DAWSON, Henry & Maria
30 September 1894 – 14 June 1974
4 October 1895 – 12 October 1984
Origin Brightholmlee, Bradfield, England
Accompanying Family Morris, Norman, Donald, Edna, Dorothy & Joan
First settled in Cowaramup, Western Australia
Original Occupation Coal Miner
Occupation in Australia Farmer & Public Works
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Departure Port London
Arrival Year 1925
Albany
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7 yrs Group Settlement. Cleared 100 acres with axe & horses. Canning Dam construction. Harvey Irrigation Channels. Instigated first strike in WA for rubber boots. Gold mining at Reedy WA. WSSD Dept until war service in Civil Construction Corps. Returned to WSSD. Steam pipe construction from East Perth Power Station to RPH Hospital. Retired at 65. Reference - 'Harry' by DE Dawson, University of Western Australia.
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