William Leonard Dines (1906 - 1937)

Born 1906 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 9 May 1937 at about age 31 in Albany, Western Australia, Australia

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William Dines was born in Victoria, Australia

Biography

William was born in 1906, the son of William Dines and Agnes Bolitho.^[1]

He passed away in 1937, aged 31.^[2]

Death Notice: DINES.---On May 9, 1937, at Albany, W.A. (suddenly). William Leonard Dines (of State Forestry Department), dearly beloved fiance of Maud Reed, Parade-street, Albany: aged 31 years. Deeply mourned.^[3]

Death: The Albany Advertiser (WA: 1897 - 1954) Mon 10 May 1937 - SUDDEN DEATH OF FOREST RANGER. William Leonard Dines (31), who succeeded the late Mr. Clifford as Forest Ranger for the Albany District a few months ago, was found dead in bed in his room at "Selby House," Bridges Street, on Sunday morning. Death had apparently taken place only a few hours previously. The late Mr. Dines was a member of a well-known South West family, but had no relatives in Albany. He had only recently come out of Hospital after a long illness. As he was not being attended by a doctor just prior to his death, a post mortem examination has been ordered. The funeral will be held to-morrow at ll a.m., leaving, Mr. H. C .Prior's private mortuary for the Church of England Cemetery, Albany.^[4]

Will notice (Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sun 5 Sep 1937) - William Leonard Dines, late of Albany, forest ranger, to Charles D. Dines, of Punchmirup. £474.^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 12 Apr 2023). Index entry for Wm Leonard DINES, Year: 1906; Parents: Wm Newton and Agnes BOLITHO; Place: BENDIGO Reg. Number: 8260/1906
2. ↑ Western Australia Department of Justice - Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Registration: 5400042/1937 @ Plantagenet; Name: William Leonard Dines; Gender: M; Father: William Newton DINES; Mother: Agnes BOLITHO; Age at Death: 31 in Albany in 1937; accessed 4 Apr 2024
3. ↑ 1937 'Family Notices', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 12 May, p. 1. , viewed 03 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41302730
4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70262954
5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58788700