An article from the Great Southern Herald which details that Sir Francis and Lady Newdegate stopped at Badgebup to plant a tree at St Peters Church, whilst on their way to open the Nyabing to Pingrup railway line.
St Peters Badgebup Church
1923A sepia photograph of Sir Francis and Lady Newdegate planting a tree at St Peters Church Badgebup. There is crowd of people behind them, the men are dressed in suits and coats, the women are dressed in calf length dresses or skirts and coats. The picture is mounted on cream cardboard.
Mr & Mrs J.C. Warren met Sir Francis and Lady Newdegate at the Badgebup train stop and escorted them to St. Peter's Church in Badgebup.
Details
Details
Below the photograph handwritten in black ink is 'Planting Tree Sir Francis Newdegate St Peters Badgebup'
Mr and Mrs J.C. Warren built the St Peters Church at Badgebup as a memorial to their son J.C.D. Warren who was killed in the First World War.
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
Katanning Historical Society
Katanning Historical Society
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