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- [S1] Birth Certificate, A405497, 1894.
No Of Certificate: A 405497
Births in the District of The Murray at Corowa in the state of New South Wales
Registered by S.J. Chenall District Registrar.
Number in Register: 129
CHILD
When: 26th November 1894.
Where: Sunnyside Viveyard, Corowa.
Name: Lawrence John Roy.
Whether present or not: Not Present.
Sex: Male
PARENTS
FATHER
Name and Surname: John James McWilliam
Rank or Profession of Father: Vigneron
Age: 26
Birth-place: Sale, Victoria.
When and Where married: 20th July 1892. Beachworth, Victoria
Previous issue living and deceased: One female living
MOTHER
Name: Elizabeth
Maiden Surname of Mother: Dewar
Age: 26 years
Birthplace: Markinch, Scotland.
INFORMANT
Signature: John J McWilliam
Description: Father
Residence of Informant: Corowa.
WITNESS
Accoucher: Dr. Lang.
Nurse or name of witness: Mrs. Bastin.
REGISTRAR
Signature of District Registrar: S.J.Chenall.
Date: 24th December 1894.
and where registered: Corowa.
Name, if altered after birth: --------------------------------
I, Albert Whalen Hughes do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the perticulars in an entry in a register of Births kept at the District Registrar's Office at Cotowa and extracted this twenty-second day of March 1950.
Signature of Deputy Registrar:
- [S8] Record of Birth, 11282, 1894.
Registration Number: 11282/1894
Last Name: MCWILLIAM
Given Name(s): LAWRENCE J R
Father's Given Name(s): JOHN J
Mother's Given Name(s): ELIZABETH
District: COROWA
- [S177] The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Page 8, 20 Feb 1914.
INTRUDER SHOT.
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VIGNERON'S SON ARRESTED.
SYDNEY, Thursday.-During the absence on Wednesday night of Mr. J. J. Mcwilliams, proprietor of the Mark View vineyard, Junee, four men entered the vineyard. Mcwilliams, jun., aged 19, years, shot one man named Herbert Petras, of
Harden, as he was riding away on a bicycle. He was,removed to the Junee Hospital in great agony. McWilliams was arrested later.
- [S190] The Bathurst Times (NSW, Australia), Page 2, 12 Mar 1914.
ONE MAN SHOT.
WAGGA, Wednesday.
At the Wagga Quarter Sessions, before Acting-Judge Bevan, Lawrence John Roy M'Williams was charged with maliciously wounding Herbert Carl Petras, at Junee, on February 18. Evidence showed that Petras and others were at accused's father's orchard about half-past 7 on the night of February 18, and it was alleged they were stealing grapes, when accused fired three shots, two from a breech-loading gun and one from a revolver. One of the gunshots hit Petras on the leg as he was riding away on a bicycle. Accused asserted he believed the gun was loaded only with blank cartridge, but a full charge had been put in by mistake Accused was defended by Mr. S. F. Belts, of Sydney, instructed by Mr. Commins, of Junee, and he was found not guilty.
- [S93] Newspaper Article, Page 6 (Reliability: 3), 20 Oct 1925.
LICENSES TRANSFERRED.
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Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted yesterday by the Metropolitan Licensing Bench as follow:-
Glebe Tavern Hotel, Greek and Franklin streets, Glebe, from Rachel Cohen to Bernard James Tougher; and Assembly Hotel, Phillip-street, city, from Adelia
Thomson to William Charles McAuley.
The Bench also granted an application, for the transfer of the Australian wine licence at 122 William-street, Sydney, from Walter Joseph Roberts to Laurence John
Roy Mcwilliam.
The Sydney Morning Herald~~20 Oct 1925~~Page 6
- [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1980, Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. , (Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.), 1930.
C.WEALTH - RIVERINA
STATE - MURRUMBIDGEE 1930
SUBDIVISION OF GRIFFITH 1930
2971 McWilliam, Cecil, Griffith, barman, M
2972 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Griffith, vigneron, M
2973 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Griffith, home duties, F
2974 McWilliams, Douglas Lyle, Yenda, vigneron, M
2975 McWilliams, Olive Essie, Yenda, home duties, F
(MCWILLIAM)
- [S176] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Page 6, 8 Nov 1930.
THE LIQUOR ACT, 1912. NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO REMOVE A LICENCE TO OTHER PREMISES.
I LAWRENCE JOHN ROY MCWILLIAM of 15 Alberta-street Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Licencee, do hereby give Notice that I desire to obtain and will at the next Licensing Court for the Metropolitan Licensing District to be holden at Water Police Court, Phillip-street, Sydney, on the twenty-fourth day of November one thousand nine hundred and thirty apply for the removal of the Licence for the premises situated at Number 122 William-street. Sydney, to premises situated at Number 124 William-street, Sydney, in the said district.
23/10/1930 L J R MCWILLIAM.
- [S93] Newspaper Article, P4, 31 Jul 1931.
Wine Company Registered.
McWilliams Wines Limited has been
registered in Victoria with a capital of
- [S459] Australia Electoral Roll, Life...
50 C'WEALTH-RIVERINA. STATE-MURRUMBIDGEE
1935
2964 McWilliam, Doris Hilda, 31 Binya street, Griffith, home duties, F
2965 McWilliam, Gordon, c.o. R.J. Thomson, Farm, 923, Griffith, mechanic, M
2966 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hannwood, vigneron, M
2967 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hannwood, home duties, F
2968 McWilliams, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vigneron, M
2969 McWilliams, Olive Essie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
- [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1980, Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. , (Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.), 1936.
C.WEALTH - RIVERINA
STATE - MURRUMBIDGEE 1937
SUBDIVISION OF GRIFFITH 1937
2970 McWilliam, Doris Hilda, 31 Binya street, Griffith, home duties, F
2971 McWilliam, Gordon, c.o. R.J. Thompson, Farm 923, Griffith, mechanic, M
2972 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hanwood, vigneron, M
2973 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
2974 McWilliam, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vigneron, M
2975 McWilliam, Olive Essie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
(MCWILLIAM)
- [S176] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Page 19, 11 Jul 1936.
NEW REGISTRATIONS.
The following companies have been registered in Sydney, shares being of the value of
- [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1980, Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. , (Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.), 1937.
C.WEALTH - RIVERINA
STATE - MURRUMBIDGEE 1937
SUBDIVISION OF GRIFFITH 1937
3074 McWilliam, Glen Maxwell, Hanwood Winery, clerk, M
3075 McWilliam, Gordon, c.o. R.J. Thompson, Farm 923, Griffith, mechanic, M
3076 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3077 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
3078 McWilliams, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vigneron, M
3079 McWilliams, Olive Essie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
(MCWILLIAM)
- [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1980, Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. , (Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.).
3105 McWilliam, Glen Maxwell, Hanwood Winery, clerk, M
3106 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3107 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
3108 McWilliam, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vigneron, M
3109 McWilliam, Olive Essie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
- [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1980, Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. , (Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.), 1943.
C.WEALTH - RIVERINA
STATE - MURRUMBIDGEE 1943
SUBDIVISION OF GRIFFITH 1943
3255 McWilliam, Alice Florence Jean, Farm 127, Hanwood, home duties, F
3256 McWilliam, Glen Maxwell, Farm 127, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3257 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3258 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
3259 McWilliam, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vigneron, M
3260 McWilliam, Olive Elsie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
3261 McWilliam, Winifred Mary Elizabeth, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
(MCWILLIAM)
- [S459] Australia Electoral Roll, Life...
SUBDIVISION OF GRIFFITH 59
1946
3487 McWilliam, Alice Florence Jean, Farm 127, Hanwood, home duties, F
3488 McWilliam, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vigneron, M
3489 McWilliam, Glen Maxwell, Farm 127, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3490 McWilliam, John James Albert, The Winery, Yenda, distiller, M
3491 McWilliam, Keith Douglas Malcolm, Farm 130, Hanwood, primary prdr., M
3492 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3493 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
3494 McWilliam, Olive Essie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
3495 McWilliam, Winifred Mary Elizabeth, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
- [S144] Barrier Miner, Broken Hill (NSW, Australia), P2, 8 Nov 1948.
Amazing Escapes In Air Crash; Pilots Dead
Melbourne. - The A.N.A. liner Kurana crash-landed on Mount Macedon, Victoria, at 7.55 a.m. today. The pilot and co-pilot were killed.
Nineteen passengers and the air hostess escaped with a severe shaking.
The plane, a 28-passenger DC3, was completely wrecked and burnt out.
The dead pilots are Captain H. Warlow-Davies (27), of Mosman, Sydney, and his first officer, J. Barry Keys (39), of Bondi.
Seven, passengers were taken to Melbourne by ambulance.
The plane was on the way from Essendon to Denilquiri when it crashed into a pines plantation near the mist-shrouded top of the mountain.
The Kurana had been called out from Essendon at 7.27 for a final fly. Eighteen minutes later it hit a mountain about 300 feet below the 3,324 feet summit.
Officials reported that most of the passengers had been taken to a guest house at the foot of the mountain.
PASSENGER LIST
Passengers were:
For NARRANDERA: Mr. K. Gor- don, Mr. B. Walton, Mrs. J. Cherry. Miss C. Dobbie, Mr. G. Osborne.
For GRIFFITH: Mrs. M. Lynch, Mr. L. P. McWilliam.
For DENILIQUIN: Mrs. L. J. Woods, Mr. H. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. McLaurin, Mr. J. Huntly, Mr. M. Hill, Mr. J. Mather, Mr. F. Fitzmaurice. Mr. and Mrs. S. Reid (of Adelaide).
The air hostess was Miss Elizabeth Charlotte Fry (24), of Melbourne.
Nine seats in the plane were empty.
Local residents said that the aircraft flew in a direct line towards the mountain in low cloud and rain. It skidded for several hundred yards "across the pine trees, cutting off the tops as it went. This apparently broke its fall.
It then reached the firebreak. It swerved round and dropped 50 feet to the ground right side up.
The nose was smashed in and the aircraft began to burn.
PASSENGER S STORY
Mr. J. McWilliam, of Griffith, gave this account of the accident: "We skidded .for some hundreds of yards along the tops of trees and then dived into the mountain Some of us had safety belts on and some did not. The seats just tore themselves away and we crashed forward.
"One woman had her leg caught in one of the seats and was injured. We all scrambled to get out. About 11 went out through the doors and others through the windows. The plane was burning and some had their hair scorched as they got out.
"The air hostess took charge of the situation. She was marvellous. With two other men I climbed into the cabin to pull out the pilot and co-pilot. The nose was all smashed, and it was obvious that the pilot was done.
"There was no panic," the hostess kept everybody calm. She laid the injured woman on the grass, bandaged her head, and put her leg in splints. She made an injured man comfortable and the co-pilot," said Mr. Mcwilliams.
A civil aviation official that the plane left Essendon in the ordinary way. No message was received from it after its departure message.
Mrs. John Bevan (25), of Mount Macedon, said she first heard the plane go over, while she was lying in bed at 7.15. The engine did not sound right and.it seemed that one was "missing." Then she heard a series of four crashes, one after another, and explosions.
She immediately drove up the mountain towards the accident and met some of the passengers coming down the hill. Some of them had scratches on their faces and bleeding noses.
Police and A.N. A. officials later took charge, and the injured were taken to Kyneton Hospital.
The first passenger from the crashed plane to arrive at Royal Melbourne Hospital was Mr. B. Walton, of Brigades Station, New South Wales. He said he had been reading the paper and heard someone behind him say, "It's going." The engines were cut off and the next thing the plane crashed.
The pilot set the plane on its tail and crashed it into pine trees, doing a terrific job. At 10 a.m. the aircraft was still burning.
The main shell was completely burnt out and all that remained were the remnants of the two wings, shattered engine, and twisted tailpiece.
IN HOSPITAL
Four passngers were admitted to the Melbourne Hospital. They were:-
Norman Hall (51) Coolamon, N.S.W.: Multiple bruises and lacerations.
Brial Walton (22). Bungaree Station, Carathool, N.S.W.: Bruises and abrasions.
Mrs. Lynch (56). Ardlethan. N.S.W.: Lacerated lips and concussion.
Marion Hill (34), Studley Park Road, Kew: Bruises to the leg.
Other people injured were:-
William Cassidy (33), Armstrong Street, Thornbury, Victoria: Lacrated hand and bruised back.
George Osborne (20). Tarcutta: Injuries to ankle and ribs.
John Mcwilliams (54), Griffith. N.S.W.: Lacerated hand and bruised ribs.
- [S176] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Page 3, 9 Nov 1948.
Plane Crashed Miles Off Course
MELBOURNE, Monday.-The Australian National Airways D.C.3 Airliner, Kurana, was more than seven miles off its route when it crashed into Mount Macedon near Melbourne early this morning.
The Kurana broke its back when it hit the ground and the pilots' cabin was wrecked.
The pilot, Captain H. Warlow-Davies, 27, of Central Avenue, Beauty Point, was killed instantly, and his co-pilot, First
Officer J. Barrington Keys, 38, of Bondi, died of injuries without regaining consciousness.
The 19 passengers and the air hostess, Miss Elizabeth Charlotte Fry, 24, of Queen's Road, Melbourne, were injured.
Civil Aviation Department officials said tonight that they had instructed the Kurana to fly at 3,000 feet, almost the exact height of the spot where it crashed into the mountain.
As the last passenger was being helped out, the plane burst into flames.
CAUSE UNKNOWN
Members of the Air Accident Investigation Squad of the Department of Civil Aviation who were at the scene of the crash, said it was "impossible to say what had happened."
A department spokesman said that early reports indicated that the beam route to Deniliquin lay seven or eight miles to the east of Mount Macedon.
He said that there was no possibility of icing at the altitude at which the Kurana was apparently flying.
At Essendon control tower, a police telephone call informed the officials that the Kurana had crashed.
The officials said that they did not expect the Kurana to report back until she made contact with Mangalore emergency airfield, about 80 miles north-west of Macedon.
HIT TREES
The Kurana left Essendon at 7.27 a.m. for Deniliquin, Narrandera, Wagga, and Sydney.
Just 13 minutes later it crashed in a thick pine forest, about 300 feet below the summit of the mountain, lt sheared off the tops of trees for almost 100 yards before the thick stem of an-80ft pine struck between an engine nacelle and thc cock-pit.
The impact uprooted the pine tree and the plane, jammed on the tree top, fell with it, swinging round but miraculously remaining upright.
Passengers' seats buckled with the impact. The lights went out.
The air hostess, Miss Fry, calmly called to passengers: "Keep your seats, please. Go out quietly, please."
She fought with the buckled rear door and finally opened it.
Three passengers, Mr. Mcwilliam, Mr. McLaurin, and Mr. Mather, tore away the frame work of the cockpit in an effort
to save the pilots.
They pulled them clear, but Captain Davies was dead.
Outside, Miss Fry counted the passengers. When she had made certain that ho one was still in the blazing wreckage, she asked a passenger, Mr. Adam Armstrong, of Griffiht, N.S.W., Armstrong, to find a telephone and ring A.N.A.
Mr. Mc William said: "We skidded over tree tops for about 100 yards and then dived into the ground. Some of us still had our belts done up and some didn't.
"The seats buckled themselves underneath us and tore away.
"The plane was already burning when the last of us got out. Some had their hair singed.
"Miss Fry took charge. She was marvellous.
"We got the two men out of the nose and laid them on the ground. It was obvious the pilot was done."
A Kyneton ambulance rushed three of the injured to Kyneton Hospital. The rest were taken to Melbourne.
In Macedon, the local bus proprietor, Mr. Tom Garner, heard the crash and, while his wife 'phoned the police, he picked up Forestry Commission men and drove to the plane.
A few minutes later a telephone call brought Dr. A. E. Lincoln, of Woodend, racing to the scene. He said later: "The
plane was a burnt-out shell when I got there.
"I gave morphia to the badly injured and made them comfortable until the ambulance arrived.
"The passengers told me that they owed their lives to Miss Fry. I am convinced that is true."
- [S176] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Page 3, 9 Nov 1948.
CASUALTY LIST
Three of the injured were admitted to Kyneton Hospital. They are: Mrs. J. Cherry, of Ogilvie Road, Balgowlah, N.S.W., burns to the left hand, abrasions to the scalp, fracture of the right lower leg, shock; Miss Dobbie, of Grand Hotel, Newcastle, N.S.W., sister of Mrs. Cherry, abrasions and shock; Mr. Keith Gordon, Frank Street, Narrandera, N.S.W., shock.
Those treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital were: Norman Hall, 51, of Coolamon, N.S.W., multiple bruises and lacerations; Brian Walton, 22, of Carrathool, near Narrandera, N.S.W., bruises and abrasions; Mrs. Mary Lynch, 56, of Ardlethan,. N.S.W., lacerated lip and concussion; Marion Hill, 34, of Studley Park Road, Kew, Melbourne, bruised legs.
Adam Armstrong, 42, of Woodbury, N.S.W., lacerated eye and bruised cheek; Miss Fry, abrasions to face; William Cassidy, 33, of Armstrong Street,Thornbury, Victoria, lacerated hand, bruised back; George Osborne, 20, of Tarcutta, N.S.W., injured ankle and ribs; John Mcwilliam, 54, of Griffith, N.S.W., lacerated hand and bruised ribs.
Lindsay Wood, of Cressey Street, Deniliquin, bruised hand; Robert McLaurin, 16, of Pine Grove, Deniliquin, abrasions; Mary McLaurin, 44, same address, abrasions; Frank Fitz- maurice, 20, of Deniliquin, abrasions; Sydney Reid, 60, of South Terrace, Adelaide, abrasions and shock; Alma Reid, same address, abrasions and shock.
John Huntley, 26, of Deniliquin, abrasions; John Mather, 29, of Gleniffer Avenue, Moorabbin, abrasions.
- [S177] The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Page 3, 9 Nov 1948.
VICTIMS OF CRASH
FATALLY INJURED
Captain H. Warlow-Davies, 27, pilot, Central av, Mosman (NSW), married, with one child.
First Officer J. B. Keys, 38, married, of 84 Roscoe st, Bondi (NSW).
TREATED AT KYNETON HOSPITAL
Keith Gordon, 24, Narrandera (NSW), back injuries.
Mrs Jane Cherry, 56, Ogilvie rd, Balgowah (NSW), shock, head Injuries, fracture of the leg.
Miss Caroline Dobbie, 50, Grand Hotel, Newcastle (NSW), abraasions and shock.
TREATED AT ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL
Norman Hall, 51. Coolamon (NSW), burns to hand, bruised back, lacerated scalp and face, multiple abrasions.
William Cassidy, 33, Armstrong st, Thornbury, lacerated hand, bruised
Brian Walton, 22, Perryham st, Burwood, bruised left arm, facial abrasions.
George Osborne, 20, Tarcutta (NSW), fractured rib, sprained ankle, abrasions.
Mrs Mary Lynch, 56, Ardlethan (NSW), lacerated lip, injured eye.
John McWilliam, 54, Griffith (NSW), injured finger, bruised wrist.
Lindsay Wood, Deniliquin (NSW), injured hand.
Adam Armstrong, 42, Main Beach, Southport (Q), injured eyes, facial abrasions.
Robert McLaurin, 16, Deniliquin (NSW), abrasions to leg.
Mrs Mary McLaurin, 44, Deniliquin (NSW), abrasions to forehead.
John Huntly, 26, Deniliquin (NSW), abrasions to forehead.
Mrs Marion Hill, 34, Studley Park rd. Kew, abrasions to leg.
John Mather, 29, Gleniffer av, Moorabbin, abrasions to hand and leg.
Frank Fitzmaurice, 20, Deniliquin, abrasions to forehead.
Sydney Reid, 60, South terrace, Adelaide, shock.
Mrs Alma Reid, 60, his wife, same address, injured elbow.
Miss Elizabeth Fry, 24, hostess, Queen's rd, Melbourne, facial abrasions.
CAPTAIN H. WARLOW-DAVIES, pilot of the aircraft, who was killed.
- [S178] Townsville Daily Bulletin (Queensland, Australia), Page 1, 9 Nov 1948.
AIR HOSTESS HEROINE OF
MOUNTAIN CRASH
Impact Kills Pilots But 20 Escape Fire
MELBOURNE, November 8.-The calm confid- ence of an air hostess was instrumental in saving 20 lives when the A.N.A. airliner Kurana crashed on Mount Macedon early to-day on a flight from Mel bourne to Sydney. The machine, it is stated, was more than five miles off its route when it crashed. The pilot, Captain H. Warlow-Davies (28), of Mosman, Sydney, was killed instantly, and his co-pilot, First Officer J. Barrington Keys (38), of Bondi, died of injuries without regaining consciousness. Civil Aviation Department officials revealed to-night that the Kurana naa been instructed to fly at 3000 feet, almost the exact height of the spot where it crashed into the mountain.
"That the majority of the pas- sengers did not perish in the flames was due to the cool-headedness of the air hostess. Miss Fry," said Dr. A. E. Lincoln, of Woodend, who was among the first at the scene of the crash. Residents of Upper Macedon, five miles away, distinctly heard the crash. "This crash should be known as the miracle of Macedon," said T. Shellard. "Only a miracle saved the 20 who got out alive." Three of the passengers who ap- peared to be seriously injured were taken to Kyneton District Hospital. Two of them, Mrs. J. Cherry, of Bargowlata, Sydney, and Keith Gordon, of Narrendera, N.S.W., were still on the serious list late to-night. The Kurana left Essendon for Sydney, via Deniliquin, Narren- dara and Wagga, at 7.27 a.m. under instructions from Flight Control to fly at 3000 feet
- [S179] Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Page 2, 9 Nov 1948.
A.N.A. AIRLINER CRASHES ON MT. MACEDON
Passengers Safe But Pilots Die
MELBOURNE.-The A.N.A. DC3 air liner Kurana crashed on Mount Macedon, 43 miles from Melbourne, at 7.45 a,.m yesterday. The pilot and first officer were killed but the air hostess and 19 passengers managed to scramble out before the plane burst into flames.
HOSTESS of the Kurana, Miss Elizabeth Fry, shows evidence of her ordeal on arrival in Melbourne.
TRIBUTE TO HOSTESS MELBOURNE. - "The air hostess was marvellous," said a passenger after the Kurana crash yesterday.
The hostess was Miss Elizabeth Charlotte Fry (24), of Queen's Rd., Melbourne. "Miss Fry took charge of the situation," said the passenger Mr. J. McWilliam, of Griffith N.S.W.
"The nose was smashed in, and it was obvious that the pilot was done," he added. "There was no panic. and Miss Fry kept every one calm."
The pilot did a "terrific" job, according to another passenger, Mr. B. Walton, of Brigadee Station, N.S.W.
He stood the plane on its tail, and cushioned it into the pine trees.
The pilot, Capt. H. Warlow Davies, was the younger son of Mr. H. Warlow-Davies, of Hobart, and the late Mrs. Warlow Davies. He was educated at Clemes College and Hutchins School, Hobart.
Capt. Warlow-Davies had a record of 5000 hours with A.N.A., Which he joined in 1944 after war service with the R.A.A.F.
First Officer J. Keys also was Married. He had flown 4000 hours with A.N.A.
FOUR of the passengers were taken to hospital.
The Kurana, which was en route from Essendon to Deniliquin, N.S.W., crashed about 300 ft. below the summit of the 3324ft. mountain 18 minutes after it had taken off from Essendon.
Officials at Essendon said no message was received from the plane after its departure.
A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Department said the Kurana was eight miles off its course when it crashed.
Instead of flying on the beam from Essendon to Mangalore, near Seymour, the plane had been west of due north.
The Kurana, which was licensed in August, 1937, is be lieved to have been one of A.N.A.'s oldest aircraft.
This is the third A.N.A. crash within ten weeks.
The pilot, Captain H. Warlow-Davies (27), of Mosman, Sydney, died near the scene of the crash, and his first officer, J. (Barry) Keys (38), of Bondi, died later in the Kyneton Hospital.
Slid on Trees
The plane was apparently trying to make a forced landing when it struck the mist-shrouded mountain.
Eye-witnesses said the plane slid for several hundred yards after it struck the pine trees, cutting off the tops as it went.
It then reached a fire break, slewed round and dropped 50ft. to the ground. Pieces of the tail and wing which had been ripped off were later found hundreds of yards away. A passenger, Mr. J. McWilliam. of Griffith, N.S.W., said that when the plane hit the ground and started to burn, the passengers scrambled to get out. About 14 of the passengers managed to scramble through the door and the others through the windows. Extricated Pilots Three of the passengers - Messrs. J. McWilliam, R. McLaurin and J. Mather went back into the plane and extricated the mortally injured pilots from the cockpit before the Kurana was destroyed by fire.
Mr. B. Walton, of Brigadee Station, N.S.W., after treatment at Royal Melbourne Hospital for bruises and abrasions, said he was reading a paper when someone behind him said, "It's going.' The engines were cut off and the plane crashed.
Mr. Walton said he smashed a window beside him, got out and then helped three other people behind him.
The plane burst into flames about a minute later.
- [S180] The Canberra Times (ACT:1926 - 1995), Page 1, 9 Nov 1948.
TWO KILLED IN AIR CRASH ON MT MACEDON
MELBOURNE, Monday.
The pilot and co-pilot were killed when an ANA airliner crash-landed on Mt. Macedon, 40 miles from Melbourne, this morning. The air hostess and 19 passengers escaped from the wrecked and burning plane. Seven passengers suffered injuries.
The pilot was H. Warlow-Davies, of Central Avenue, Mosman, who was killed outright, while the co-pilot was B. Keyes, of Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach, who died from burns and other injuries in the Kyneton Hospital.
Those injured were:-
Norman Hall, 51, of Coolamon, multiple injuries and lacerations.
Brian Walton, 22, Carrathool, bruises and abrasions.
Mrs. Mary Lynch, 56, Ardlethan, lacerated lip and concussion.
Marion Hill, 34, Kew (vic.), bruises to leg.
William Cassidy, 33, Thornbury (Vic.), lacerated hand and back.
George Osborne, 30, Tarcutta, injuries to ankle and ribs.
John McWilliams, 54, Griffith, lacerated hand and bruised ribs.
Passengers booked for Griffith were Messrs. L. J, Woods, H. Armstrong, J. Huntly, J. Mather, F. Fitzmaurice, Mr. and Mrs. Reid; for Deniliquin, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. McLaurin.
Mrs. J. Sherry, Ogilvie Road, Balgowiah, burns and abrasions fractured right leg and shock.
Miss C. Cobbie, sister of Mrs. Sherry, Grand Hotel, Newcastle, abrasions and shock.
Keith Gordon, Frank Street, Narrandera, shock and fractured spine.
Plane Icing Badly
The plane left Essendon at 7.27 a.m. on a flight to Deniliquin, Griffith, Narrandera, Wagga, and Sydney.
A radio operator on another plane heard the pilot ask for permission to descend from 11,000
to 7,000 feet as his plane was, icing badly. The request was repeated, and a few minutes later the pilot radioed he was going down to 7,000 feet.
Shortly after Essendon control put the emergency procedure into operation, and the Douglas was called repeatedly, but no reply was received.
Crashed in Plantation
The plane crashed in a pine plantation at the rear of a property owned by Mr, George Nicholas, near the top of the mountain.
Passengers and eye-witnesses described how the plane skidded across the, tops of pine trees, slashing off the tops, and then slewed and dropped 50-feet into a fire break.
Pieces of the wing and tail-plane were ripped off as the plane slashed through the trees, and were found hundreds of yards away from the wreckage.
Plane Burst Into Flames.
The plane started to burn when it hit the ground, and passengers described how they scrambled from the wreckage under the leadership of the air hostess, Miss Elizabeth Fry.
Some passengers had their hair singed in escaping.
Mr. Mather, of Moorabin, and Mr. McLaurin, of Deniliquin, lacerated their hands in dragging the pilot and co-pilot from the wrecked cabin of the plane.
When news of the crash reached Melbourne about 8.a.m. two ambulances and an A.N.A. passenger bus were rushed to Mt. Macedon.
Royal Melbourne Hospital made preparations to receive the injured.
Tribute to Air Hostess
Mr. Brian Walton, of Clarathool, one of the passengers, paid tribute to the work done by the hostess after the crash.
Only the marvellous efforts, of the pilot saved the passengers from probable death, he said. The pilot cushioned the plane and brought it down with the greatest accuracy.
The plane was totally destroyed by fire after the passengers escaped and the pilot and co-pilot were dragged free.
The Acting Director of Air Navigation and Safety (Mr. J. Harper) and Acting Chief, inspector of Air Accidents (Mr. Alan Lum) went to the scene of the crash immediately news was received.
Captain Warlow-Davles, 27, was a fighter pilot in the R.A.A.F. He has been with the A.N.A. since 1944, and had over 5,000 flying hours. He is survived by a widow and a three weeks old daughter.
First Officer Keys was 38, and had 4,000 flying hours. He leaves a widow and a three-year-old daughter.
The air Hostess, Miss Fry, is 24, and lives in Queen's Road, Melbourne.
Civil aviation authorities, who investigated the wreck said that the escape of the air hostess and 19 passengers was one of the most miraculous in Australian aviation history.
They said the pilot had apparently tried, to pancake the plane after engine trouble developed. The plane skidded over the tops of the trees and then smashed into a 100 foot high pine. This impact smashed the cabin killing the pilot and fatally injuring the co-pilot, they believe.
The plane was smouldering as passengers escaped from the wreck and exploded a few minutes later when, leaking petrol caught fire.
Passengers said the air hostess was marvellous, disregarding her own danger and injuries to care for the passengers.
Miss Fry suffered abrasions to the face.
She sa
- [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1980, Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. , (Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.), 1949.
C.WEALTH - RIVERINA
STATE - MURRUMBIDGEE
SUBDIVISION OF GRIFFITH
3624 McWilliam, Alice Florence Jean, Farm 127, Hanwood, home duties, F
3625 McWilliam, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vineron, M
3626 McWilliam, Elaine Grace, Farm 130, Hanwood, stenographer, F
3627 McWilliam, Elva Frances, The Winery, Yenda, home duties, F
3628 McWilliam, Florence Velma, The Winery, Beelbangera, home duties, F
3629 McWilliam, Glen Maxwell, Farm 127, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3630 McWilliam, John James Albert, The Winery, Yenda, distiller, M
3631 McWilliam, Keith Douglas Malcolm, The Winery, Beelbangera, vigneron, M
3632 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hanwood, vigneron, M
3636 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
3634 McWilliam, Olive Essie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
3635 McWilliam, Stuart John, Farm 130, Hanwood, farmer, M
3636 McWilliam, Winifred Mary Elizabeth, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
(MCWILLIAM)
- [S93] Newspaper Article, Page 9 (Reliability: 3), 7 Nov 1950.
LAW COURT REPORTS
McWilliams Wines
Share Issue:
Injunction Refused
The Chief Judge in Equity, Mr. Justice Roper, yesterday dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the issue of new shares in Mcwilliams Wines Pty. Ltd.
The suit was brought by Lawrence John Roy Mcwilliam and L. J. R. Mcwilliam Estates Pty. Ltd.
L. J. R. Mcwilliam was formerly a director of the defendant company, and L. J. R. Mcwilliam Estates Pty. Ltd. is a "private" company which holds his shares in the defendant company and is controlled by him.
When the defendant company was formed in 1931, the capital was
The Sydney Morning Herald~~7 Nov 1950~~Page 9
- [S134] Ships immigration list.
Names and Descriptions of Passengers
Arriving/Departing by the S.S. " M.V. "WANGANELLA"" from/for Sydney on 8th May, 1852.
No.: 13
Port of Embarkation: McWilliam
Names of Passengers: Lawrence
Age: 57
Profession: Vigneron
Country of Birth: Aust
Destination:
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No.: 14
Port of Embarkation: McWilliam
Names of Passengers: Nesta
Age: 53
Profession: H.D.
Country of Birth: N.Z.
Destination:
- [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1980, Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. , (Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.), 1954.
C.WEALTH - RIVERINA
STATE - MURRUMBIDGEE
SUBDIVISION OF GRIFFITH
3897 McWilliam, Alice Florence Jean, Farm 127, Hanwood, home duties, F
3898 McWilliam, Douglas Lyle, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, vineron, M
3899 McWilliam, Elizabeth Ruth, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
3900 McWilliam, Elva Frances, The Winery, Yenda, home duties, F
3901 McWilliam, Florence Velma, The Winery, Beelbangera, home duties, F
3902 McWilliam, Glen Maxwell, Farm 127, Hanwood, vineron, M
3903 McWilliam, John James Albert, The Winery, Yenda, distiller, M
3904 McWilliam, Keith Douglas Malcolm, The Winery, Beelbangera, vineron, M
3905 McWilliam, Lawrence John Roy, Farm 130, Hanwood, vineron, M
3906 McWilliam, Nesta Mary Morris, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
3907 McWilliam, Olive Elsie, The Winery, Farm 778, Yenda, home duties, F
3908 McWilliam, Stuart John, Farm 130, Hanwood, farmer, M
3909 McWilliam, Winifred Mary Elizabeth, Farm 130, Hanwood, home duties, F
(MCWILLIAM)
- [S13] Death Certificate, No in register; 179, 5 Jan 1973.
No of Certificate: No. 885316
Deaths Registered in the District of Hay at Griffith in the state of New South Wales by Robert William Maxwell Ewens Acting Assistant Donald Stewart Bennett Assistant.
No. in Register: 179
Christian name and surname of deceased: Lawrence John Roy McWilliam
Occupation: Vigneron
Sex and Age: Male 78 years
When and where died: 29th December 1972 Griffith Base Hospital
Usual residence: Farm 130, Hanwood. N.S.W.
Where born: Corowa, N.S.W.
Length of residence in Australia: -
Christian name and surname of father: John James McWilliam
Occupation: Vigneron
Christian name and maiden surname of mother: Elizabeth Dewar
If deceased was married:
Where: Hanwood, N.S.W.
At what age: 25 years
To whom: Nesta Mary Morris Jenkins
Conjugal condition of deceased at time of death: Married
Issue in order of birth (living and deceased): Winifred M.E. 52 years, Marjorie M. 50, Keith D.M. 47, Stuart J. 46, Elaine G,44 Yvonne A. 44, Esme 42, Patricia 39. None Deceased
Name description and residence of informant: Certified by Victor E. Twigg No Relation The Rectory, Griffith. N.S.W.
Cause of death: Ia) Carcinoma of Bladder
Duration of last illness: Ia) 2 years
By whom certified: Hubert Burns Deas (Registered)
When and where buried or cremated: Wagga Wagga Crematorium
Undertaker or Superintendant by whom certified:
Name and religion of Minister: Victor Edward Twigg Church of England
Name of witness to burial or cremation:
Signature of Registrar: D.S. Bennett
Date of registration: 5th January, 1973.
I Donald Stewart Bennett do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the particualrs in an entry in a Register of Deaths kept at the District Registrar's Office at Griffith and extracted this Fifth day of January, 1973
- [S92] Record of Death, 41355, 1973.
Registration Number: 41355/1973
Last Name: MCWILLIAM
Given Name(s): LAWRENCE JOHN R
Father's Given Name(s): JOHN JAMES
Mother's Given Name(s): ELIZABETH
District: GRIFFITH
- [S93] Newspaper Article, 30 Dec 1972.
McWILLIAM Laurence John Roy Death notice 29DEC1972 Death at Griffith Base Hospital, late of Hanwood Sydney Morning Herald 30DEC1972
Sydney Morning Herald
- [S138] Griffith Cemetery.
In loving memory of
L. J. R. (jack) McWILLIAM
26. 11. 1894 - 29. 12. 1972
Devoted husband of Nesta
Loving father of
Winifred, Marjorie, Keith, Stuart,
Elaine, Yvonne, Esme, Patricia
And of the MIA Wine Industry
B30
- [S22] Certificate of Marriage, 5258 (Reliability: 3), 20 Jul 1892.
SCHEDULE D.
188 Marriages Solenmized in the District of Beechworth
No. in Register: 8
Where and When Married: July 20th 1892 Independant Church Beechworth
Name and Surname of the Parties: John James McWilliam Elizabeth Aitken Dewar
Condition of the Parties: Bachelor Spinster
Children by each former Marriage:
Birthplaces: Sale Victoria Markinch Scotland
5258
SCHEDULE D.
in the Colony of Victoria.
Rank or Profession:
Vinegrower Domestic Servent
Age: 24 23
Residence Present: Beechworth Beechworth
Usual: Corowa Beechworth
Parents
Names (Mothers Maiden Names):
Samuel McWilliam and Martha McWilliam (Maiden name Steale)
James Dewar and Janet Aitken Dewar (Maiden name Dalrymple)
Fathers Rank or Profession: Vinegrower Stone Mason
I Leonard William Lee, being Independant Minister Beechworth
do hereby certify that I have, this day, at the Independant Chapel Beechworth duly
celebrated Marriage between John James Mc. William of Corowa NSW Vinegrower
and Elizabeth Aitken Dewar of Beechworth, Domestic Servant. after notice
and declaration duly made and published, as by law required (and with yhe written concent of---------).
Dated this 20th day of July 1892
Signature of minister, Registrar-General, or other Officer Leonard William Lee
Marriage was solemnized between us John James McWilliam Elizabeth Aitken Dewar
Witness: John D Young Janet Dewar
- [S35] Federation Index. Victoria 1889 - 1901, The Crown in the state of Victoria, (Macbeth Genealogical Services P/L), 5258 (Reliability: 3), 1892.
Surname: MCWILLIAM
Given Names: Jno Jas
Event: M
Sex: M
Spouse Surname/Father: DEWAR
Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Elizth Aitken
Age:
Age Code:
Birth Place: SALE
Death Place:
Year: 1892
Reg. Number: 5258
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Surname: DEWAR
Given Names: Elizh Aitken
Event: M
Sex: F
Spouse Surname/Father: MCWILLIAM
Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Jno Jas
Age:
Age Code:
Birth Place: SCOTLAND
Death Place:
Year: 1892
Reg. Number: 5258
- [S93] Newspaper Article, Page 1 (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 1892.
McWilliam-Dewar.-On the 20th inst., at the Independant Church, Beechworth, John James McWilliam, vinegrower, Corowa, to Elizabeth Dewar, second daughter of the late James Dewar, Markinch, Scotland.
The Augus Melb.~~Page 1~~23 Jul 1892
- [S61] Between the Wars Index. New South Wales 1919 - 1945, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, New South Wales., (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), 14137, 1919.
MCWILLIAM LAWRENCE J R MALE 1919 JENKINS NESTA M M FEMALE HAY 1919 14137
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