Reginald Shields

[Neilhilt]

The Shields are an old and extensive Hills District family.  See http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=snake2000&id=I83288  for some information which helps further searching.
Cheers Neil

[majm]

George and Rebecca, he an orchardist

NSW ER 1903 PARRAMATTA polling at Pennant Hills.
ALL with the surname of SHIELDS ( and all of Pennant Hills, no street names on this particular roll)
Belmore, a labourer  (lab)
Bertha Matilda, domestic duties (dd)
Eliza, dd
Ernest Haywood, lab
George, orchardist
Henry S, lab
Josephine, dd
Maria, dd
Martha J, dd
Mary A, dd
Rebecca, dd
Samuel, orchardist

Cheers,  JM

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Another link to Shields family history http://www.australian-english-genealogy.com/williambe/pafg06.htm

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Deceased Estate for Rebecca Shields; West Pennant Hills; dod: 11/05/1917
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ed0/

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SMH 17Feb1955 pg24
SHIELDS, Reginald George. - February 16, 1955, of 102 Amy Street Regents Park, dearly loved husband of Janet (Etta), and brother of Henry, Amos, Sylvia (Mrs Pettit) and Fred, brother-in-law of Olive, Alf, Alex, Elsie, Margaret, Kath, and Alf, son-in-law of Peter Robinson.

Funeral (same page)
SHIELDS.- The Relatives and Friends of the late REGINALD GEORGE SHIELDS are invited to attend his Funeral to leave St. Luke's Church, Regents Park, This Thursday, after Service commencing at 2pm, for the Rookwood Crematorium.

SHIELDS. - Members of the Regents Park Sub-branch of the R.S.S. And A.I.L.A. Are invited to attend the Funeral of their late Comrade REGINALD SHIELDS. For particulars see Family notice.

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NSW Marriage:
22268/1942 SHIELDS, REGINALD GEORGE and ROBERTSON, JANET BATHGATE MACKENZIE; HURSTVILLE

[cando]

Yes the family of Reginald SHIELDS who enlisted in WW! is easy to trace HOWEVER did Reginald born 1894 actually attend Forbes High School?  The Reginald SHIELDS mentioned in the news snip in 1912 as attending Wongajong surely wasn't 18 years of age.  The ages are wrong.

Cando

[Aussie1947]

The school article refers to 'Master' Reginald Shields and the term Master typically referred to boys probably under 14 years of age.

Gerry

[majm]

http://www.forbes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/history

Some of the dates are not making sense      (opened in Oct 1926  )

 but from 1905, two years of secondary education at the District School

1917, a High School (3 class rooms and science)

Cheers,  JM