Difference between revisions of "Eureka Wright"
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Eureka Wright married Walter Power in 1876.<ref>Victorian Marriage Registration No. 1391.</ref> At one stage a young Ned Kelly with a woodcutter called Walter Power.<ref>Ballarat Courier, 09 April 2017.</ref> | Eureka Wright married Walter Power in 1876.<ref>Victorian Marriage Registration No. 1391.</ref> At one stage a young Ned Kelly with a woodcutter called Walter Power.<ref>Ballarat Courier, 09 April 2017.</ref> | ||
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| + | Walter Power died in 1932. | ||
| + | :: Power. On the 5th March, at "Fairview", [[Gormandale]], Walter John, dearly beloved husband of Eureka Power, loving father of Annie (deceased), Walter, William, Thomas, Robert (deceased), Ada (deceased), and Alice, aged 8l years. At rest.<ref>The Age, 08 March 1932.</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | ::More than 300 persons attended the ball to celebrate the switching-on of the electricity supply to the Gormandale district. The ribbon was cut by Mrs Eureka Power, the oldest resident, with a pair of silver scissors presented to her by the State Electricity Commission. The Minister for Transport (Mr Hyland) said the Ministry was determined to assist the Electricity Commission in its policy of extending the supply to rural areas.<ref>The Argus, 08 February 1939.</ref> | + | ::More than 300 persons attended the ball to celebrate the switching-on of the electricity supply to the [[Gormandale]] district. The ribbon was cut by Mrs Eureka Power, the oldest resident, with a pair of silver scissors presented to her by the State Electricity Commission. The Minister for Transport (Mr Hyland) said the Ministry was determined to assist the Electricity Commission in its policy of extending the supply to rural areas.<ref>The Argus, 08 February 1939.</ref> |
== Also See == | == Also See == | ||
[[Names Featuring 'Eureka']] | [[Names Featuring 'Eureka']] | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 9 April 2017
Background
Eureka Wright married Walter Power in 1876.[1] At one stage a young Ned Kelly with a woodcutter called Walter Power.[2]
Walter Power died in 1932.
- Power. On the 5th March, at "Fairview", Gormandale, Walter John, dearly beloved husband of Eureka Power, loving father of Annie (deceased), Walter, William, Thomas, Robert (deceased), Ada (deceased), and Alice, aged 8l years. At rest.[3]
Notes
- More than 300 persons attended the ball to celebrate the switching-on of the electricity supply to the Gormandale district. The ribbon was cut by Mrs Eureka Power, the oldest resident, with a pair of silver scissors presented to her by the State Electricity Commission. The Minister for Transport (Mr Hyland) said the Ministry was determined to assist the Electricity Commission in its policy of extending the supply to rural areas.[4]
