John H. Sheather & Winifred M. Caunt

1.  John Herbert¹³ Sheather  (William Henry Hoy¹², Edward¹¹, James¹⁰, William⁹, William⁸, John⁷,

Thomas⁶, Thomas⁵, John⁴, John³, Thomas², Thomas (The Elder)¹) was born 27 September 1885 in

Gundagai, New South Wales, and died 07 September 1922 in Narrandera, New South Wales. 

He married Winifred Maud Caunt 1916 in Narrandera, New South Wales, daughter of Richard

Caunt and Elizabeth Smith.  She was born 1895 in Narrandera, New South Wales.

Notes for John Herbert Sheather:

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers Review 15 Sep 1922

A fatal accident occurred at Grong Grong on Thursday last week, when Mr John Herbert Sheather

was accidently killed while assisting in loading pine logs at Mr P Harris' farm.

Deceased and Mr Arthur Harris were loading logs on a wagon. Mr Harris was leading the horse

and Mr Sheather was following the logs up the skids, holding the end of a chain. The logs slipped

down the skids, the big end of the log striking him and knocking him to the ground. The falling

log struck him on the head and crushed the right side of his head.

Mr Harris lifted the log off his unfortunate comrade, and went for assistance.

Help was soon at hand, but Mr Sheather died about 20 minutes after the accident occurred, and

before the arrival of a doctor from Narrandera. The body was removed to his mothers residence at

Grong Grong.

Deceased had a small farm at Grong Grong. He was 37 years of age, was married and leaves a

widow and three children.

The funeral took place at Grong Grong on Friday. Much sympathy has been expressed for the

relatives of deceased.

The Argus (Melbourne) Monday, 11th September 1922

CRUSHED BETWEEN LOGS

NARRANDERA (N.S.W.), Friday - At Mr. P. Harris's farm at Grong Grong Yesterday, John

Herbert Sheather was accidentally killed while assisting Arthur Harris to load pine logs. Harris

was leading the horse in the waggon. Sheather was following the logs on the skids, holding one

end of a chain.

A log slipped and Sheather was knocked down. His head was crushed between a log, on the

ground and the log that fell from the waggon. Sheather died a few minutes after the accident. He

was aged 37 years, and leaves a widow and three children.

More About John Herbert Sheather:

Birth Ref.: No. 20960/1885

Burial: Grong Grong, New South Wales

Sands Directory: 1923, Farmer - Grong Grong, New South Wales

More About Winifred Maud Caunt:

Birth Ref.: No. 34808/1895

More About John Sheather and Winifred Caunt:

Marriage: 1916, Narrandera, New South Wales

Children of John Sheather and Winifred Caunt are:

        2                 i.    Alfred John¹⁴ Sheather, born 24 September 1916 in Ging Ging, Narrandera, New South

                                 Wales; died September 1966 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. 

                                 He married Norah Aileen Stewart 1948 in Narrandera, New South Wales.

Notes for Alfred John Sheather:

Alfred enlisted with the Aust. Army on the 17th September 1941 at Narrandera, New

South Wales. He is desctibed as 5ft 4 1/2in. with a Fair complexion, Fair Hair and Blue

Eyes. Alfred saw service in Western Australia and Queensland prior to overseas service

in Morotai, Balikpapan and Borneo in 1945. Alfred returned to Australia on the 4th

January 1946 and was discharged from service on the 1st April 1946

 WW2 Enlistment

Narrandera Argus, Mon, 26 Sep 1965

Mr. Alfred John Sheather, whose death occurred at Wagga on Wednesday last week,

was a former well-known resident of Grong Grong, where he was born 49 years ago.

He was the son of the late Mr. John Sheather, an early resident of the district who was

accidentally killed when a young man. His mother later married again, to Mr Harry

Middleton.

The late Alf Sheather was educated at Grong Grong and for many years was employed

at Cuthbert's General Store. About 10 years ago he moved to Wagga and joined the staff

of T Edmonson and Co.

During World War II he saw service overseas with the 56th Battalion, A.I.F.

He is survived by his wife (formerly Miss Norah Stewart, of Grong Grong), one son

(Alfred) and three daughters (Heather, Linda and Wendy).

He is also survived by a brother, Percival (Grong Grong), a sister Evaline, (Mrs L

McQualter of Newcastle), two step-brothers and three step-sisters - Robert Middleton

(Bowral), Christina (Mrs. V. Cahill of Narrandera), Edith (Mrs D Richards of

Ardlethan), Malcolm Middleton (of Narrandera) and Irene (Mrs. G. Patterson,

Narrandera).

The funeral took place at Wagga on Friday morning following a funeral service at St

John's Church of England by Ven. Archdeacon K. A. Osborne, who also officiated at

the graveside. Among those present were relatives and friends from Grong Grong,

Narrandera and Ardlethan.

The Sydney Morning Herald 10th October 1966

LEGAL NOTICE

Will dated 12 December 1953 - Shop Hand

More About Alfred John Sheather:

Birth Ref.: No. 33488/1916

Military service: WW2 - Private NX139842 (N203157)  Aust. Army

Military service-1: 17.9.1941 - 1.4.1946

Occupation: 1942, Farm Hand/Shop Assistant

Religion: Church of England

More About Alfred Sheather and Norah Stewart:

Marriage: 1948, Narrandera, New South Wales

Marriage Reference: No. 29834/1948

        3                ii.    Evelyn Maude Sheather, born 1918 in Narrandera, New South Wales; died 20 May

                                 1999 in New South Wales. 

                                 She married Lloyd Douglas McQualter 1937 in Narrandera, New South Wales; born 22

                                 January 1917 in Narrandera, New South Wales; died July 1998 in New South Wales.

Notes for Evelyn Maude Sheather:

Death Notice in the Newcastle Herald 20 May 1999

More About Evelyn Maude Sheather:

Birth Ref.: No. 41425/1918

Notes for Lloyd Douglas McQualter:

Death Notice in the Newcastle Herald 20 July 1998

More About Lloyd Douglas McQualter:

Birth Ref.: No. 1172/1917

Military service: RFTS 2/13 BN

Military service-1: 12.09.1941 - 16.04.1943

Military service-2: WW2 - Private NX44706 Aust. Army

More About Lloyd McQualter and Evelyn Sheather:

Marriage: 1937, Narrandera, New South Wales

        4               iii.    Percival (Percy) Oswald Sheather (Source: Bruce Smith.), born 21 March 1921 in

                                 Narrandera, New South Wales; died 1967 in Coolamon, New South Wales. 

                                 He married Venus Patricia Dryburgh 1946 in Narrandera, New South Wales; born 1927;

                                 died 22 July 2005 in Coolamon, New South Wales.

More About Percival (Percy) Oswald Sheather:

Military service: 2/28 AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT PLATOON

Military service-1: 11.7.1942 - 20.5.1946

Military service-2: WW2 - Private NX102284 (N202866) Aust. Army

Notes for Venus Patricia Dryburgh:

Death Notice in the Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser 23 July 2005

at Coolamon, late of Grong Grong

More About Percival Sheather and Venus Dryburgh:

Marriage: 1946, Narrandera, New South Wales

Marriage Reference: No. 21040/1946

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