John Edgar Deacon MA (1901 - 1989)

Born 1901 in Addleston, Surrey, England

Husband of Jessie Mary Clarke — married 1962 in Perth, Western Australia

Died 1989 at about age 88 in Western Australia

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Addleston, 1901

Biography

John was born in 1901.
He was the son of Frederick Deacon. He passed away in 1989, having taught in many country secondary schools of Western Australia.

Mr. John Deacon, M.A. ^[1]
Mr. John Deacon headmaster of Manjimup State School has been advised that the University of W.A. has conferred on hilm the degree of Master of Arts for his thesis . . . .

People – LifeTree

EARLY YEARS IN MANJIMUP (1952, February 21). ^[2]
At a lecture delivered in the Manjimup Town Hall recently, Mr. J. E. Deacon, MA, former headmaster of the Manjimup Junior High School and now a district superintendent, dealt with the development of the district between the years 1875 and 1912. It was the second lecture on early history which Mr. Deacon had given.
In the first part of this study, Mr. Deacon said, we reached the stage of development in the Warren district up to about the year 1875. We have seen how this rich country was first discovered and how, little by little, farms were wrested from the virgin forest. It remains now to consider, the manner in which the district expanded and how a thriving township came into being.

Let us for a moment consider something of the background of contemporary history so far as other parts of the State are concerned.

After 1868, no more convicts were to be sent to Western Australia, although for a number of years they were of material assistance to the State, principally through their labor in the construction of roads and bridges to aid transportation — matter of pressing importance to the early settler.

One Tree Bridge
By the side of the Donnelly River, George Giblett felled a huge karri tree on which he built a bridge—the famous One Tree Bridge which is still in existence, although no longer used for traffic. This bridge provided access to the graphite mine which was worked for some time. ^[2] . . . Francis Lewis von Bibra

Warren Settlers
In the early 70's Walter Edward Blechyden was attracted to the lands of the Upper Warren River. He was the son of Harrison Blechynden, a successful Beverley farmer who had arrived from England . . . . The annual rent for the lease of 10,000 acres was £10, and the property was first occupied for a tenure of eight years. In 1873. Walter Blechynden was married in Wollaston's old church at Picton to Jane Needs. . .

. . . . Walter Edward Blechynden (1846 - 1940) . . . The first teacher was Kate Logue, who subsequently received payment from the Central Board of Education under the elementary Education Act of 1871

Dingup Church . . . Thomas Giblett (1842 - 1897) . .

Hollow Log Home . . . A well known story is told of a settler named Charles Young who made his first home in a hollow log.

Pemberton Named

The Ladies

First Phase

Sources

1. ↑ MR. JOHN DEACON, M.A. (1948, June 3). Avon Argus and Cunderdin-Meckering-Tammin Mail (WA : 1925 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2020
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} EARLY YEARS IN MANJIMUP Blackwood-Warren Sentinel (Bridgetown, WA : 1950 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved May 25, 2020

• John Edgar Deacon 1901–1989 • LHVL-2B1

• Deacon, John Dalwallinu VII Head Teacher 1921