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Mrs William Quartermaine's nee Hawkins biography
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Overview
Eight hand written pages of an interview of Mrs William Quartermaine nee Hawkins by Mrs Mort Beeck. There is also a typed translation of the interview.
Historical information
Sarah Hawkins married William Frederick Quartermaine in 1887. These eight pages are a short biography of Sarah Quartermaine nee Hawkins, including that her first teacher was a Mr F.H. Piesse at the Williams when she was residing in Mr Mongers household. It also mentions that William Quartermaine for a period of twelve months was working as a teamster between Kurnalpi and Kanowna. Sarah also indicated that two of her sons were mentioned in dispatches.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSA1985.39
Item type
Biographies
Material
Paper
Width
21 cm
Height or length
30 cm
Year
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Public location
Last modified
Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
Completeness
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
Attribution requirements
Courtesy of Mrs Mort Beeck and the Katanning Historical Society.
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/sites/default/files/2024-05/HSA1985.39.pdf
Biography of Mrs William Quartermaine nee Hawkins.
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/sites/default/files/2024-11/HSA1985.39_Translation.pdf
Translation of interview with Mrs William Quartermaine
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/sites/default/files/2026-04/HSA1985.39_Second_Translation.pdf
Second translation of interview with Mrs William Quartermaine
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