claims Country Team Won Disputed Game, Advertiser, 15 Jan 1953, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47520820 41 Harvey, W, Cricket, Southern Argus, 17 Oct 1935, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97254285 42 Rucci, M, Ian makes good on his words, www.adelaidenow.com.au, 2 Mar 2017, https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/veteran-television-commentator-ian-day-joins-the-roll-call-of- greats-at-adelaide-oval/news-story/60f1c804a5e7ca685d11f6b7f7b9e9fc 43 Round & About, Southern Argus, 11 Feb 1954, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96908950 44 Page 124 – not sighted 45 Ashbourne Cricket Club 2019, Club History, http://ashbournecc.sa.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=14006|42624q 46 Golf in aid of Legacy, Southern Argus, 29 Sep 1949, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96839847 47 Angas Associates – Angus v. The Lodge, Southern Argus, 19 Jul 1939, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96822697 48 History – The History of Kooyonga - Key Facts; https://www.kooyongagolf.com.au/cms/about-us/history/ 49 Kneebone, H, World of Sport – Private Links, Advertiser, 17 Oct 1947, p13; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74656654 50 Obituaries, Advertiser, 27 Apr 2012; https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/obituaries-tributes-to-three-of-our-finest/news-story/5f83dcec1fb4624bb5ab288b1c1358ed 51 Golf Notes, Southern Argus, 9 May 1946, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96829286 52 SGC- Our Club, Strathalbyn Golf Club, http://strathgolf.com.au/theClub.html 53 Father-Son Golf Ends in Tie, Mail, 25 Jun 1949, p30; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55922843 54 Southern Argus, Country Intelligence, 16 Jan 1913, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96976397 55 Liberal Union, The Advertiser, 22 Jun 1914, p19; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6421790 56 Harris, M. G. and Johnston, R. J. D., 2020, Henry Francis Meyer, Ellen Maria Meyer (nee Haines), Ancestors and Descendants p19, Openbook Howden Print & Design 57 Adelaide Central Mission, Australian Christian Commonwealth, 25 Jul 1930, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214092923 58 Round and About, Southern Argus, 10 Aug 1950, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96837182 59 Strathalbyn Municipal Band – Visit to Ashbourne, Southern Argus, 10 May 1934, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97255772 60 Mine’s Flat Concert, Southern Argus, 20 Aug 1941, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96826730 61 Macclesfield News – St. John’s Welfare Club Debutante Ball, Southern Argus, 11 Aug 1949, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96841464 62 Barn Dance and Barbecue, Southern Argus, 20 Nov 1952, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96913632 63 District Council of Kondaparinga, Southern Argus, 14 Jul 1927, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97198828 64 Supplementary Elections, Southern Argus, 28 Nov 1935, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97250339 65 Ashbourne School, Southern Argus, 30 Aug 1945, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96803431 66 Elected at Meadows, Southern Argus, 27 May 1943, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96801575 67 Strathalbyn Agricultural Society – Annual Meeting Held, Southern Argus, 28 Feb 1952, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96910817 68 Mulgundawa is about 17 miles from Strathalbyn, on the shores of Lake Alexandrina. It it in the opposite direction to Ashbourne, so one assumes that Harry was taking his passengers, Mr & Mrs G. Hutchesson home to their farm out that way. Knocked Down by Car, Chronicle, 15 Dec 1938; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92431223 69 Killed After Cars Had Passed, News, 9 Dec 1938, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131913364 70 Killed by a Motor Car, Chronicle, 1 Dec 1938, p51; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92436987 71 No inquest into infant’s death, News, 13 May 1952, p20; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130278286 72 Data SA, Traffic volumes at top 40 intersections - 2019. data.sa.gov.au. [online] Available at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/traffic-volumes-on-top-40-intersections-in-sa/ resource/641a39c5-f00f-49c0-9274-65900e2ba77e 73 Out Among The People – Those Toll Bar Gates, Chronicle, 21 Nov 1935, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92333336 74 Ceremony at Restored Toll Gate, Advertiser, 5 Jul 1951, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45720953 75 Toll Gate Back, News, 4 Jul 1951, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130326115 76 Jottings, by “J.W.E.”, Southern Argus, 3 Apr 1913, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96977166 77 Old Toll Gate Restored, Advertiser, 29 Jun 1951, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45717790 78 Wikipedia, 1959 Birthday Honours, Australia, Order of the British Empire, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Birthday_Honours Doug 1 Advertiser, General News, A.S. and B.T. Academy, 27 Jun 1908, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5155537 2 The Advertiser, Messrs. Goode, Durrant and Co, 5 Jun 1905, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5048818 3 Southern Argus, Cricket. Mount Barker v. Ashbourne, 5 Jan 1911, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96974880 4 Southern Argus, Maidment Centenary at Ashbourne, 8 Jan 1941, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96827288 5 Semmler, Colin, The Maidments, p8; https://alexanderandjessiegordon.net/documents/W%20-%20Maidment%20family%20history%20-%20notes%20by%20Colin%20Semmler. pdf 6 The Advertiser, Musical Examinations, 8 Feb 1909, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5170687 7 Chronicle, Fetes and Fairs, 9 Dec 1911, p15; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88740236 8 Southern Argus, Ashbourne v. Meadows, 23 Feb 1911, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96972914 9 The Maidment family was a large one, and Clarice had a number of cousins in Ashbourne. Two had the initial ‘E’ – Edwin and Ernest, sons of Clarice’s Uncle Edwin & Aunt Clara. Ernest, born in 1889, was the closest in age to Doug so it is assumed this was the ‘E Maidment’ playing tennis with Doug in 1911. 10 Advertiser, Methodist Conference, 28 Feb 1910, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5238150 11 Advertiser, Education Department – Further Appointments, 15 Jan 1913, p13; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5363509 12 Southern Argus, Country Intelligence, Ashbourne, 16 Jan 1913, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96976397 13 Advertiser, The Country, Meadows South, 5 Jun 1913, p17; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5411523 14 Register, Langhorne’s Creek v Ashbourne, 23 Mar 1914, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58506345 15 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage. aspx?B=8388030 , p1 16 Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, Ashbourne – August 28th, 1 Sep 1916, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147697781 17 Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, Ashbourne – Sept. 24., 1 Oct 1915; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146299880

References 313 18 Southern Argus, Country News. – Ashbourne – Aug.3., 16 Aug 1917, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96985428 19 Southern Argus, Local, 5 Sep 1918, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96986234 20 Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, Bull’s Creek – September 16, 20 Sep 1918, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147708622 21 Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, Bull’s Creek – April 20, 2 May 1919, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146428452 22 Register, The Country, 11 Aug 1919, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62320978 23 Southern Argus, Country News – Ashbourne, 20 May 1920, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96996916 24 Register, Marriages, 30 Aug 1920, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62924287 25 Southern Argus, 11 Mar 1915, page 2 (2); https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96980827 26 Ashbourne School, Ashbourne School History. From SA Genealogical & Historical Society 27 Southern Argus, Soldier Settlement – A Big Scheme. Finniss River Possibilities, 1 May 1919, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96992867 28 State Records of South Australia, GRG35/320, Record of land held by soldier settlers - Soldier Settlement Branch, 1917-1931, p213; https://archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/ public/documents/GRG35_320_0_2%20p219-233%20W%20part%202.pdf, Accessed 18 Dec 2019. Only one block is listed here – the 100 acres west of Bull Creek Rd. However, Crown Lease Vol 1019 Folio 37 (135 acres) makes reference to an earlier surrendered lease Vol 656 Folio 52. This is an earlier dated title than the 100 acres listed in State Records, but it does not mention the Soldier Settlement Act. It is assumed that Doug obtained this land earlier – possibly prior to going to war. 29 Observer, Wool Men at Cricket, 3 April 1920, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164817764 30 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1357, folio 185. This was a joint purchase by Henry Robert Meyer, Kenneth Bayly Cantrill Kirkham, Gordon John Kirkham, Oscar Chapman Kirkham, William James Duncan Whittam, Herbert John Meyer, Clarence James Pitt, Vincent Harold Payne and Frederick Dourlingville Allengame. 31 Southern Argus, Masonic, 24 Sep 1925, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97005033 32 Southern Argus, Back to Ashbourne, 2 Feb 1933, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97247784 33 Southern Argus, Poison Laid, 30 Jun 1937, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96814078 34 Doug held land in the Hundred of Nangkita, title vol 265 folio 57 and vol 555 folio 85. These titles have not been located and may be early Crown leases. 35 National Archives of Australia, WHITTAM WILLIAM JAMES DUNCAN : Service Number - S65575 : Date of birth - 01 Apr 1892 : Place of birth - ADELAIDE SA : Place of enlistment - STRATHALBYN SA : Next of Kin - WHITTAM CLARICE; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=6464397&isAv=N 36 Department of Veterans Affairs, World War Two Service – Whittam, William James Duncan, http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=735000&c=WW2#R, Accessed 21 Dec 2019 37 Southern Argus, Ashbourne Notes, 12 Mar 1942, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96803190 38 Southern Argus, Ashbourne Women War Workers, 26 Nov 1942, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96808023 39 Southern Argus, Social Evening at Ashbourne, 25 Feb 1943, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96805183 40 Southern Argus, Ashbourne War Work, 1 Jul 1943, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96805434 41 Southern Argus, Market Report, 1 Jul 1948, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96831476 42 The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, Annual Off-Shears Sale Strathalbyn, 28 Oct 1953, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147889496 43 Southern Argus, Strathalbyn Agricultural Society – Annual Meeting Held, 1 Mar 1951, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96913863 44 The Advertiser, Bush Fires – Widespread Destruction, 30 Mar 1901, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4828679 45 News, Fierce Fires Sweep Hills and Country, 12 Mar 1929, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129259217 46 News, Stop Press – Bushfire Racing Toward Ashbourne, 29 Mar 1940, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131525601 47 News, City Answers Fire S.O.S., 22 Feb 1944, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128390063 48 Southern Argus, Bushfire at Kuitpo, 19 Feb 1948, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96833153 49 Southern Argus, Phosphorous Baits Considered Dangerous, 1 Mar 1951, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96913806 50 Southern Argus, Bush Fire Relief Appeal – Strathalbyn Town and District – List of Donations, 8 Feb 1939, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96822362 51 Country Fire Service, The Volunteer, Volume 17, Autumn/Winter Issue, March-June 1983, p9 52 Country Fire Service, The Volunteer, Volume 17, Autumn/Winter Issue, March-June 1983, p9 53 Country Fire Service, The Volunteer, Volume 17, Autumn/Winter Issue, March-June 1983, p9 The Larrikin 1 Advertiser, Amusements – Fair at Norwood, 7 Apr 1910, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5253638 2 Evening Journal, Birth, 26 Sep 1895, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198458502 3 Adelaide Observer, Family Notices, 28 Sep 1895, p24; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161828299 4 R. W. Linn, ‘Stobie, James Cyril (1895–1953)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ stobie-james-cyril-11776/text21063, published first in hardcopy 2002, accessed online 9 November 2019 5 d’Arenberg, Our History; https://www.darenberg.com.au/the-story/ 6 South Australian Register, Sporting, 6 Jul 1892, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48537378 7 South Australian Register, A.R.C. Anniversary Meeting, 9 Dec 1893, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/53628284 8 Observer, The Gawler Races, 27 Feb 1915, p27; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163150255 9 Express and Telegraph, The Turf, 18 Jul 1898, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209151682 10 Petersburg Times, Port Pirie Items, 9 Aug 1901, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124969637 11 Kadina and Wallaroo Times, Lacrosse, 12 Apr 1902, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/109139363 12 Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle, Quorn Corporation, 5 Apr 1889, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197591259 13 Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle, Police Court, 29 Mar 1889, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197591243 14 Observer, Mr. John Lord, 8 Jul 1916, p19; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164667612 15 Register, Licensed Victuallers’ Association, 9 Mar 1910, p5; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57369004 16 Advertiser, Extra Racing Dates, 24 Dec 1901, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4892632 17 Chronicle, Mrs. M. Lord, 28 Jun 1934, p46; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/91068680 18 South Australian Advertiser, Wreck of the Marion, 23 Jul 1862, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31812878 19 Advertiser, Stott’s Business College – Annual Concert and Prize Distribution, 15 Dec 1917, p12. Kath performed on the piano at this event, but it is most likely that all the musical performers were drawn from the cohort of students at the school. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5580695 20 The ‘Mr Boothby’ reference came from a personal account in the family, and at first glance it appears to refer to Mr Benjamin Boothby, the Supreme Court judge. The problem is that Benjamin Boothby died in 1868, some 27 years before Kath’s birth. However, a newspaper article referring to a picnic of the staff of the Law Courts lists both Kath and a Mr Hugo Boothby (1860-1953), who was an officer of the Supreme Court and a grandson of Benjamin. Sources: Register, A Cheery Picnic, 16 Mar 1926, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55023710. Wikipedia, Benjamin Boothby; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Boothby 21 Advertiser, A Concert at Mitcham Camp, 17 Apr 1915, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5458940 22 No relation to the author, strangely. Alexandra Seager was the wife of Clarendon James Seager, who was descended from Lieutenant Edward Seager, who participated in the famous ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’. Lieutenant Seager, so legend goes, changed his name to stop his parents finding him in the army and making him come home. So, he is not really a Seager at all. The author is also not really a Seager, because his father, Duncan Seager, was born under the name Millikan, and adopted from a young age. 23 Ken wrote many letters to Kath during the war, which were destroyed by Kath in her 90’s during a fit of pique, as described later in the chapter. 24 State Library of South Australia, Roll of honour of the Fire Underwriters’ Association of South Australia, Ref PRG 280/1/21/209; https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/

314 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia PRG+280/1/21/209 25 There was a Whittam who played for Clayton in the 1920s, and it was only likely to be one of three - Os, Ted, or Ken. Doug & Don were both living in Ashbourne, and Os was a bit too quietly spoken and gentle to go for football. There is no knowledge of Ted playing anything other than tennis and cricket, which leaves Ken. Ken was the more boisterous and cheeky of the brothers, and it does seem more likely to see him mixing it with the best of them in the mud. The only incongruous piece is that Ken was not a great fan of the church, which makes it a little odd to find him playing for Clayton, but afterall, footy is footy. 26 Ken is listed as ‘Mr. R. Whittam’, but this is undoubtedly a typographical error. Chronicle, An Enjoyable Evening, 30 Dec 1922, p48; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87519698 27 Pioneer, Wedding – Griffin-Hodge, 3 May 1924, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199113845 28 Register, A Birthday Party, 10 Jul 1924, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59010124 29 Saturday Journal, Here and There, 4 Apr 1925, p25; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199251214 30 Saturday Journal, Here and There, 3 Apr 1926, p10; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199251214 31 Sport, Owner’s Appreciation, 22 Oct 1926, p12; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216262325 32 Chronicle, Family Notices, 5 Sep 1929, p39; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90048376 33 News, Country Social Notes, 26 Nov 1929, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128875076 34 Sixty percent of women born in the 1930s had their first child by 25. This is likely to have been a higher percentage IN the 1930s. Source: Jain SK, McDonald PF 1997, Fertility of Australian Birth Cohorts: Components and Differentials, Journal of the Australia Population Association, Vol 14, No. 1, p37; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/ bitstream/1885/41454/4/fertility.pdf 35 Advertise, Bridge Party, 12 May 1936, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35430997 36 News, Cruise to New Zealand, 29 Feb 1936, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133058848 37 News, New Golf Links, 8 Jan 1929, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129191185 38 Advertiser, Four Left in Glenelg Golf Club Championship, 28 Jun 1937, p12; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30754800 39 The Mail, Kooyonga Defeat Glenelg 8 to 1, 23 May 1936, p20; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55827739 40 The Mail, W. Rymill, 146, Leads Field, 24 Jun 1939, p22; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5575155 41 News, Old Collegians’ Golf at Kooyonga, 8 Jul 1935, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128421308 42 Advertiser, P.A.C. wins Old Boys’ Golf Match - Record Entry Of 49 Pairs, 12 Jul 1935, p12; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74138172 43 Leader, Personal, 6 Jul 1944, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166389998 Brothers in Arms 1 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage. aspx?B=8388030 , p1 2 Virtual War Memorial Australia, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column - 3rd Division Artillery, AIF; https://vwma.org.au/explore/units/137 3 Bean, C.E.W 1933, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918, Volume IV – The Australian Imperial Force in France: 1917, Chapter XVII – The Third Battle of Ypres, p729; https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1416531 4 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage. aspx?B=8388030, p4 5 Interestingly, Doug’s name appears in a Western Australian electoral roll for the division of Swan, subdivision of Williams in 1916. This is either an administrative error, since he was in Victoria for the majority of this year, or he was entered on the roll after submitting his vote for a referendum held on 28 October, perhaps when the Hororata stopped over in Fremantle on the way to Europe in late November. Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Electoral Date: 1916, Electoral Place: Williams, Swan, Western Australia, Australia, Household Members: William James Duncan Douglas Whittam 6 There is no known diary of Doug’s travels, but others did keep such records. One such was written earlier in 1916 by William Emanuel Baker of the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column – the same unit as Doug’s. It is fair to assume that William’s experiences would be similar to many who made the journey, including Doug, and I have drawn from his account here. Source: Australian War Memorial, Baker, William Emanuel, Typescript copy of diary relating to the First World War service of 28471 Gunner William Emanuel Baker, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column. Ref: RCDIG0001163; https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2085601 7 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Statement of Service No. 30629 8 Ibid 9 More correctly, Dikkebus 10 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; 2nd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column, August 1917; Item number: 13/75/17 11 Lincoln, Merrilyn 1981, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Davidson, William St John Stevens (1870–1945), MUP, Volume 8; http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/davidson-william-st- john-stevens-5906 12 Bean, C.E.W 1933, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918, Volume IV – The Australian Imperial Force in France: 1917, Chapter XVII – The Third Battle of Ypres, p704 13 Major Russell Fulton Manton, D.S.O., b. 9 Mar 1889, d. Jun 1945 14 Ibid, p729 15 Larkins, Steve 2014, Third Ypres 30 July – 5 November 1917, Virtual War Memorial Australia; https://vwma.org.au/explore/campaigns/8 16 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage. aspx?B=8388030, p5 17 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, December 1917; Item number: 13/33/25, p4 18 Ibid, p6 19 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, February 1918; Item number: 13/33/27, p4 20 Ibid, p7 21 Australian War Memorial 2017, Enlistment Standards; https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/enlistment 22 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, Kenneth Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8388026, p3 23 Daily Herald, Answering the Call – Latest Enrolments, 27 Sep 1916, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105367860 24 Ibid, p1 25 Chronicle, The Call to Arms – Gone into Camp, 30 Sep 1916, p41; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87527725 26 The Clayton Church honour roll lists S.A. Roberts and R.L. Roberts as two of the thirteen church members that made the ultimate sacrifice. Looking at their enlistment records, Stanley has service number 4562 and Richard is 4563. They travelled together to Europe and were in the 14/10th Batallion together. They were sent to France 5 days apart, and died just over 2 weeks later. Stanley and Richard lived at 5 Harris St, Norwood. Sources: National Archives of Australia, Roberts, Stanley Arthur, Series no B2455, 1914-1920, service number 4562; https:// recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8034386, National Archives of Australia, Roberts, Richard Lawrence, Series no B2455, 1914-1920, service number 4563; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ ViewImage.aspx?B=8034418 27 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, Kenneth Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920, p6; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage. aspx?B=8388026 28 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, Kenneth Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920, p3; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage. aspx?B=8388026

References 315 29 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, Kenneth Douglas, Series no B2455, 1914-1920, p6; https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage. aspx?B=8388026 30 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, May 1918; Item number: 13/38/28, p4 31 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, May 1918; Item number: 13/38/28, p12 32 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, May 1918; Item number: 13/33/30, p5 33 Ibid, p5 34 Ibid, p6 35 Ibid, p27 36 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, June 1918; Item number: 13/33/31, p79 37 Ibid, p52 38 Ibid, p4 39 Ibid, p31 40 Carthew, N 2002, Voices from the trenches : letters to home, New Holland, Sydney, p. 171. 41 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, August 1918; Item number: 13/33/33, p28 42 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Statement of Service No. 30629, pp5&8 43 Ibid, p10 44 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, September 1918; Item number: 13/33/34 Part 1, p9 45 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, November 1918; Item number: 13/33/34, p4 46 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Statement of Service No. 30629, p2 47 Australian War Memorial, Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries 1914-18 War, Artillery; Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, December 1918; Item number: 13/33/37, p3 48 Ibid – signature on cover sheet. Major Roy Meldrum Thompson – source: Virtual War Memorial Australia; https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/215130 49 Ibid, p5 50 Bou, Jean, “They shot the horses – didn’t they?”, Wartime 44 (2008) 54–57; https://www.awm.gov.au/wartime/44/page54_bou, accessed 2 Dec 2019 51 Liersch, Kath, recollections of her grandfather 52 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Statement of Service No. 30629, p8 53 National Archives of Australia, Whittam, William James Duncan Douglas, Statement of Service No. 30629, p14 The Realtor 1 Municipal Corporations, Evening Journal, 10 Jun 1884, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197796350 2 The Border Watch, Border Watch, 21 Apr 1886, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77546069 3 School of Design Junior Drawing Scholarships, Evening Journal, 9 Feb 1909, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203427452 4 Education Department, The Advertiser, 3 Sep 1910, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5249307 5 University of Adelaide – Public Examinations Board – Primary Education 1911, Register, 2 Oct 1911, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59212623 6 Personal recollection of Will Whittam, visiting from Sydney. William Whittam, memoirs. 7 Kensington Gardens Tournament, Register, 17 May 1915, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59600676 8 Registrations – Motor Cycles, Mail, 25 May 1918, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63844653 9 Believe me, it was. There are those that think 1900 was the first year, but that was the last year of the 19th. If you have doubts, go learn the difference between ordinal and cardinal numbers, and also consider why you celebrate your birthday at the end of each completed year. 10 South Australian Directory for 1908, p191; Sands & McDougall; https://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1908sandsandmc/212/ 11 Sylvia is identified as someone in the photograph taken at the welcome home celebration, but she was identified by her nephew many years after the photo was taken. Her face is sufficiently obscured to cast doubt on this identification. However, we shall take it at face value. 12 Births, Marriages, and Deaths, News, 8 Sep 1944, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127046902 13 5CL Adelaide’s first professional radio station in 1924, with an A-Class licence to be funded by listeners, AdelaideAZ, https://adelaideaz.com/articles/5cl-opens-in-1924-as-adelaide- s-first-professional-radio-station--with-an-a-class-licence-to-be-funded-by-listeners 14 To-day’s Broadcasting. From Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Register 27 May 1926, p12; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56570405 15 Weddings, Parham - Phillips, Chronicle, 25 Aug 1928, p74; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90045078 16 Stow Memorial is now known as Pilgrim Uniting Church; http://www.adelaideheritage.net.au/all-site-profiles/stow-memorial-church/ 17 Silver Weddings, Advertiser, 17 Dec 1951, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45792714 18 ancestry.com, The South Australian Police Gazette, 7 Dec 1932, p511 19 Three Men Arrested – Charges of Housebreaking and Theft, Advertiser, 8 Jan 1936, p20; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36209459 20 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1307, folio 118 (part lot 80) 21 Burnside Historical Society, Historic Self-Guided Walk - Beulah Park, City of Burnside, Feb 2016, p4, item 20; https://www.burnsidehistory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Beulah- Park-self-guided-historical-walk-v1.5-ONLINE-VERSION.pdf 22 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1316, folio 55 23 Wikipedia, The South Australian Company, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Company 24 Flight of Time, News, 14 Feb 1929, p15; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129218568 25 Social, Advertiser, 21 Feb 1934, p10; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/475378251 26 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1435, folio 30 27 Davies, Peter. Monreith - the First 90 Years. Burnside Historical Society Newsletter, vol. 32, no. 4, Dec. 2012, pp. 17–18.; https://www.burnsidehistory.org.au/wp-content/ uploads/2013/01/Burnside-Historical-Society-Newsletter-December-2012-Vol-32-No-4.pdf 28 Certificate of Title, Register book volume 1339, folio 75 29 New Glenelg is now known as Glenelg South. Certificate of Title, Register book volume 437, folio 45 (lots 26 & 27) 30 The land titles in late 1936 list this as his address, although the Sands & McDougall directories still list him at Portrush Rd, Toorak Gardens. However, Os had sold the Portrush Rd home in October 1936, and cannot have been living there. 31 South Australian Directory (Sands) 1922, Ancestry.com. Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Various publishers. Australian City Directories. Gould Genealogy & History, South Australia, Australia. 32 Titles 1337/78, 1494/178, 1547/48, 1672/113 (lots 33-36), 1694/45. 33 Titles 1332/99, 1668/11, 1669/184, 1675/117, 1691/93 34 Title 1557/150 at 38 Devereaux Rd, Linden Park Gardens 35 South Australian Directory for 1942, p210; Sands & McDougall; https://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/almanacsanddirectories/1942sandsandmc/264/. Os & Sylvia’s house appears to be at number 249 Portrush Road now. It is hard to tell, but based on the style of house and the location from the Sands & McDougall directory, the more austere 1940s houses near Percival St seem too recent. It is most likely that their house was the second bungalow north of Percival St.

316 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia 36 Burnside Historical Society, Historic Self-Guided Walk - Beulah Park, City of Burnside, Feb 2016, p4, item 1; https://www.burnsidehistory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Beulah- Park-self-guided-historical-walk-v1.5-ONLINE-VERSION.pdf Love One Another 1 School of Mines and Industries, The Advertiser, 12 Dec 1916, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5543537 2 Prince Alfred College, The Advertiser, 14 Dec 1917, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5580229 3 Prince Alfred College, Australian Christian Commonwealth, 24 Dec 1913, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214053281?searchTerm=grasby 4 School Speech Days, The Register, 19 Dec 1918, p9; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60525170?searchTerm=whittam 5 Postmaster General’s Department (South Australia), Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 18 Oct 1920 (No.88), p1783; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232517803 6 Federal Institute of Accountants, The Register, 7 Aug 1924, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59013328 7 Observer; 5 Mar 1927, p33; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165628367 8 Register News, 13 Feb 1931, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54173812 9 Executor Trustee v. Elders Trustee, Register, 26 Feb 1927, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54879744 10 Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church, Young Men’s Class Minutes of Meeting 4 Oct 1931, State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/11/2 11 There is some dispute about the veracity of this claim. Desiree’s grandmother, Georgianna Thomasina Clayton Poole (nee Desvignes), claimed that her grandfather was Count Hubert Desvignes of Paris and was beheaded along with King Louis XVI, even to the point of having this placed on her gravestone in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide. The full story is probably the subject of a small book in its own right, but it seems that Georgianna was told this story when she was very young, possibly as a cover of respectability for the fact her parents had previously gone bankrupt and they had to flee their home in embarrassment, rather than regal pride. There were few to sispute her story, and it persisted after her death. Either way, the family certainly has French blood, and there are upper or upper-middle class roots, but the royal line may be a fabrication. 12 Our School - History, Trinity Gardens School, http://www.trinitygps.sa.edu.au/ourschool.php?id=16 13 Miss Angelita Davis’s Concert, Register, 7 Nov 1919, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63116775 14 Announcements – Clayton Congregational Church, Register, 26 May 1923, p14; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64122400 15 Sunday Services – Clayton, Advertiser, 21 May 1938, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74387497 16 Sunday Services – Clayton, Advertiser, 26 Oct 1940, p7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74464822 17 Sunday Services – Clayton, Advertiser, 28 Oct 1939, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49822476 18 Congregational Union of South Australia: Clayton Congregational Church, Young Ladies Class roll book 1919-1921; State Library of South Australia reference SRG 95/165/10/1 19 United Church Association, Mail, 17 Feb 1923, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63779120 20 United Church Association – West Hindmarsh Methodist v Clayton, Mail, 2 Dec 1922, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63773687 21 Mail, United Church Association –Clayton Congregational v Mile-End Church of Christ, 21 Mar 1925, p5; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59711455 22 Coming-of-Age Party, Register, 28 Jun 1924, p14; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57383178 23 The property was owned by Hubert Henry Donovan Page. Certificate of Title vol 1008, folio 70. 24 Legal Notices, News, 31 Mar 1932, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129320249 25 Gulf Trip Passengers, Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 1 Dec 1937, p4; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110501341 26 Certificate of Title, register book volume 1464, folio 161, transfer 994350, 4 May 1927. Also transfer 1283407 to Dorothy Lillian Broadbent on 8 Feb 1939. 27 Advertising, The Mail, 25 May 1940, p25; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54808085 28 Certificate of Title, register book volume 1334, folio 147, transfer 1323272, 18 Jul 1940. 29 Premature Greying of Hair, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature_greying_of_hair 30 15-21 Union St, 5&7 Mathilda St, 9-17 Vine St. These homes are all still standing. St Helens is 21 Union St. 31 Settlement statement for St. Helens Estate, 29 Jun 1949. 32 Wikipedia, Blue Hills (radio serial), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Hills_(radio_serial) 33 From an email exchange with the curator of the cemetery, it became apparent that Ada’s ashes were scattered at the cemetery after her cremation. https://www.centennialpark.org/ memorial-search/adelaide-claire-whittam-144761/ 34 Good News Translation. Full verse is “My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you.” The Munificent Don 1 Southern Argus, Meadows News, 27 Jun 1946, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96831862 2 Southern Argus, Ashbourne Tennis Club Dance, 22 Aug 1946, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96830954 3 This is an assumption. He may have been put up with other farm workers, or perhaps his recently married brother Doug, but it seems most likely that Dorothy would have put up her brother, at least initially. It was not until his marriage in 1932 that he moved into Mayfield. 4 Southern Argus, Strathalbyn Bachelors’ Ball, 29 Aug 1929, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97204219 5 Preamimma Mine, Callington, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia.; www.mindat.org/loc-17629.html. Accessed 2 May 2021. 6 The Register, Monarto, 24 Jul 1906, p8; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57018867 7 Observer, The Country. Our Correspondents’ Letters, 9 Jan 1909, p13; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164671641 8 The Register, Feminine Fire Fighters, 14 Feb 1918, p6; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60335777 9 The Journal, A Buggy Accident, 24 Sep 1917, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201910352 10 News, Dance at Monarto, 17 Oct 1929, p10; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128868379 11 Southern Argus, Country News, 19 Oct 1922, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96997901 12 William Floyd Shannon was also a Colonel in the Australian Imperial Force, and received his Order of the British Empire in 1918. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_Birthday_Honours_(OBE), Chronicle, Family Notices, 27 Oct 1932, p35; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90629164 13 News, Members of Young Men’s Christian Association Leave for Perth Today, 26 Mar 1929, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129260212 14 The Advertiser, Whittam – McDonald, 7 Sep 1932, p10; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/34699710 15 It seems that Harry’s mother Ellen lived in Mayfield, and by some reports, did so until the late 1930s. However, their children only recall living in Mayfield, which suggests Don & Mollie moved in just after their marriage. Ellen Meyer did not die until 1945, and it is not clear where she may have lived in the meantime 16 News, Stolen Car Recovered In Melbourne, 6 Dec 1937, p11; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131565744 17 Southern Argus, Strathalbyn v Ashbourne, 22 Dec 1921, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96991710 18 Young Men’s Christian Association, begun in 1844, and established in South Australia from 1850. It is not clear how or where Don was a member, but it gave him access to opportunities to pursue cricket beyond the state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMCA 19 News, Members of Young Men’s Christian Association leave for Perth today, 26 Mar 1929, p16; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129260212 20 News, Brisbane Tournament - Competitors from Adelaide, 6 Apr 1927, p1; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129248146 21 Southern Argus, Advertising, 5 Oct 1944, p2; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96801506 22 Chronicle, Out Among The People, 13 Nov 1947, p43; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93222238 23 Southern Argus, Locals, 3 Oct 1929, p3; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97204329

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Index 323 Index A Clayton Congregational Church. . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24, 42, 103 Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Adamson, Lydia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36 Choir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 176 Adelaide Football Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Joshua Whittam as Life Deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Hindley Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sunday School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 North Adelaide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tennis Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112, 170 North Terrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Young Ladies Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 River Torrens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Young Men’s Bible Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 168 Rundle Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 12 Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavour. . . . . . . . 36, 48, 69, 103 University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Victoria Square. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cornish Tavern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Adelaide & Scottish Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Adelaide Shorthand and Business Training Academy. . . . . . . . 127 D Amery, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Ashbourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Dix, Mrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Cricket Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 127 Douglas School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Tennis Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 5th Duke of Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Anne (1829-1891) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 B Duncan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Duncan 1798-1871. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Baildon, Yorkshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Duncan - death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Balmoral Castle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Edward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 Barnet Elizabeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 Isabella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 Janet (Jessie). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Jessie - death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jessie - death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 Blyth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Margaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 Glee Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Maria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Gymkhana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Downshire House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36 Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dundee, Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dunn Brighton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Margaret (1862-1935). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Dunstan C Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 77 John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Clapham John, vicar of Giggleswick church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Clare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 48

324 Perroomba: A History of the Whittam Family in Australia F Kate (1866-1948). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Morphett, George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Finniss Flat. See  Ashbourne Fleming, Annie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N Fox North Adelaide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 George Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 North Kensington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Isabella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 North Terrace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Samuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Norwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 G Arts School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Norwood Parade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Giggleswick Parish School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 O St Akelda’s Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overland car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Greenham, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 77 Owen, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 H P Harrold Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 24 Pakenham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hindley Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Paley Horsfall, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 William Lodge, headmaster of Giggleswick Parish School. . . . . . . . . . 4 I Paul Ingold, Zachary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 John - policeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pemberton J Adelaide Claire 1902-1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Jacobite Rising of 1745. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Adelaide Josephine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Edwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 K Harrold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Henry Edward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Kensington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Perroomba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 75–80, 127 Cricket Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 purchase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 77 Tennis Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 sale of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Perthshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Kent Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Phillips Kirkmichael Edward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Elizabeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 Town of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Margaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14 M Pickwick Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Pittman Macclesfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Albert Edward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Maidment Ruth Douglas. See  Whittam, Ruth Douglas Port Clinton, Yorke Peninsula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Clarice Dunn (1897-1983). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Preston George Alfred (1858-1947). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Ellen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 William (1835-1898). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Maitland, Yorke Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 R Marryatville Primary School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Masonic Lodge Richardson, Helen Maud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Collingwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Riordan McHarg’s Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Melbourne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 12 Daniel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Collingwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Rundle Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Collins Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Sandridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 S Messrs Goode, Durrant and Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Methodist Ladies College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Sandridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Meyer Scotland Dorothy. See  Whittam, Dorothy Douglas Harry. See  Henry Robert Perthshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Henry Robert (1884-1972). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 128 Settle Golf course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Town of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mitchell Stepney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sunbeam

Index 325 Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 103 Y Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Yararoo, Yorke Peninsula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 T Thiem Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Thomas William - policeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tomlin Maude Nina (1886-1979). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83–87 Tory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Trevaskis Elizabeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 V Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 W Wagstaff Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Watervale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Wellington Road School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Whittam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ada. See  Pemberton, Adelaide Claire Anne. See  Douglas, Anne Annie. See  Whittam, Patience Ann Fleming Arthur Douglas (1875-1916) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 47–51 Bess. See  Whittam, Elizabeth Douglas Claire Douglas (1934-2018). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Clarice. See  Maidment, Clarice Dunn Dorothy Douglas (1890-1964). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111–122, 128 Doug. See  Whittam, William James Duncan Edward Douglas (1902-1987). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 167–182 Elizabeth Douglas (1866-1940). . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 33, 35–39, 78, 103 Gordon Douglas (1904-1970). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 185–193 Helen Douglas (1870-1956). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 33, 35–39 Joshua Duncan (1858-1934). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67–72, 78 Kenneth Douglas (1897-1983). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 137–144 Marjorie Parsons Douglas (1895-1961). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83–87 Matthew (1793-1857) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Matthew (1828-1865) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Matthew Douglas (1853-1940) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 53–64, 78 Nell. See  Whittam, Helen Douglas Oswald Douglas (1895-1980). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159–165 Patience Anne (1824-1893). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 20 Patience Ann Fleming (1860-1922). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 29, 29–33 Peter Douglas (1938-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273–279 Richard Douglas (1863-1877). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23 Ruth Douglas (1887-1919). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103–107 Ruth Douglas (1932-). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Sarah Goldsborough Douglas (1856-1892) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 24 Walter Douglas (1872-1931). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 41–44 William (1761-1813). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 William (1822-1887). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8, 12, 77 Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ironmonger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 William Douglas (1901-1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89–99 William Goldsborough (1854-1855). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 William James Duncan (1892-1974). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127–135 World War 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Whyte-Yarcowie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 World War 1 Doug Whittam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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