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

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

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

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

Thanks Libby.