Leonard Hubert Lionel Smith, Tenterfield NSW, FF

Name: Leonard Hubert Lionel Smith – “Len”
Date and place of birth: 30 March 1878, “Merton Villa”, Tenterfield NSW Australia (family bible insert)
Names of parents: Merton and Sarah Smith nee Ware
Marriage: 17 December 1902 at Coolgardie, WA to Miriam Symons Bryant (certificate)
Occupations: At marriage – Cyanider, living Black Flag near Coolgardie WA. (Cyanide extraction of gold may be used in areas where fine-gold bearing rocks are found. It is a extremely hazardous method for miners and environment) Dairy farmer “Merton Villa” Tenterfield, Northern NSW and Grazier “Iron Duke” Rocky River, Via Drake NSW
Military service: Nil
Addresses where they lived: Mainly “Merton Villa” and “Iron Duke” Rocky River, Tenterfield NSW. Probably ten years in Coolgardie, WA
Date, place and cause of death: 9 April 1947 “Merton Villa” East Street, Tenterfield NSW - 1. a. Coronary Occlusion – b. Chronic Myocarditis. 2. Pneumokoniosis (Dust disease of lungs from working in the mines) (Have Death Certificate)
Date and place of burial: 10 April 1947 C of E Cemetery, Tenterfield
Details of will: Don’t havE
Memorial inscription: In Loving Memory of L.H.L. SMITH, DIED 9TH APRIL 1947, AGED 68 YEARS +++ LOVING AND MUCH LOVED

[HarrysMum]

Oooh hello......are you home?

Yess thanks .. despite incessant rain !! ........... tragic helicopter and car fatalities ....... great to be home.

[HarrysMum]

Phew......I was getting worried when I heard about the crash. We were in Stanthorpe.

Thanks Libby.