Arthur Joseph Pountney (1896 - 1973)

Born 18 Jul 1896 in Ravenswood, Colony of Queensland

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle Maud (Mayoh) Pountney — married 17 Aug 1927 in St. Peter's C of E. Church, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1973 at age 77 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Arthur Pountney was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)

Arthur Pountney has English ancestors.

This profile is part of the Powney Name Study.

This profile is part of the Ravenswood, Queensland, Australia One Place Study.

Arthur Joseph Pountney was born at Sandy Creek, near Ravenswood, in the Colony of Queensland, on the 18th of July 1896, the fifth son and seventh child of Elon Pountney and Phebe Ann Onions.^[1][2]

Arthur Pountney Brand and Tag.

Arthur met Myrtle Maud Mayoh about 1924, and at that time, was travelling from Ravenswood to Home Hill, cutting cane. He then started work at Kalamia Mill carrying sugar bags in 1925. Later getting work at the mill as offsider to the mill surveyor...

Arthur married Myrtle Mayoh at Townsville on the 17th of August 1927,^[3][4] their son Kenneth was born in 1928, and daughter Claire was born in 1936.

War Travel Ration Card.

Arthur had a Mining Lease which he worked with his brother Edwin from 1925 until at least 1931.

The 1937 census has Arthur living at Deltavale, however, the house was always on the two blocks of ground of 1/2 acre each, totaling 1 acre, at 35-39 Cox Street, Ayr, Queensland.

35 Cox Street.

Arthur filled the position of an Air Raid Warden during World War Two and had a Whistle and Warden Pin. He also had a green thumb, and always had a vegetable garden at the Cox Street residence. As an aside, Arthur was able to cut men's hair, and had a full barber's set of haircutting tools in a purpose made wooden box. For extra income Arthur also lined the inside of water tanks, with a slurry of concrete. Water Tanks and Windmills were a common vista where water was needed.

Menu

Tripe with onion gravy. a favoured meal.

Steak & Kidney Pie. favoured meal.

Brain.

Tongue.

Liver.

Curry & Rice..on toast.

Corned Meat in many meal forms.

Junket.

Scrambled Eggs.

Sao Biscuits.

Home grown vegetables, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Long Beans. Cabbage.

Not liked, Hot milk from the cow, Brussel Sprouts.

Arthur and Myrtle spent their entire married life without a motorcar or a telephone.

Arthur Pountney passed away at Townsville, Queensland, Australia, int the Townsville Hospital, on the 3rd of December 1973^[5][6] from natural causes, after a cataract operation, and was laid to rest in the Ayr Cemetery, GR No 3158, at 3pm on the 5th of December.

Sources

1. ↑ Australia, Queensland - Birth Certificate : Date: 18 Jul 1896; Name: Arthur Joseph Pountney; District: Kennedy; Place: Sandy Creek near Ravenswood; Ref: 13089; General Registry Office, Brisbane. Personal Certified copy in the files of David Urquhart.
2. ↑ Australia, Queensland - Queensland Births Index > "Search Historical Records | Queensland Government". 2019. Bdm.Qld.Gov.Au. Accessed September 28 2019. Australia, Qld Births Index > Year: 1896; Ref: C6534; Name: Arthur s/o Elon Pountney & Annie Onions.
3. ↑ Australia, Queensland - Marriage Certificate > Date: 17 Aug 1927; Name: Arthur Joseph Pountney & Myrtle Maud Mayoh; District: Townsville ; Place: St Peter's Cof E. Church, Townsville; Ref: C2734; General Registry Office, Brisbane. Original Document in the personal files of David Urquhart.
4. ↑ Australia, Queensland - Queensland Marriages Index > "Search Historical Records | Queensland Government". 2019. Bdm.Qld.Gov.Au. Accessed September 28 2019. Australia, Qld Marriage Index> Year: 1927; Ref: C2734; Name: Arthur Joseph Pountney & Myrtle Maud Mayoh.
5. ↑ Australia, Queensland - Death Certificate : Date: 3 Dec 1973; Name: Arthur Joseph Pountney; District: Townsville; Place: Townsville General Hospital, Townsville; Ref: 36433; General Registry Office, Brisbane. Personal Certified copy in the files of David Urquhart.
6. ↑ Australia, Queensland - Queensland Death Index > "Search Historical Records | Queensland Government". 2019. Bdm.Qld.Gov.Au. Accessed September 28 2019. Australia, Qld Deaths Index > Year: 1973; Ref: C7606; Name: Arthur Joseph Pountney s/o Elon Pountney & Annie Onion.

See Also:

• Find A Grave, database and images  : accessed 28 September 2019), memorial page for Arthur Joseph Pountney (18 Jul 1896–3 Dec 1973), Find A Grave: Memorial #200998410, citing Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by David Urquhart (contributor 49272194) .
• Australian Cemeteries