( Late of ” Sedenan “, Gordon St & Railway Tce, Petersham )
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # ?
Rank: Ex-Superintendent
Stations: ?, O.I.C. – Parramatta district
Service: From ? to ?
Awards: ?
Born: ? ? 1856+/-
Died on: 3 August 1918
Cause: ?
Age: 62
Funeral date: ?
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Ex-Superintendent Harry C. Trenchard, who a few years ago was police inspector in charge of Parramatta district, died at his residence, ” Sedenan, ” Gordon street and Railway terrace, Petersham, on the 3rd August. He was in his 62nd year.
Mr. Trenchard was in his younger days an English solider – one of Lord Wolseley‘s cavalry force that took part in the battle of Tel-el-Kebir and other important military movements in the Egyptian campaign of the time.
He came out from England afterwards, and took an important position on the staff of officers training the police of Australia.
He made a number of friends whilst in Parramatta, but of course his public life was confined to the negotiation of official duties.
‘ Sedenan ‘, Gordon St & Railway Tce, Petersham could now possibly be the site of Petersham TAFE.
Marriages:
BUTLER – WEST. – February 8, 1888, at Petersham, by Rev. James Paton, Arthur Ormonde Butler, of Summer Hill, to Katie, youngest daughter of Henry West, of Sedenan, Petersham.
Born June 9, 1934.
Passed away peacefully,
Sunday August 16, 2015.
Aged 81.
John’s was a life of significant achievement.
He was a committed family man, decorated police officer, trade union leader, and dementia fighter
He is forever loved and remembered by his wife Clara, Kathleen, Carolyn and Tim, Jack, Peter and Carla and grandchildren Nathaniel, Nicholas, Isobel, Ella, Harriet and Rufus.
Thank you John and God bless you.
Mass of Christian Burial for JOHN will be offered in St. Mary’s Cathedral, College Street, Sydney TODAY, August 21, 2015 commencing at 2.30pm.
In lieu of floral tributes we ask for donations to Alzheimer’s Australia at: fightdementia.org.au
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Aug. 21, 2015
Saturday, 22 August 2015
I remember John when you were first married and lived in o,connor flats.I was Barbara Monaghan then Kate Brennans sister.love to all especially you Clara.
Barbara Moore
HER Excellency the Governor, on the advice of the Executive Council and pursuant to the provisions of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999, has approved the appointment of John Joseph WHELAN, OAM, as a community member of the Parole Board for a period of three (3) years dating from 20 March 2002 until 19 March 2005.
RICHARD AMERY, M.P.,
Minister for Corrective Services and Minister for Agriculture
HER Excellency the Governor, on the advice of the Executive Council and pursuant to the provisions of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999, has approved the re-appointment of John Joseph WHELAN, OAM, as a community member of the Parole Board for a period of three (3) years dating from 20 March 2005 until 19 March 2008.
Eighteen years ago Class 9 /1951 from the Penrith Police College held the final get together with my father Keith Holstein as he was too sick to travel to a reunion. The group changed their plans and visited dad at home. He passed away 18 years ago today. Sadly missed.
Keith HOLSTEIN: Class 9 /1951 from the Penrith College held the final get together with my father Keith Holstein as he was too sick to travel to a reunion. The group changed their plans and visited dad at home.
( L-R at rear ) ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Eric MAURER # 7134
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Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 21 June 1968 (No.76), page 2537
Department of Mines, Sydney, 21st June, 1968.
APPOINTMENT
HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the provisions of section 6, Mining Act, 1906, as amended, has approved of the appointment of Sgt 3rd Class Keith Stanley Holstein, Officer-in-Charge of Police, Nundle, as Warden’s Clerk, Mining Registrar and Officer authorized to issue Miner’s Rights and Business Licenses at that place, such appointment to take effect on and from 12th February, 1968, vice Senior Constable Victor John Feltis.
SERGEANT KEITH BEAN – KISSING HIS DAUGHTER – MELINDA.
James Keith Swanton BEAN aka Keith, Duke Husband to Mary SCHNEIDER OAM ( for 35 years ) and Father to Melinda SCHNEIDER ( Country singer )
KEITH is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
Finding Melinda Schneider
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So just how is Melinda planning on touring with a 16 month-old and remaining sane? “I don’t know yet!” she exclaims. “We will probably just go out for weekends or for a few days at a time. Mark will come out with me and help out. It’s not going to be easy and I’m sure it will have its challenges. However Sully [Sullivan] loves new adventures, they [children] need such stimulation anyway. I’ll just take one day at a time.”
Listening to Melinda chatting about going on tour with her family reminded me that her own upbringing was not dissimilar. Melinda is the only child of yodelling great, Mary Schneider, and her policeman father, Keith Bean, was also from a musical family. Melinda spent many a night backstage whilst her mother performed, sometimes sleeping in her mother’s fur coat. I touch on this subject with Melinda and ask if having famous parents will impact the way she raises her son.
“It was interesting writing this show – when you have a child you look at your own upbringing – as much as your parents did the best they could you don’t want to make some of the same mistakes they made. It takes you a while to figure out who you are with famous parents. I recall Chaz Bono [offspring of Sonny and Cher Bono] saying that it’s difficult to know where you belong when your parents are famous. It’s not a normal family situation – the attention is on the parents the whole time rather than the children. I talk about that in the show.
“With Sully I want to keep a good balance of making sure he is number one focus and it’s not all about me – I want him to have a good sense of self. Growing up, my mum had taught me dancing, juggling, yodelling … and I didn’t really have a great interest in it myself. I want to see who he is – what’s in his heart. I’m fascinated to know who he is.”
Continuing on the subject, Melinda adds, “When I was three I recorded on Mum’s albums, I had a show by age of eight. People would come up to me after the show and say ‘You’re not as good as your mother’. That used to really upset me – no one wants to hear that. Growing up I was quite confused about what I wanted to do musically and what was my truth. I just didn’t know who I was.”
Most people don’t realise that Melinda didn’t become a recording artist in her own right until her late 20’s. In fact, Melinda left school young and went and studied fashion. She remembers, “I had my own fashion label working out of Mum and Dad’s garage – I made stage costumes and all sorts for loads of people. Mum’s grandma was an amazing seamstress – perhaps that is where I got the talent from. It was funny, during my early 20s I would be in the garage running the business and always singing at top of my lungs to Top 40 hits and Michael Bolton songs. Mum used to come in and ask ‘Are you sure you don’t want to be a singer?!’ I think I was denying myself. Then I realised, deep down, I really did want to be a singer.”
DAVE’S DIARY – 23/1/13 – PREVIEW OF EPISODE 7 – SERIES 19
Elizabeth collaborated with former Nu Country TV host and recording stage star Melinda Schneider, now 40, to write the title track of her fourth album Balls.
They both recorded their co-writes Some Times It Takes Balls To Be A Woman and Rest Your Weary Mind on recent albums.
Elizabeth and Melinda co-wrote more than a dozen songs including I Like Men in Trucks on Melinda’s fourth album Stronger.
Melinda also wrote songs about late father – Sgt Keith Bean – a policeman.
Keith and Tom didn’t meet at a still but Melinda’s mum – famed yodeller Mary Schneider – sang with Tom and Joyce backstage at the Grand Ole Opry during one of Cook’s many dates there.
“I used to sing The Black Hills Of Dakota with my mum (yodelling icon Mary) and my Aunt Rita when I was a little girl,” Melinda revealed as she romped through one of many songs from 1953 movie Calamity Jane and its successors.
“We’d do the three-part harmony at family get-togethers.”
She accentuated the family flavour with a shout out to her duet partner at ground zero who responded with a yodel – her unique GPS beacon.
“I could never lose mum in the dark,” she joked.
Melinda also tickled the family tree when she revealed how her late sire – Sgt Keith Bean – greeted her decision to revert to her mama’s name after cruel Kogarah schoolyard taunts ranging from “string been to les been.”
Melinda Schneider long ago mastered cross genre pollination with music and dance.
But she made a huge leap to the mainstream with her writing, narrating and performing in this energised Doris Day tribute show.
And the dynamic diva also disproved the adage about dangers of working with animals.
Schneider’s rapport with her teenage Labrador-Kelpie crosses Rosie and Daisy was also a stroke of magic.
They were all ears and eyes when she serenaded them on the stage front couch with Your Eyes Don’t Lie.
It was fitting that she returned to the scene of the rhyme – Mike Walsh’s Melbourne mecca Her Majesty’s – to premiere her show.
Seven years ago in the Yarra city the seeds for the show were sown when the singer was a guest artist on a Doris tribute concert.
So it was no surprise there was a capacity crowd for the premiere of a fast paced trip through the back pages of the octogenarian Hollywood legend.
When Schneider bumped Canadian balladeer Michael Buble from ARIA chart tops with her 12-song disc Melinda Does Doris she was thawing out that metaphorical iceberg.
This time, in collaboration with co-writer David Mitchell, Melinda tapped a deep well.
“I used to sing The Black Hills Of Dakota with my mum (yodelling icon Mary) and my Aunt Rita when I was a little girl,” Melinda revealed as she romped through one of many songs from 1953 movie Calamity Jane and its successors.
“We’d do the three-part harmony at family get-togethers.”
She accentuated the family flavour with a shout out to her duet partner at ground zero who responded with a yodel – her unique GPS beacon.
“I could never lose mum in the dark,” she joked.
Melinda also tickled the family tree when she revealed how her late sire – Sgt Keith Bean – greeted her decision to revert to her mama’s name after cruel Kogarah schoolyard taunts ranging from “string been to les been.”
“Dad said I was now a has-been,” she joked.
This was a winner with the ageing audience, daubed with dowagers and duchesses from the demographic that 3AW and Magic leg-ropes to the wireless.
Despite the acrid aroma of mothballs from stoles and furs liberated from suburban closets (not those that once housed much younger opening night au pair boys) the wearers knew most of 26 songs from a Golden era when lyrics reigned supreme.
Just like roots country – the genre banished from commercial radio here.
Not for these Day devotees grunge or techno trash that energises ecstasy bunnies down on King, Queen and William Streets.
This was a gramophone-generated posse waltzing down memory lane to the refined refrains of his or her majesty’s voice.
You know the songs – Everybody Loves A Lover, Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps, Sentimental Journey, I’ll See You In My Dreams, Secret Love and Teacher’s Pet before the latter two became a trigger for the Victorian court name suppression industry.
Schneider, enhanced by her 14-piece orchestra, also revived romance in Love Somebody, Put Em In A Box, The Deadwood Stage and It’s Magic.
Funeral location: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Gardens, South Chapel, 12 Military Road, Matraville
Buried at: TBA
the Thin Blue Line Rose
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BURROUGHS, Leslie John, APM
August 22 2015, after a short illness. Late of Vaucluse. Beloved husband of Pam, dear brother of Lorraine and Peter and fond uncle to their families.
Former Sergeant, NSW Police Force, serving the community for 40 years.
Aged 64 Years
Loved & missed by all
who knew him
Les’ family and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Service in the South Chapel, Eastern Suburbs Crematorium on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:15pm.
In lieu of flowers, donation envelopes for Pancreatic Cancer Research will be available at Service.
VALUE FUNERALS
1300 669 722
A.F.D.A. Member
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Aug. 26, 2015
Retired Sergeant Leslie John Burroughs APM, Born 2/2/51 passed away today ( Saturday 22 August 2015 ). Les had the distinction of being the longest serving officer to work in 10 Division serving there from 1971 until his retirement in 2010. I had the honour of working with Les at Vaucluse in 1973.
Les had been suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time and passed away peacefully about 5.25pm today. He is survived by his wife Pam.
I know that some of you will remember Les who was a larger than life character variously describing himself as Bogabilla Burroughs or Les from Lightning Ridge who called everyone Digger. I remember in early 1973 at Vaucluse an elderly gentleman came into the station to report some stolen property and Les who was playing a round of cards with a colleague said, ‘ hang on digger I’ll be with you in a sec’. The old gentleman was okay with that and soon after when Les took his details for a CIR ( Criminal Information Report ), he gave his surname and when Les asked for his christian name he replied ‘ Sir Theo’ Quick as a flash Les said that’s a funny name and the gent replied ‘no I am Sir Theo’, a knight of the realm, who happened to be the CEO of Woolworths at the time. They both had a good laugh and the knight left happy with the service he had been given, that was Les, a cop for all people.
Rest in peace friend. I am sure funeral details will be posted soon.
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THURSDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2006 WAVERLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Police Report: Sergeant Les Burroughs, Waverley Police, reported that the in the summer months there is increased crime, more break and enters, beach stealing, breaking into cars. Younger people are responsible. Do not take valuables to the beach or leave valuables in your car. A beach safe exercise has begun in conjunction with eastern beaches patrols on all beaches. Leaving front doors open in summer also makes it easier for thieves. Regarding skateboarding late at night, under 15’s cannot be prosecuted or fined despite skateboards being under the vehicles act.
Funeral location: Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
Buried at: ?
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OBITUARY: Frank Narvo,1933-2015
By ANITA BEAUMONT
Frank Narvo: ‘‘Tough as nails and soft as a prayer’’.
MANY will remember Frank Narvo for his prowess on the rugby league field.
Others will remember him as a firm but fair cop, or the highly regarded publican of the Northumberland Hotel in Lambton.
But his family will remember him as their superhero. A hero who could draw a crowd better than any modern day promotion.
One who would have everyone in stitches with his wickedly dry sense of humour.
A brave fighter. Scared of nothing.
‘‘My dad was a giant of a man, both in stature and character,’’ Frank’s son Tony said in his eulogy.
‘‘He was larger than life.
‘‘He was a good man – a hardworking man, an honest man, a man of integrity, a faithful man, a stubborn man, a staunch ally.
Above, Frank Narvo’s funeral. He was surrounded by the things he loved. Picture: Wanagi Zable Andrews
‘‘He was a strong man, a brave man, a formidable man.’’
But he had also been a loving, sensitive man.
Frank loved his family, his friends, and his footy, and he was partial to a beer or two.
‘‘Tough as nails and soft as a prayer,’’ Tony said.
Frank was born on April 24, 1933, at his family home at 1 Henry Street, Wickham, to Irene and Herb Narvo.
He died on Wednesday, July 22, surrounded by his family at his New Lambton home.
He was 82.
Sporting prowess was in his genes.
Herb had played four Tests for Australia, was named in the Newcastle Rugby League team of the century in 2008, and was also an Australian heavyweight boxing champion. Frank boxed too, although mostly just for fun and fitness.
But he shone on the rugby league field.
The tough-as-teak forward was a North Newcastle junior who went on to play nine seasons in the Sydney-based NSW Rugby League premiership for St George and Newtown in the 1950s.
He scored a try in Newtown’s 23-15 loss to South Sydney in the 1954 grand final at the SCG.
‘‘That was a time when there were many hard, tough men running around the paddock, and there were no $10million contracts,’’ son Gary said in his eulogy.
‘‘Back then you had to have a full-time job, and Dad was a policeman in the hard old days.’’
Frank eventually retired from the force to move into the pub game.
‘‘He was feared as a footballer, he was feared as a policeman, and if you played up in his pub you had good reason to fear Dad,’’ Gary said.
Frank first met his late wife Maureen in Camden when he was 15 and she was 17. They married several years later on July 26, 1952.
They had five children – Gail, Gary, Tony, Cathy and Amanda, and 20 grandchildren. Frank’s funeral service was held at Newcastle’s Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, July 26.
His ‘‘last shout’’ was held at the Duke of Wellington afterwards.
The date was particularly significant for the family, as it would have been Frank and Maureen’s 63rd wedding anniversary.
Frank’s daughter Amanda said she had recently compiled a book of personalised advice from close family and friends as an 18th birthday gift for her daughter – Frank’s granddaughter.
‘‘Dad’s advice to Georgia was, ‘Your word is your bond’,’’ she said.
‘‘Dad was a very honourable man.
‘‘He also advised, ‘Treat others as you wish to be treated’.
‘‘Dad was a very soft, loving and generous man.
‘‘Whether that be ‘$20 ’til payday’ or $100 for a children’s charity or thousands to sponsor the local rugby league, soccer or cricket club.’’
Amanda said it has been an honour to take care of her father until the end.
About three weeks ago, she had asked him whether he had any last wishes. Frank said he would love to see one more family Christmas.
‘‘But I don’t think I will,’’ he’d said.
For the past 25 years, over a weekend in December, the whole extended Narvo clan would get together to celebrate Christmas.
The family threw Frank a surprise Christmas in July party on July 18.
‘‘It was wonderful,’’ Amanda said.
With only 48 hours’ notice, more than 40 Narvos arrived from all over Australia to celebrate Frank’s last family Christmas.
Despite his four-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer, Frank kept his sense of humour to the end.
He had a line for every occasion.
‘‘I remember as a young bloke, when I got drunk he would look at me, shake his head and say, ‘Even a pig knows when it’s had enough, son’,’’ Gary said.
‘‘Talking about legalising same-sex marriage, he would say he didn’t care if they legalised it, as long as they didn’t make it compulsory.’’
He’d always told Tony he was too light for heavy work, and too heavy for light work.
‘‘One day my sister Gail was telling her friend how she had been staying at Dad’s one night a week for quite a while,’’ Tony said.
‘‘‘Does he like that?’ her friend asked.
“‘Well of course he does, he loves it’.’’
But it made her think.
‘‘So the next time she stayed at Dad’s she said, ‘Do you like me staying here once a week?’
‘‘‘I love it Gail. But once a fortnight would be better’.”
In his eulogy, Tony recalled some of his last moments with his father.
Frank wasn’t afraid of death.
“I can’t wait,’’ he’d told Tony. He said, ‘‘I went to a funeral last week and wanted to jump in the bloody coffin.’’
He had been looking forward to joining Maureen, the love of his life.
‘‘I asked him if he had any regrets in life and he said ‘not a one’,’’ Tony said.
‘‘I told him how much I loved him, I told him how proud I was to be his son.
‘‘I told him he was my hero. At that point we just sat there crying. A lovely winter’s afternoon.
‘‘Then I told him I was sorry.
“‘Sorry for what?’
“I don’t know, sorry if I ever disappointed you I guess.”
“‘Well,’ he said, ‘You were a bit slow to start … but you got there in the end’.’’
BRETT KEEBLE: Narvo clan gather to support league great
By BRETT KEEBLE
Surprise Christmas party for Frank Narvo. Picture: Supplied
FAMILY and friends of Frank Narvo threw a surprise Christmas party, on Saturday for the Newcastle rugby league and boxing stalwart, who is gravely ill.
Narvo, 82, has battled bladder and prostate cancer for several years.
His health deteriorated last week and his five children have spent the past week by his side in hospital.
‘‘It was a lovely family Christmas. We had 40 or so Narvos there on 48 hours’ notice from the four corners of the country,’’ daughter Amanda said.
A tough-as-teak forward, Narvo began his career at North Newcastle and went on to play nine seasons with St George and Newtown during the 1950s. He scored a try in Newtown’s 23-15 loss to South Sydney in the 1954 grand final at the SCG.
Narvo’s father, Herb, was a former Australian heavyweight boxing champion, played four Tests for Australia in the 1930s, and in 2008 was named in the Newcastle Rugby League team of the century.
Newtown RLFC 1954 First Grade Grand Final team – Back row standing: Col Geelan (Coach), Bobby Whitton, Ray Preston, Kevin Considine, Don Stait, Henry Holloway, Gordon Clifford. Front row sitting: Frank Narvo, Brian Clay, Peter Ryan, Jim Evans (Capt), Dick Poole, Ray Kelly, Frank Johnson.
Newtown RLFC regrets to announce the recent passing of two former Newtown Bluebags first graders, Frank Narvo and Reg Hatton.
Frank Narvo joined Newtown in 1954 after playing for two seasons with St George. He stayed with Newtown until 1960 and was a tough and capable second-rower in Newtown’s two First Grade Grand Final appearances against South Sydney in 1954 and 1955. He made his own reputation in Rugby League, but he is also remembered as being the son of the great Herb Narvo, who was named in Newtown’s Team of the Century in 2008 and in Australia’s top 100 players between 1908 and 2007. Frank became a successful publican in Newcastle and was a popular figure at Newtown RLFC Reunion Days at Henson Park up until recently.
Reg Hatton was a Newtown junior who was originally graded as a halfback but soon found his niche on the wing. Reg played with Newtown from 1963 to 1968 and was regarded as one of the fastest men in Rugby League, in an era when there were other world-class fliers like Ken Irvine, Mike Cleary, Arch Brown, Dudley Towers and others. Reg had his fair share of success on the professional running circuit, and he transferred to Penrith for three seasons after playing with Newtown.
Newtown RLFC extends sincere condolences to the Narvo and Hatton families.
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FRANK NARVO the Vice President and long serving Life Member of the Newcastle Past And Present Boxers Association passed away on
Wednesday 22-7=2015,Frank played league with Northern Suburbs in Newcastle and then with St. George and Newtown where he played in two grand finals, Herb Narvo was Frank,s dad ,boxing was Franks second love, he was also a popular local publican until he decided to retire in 2000,Frank will be sadly missed, Funeral details are in Saturdays Newcastle Herald, the service is at Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle at 2pm on Sunday 26-7-2015. ALL THE BEST
Stations: ?, Sydney, 21 Division, Albury ( 1980’s – 1990’s ), Hunter Valley area
Service: From ? to ?
Awards: Nation Medal – granted 15 April 1981
Born: ?
Died on: Sunday 9 August 2015
Cause: Pancreatic Cancer
Age: 71
Funeral date: Monday 17 August 2015 @ 2pm
Funeral location: St. John’s Anglican Church, Westcott St., Cessnock
Buried at: Cremated
Bill before he became ill
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From Ken Medway: Bill GEORGE was a former member of NSW Police Force who resigned some years ago. I met him 2010 and kept irregular contact since then. He served in Sydney and 21 Division, and worked as a Detective at Albury and finally Det/Sgt in the Hunter Valley (not sure where maybe Singleton).
Bill resigned and had a milk run and then was in pubs including Gundagai and the Villawood Tavern before he retired. He had been travelling full time for many years before being diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in October last year. Had treatment in Sydney but to no avail. I never worked with Bill but I found him a great bloke. Bill was a great mate of Ray Delaforce (a retired butcher) who is a brother of Harry.
I have asked his family for more details of his service and when I get those I will pass them on.
GEORGE, THOMAS WILLIAM
“BILL”
Passed away 09-08-2015
Aged 71 Years
Beloved husband of MELODY. Loving father, father-in-law and grandfather of ASHLEY, JOANNE, HENDRIX and BECKETT, ZANE and JODI. A loved member of the GEORGE, HOSKIN and REYNOLDS FAMILIES.
Relatives and Friends of BILL are warmly invited to attend his Funeral Service in St. John’s Anglican Church, Westcott St., Cessnock this MONDAY, 17-08-2015 at 2.00 pm. A private cremation will follow.
C.R. SMYTH & SON
Independent & Family Owned Since 1925
4990 1425 www.crsmyth.com.au
Published in The Newcastle Herald on Aug. 14, 2015
Embarkation: 14 June 1915 from Sydney aboard HMAT Wandilla A62
Next of kin: Son of Henry & Mary Jane Chadban
Religion: C of E
Single / Married: Single
Australian Ware Memorial Panel number: 68
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Awards: Memorial Scroll & King’s Message – received by his father on 29 August 1921
Memorial Plaque & King’s Message received by his father on 3 April 1922
Victory Medal – posthumously received by his father on 25 December 1922
Born: ? ? 1887
Event date: Saturday 7 August 1915
Event location: Hill 971, Sari Bair, Gallipoli Peninsular
Died on: Friday 13 August 1915
Place of death: Military Hospital, Malta
Cause: Died of wounds – WW I
Age: 28
Funeral date: 14 August 1915
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Row 6B grave 3
Memorial at: ?
Harry CHADBAN aka Henry
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Newcastle Morning Herald & Miner’s Advocate Friday 14 March 1913 page 7 of 8
A Violent Customer. Olaf Anderson (21), seaman, was charged with maliciously damaging one door and two windows, the property of Cenuto Gabriel Anderson. Accused said he pleaded guilty to breaking one window, but to nothing else.
Prosecutor stated that the accused came to the Blue Bell Hotel, of which witness was lessee, somewhat the worse for liquor, shortly before eleven o’clock on the previous evening. He smashed in the panel of the door, but whether he kicked it in or struck it with a stone he did not know. He also broke two of the windows with a stone.
Constable Chadban deposed to arresting the accused, and corroborated the extent of the damage done. Accused was fined £1, and ordered to pay £3, the amount of the damage done, in default, one month’s imprisonment.
Newcastle Morning Herald & Miner’s Advocate Thursday 6 November 1913 page 7 of 8
William Craig was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in a railway carriage on October 26. Defendant, who was represented by Mr. A. H. James, pleaded not guilty.
Constable Chadban said he was a passenger on the train which left Toronto for Newcastle at 6p.m. on October 26. Defendant got in the train at Cockle Creek. He was very much under the influence of drink, and went into the guard’s compartment. He sat on the guard’s seat, and when asked to go into the other part of the compartment refused to do so. He stopped arguing with the guard for five minutes. Witness told the defendant he was a constable, and took his name and address.
To Mr. James: The guard’s compartment was the end portion of a long American car. Defendant could walk straight, and board the train. Defendant denied that he was drunk, or in any way disorderly. He was not aware that the compartment was reserved for the guard. He had been to Speers’ Point to see some friends, and had spent an hour and a half watching White law training. He had five medium-sized glasses of beer, but was by no means drunk. He put his foot on the guard’s tucker tin, and apologised for doing so. He had not travelled in such carriages before.
Thomas Gould said that the defendant was not drank. There were other people drinking beer out of bottles in the carriage, and they were pretty jolly. Neither defendant nor witness took any part with them. Evidence was given by E. Hunter, and the case was dismissed.
The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 18 September 1915 page 20 of 26
PRIVATE H. CHADBAN.
Private Henry Chadban (died of wounds) was 28 years of age, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Chadban, of Stroud. He was educated at the Stroud Public School and afterwards worked in the Gloucester and Bellinger River districts as a timber-getter gaining a reputation as a wood chopper.
Deceased was a prominent member of the East Raleigh Football Club and was also a good cyclist, and the holder of several gold medals won at those sports. In 1912 he joined the police force and was stationed at Newcastle until war broke out when he enlisted with the 13th Battalion. Private Chadban was in 1913 awarded the Royal Humane Society’s certificate for life saving.
The Gloucester Advocate ( NSW ) Saturday 18 September 1915 page 2 of 4
PRIVATE HENRY CHADBAN
The late Private Henry Chadban, reported killed at the Dardanelles, was 28 years of age, and a son of Mr. and Mars. H. Chadban, of Stroud. In his youthful days, Private Chadban was working about Gloucester, and afterwards went to the Belinger River, where he was engaged in the timber industry.
In January, 1912, he joined the Police force in Sydney, and later went to Newcastle. He was a prominent footballer and sportsman generally, and held the certificate of the Royal Live Saving Society. Private Herbert Chadban, a brother, is in hospital in Malta.
Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners’ Advocate (NSW) Saturday 2 October 1915 page 5 of 16
A.N.A. SOLDIERS
Constable Harry Chadban, who, enlisted from Newcastle, where he was stationed for some months, died on August 13th of wounds received at the Dardanelles. His parents live at Stroud, and he was the first member of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Natives Association to be killed, although about thirty members have enlisted, a great many of whom are already at the front. At a meeting of the branch this week a special minute was passed appreciatively recording Mr. Chadban’s services, and the mortuary allowance of £20 was passed for payment to his next-of-kin.
Mr. C. H. Tonkin, the secretary of the branch, has formulated a scheme, which is to be considered at next meeting, whereby the members who are remaining at home will by special contribution keep those who have gone to the front financially good on the books during their absence. This scheme, which appears to be generally approved, will have the twofold effect of avoiding the need for the branch calling upon the ‘headquarters’ funds for the purpose, and of ensuring to members’ relatives the mortuary allowance of £20 in the event of them being killed or ensuring to members, in the event of injury, the full benefit of £1 1s per week for 52 weeks, and 5s per week for life should they be permanently incapacitated.
Dungong Chronicle ( NSW ) Tuesday 2 May 1916 page 2 of 6
Whilst in Newcastle last week, the writer observed opposite the post office, in Hunter Street, a marble monument, erected in memory of the fallen of Newcastle. On ‘ Anzac Day ‘ the stone was covered with most beautiful wreaths; on looking over them, I discovered a magnificent wreath from the police of Newcastle to the late Pte. Chadban, of Stroud, who was in the police force at Newcastle at the time of enlisting. I was pleased to note that the police of Newcastle did not forget their comrade on that memorable day, who was so brave to give his life for King and country.
The Newcastle Sun ( NSW ) Thursday 18 July 1918 page 5 of 6
POLICE HONOR ROLL
Unveiling Next Wednesday
A beautiful marble honor roll, one of the finest of its kind, will be unveiled at the city police station on Wednesday night. The names are inscribed in gold lettering on a black marble scroll, and this is set on a white marble tablet. The roll faces the public entrance to the station, and at present it is draped with the Southern Cross. The words: ” Our Heroes, ” surrounded by a wreath of laurel in bas-relief, with the words ” Newcastle District Police Roll of Honor ” beneath the wreath, are chiselled into the head of the white tablet. At the bottom of the same tablet is chiselled the inscription, ” The Great War, 1914-19. ” So the police apparently believe that the war will conclude next year.
Eight constables‘ names appear on the scroll: — H. Chadban ( of Newcastle, killed ), F. M. Doonan ( of Lambton, killed ), H. W. Hancock ( of Newcastle Water Police, killed ), T. Connell ( of Minmi, killed ), C. W. J. Grant ( of Newcastle Water Police, returned wounded ), D. J. Long ( of Newcastle, still on active service ), V. Digre ( of Newcastle, who served with the naval bridging train and is now in the artillery ) and S. Pender ( who has re-enlisted ). Constable Connell served with the Imperial Forces, being called up as an Irish Reservist.
Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners’ Advocate Thursday 25 July 1918 page 5 of 8
NEWCASTLE POLICE. ROLL OF HONOUR UNVEILED. A roll of honour to the members of the Newcastle police who have gone to the war was unveiled at the police station last night, in the presence of a very large muster of members of the force.
The officers present were: Superintendent Goulder, who has entered on leave of absence prior to retirement; Superintendent Childs, his successor; Inspectors Cook, Buzacott, Hood, and Hojel. There were more than 40 police present.
Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor of Newcastle, Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., and Mr. W. G. Chiplin, chamber magistrate at Newcastle, were also present.
There are eight names on the roll– H. Chadban, F.M. Doonan, H. W. Hancock,T. Connell, C. W. J. Grant, D. J Long, V Digre, and S Pender. The first four have made the supreme sacrifice. The last mentioned, as Superintendent Childs said, was mentioned in despatches for meritorious work at the Dardanelles. ( S. Pender )
On his return he rejoined the force, but had felt the call so strong that he had again resigned and enlisted. The names are inscribed on a scroll of black marble, which is mounted on a white polished panel, and surmounted with a white marble pediment richly carved, with a laurel wreath and the flags of the Empire and Australia. At the top is inscribed ” Our Heroes, ” and immediately below ” Newcastle District Police. ” Below the names are the words, ” For King and Country, ” and lower down, ” The Great War, 1914-19, ” space being left to fill in the year in which the war ends.
Superintendent Childs. who unveiled the roll, said it was with feelings of pleasure mingled with regret that he performed that function, pleasure because he felt proud of belonging to the same force as the men whose names were inscribed on the roll, and regret that four of them had laid down their lives, two in Gallipoli and two in France. When the Empire was in danger these men did not hesitate, but freely and voluntarily gave their services to their King and country. They had the satisfaction of knowing that the Empire was fighting for a righteous and just cause. He took that opportunity of mentioning that since the war began 158 members of the police force had enlisted, 40 had died on active service, 32 had returned, and 81 were still on military service. In addition, six clerks, who were attached to the Inspector-General’s Office, had enlisted. One of them died on the way to the front, another was invalided home, and the four others were still on active service. The Mayor briefly supported the remarks of Superintendent Childs, and paid a warm tribute to the patriotism of the men who had enlisted. He expressed his appreciation at being invited to take part in the function.
Superintendent Goulder said he felt it a great privilege to say a few words regarding their honoured comrades who had offered their lives on the altar of duty and patriotism. He always felt a thrill when he saw two or three soldiers who were voluntarily prepared to give their lives without any advantage whatever to themselves, apart from the satisfaction of knowing they had done their duty in the highest and fullest degree. ” I have always said ” added Superintendent Goulder, ” that military offenders who are going to the war, or have been, should not be treated in the same category as civilians guilty of similar minor offences. I would ask, as a special personal favour, if you have occasion to interfere with soldiers, do it as kindly and as charitably as you can, remembering the sacrifices they have made and the hardships they have suffered “.
In unveiling the roll, Superintendent Childs said he would apply words used by the Governor-General recently in unveiling a roll of honour, ” I unveil this roll to the honour of those connected with the Newcastle Police Force. I dedicate it to the glory of God, to the memory of those who have fallen, who have been wounded, who are returning to us, and who are about to serve in our renowned Australian Divisions. ” Inspector Cook paid a tribute to Constable J. Chandler, from whom the idea of having the memorial emanted, and who, once the superintendent’s permission was obtained, pushed the matter ahead with great energy. Constable Chandler expressed his pleasure at seeing such a large muster, and said when the movement was started the money was rapidly subscribed.
Dungong Chronicle Tuesday 22 August 1916 page 2 of 6
ROLL OF HONOR. CHADBAN. —
In loving memory of our dear Son and Brother, Private Henry Chadban, No. 1292, 6th of 13 Batt., 4th Aus. Inf. Brigade, who died of wounds at Malta, on 13th Aug., received at Lone Pine Aug. 7th, 1915. Aged 29
He rose responsive to his country’s Call
And gave for her his best, his life, his all.
He fell a hero in the deadly strife,
For, King and Country he laid down his life.
Inserted by his loving Mother and Father, Sisters and Brothers.
The Newcastle Sun ( NSW) Friday 10 January 1919 page 3 of 6
POLICE HONOR ROLL
From ‘The Sydney Sun”
Newcastle Police Honour Roll
The names on the roll are H. Chadban, F. M. Doonan, H. W. Hancock, T. Connell, all of whom have made the supreme sacrifice, and C. W. J. Grant, D. J. Long, V. Dicre and S. Pender. Many other Newcastle policemen volunteered for active service, but were rejected.
Gold Coast RPA Newsletter – September 2015, Issue # 16
The life of June Anne HUGHES was commemorated on the 19 August last when she was bid farewell by so many that knew and loved her throughout her lifetime. Father John ECHEWODO, of the St Marys Catholic Church, Beaudesert, officiated at the service in celebration of the life of June Anne Hughes.
Funeral arrangements were most professionally conducted and attended to under the auspices of ‘A Gentle Touch Funerals’ of Mudgeeraba.
A large gathering of family and friends ensured that June received a most splendid farewell. Her husband (our Treasurer Garry Hughes) presented a most solemn and touching eulogy – which was followed by number of family members and other friends who spoke glowingly of a truly endeared person, a fine woman and a wonderful, caring mother.
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With regret I advise the death of June HUGHES, the wife of Garry Hughes, of the Gold Coast Branch of the RPA.
June passed away on 10/08/2015 and her funeral is proposed to be held at 1pm on Wednesday 19th Instant at the Nerang-Beaudesert Catholic Church, Bromelton Road, BEAUDESERT.
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