Margaret Jean RASTON [4300]

  General Notes:

1913 WA Birth Raston Margaret J Female Perth 2152

Bruce Rock Post and Corrigin and Narembeen Guardian (WA : 1924 - 1948) Friday 21 April 1933
DOODLAKINE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The annual musical festival held at Doodlakine on Wednesday of last week proved highly successful.
Merredin competitors scored well in the prize list, and on the whole the standard was highly creditable to the district.
Following are results: -
Recitation by boy or girl under 10 - Valeria Altham 1, Mary Hammersley 2.
Piano solo, under 13 - Margaret Hanley 1, Isla Beard 2.
Song, boy or girl under 16 - Jean Wright 1, Arthur Hocking 2.
Violin Solo under 16 - Nellie Hansen 1, Joyce Bickford 2. I
Sight reading, under 16 - 1 Vf/r- garet Hanley 1, Mary O'Brien apd Beth Massingham (tie) 2.
Piano solo, under 11 - Isla Duff 1, Phyllis Kennett. 2.
Recitation boy or girl under 16 - Miss Betty Jackman 1, Miss Gertrude Beck l.
Piano solo, under 15 - Beth Massingham 1, Thelma Whitfield 2.
Recitaton, open, excerpts from Shakespeare - Miss Betty Jackman and Mr. Leon Bailey (tie with full marks) 1, Miss Gertrude Beck 2.
Humorous recitation - Mr Leon Bailey 1, Miss Estelle Carter 2.
Piano solo, open - Miss Margaret Raston 1, Miss Wendy Hammond 2, Miss Thelma Kitto and Mrs Nonmus 3 (tie).
Children's choir - Miss Bray's Merredin choir 1, Doodlakine and - Kellerberrin Schools (tie) 2.
Piano solo under 18 - Miss Beulah Altham 1, Miss Nada WilMns and Miss Mary O'Brien, (tie) 2, Mr Leon Bailey 3.
Sacred solo - Mrs Hanrahan 1, Mrs Turner 2.
Piano duet, under 16 - Miss Eve lyn Taylor and Miss Dorothy Taylor 1, Miss Mary O'Brien and Miss Joy Dumsday 2.
Musical ensemble - Miss Lovett, Messrs Orr, Hind, Tilley 1, Misses Nancy Charleston, Chrissie Blake and Nada Wilkins 2.
Piano sight reading (open) - Miss Wandy Hammond 1, Miss Thelma Kitto 2.
One Act play - The Misses G Beck, B Jackman, E Bailey, J McKay, N Charleston & Mrs Bullock; and Mr and Mrs Morrish (tie) 1.
Male quartette - Messrs J. Gibney and D Callender, Masters Les and Bill Gibbney
Piano "uef., . .ic-n - M-'sses B. Al tham and S j vck 1, Mis; s E Sn-.sth and E Murrie 2.
Vocal quartette - Miss M Gardiner 'Mr .and Mrs J. Gibbney and Mr. D Callender.
Gentleman's solo - Mr W Gittens 1, Mr. J. Gibbney 2.
Adult choir - Doodlakine choir, conductor, Mrs Hanrahan 1, Merredin Choral Society, conductor Mrs E Drury 2.
Violin solo - Mr Leon Bailey 1, Mr Eric Hind 2. Ladies' solo - Mrs Turner 1, Miss D Bray and Mrs Drury (tie) 2.
Impromptu speech - Mr F A Law 1

Advertiser KOPS Margaret Jean 1994 (d. 10 Oct - Pub 11,12 Oct 1994)

The Advertiser (Adelaide) Wednesday 12 October 1994
Death Notices:
KOPS, Margaret Jean. - Died peacefully at Royal Adelaide Hospital on October 10 1994. Aged 80 years Loving mother of Neil, Thom and Judy. Loving grandmother of Jon, Mel, Lyn, Kay and Val. Rest in peace.

KOPS, Margaret Jean. - Dear mother of Judy, Neil, Thom and also Bob. Well loved nanna to Kay, Lyn, Joh, Val and Mel. Great nanna to Damion, Becky, Natalie and Dylan. May your garden in Heaven have room for a dog.

  Other Records

• Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980: home duties, 1936, Dog Hill, Wellard, Western Australia.

• Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980: home duties, 1937, Mt Kokeby, Western Australia.

• Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980: home duties, 1943, "Wongarbon" West Brookton, Western Australia.

• Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980: home duties, 1949, "Careydale", Donnybrook, Western Australia.

Margaret married Gilbert Clive LEVESON-GOWER [4301] [MRIN: 1418], son of Herbert Victor LEVESON-GOWER [7449] and Ethel Mary OSBORN [11339], on 1 Sep 1934 in Tammin, Western Australia. The marriage ended in divorce. (Gilbert Clive LEVESON-GOWER [4301] was born on 12 Jul 1912 in Richmond, VIC Australia.)

  Marriage Notes:

1934 WA Marriage Raston Margaret J Female Gower Gilbert C L Male Northam 99

Mirror (Perth) Saturday 18 February 1934
He's Bought The Ring:
Margaret Jean, second daughter of Mrs. M. and the late Mr. W. A. Raston, of Ecclefechan, Tammin, and Gilbert Clive, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H V. Leveson-Gower, of Inglewood.

The West Australian (Perth) Saturday 8 February 1934
Marriage Notice:
LEVESON-GOWER - RASTON. -On September 1, 1934, at Tammin, by the Rev. F. Christiansen (brother-in-law of bridegroom), assisted by the. Rev. W. Cramp, Gilbert Clive, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs V. Leveson-Gower, of Inglewood, to Margaret Jean, second daughter of Mrs. M. and the late W. A. Raston, of Ecclefechan, Tammin.

The West Australian (Perth) Saturday 7 October 1950
Gilbert Clive Leveson-Gower v Margaret Jean Leveson-Gower. Ground: Desertion.

Margaret next married Edgar KOPS [11386] [MRIN: 4190]. (Edgar KOPS [11386] died on 18 Aug 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia.)