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      Betty Joan Fairhall was born on 15 Dec 1919 in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Betty was a primary teacher after 1942, serving at Nabiac and Abermain Public Schools.

Betty Joan Fairhall married Francis Joseph Dean on 18 Dec 1945 at St John's Church in Vacy, New South Wales.
Betty lived at Unit 1 / 75 Ferguson Street in Macleod, Victoria, in 2007.

Betty Joan Dean died on 6 Aug 2012 at Newman's Manor, Templestowe in Melbourne, Victoria, at the age of 92 and the Notice read: "DEAN (nee Fairhall) Betty Joan.
15.12.1919 - 6.8.2012
Peacefully at Newmans Manor Templestowe. Loved wife of Frank (dec). Mother of Ken and Leane, mother-in-law of Jenny and Jeff. Grandmother of Elizabeth, Melinda, Stewart, Rebecca, Jonathan and Andrew. Great-grandmother of Matthew, Charlotte, Grace, Alyssa and Amelia and Annabelle. In Gods care."

      Francis Joseph Dean was born on 25 Mar 1914 in Traralgon, Victoria, a son of Joseph and Katherine (née Randall) Dean.
Francis Joseph Dean was also known as Frank.

He began military service about 1940 and served as a Trooper in the Australian Infantry Forces in New Guinea and Borneo.

Francis Joseph Dean married Betty Joan Fairhall, daughter of William Joseph Claude Fairhall and Eliza Alice Cole, on 18 Dec 1945 at St John's Church in Vacy, New South Wales.

Francis was reemployed in his pre-war job with the Victorian Railways, so the family moved house several times and eventually bought their home at Macleod VIC, which remained the family home until around 1990.

Francis was the Public Relations Manager (until ill-health forced his retirement in 1971) at Victorian Railways in Melbourne, Victoria.

Francis Joseph Dean died on 11 Sep 1989 in Macleod, Victoria, at the age of 75 and the cause of his death was recorded as a Heart Attack.

      Bessie Muriel Fairhall was born on 11 Aug 1923 in Tamworth, New South Wales. Bessie Muriel Fairhall was known as Muriel.

Bessie was a teacher of English and History at secondary schools in Canberra, Tamworth and Adelaide a 1946.

Bessie Muriel Fairhall married Rev. Reginald James Gorrie, son of Cittadino Gori and Eva May Hignett, on 18 Aug 1953 in Vacy, New South Wales.

Muriel was a Teacher-Librarian at Red Cliff High School, and then was in charge of the Senior Library at Cabra Dominican Secondary College in Adelaide SA up until her retirement in 1983 in 1968.
Bessie lived at 23 Clinton Avenue in Myrtle Bank, South Australia, in 2007.
Muriel and Reginald lived at 23 Clinton Avenue in Myrtle Bank, South Australia, in 2007.

Muriel Gorrie died on 18 Mar 2021 in Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of 97.

      Ricardo James Gori was born on 2 Apr 1923 in Abercrombie, Lancashire.
Ricardo James Gori lived with his parents, sister and brother at Cheshire.

He began military service in 1940 with the Royal Marines, spending over five years with the Royal Navy. He served in many fields of the war including convoy duty in the mediterranean to supply Malta where his ship, "HMS Hermione" was eventually sunk with the loss of 130 lives of his shipmates. He survived and continued convoy duty, first on the dreaded Murmansk run to take supplies to Russia, then around the coast of Africa and across the Atlantic, including taking his damaged ship to Norfolk VA, USA, for repairs. He came to Australia in 1944 with the Royal Navy to continue the war against Japan.
Ricardo James Gori decided to stay in Australia once the war ended, and followed a range of pursuits, including studying the cello at Sydney Conservatorium, jackerooing on a property in western NSW, working with delinquent youths and finally being employed by Australian National Airways (ANA) as Paymaster and Personnel Officer.
Reg then decided to prepare for ministry in the Anglican Church, and commenced training at St John's Theological College at Morpeth NSW, following which he was ordained in 1952. He served in the parishes of Armidale, Tamworth and Delungra in NSW, and Flinders and Red Cliffs in Victoria.
For several years he worked in Melbourne as a Hospital and Gaol Chaplain in 1945.
His name legally was changed to Rev. Reginald James Gorrie.

Reginald was ordained as a Deacon in the Church of England at St Peter's Cathedral in Armidale, New South Wales, on 14 Dec 1952.

Rev. Reginald James Gorrie married Bessie Muriel Fairhall, daughter of William Joseph Claude Fairhall and Eliza Alice Cole, on 18 Aug 1953 in Vacy, New South Wales.
Rev. Reginald James Gorrie moved with his family to Adelaide in 1969, where he worked full time in social work, as well as doing weekend church duties. His final appointment was Senior Probation and Parole Officer with the SA Dept of Correctional Services, and during this time he completed a Diploma of Social Work at the University of South Australia.
Reginald and Muriel lived at 23 Clinton Avenue in Myrtle Bank, South Australia, in 2007.

Rev. Reginald James Gorrie died on 4 Feb 2017 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of 93.

      Geoffrey Charles George Fairhall was born on 9 May 1881 in Maitland, New South Wales. He was baptised in 1881 at the Church of England Church in Hunter District Parish, New South Wales.

Geoffrey and William were farmers at "Roseleigh", RMB 372, 384 Wallamore Road in Tamworth, New South Wales, in 1909.

Geoffrey Charles George Fairhall married Elizabeth Patience Morrison, daughter of Alexander William Morrison and Selina Brooks, on 15 Jul 1914 in West Tamworth, New South Wales.

Geoffrey Charles George Fairhall died on 24 Jan 1956 at Wallamore in via Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 74.
He was buried at the General and Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: ANG Section Q) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Elizabeth Patience Morrison was born on 19 Jun 1891 in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Elizabeth Patience Morrison married Geoffrey Charles George Fairhall, son of George Fairhall and Rosanna Cant, on 15 Jul 1914 in West Tamworth, New South Wales.
Elizabeth Patience Morrison was also known as Dolly.

Elizabeth Patience Morrison died on 3 Dec 1958 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 67.
She was buried at the General and Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: ANG Section Q) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Gordon Stanley Fairhall was born on 24 Jun 1915 in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Gordon Stanley Fairhall married Lilian Edith Starr, daughter of Charles Edwin Starr and Elsie Mildred Heatherington, on 20 Mar 1942 in West Tamworth, New South Wales.
Gordon lived at "Roseleigh", RMB 372, 384 Wallamore Road in Tamworth, New South Wales, in Nov 2006.

Gordon Stanley Fairhall died on 30 Sep 2016 at McKay House Aged Care in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 101 and the Notice read as follows:
FAIRHALL, Gordon
Died peacefully Friday, 30th September, 2016 at McKay House Tamworth Aged 101 years.
Dearly loved husband of Lil (dec), loving father & father-in-law of Kay & Trevor (dec) Boggs, Jill & Tony Ball and Jenny Marlow (dec). Pop of Darren, Kerrie, Donna, Kev, Shell, Julie and Rod and Great-Grandfather of 17.
Relatives and friends of the late Gordon Fairhall are respectfully invited to attend his funeral. The cortege will leave St Paul's Anglican Church, Church Street, West Tamworth after a Funeral Service commencing at 1.00 p.m. Friday 7th October, 2016 thence for interment in the Tamworth Regional Council Lawn Cemetery, Showground Road Tamworth.
Burke & Hamilton Funerals, 145 Gunnedah Road, Tamworth.
He was buried on 7 Oct 2016 at the Tamworth Regional Council Lawn Cemetery in Tamworth, New South Wales, and his newspaper obituary read:
FAIRHALL, Gordon Died peacefully
Friday, the 30th of September, 2016
At McKay House Tamworth Aged 101 years
Dearly loved husband of Lil (dec), loving father & father-in-law of Kay & Trevor (dec) Boggs, Jill & Tony Ball and Jenny Marlow (dec). Pop of Darren, Kerrie, Donna, Kev, Shell, Julie and Rod and Great-Grandfather of 17.
Relatives and friends of the late Gordon Fairhall are respectfully invited to attend his funeral. The cortege will leave St Paul's Anglican Church, Church Street, West Tamworth after a Funeral Service commencing at 1.00 p.m. Friday 7th October, 2016 thence for interrment in the Tamworth Regional Council Lawn Cemetery, Showground Road Tamworth.

      Lilian Edith Starr was born on 6 Jul 1921 in Camden, New South Wales.

Lilian Edith Starr married Gordon Stanley Fairhall, son of Geoffrey Charles George Fairhall and Elizabeth Patience Morrison, on 20 Mar 1942 in West Tamworth, New South Wales.

Lilian Edith Starr died on 18 Mar 1986 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 64.
She was buried at the General and Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Lawn Section HH) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Trevor George Boggs was born on 6 Mar 1939 in Inverell, New South Wales.

Trevor George Boggs died on 8 Aug 2006 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 67.

      Jennifer Fairhall was born on 15 Apr 1949 in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Jennifer Marlow died on 27 Jul 1991 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 42.

      Clarice May Fairhall was born on 19 Jul 1916 in Tamworth, New South Wales.
Clarice May Fairhall was also known as Maisie.

Clarice May Fairhall married Stuart William Meldrum in 1950 in Tamworth, New South Wales.
Clarice and Stuart lived at 10 Hinkler Street in Mayfield, New South Wales, in 1984.

Clarice May Meldrum died on 5 Nov 1986 in Newcastle, New South Wales, at the age of 70.

      Stuart William Meldrum was born on 26 Dec 1915 in Waratah, New South Wales, a son of Charles W. and Muriel J.J. Meldrum.

Stuart William Meldrum married Clarice May Fairhall, daughter of Geoffrey Charles George Fairhall and Elizabeth Patience Morrison, in 1950 in Tamworth, New South Wales.
Stuart and Clarice lived at 10 Hinkler Street in Mayfield, New South Wales, in 1984.

Stuart William Meldrum died on 27 May 2008 in Newcastle, New South Wales, at the age of 92.
He was buried at Sandgate Cemetery in Newcastle, New South Wales.

      Arthur Edward Fairhall was born on 10 Nov 1884 in Branxton, New South Wales.

Arthur Edward Fairhall married Josephine Veronica Butler, daughter of Philip Butler and Mary Nevin, on 29 Dec 1908 at St John's Roman Catholic Church in West Maitland, New South Wales.

Arthur Edward Fairhall died on 27 Apr 1968 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 83.
He was buried at the Roman Catholic Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Section S) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Josephine Veronica Butler was born on 10 Aug 1885 at Vacy in via Maitland, New South Wales.

Josephine Veronica Butler married Arthur Edward Fairhall, son of George Fairhall and Rosanna Cant, on 29 Dec 1908 at St John's Roman Catholic Church in West Maitland, New South Wales.

Josephine Veronica Fairhall died on 22 Dec 1962 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 77.
She was buried at the Roman Catholic Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Section S) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Basil Keith Fairhall was born on 28 Sep 1909 in Vacy, New South Wales.

He began military service on 9 Jul 1941 in Taree, New South Wales, as a Signalman in the 23 Australian Infantry Brigade Signals (Service No: N163046). He was discharged on 1 Nov 1945, having served outside of Australia for 255 days. He was described as 6 ft 1 in in height, with grey eyes, florid complexion and auburn hair, according to his AMF Cerificate of Discharge on 1 Nov 1945.

Basil was a Fitter's Assistant at State Railway Workshops in Eveleigh, New South Wales, bt 1946 - 1955.
Basil lived at 42 Ann Street in Sydney, New South Wales, on 8 Jul 1949.

Basil Keith Fairhall married Melva Enid Sippel, daughter of Harold Cornwell Sippel and Leila Florence Clark, on 9 Jul 1949 at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Enfield, New South Wales.

Basil was a farm hand at Farrer Agricultural High School in Tamworth, New South Wales, bt 1964 - 1975.

Basil Keith Fairhall died on 7 May 1978 in Warral, New South Wales, at the age of 68.
He was buried at the General and Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Lawn Section i) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Melva Enid Sippel was born on 28 Feb 1924 at Montrose Maternity Hospital in Strathfield, New South Wales.
Melva lived at 50 Paul Street in Auburn, New South Wales.

Melva was a Dressmaker.

Melva Enid Sippel married Basil Keith Fairhall, son of Arthur Edward Fairhall and Josephine Veronica Butler, on 9 Jul 1949 at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Enfield, New South Wales.
Melva lived at 120 Swadling Street in Long Jetty, New South Wales, in 1993.
Melva lived at 27 Lillee Court in Currumbin Valley, Queensland, on 12 Mar 2008 with her daughter Amanda.

Melva Enid Fairhall died on 7 Aug 2014 at Villa Serena Aged Care Village, 2 Easthill Drive in Robina, Queensland, at the age of 90 and her name was erroneously recorded as "Melba Enid Fairhall" in the newspaper notice.
She was buried at Albany Creek Memorial Park, Mt Thompson in Brisbane, Queensland.

      Raymond Phillip Fairhall was born on 4 Sep 1911 in Vacy, New South Wales.
Raymond lived in Tamworth, New South Wales, on 30 May 1940.

He began military service on 31 May 1940 in Paddington, New South Wales, in the 1 Australian Signals Corps - Australian Army (Service No: NX19262). He is recorded as having been a Prisoner Of War in Germany, in Stalag XVIIIA Wolfsberg (POW No. 3708), and was discharged as a Signalman on 29 Oct 1945.

Raymond Phillip Fairhall married Margaret Marie Kinsela, daughter of Edmund Anthony Kinsela and Margaret Mildred Malone, on 4 Mar 1947 at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hyde Park in Sydney, New South Wales.
Raymond and Margaret lived at 6 Wambat Street in Forbes, New South Wales, in 1993.

Raymond Phillip Fairhall died on 21 Jul 2002 in Forbes, New South Wales, at the age of 90.

      Margaret Marie Kinsela was born on 16 Dec 1922 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

She began military service on 22 Apr 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, in the Royal Australian Air Force. (Service No. 109162) She served as an Aircraftwoman in a Signals Squadron, Headquarters Eastern Area, and was discharged on 5 August 1946.

Margaret Marie Kinsela married Raymond Phillip Fairhall, son of Arthur Edward Fairhall and Josephine Veronica Butler, on 4 Mar 1947 at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hyde Park in Sydney, New South Wales.
Margaret and Raymond lived at 6 Wambat Street in Forbes, New South Wales, in 1993.
Margaret lived at 97 Clyde Street in Hamilton North, New South Wales, on 16 Apr 2019.

Margaret Marie Fairhall died on 1 Aug 2019 at the Mercy Hospice in Waratah, New South Wales, at the age of 96 and the newspaper notice read:
FAIRHALL - Margaret Marie
Late of Hamilton North
Passed away 1.8.2019 Aged 96
Loving mother of nine, grandmother of 18 and great grandmother of 21.
A celebration of Margaret's boundless life will be held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton on 7.8.2019 commencing at 1pm.
Margaret's family would like to thank all the staff at Mercy Hospice, Waratah for their care and support. Donations to Cancer Research please in lieu of flowers.
She was buried at the General Cemetery, Sandgate Road in Wallsend, New South Wales.

      Kevin Charles Spies was born on 20 Oct 1924 in Auburn, New South Wales.

Kevin Charles Spies died on 3 Oct 2010 in Toowoomba, Queensland, at the age of 85 late of Oakey, formerly of MacLagen.

      Rosemary Elizabeth Fairhall was born on 28 May 1957 in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Rosemary Elizabeth Fairhall died on 27 Oct 1987 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 30.
She was buried at Tamworth Cemetery, 64 Showground Road (Grave location recorded as: Lawn Section B1) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Lorna Mary Fairhall was born on 10 Sep 1913 at 'Glen Albyn' in Maitland, New South Wales.
Lorna Mary Fairhall was also known as Mary Lorna.

Mary Lorna Fairhall married Colin James Smyth, son of Patrick Joseph Smyth and Agnes Sarah Clarke, on 21 Feb 1938 in Tamworth, New South Wales.
Lorna lived at 25 Oak Street in West Tamworth, New South Wales, in 1993.

Lorna Mary O'Keefe died on 20 Jul 2001 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 87.
She was buried on 24 Jul 2001 at the General and Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Lawn Section D2) in West Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Colin James Smyth was born on 22 Nov 1910 in Kempsey, New South Wales.

Colin James Smyth married Mary Lorna Fairhall, daughter of Arthur Edward Fairhall and Josephine Veronica Butler, on 21 Feb 1938 in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Colin James Smyth died on 14 Nov 1945 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 34.
He was buried at the Roman Catholic Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Plot: RC G4) in Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Raymond John Smyth was born on 25 Aug 1938 in Tamworth, New South Wales.
Raymond lived at 25 Oak Street in Tamworth, New South Wales, in 1993.

Raymond John Smyth died on 21 May 2008 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 69.
He was buried in West Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Maureen Ursula Ryan was born on 4 Oct 1942.

Maureen Ursula Smyth died on 15 Jun 1995 in Brisbane, Queensland, at the age of 52.
She was buried on 19 Jun 1995 in West Tamworth, New South Wales.

      Roslyn Ann Smyth was born on 9 Jan 1945 in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Roslyn Ann Carter died on 26 Nov 1991 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, at the age of 46.
She was buried on 27 Nov 1991 at Garden of Remembrance in Tweed Heads, New South Wales.

      Rose Ellen Fairhall was born on 10 Sep 1913 at 'Glen Albyn' in Maitland, New South Wales.
Rose Ellen Fairhall was also known as Ellen Rose.

Ellen was a Registered Nurse at St George Hospital in Kogarah, New South Wales, on 23 Jun 1938.

Ellen Rose Fairhall married Donald Alan Nicholson on 8 Oct 1938 at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hyde Park in Sydney, New South Wales, and there was no issue from this marriage.
Rose lived at 22 Millers Drive in Tugun, Queensland, in 1993.

Rose Ellen Nicholson died on 9 Nov 1999 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, at the age of 86.
She was buried at the Memorial Gardens in Tweed Heads, New South Wales.

      Donald Alan Nicholson was born on 5 Aug 1905 in New Hebrides a son of a son of John and Jean (née Williams) Nicholson.

Donald Alan Nicholson married Ellen Rose Fairhall, daughter of Arthur Edward Fairhall and Josephine Veronica Butler, on 8 Oct 1938 at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hyde Park in Sydney, New South Wales, and there was no issue from this marriage.

Donald Alan Nicholson died on 4 Nov 1973 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, at the age of 68.
He was buried at the Memorial Gardens in Tweed Heads, New South Wales.

      Patrick Melville Fairhall was born on 28 Mar 1916 in Maitland, New South Wales.
Patrick Melville Fairhall was also known as Pete.
Patrick lived at "Wiruna", Meadows Lane in Duri, via Tamworth, New South Wales, in 1990.
Patrick lived at Nazareth House, Oxley Vale, Manila Road in Tamworth, New South Wales, in 1993.

Patrick Melville Fairhall died on 7 Jan 2003 in Tamworth, New South Wales, at the age of 86.
He was buried at the General and Lawn Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Lawn Section H2) in Tamworth, New South Wales.