Ern Ernest Frederick WATERS
Born 20 December 1922 in Ardrossan, South Australia [55]
Son of Frederick Penberthy WATERS and Joy Gwendoline WHITTAKER [55]
Along with his parents, brothers and sister arrived in Carnamah, Western Australia on 12 March 1938 [P46]
Resided with his parents on Celojium Farm on the Caron Road in Carnamah [P46]
Member of the Five Gums Tennis Club 1938-1941 [0: image 03025] [89]
Member of the Carnamah Junior Farmers’ Club in 1940 [0: image 03062]
Member of the Carnamah Home Guard in 1941 [4: 27-Sep-1941]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1941 [0: image 04054]
Resided in Carnamah until enlisting in the Australian Army on 8 July 1942 [16]
Trooper WX35548 in the Australian Army’s 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 17 June 1946 [16] and returned to Carnamah [P46]
In 1947, with his brother Ronald, purchased East End Farm in Carnamah from FRANCIS Bros [P46]
East End was the 3,501 acre Lot M1563 of Victoria Location 2023 on the south side of the Caron Road [3] [60]
Farmed East End Farm in Carnamah in partnership with his brother Ron until 1950 [P46]
In 1950 they split the farm with Ron taking the northerly half and Ern the southerly half, which he named Euan Farm [P46]
Farmer of Euan Farm in Carnamah 1950-1956 [P46] [P260]
Committee Member of the Five Gums Tennis Club 1946-1956 [0: image 04531] [89]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1948 [13]
Member of the Carnamah Men’s Hockey Club in 1951 [7: page 202]
Married Patricia Margaret DRAGE on 8 March 1952 in Perth WA [P46]
In 1956 he sold his 1,517 acre Euan Farm to Angus GOULD [P260]
Held a clearing sale on the farm on 21 February 1956 to sell 317 sheep as well as all plant, machinery and produce [4: 10-Feb-1956]
The machinery included in the sale was an International TD6 crawler tractor, a Massey 744D D tractor, [4]
a 16 disc Shearer King plough, two 10 disc Sunderseeders, 20 foot Massey Harris combine and a 10 foot A.L. harvester [4]
After selling the farm in Carnamah he shifted to a new farm in Harvey [P46]
Farmer of Hill Ranch Farm in Harvey [3]
Father of Jennifer, Geoffrey, Brett, Leonie, and Peter [P46]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Ernest Frederick Waters' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 1 May 2026 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/ernest-frederick-waters [reference list] |
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