Leith Greville RYDER [3438]

  General Notes:

1920 WA Birth Ryder Leith G Male Wellington 473 1920

The West Australian Wednesday 1 November 1933
MUSIC EXAMINATIONS.
University Results. The following are the results of the recent practical examinations m music conducted by the University under the auspices of the Australian Music Examinations Board. The examiners were Mr. Frank Hutchens of the State Conservatorium of Music. New South Wales; -Mr. J. A. Steele of the Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne; Mr. John Horner of the Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide, and Mr. A. J. Leckie. of Perth. The following results are in alpha betical order, and where not otherwise stated are for pianoforte: -
Grade V, Credit: - ……Ryder, Leith G. …….

The West Australian Thursday 19 Nov 1936
MUSIC EXAMINATIONS. - UNIVERSITY RESULTS.
Passes at Country Centres. The following are the results of the public examninations in the practice of music conducted at country centres by the University of Western Australia under the auspices of the Australian Music Examinations Board: ...Bunbury Centre.- ...Grade II (Piano forte) ...Honours: Ryder, Leith G. ...Grade V (Pianoforte). Pass: ...Ryder, Cecily L....

The West Australian Tuesday 11 Oct 1938
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS. Music Theory Results. Results were made available yesterday of the music theory examination on held last month by the University of Western Australia under the Australian Music Examinations Board's scheme. They -were as follows:
Bunbury: . . . . . Pass: Ryder. Leith G.; . . . . .

The West Australian Friday 18 June 1943
ENGAGEMENT:
The engagement is announced of Lois, third daughter of Mrs Crawford and the late Rev H. Crawford of North Perth, to Leith, Sgt. AIF, eldest son of Mr and Mrs N. C Ryder of Greenmount.

The West Australian Wednesday 13 Oct 1943
MARRIAGES.
RYDER-CRAWFORD.-On August 13, at Trinity Congregational Church, Perth, by the Rev Dr G. H. Wright, Leith Greville, eldest son of Mr and Mrs N. C. Ryder, of Greenmount, to Lois Joan third daughter of Mrs Crawford and the late Rev H. C. Crawford, of North Perth.

October 2012 dictated by Leith Ryder
Leith qualified in Chemistry and worked for an industrial chemist in the production of synthetic menthol and other products using eucalyptus phellandrene oil. I applied to joine the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and then saw job at Wundowie which was a factory set up the WA Govt to better use the Forests and the iron deposits around the factory and at the same time for arable land. total built by the Govt and to make iron ore charcoal and calcium (limesotne). The charcoal was made from local timber and in the process the liquids coming off cause pyroligneous which was used in at a new type of factory to produce acetic acid, methol alcohol. The gasses from the production of The heat generated from making the charcoal contains carbon dioxide Co2 and co and the co was used for heating boilers and the boilers produced steam to generate electricity.


Death Notice in West Australian papers 13 March 2021.

Leith married Lois Joan CRAWFORD [3442] [MRIN: 1129], daughter of Rev Harry Charles CRAWFORD [4706] and Maud Ethel BROWN [4705], on 13 Aug 1943 in Trinity Congregational Church, Perth, Western Australia. (Lois Joan CRAWFORD [3442] was born on 6 Sep 1923 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia and died on 24 Apr 2017 in Osborne Park, Western Australia.)