McLEISH, John

20 July 1902 – 21 July 1964

Origin Linlithgowshire, Scotland
First settled in Boodadong Estate, Carani via Perth, WA
Original Occupation Miner
Occupation in Australia Farmhand/Road Worker

HOBSONS BAY

Departure Port London
Arrival Year 1929

Fremantle

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My father worked originally on the Boodadong Estate for eighteen months, went to the Goldfields working on the railway from Norseman to Kalgoorlie during the Depression and finally settled in Narrogin, raising nine children and working for the Main Roads Department.

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