Last week, my post was about Martha Helen Johnston, and her husband Samuel Cornford. This week, my post is about Martha’s sister Catherine Johnston, and her husband Walter Thomas Diprose.
The name Catherine Johnston is a fairly common one, so I decided to just search for “Walter Diprose”. The first article found was their engagement.
PERSONAL (1911, October 5). The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899 – 1919), p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64349597 The second article found was Catherine’s funeral notice.
WYNYARD. (1931, July 7). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67868106 Her death and funeral notice from an earlier newspaper.
Family Notices (1931, July 4). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67867612
I found an article about Walter, when he was a young boy, aged 11 years.
NO. 2 ROAD (WYNYARD.) (1895, July 11).Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 – 1928), p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article153472197 Walter was involved in a car crash in 1927.
YOLLA. (1927, September 27). Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 – 1928), p. 8. Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154027536 Walter died in 1935.
Family Notices (1935, November 1).Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954), p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86546565 Family Notices (1935, November 1).Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), p. 1 (DAILY). Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51961416
There was an obituary for him in the Examiner on the same day.
THE NORTH-WEST (1935, November 1).Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), p. 5 (DAILY). Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51961452 And there was a more detailed obituary about a week later.
THE NORTH-WEST (1935, November 7).Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), p. 5 (DAILY). Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51962301
The final article today is the about the sale of his property at Yolla.
Sale of Yolla Property (1939, March 29).Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954), p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68548499
