Gordon FARLEY
Name: Gordon Seymour Farley
Date of Birth: 1900
Birth Location: Mundaring, Western Australia
Also Known As:
Age at Burial: 95 years
Date of Death: 14 April 1996
Death Location: Bunbury Nursing Home
Date of Burial: 18 April 1996
Denomination: Congregational and Presbyterian
Row/Grave: Row 1 Grave 5
Grave Transcription:
In Memory of
GORDON
FARLEY
PASSED AWAY
IN HIS 96 TH YEAR
14 -4- 1996
AT REST
Father: David Farley, born abt 1866, died 13 July 1943, – Buried at Capel Cemetery
Mother: Emily Dobney, born 1871, died 29 March 1868 – Buried at Capel Cemetery
Grandparents (father): George Farley and Catherine Winton
Grandparents (mother): Theodore Dobney and Maria Christina Broadribb
Siblings:
David Vincent Cecil Farley (known as Vincent), born 1898, Mundaring, WA – died 2000
Donald Ray Farley, born 1902, Mundaring, WA – died 1902
Una Lauretta Farley, born 1907, Capel, WA – died 1997
Allan Grenville Farley, born 1910, Capel, WA – died 1998
Kelvin Stewart Farley, born 1912, Capel, WA – died 1976
Spouse:
Children:
Occupation: Farmer
Military Service: Service Number: W70530, Army Citizen Military Forces
Their Story
Gordon Farley was interviewed by Cheryl Campbell on the 10 October 1986. Thankfully this audio tape has been digitised and uploaded to the State Library of Western Australia website for all to listen. So in place of writing Gordon’s Story you are welcome to listen to it in his own words.
Please click the below link’s below (Blue) to listen to an audio interview with Gordon Farley, 10 Oct 1986.
Part six – Synopses of Interview
Tape 1 of 3 Tapes
SIDE A
parents, birth of children, death of child 11 months, arrival at Capel from Mundaring, purchase of stock for farm, description original house & new house, Making mud bricks, Fire – badly burnt, teacher Miss Payne
SIDE B
teacher Miss Summers, Hutton family, families on river, Lexdon Park, School Hill Upper Capel, Families Upper River, Case Mill 1919, description engine on mill, midwife Mrs Fennell
TAPE 2 SIDE A
injuries, leg off, marriage, building new school room, old recreation ground, Old Roe Road, houses businesses – bakery & butchers 1910-20, blacksmiths, Mr Dilley
SIDE B
Hannaby Family, Denny Connell, hotel, Mr Dilley, Bridges, Dr Joel fixes nose, purchase of Rugby ute 1927, Road- condition of, Butter factory, Bunbury, brother’s wedding
TAPE 3 SIDE A
Mr Moriatry and Egg, brother’s wedding. Repeat
Initial research compiled by PP (CDCP team member)
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