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Australia / Re: Help needed
« on: Wednesday 21 October 09 22:21 BST (UK)  »
I lived at Westlake between 1941 and 1959.  The site of my house is in Stirling Park, Yarralumla - I have transcribed the Woden Cemetery Burial register - this is where this information is available.  I also heard the story many times about Eileen nee Leech.  Her brother died a few years earlier - he dived into the Acton Pool (Molonglo River) - supposed to be bottomless - and hit his head - broke his neck and died.  This is reported in the Canberra Times as well.  I have put my main web page below that has a basic list of people buried in the Woden Cemetery between 1936 and up to and including some of early 1960s.  The Cemeteries for the ACT are also on-line with less detail.

No 20 Westlake the site is near the fence of the American Embassy opposite where Darwin Avenue joins Perth Avenue. The site of the first twenty cottages is in the embassy area bounded by Darwin Ave Forster Cres and Empire Circuit. The sites of the remaining 41 cottages is in Striling Park and the old roads are still in situ.

http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/historyofcanberra.htm

At the top of this web on the home page is a link to Early Canberra which has articles from papers etc on early canberra and from memory - I put the story of the death under Westlake People in the Odds & Ends section  -


I will not be able to reply to any queries for a few days - computer being made well. Ann

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Australia / Re: Help needed
« on: Wednesday 21 October 09 07:11 BST (UK)  »
One more thing - the BDMs for NSW are on-line - the deaths I think go up to around the 1970s and the marriages quite late too - births on-line only until 1905 - however, Canberra which is the Australian Capital Territory - registered BDM in NSW until facilities became available and the various laws etc in place in 1930 - so go on line and check BDM for NSW - may help. Ann

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Australia / Re: Help needed
« on: Wednesday 21 October 09 07:08 BST (UK)  »
I have had a look through the Electoral rolls that I have for Canberra and have found only one Thomas WB Scott who was a likely one - he lived for a time at 20 Westlake with his wife, Eileen and mother-in-law Mrs Leech. The couple were killed in a level crossing accident on 2.8.1945.  Thomas was 39 and his wife 37 - they are buried in the Woden Cemetery in Canberra in the Methodist section.  I had a look at 1928 which was the first electoral roll after WW1 and he is not there. But he could have been here and not regisitered - it wasn't compulsory at that time.  He may also have been in nearby NSW - Queanbeyan and come to work here.  The Great Depression started in Canberra after the opening of parliament in May 1927 and by 1920 many had left.  Will keep an eye out for your Thomas - Ann

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