FROST, Douglas Parbery
4 January 1905 – June 1985
Origin Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Accompanying Family None
First settled in Perenjori, WA
Original Occupation Accountant
Occupation in Australia Railways - Fettler, Ganger & Storeman
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Departure Port Tilbury Docks
Arrival Year 1926
Albany
ALBANY panel
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Well educated. Disagreement with Father spurred departure for a new life. Albany to Fremantle by train. First job Ernie Fogarty's Boarding House, Perenjori, then felling salmon gums. Joined railways as fettler in 1927. Married in 1932 - four daughters. Remained working at railways but constantly transferred ending up in Bunbury where he retired in 1970.
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