Philemon Boase

Notes for ~Philemon BOASE:

Philemon Boase was a Camel Team Driver who carted water, wool and sandlewood for a living in the north of Western Australia. He was know to be a hard man who came to the west from Victoria just after his marriage to Ellen Woosnam. He is buried in Karrakatta cemetery Anglican portion 0554 with his sister Adeline

Children of ~Philemon BOASE and ~Ellen WOOSNAM are:

i. Lucy BOASE, B: 16 Feb 1896 in Musk Daylesford, D: 20 Jul 1979 in Perth West Australia. Notes for Lucy BOASE: Lucy the first born child of Ellen & Philemon Boase became a CatholicNun - Sister Mary Raymond. She entered the convent at aged 21 years and remained there until her death at aged 83 years

ii. William James BOASE, B: 03 Jul 1897 in Walhalla, Gippsland, D: 07 Feb 1935 in Perth, West Australia. Notes for William James BOASE: Born At Happy Go Lucky Wahalla Victoria BRN: 1425. William remained abachelor. He committed suicide by drinking poison (lysol) after being discharged from Heathcote Hospital when unable to cope, suffered mentally following his military discharge. He was a private No: 56286 in the Artillery Division and enlisted on the 22nd Nov 1917. His height at the time of enlistment was 5 foot 2 inches, his eyes were blue and his hair dark brown. He returned to Australia on the 2nd Jan 1919. Died 1935 and is buried in Karrakatta No 0364 Catholic portion.

iii. Philemon BOASE, B: 03 May 1899 in Happy Go Lucky Walhalla, D: 24 Sep 1900 in Bonnie Vale Coolgardie. Notes for Philemon BOASE: Philemon was the fourth child to Ellen & Philemon Boase. He died asababe aged 16 months

iv. James William BOASE, B: 1901 in Kurrawang West Australia, D: 01 Jan 1949 in Kalgoorlie, West Australia, M: Margaret Noble "Hartley"GLOVER, 25 Apr 1936 in Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia. Notes for James William BOASE: James was killed in a car accident on the Goldfields. Article 3rd January 1949 in Kalgoorlie Miner ..passenger James Dellavanzo stated that they were going Sandlewood cutting on the Murrin Murrin road. He had been employed by the State Battery. Buried in the catholic portionof the Kalgoorlie cemetery. Photo shows L-R Tom Boase, Dorothy Boase,Peggy Glover, James Boase & Nick Ward

v. ~John BOASE, B: 10 Aug 1902 in Kurrawang, West Australia, Australia, D: 31 Aug 1974 in Kalgoorlie, West Australia, M: ~Doris Rita May SIMS, 08 Dec 1928 in Meekatharra, Western Australia. Notes for ~John BOASE:

John (Jack) Boase was a Winder Driver for most of his life. Asa child he had a very hard life being born the fifth child intoa family of eleven. He was required to leave school at an earlyage to drive camelteams in the north of Western Australia fo rhis father, carting wool, water and sandlewood. Jack had a natural aptitude for maths but could only do theworkings as such in his head, adding up rows of figures,withouterror very easily. His aspirations to be a teacher were notpossible due to his inability to demonstrate his mathscapabilities on paper and his limited education. Early in his married life Jack worked as an underground minerat the Prohibition Mine in Meekatharra and later gained furthermining experience at Big Bell and the Happy Jack in Wiluna. In1948 the family moved south to Norseman and later to Boulderwhere Jack worked as a Winder Driver.In 1958 when working on the Perserverance Mine in Boulder Jack was due to start shift at 7am; twenty minutes before he sat inthe Drivers Seat, the mine, the poppet headandthe housingcontaining the drivers seat all caved in - falling some severalhundred feet underground. No one was killed as the previousshifthad ended at 6:30 AM and the day shift miners and driverhad not commenced. Photography of him sitting in this verydrivers seat is providedas part of this family history.Jack Boase, as he was known to his family and friends retiredfrom his job as a Winder Driver at the age of70when he decidedthat it was too risky to continue in his position.As awinderdriver he was responsible to lower the mine workers andequipment to the various levels underground into the mine. Itwas necessary to stop the cage containing the men at the preciselevel miningwas being carried out. Should the cage beinglowered by the Winder Driver jolt or fall, men could be injuredor killed . Jack felt this responsibility personally and whenhe knew he could no longer carry out this dutyto the best ofhis ability he chose to retire.He died only sometwo years later at the Kalgoorlie RegionalHospital and is buried withhis "Dorrie" in the Catholic portionof the Boulder Cemetary.

vi. Anne BOASE, B: 01 Jun 1904 in Jessop's Hill Niagara, D: 23 May 1924 in Meekatharra, Western Australia, M: John Neil ASHTON, 05 Feb 1923 in Christ Church Meekatharra WA. Notes for Anne BOASE: Anne was born at Jessop's Hill near Niagara and her birth was registered by her father at Kookynie on the 11th July 1904 .BRN: 112. Marriage certificate No: 1/23 shows that John was some 15 years older than Anne at the time of their marriage. Witness at the wedding was Mary Boase (sister of the bride) Anne Boase died following the birth of her only son Don to John Ashton at aged 20 years

vii. Mary BOASE, B: 05 May 1905 in North Coolgardie, D: 11 Nov 1991 in Belmont, M: Lambert Henry STEWART, 1931 in Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia.

viii. Thomas BOASE, B: 29 Aug 1911 in Kookynie, West Australia, D: 02 Sep 1984 in Kalgoorlie West Australia, M: Leah BLANKSBY, 1957 in Perth, West Australia. Notes for Thomas BOASE: Tom Boase was a Sandlewood carter in the Sandstone district of Western Australia. He enlisted inthe Army during WW2 and his enlistment number was WX36269, next of kin noted as his mother Ellen Boase

ix. Philemon BOASE, B: 15 Oct 1912 in Kookynie, West Australia, D: 31 Oct 1980 in Claremont, Western Australia, Australia. Notes for Philemon BOASE: Philemon was the youngest son born to Ellen & Philemon Boase. He wasadmitted to Graylands mental institution where he was in later years,unable to speak coherently or see. It was common place many years ago to admit brain damaged people to institutions for their own protection. Although it was a very sad situation he was well taken care of andvisited by his sisters Lucy and Mary who would sing hymns to him and he would respond. Buried at Karrakatta under the name of Philman Gravesite 0015..he died when he was 67 years of age.

x. Ellen Elizabeth BOASE, B: 14 Nov 1914 in Kookynie, West Australia, D: 04 Dec 1991 in West Perth.

xi. Dorothy BOASE, B: 10 Feb 1918 in Laverton, D: 04 Jun 1997 in Manning Perth, M: Nicholas Henry WARD, 07 Mar 1938 in Sandstone West Australia. Notes for Dorothy BOASE: Buried in the Guilford Cemetery with her husband. Catholic portion 0005