COMPLETE THANK YOu Edgar MOON Australian Tennis Champion

[suzilad]

Back down to earth again after yesterdays great discovery now on with finding out more about  Edgar and his family.
Brother Clinton Beresford until 1954 is staying with his parents and  works in sports depot.
Sister Helena Stuart Sarah is with parents until 1937 did she marry after this date ?
Sister  Violet Agnes Enid married  Henry William Charles Hubert Hunt in 1929 and in 1954 they are living in Lilley Nundah where Henry is a bank officer.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      After searching trove yesterday and most of last night I finally found a marriage for Edgar . On Wednesday 17 June 1942
Methodist Church  Woolwia to Ina Jones her parents were former Mayor and Lady Mayoress Mr and Mrs A.J. Jones of Ban Ban
Ealle Junction.
Now I am trying to find where Edgar and his parents are buried and what happened to his siblings.


Suzilad

[deeiluka]

You're on a roll, Suzilad.......it's wonderful when that happens, isn't it?


Dee   

[suzilad]

Yes I am Dee and as one of the younger members of my family said I am "cheesing " only hope it continues until I find all the

Gibson family in Queensland  have been very fortunate up till now with help and information on them in Victoria keeping fingers

crossed.     

Suzilad

[deeiluka]

Pictures of Edgar Moon.....

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0eax/


Dee   

[suzilad]

Thank you Dee great to see a photo of the man in action .

Still "cheesing" 

Suzilad

[suzilad]

I have searched hi and low for an obituary or death notice for Edgar , his parents and siblings anyone any idea how

I can access these.

Thanks,

Suzilad

[majm]

Hi there,

I think that photo is fantastic .... that's the Davis Cup blazers they are wearing !

But the obit .... have you contacted either Tennis Australia or Tennis Queensland .... I think he should be a candidate for the Tennis Hall of Fame ....

Tennis player, Tennis promoter, most likely a tennis coach too .... could have been on various boards of management for tennis clubs, tennis associations, tennis centres, perhaps on the board of Tennis Qld, or even a delegate to Tennis Australia (Lawn Tennis Association of Australia as it was then known), or to the ITF (International Tennis Federation) ....  or perhaps he, like many others in the post WWII era were "not exactly welcome" in the Amateur v Professional debates ....    However, I do think there would be someone in either Tennis Australia or Tennis Queensland who would know of or could look up their honour boards in their corridors etc and realise that he was a significant person in Australian tennis history.   They should also know who is their local historian (perhaps a volunteer) and know of clues to find his obit.  You have the date, so that's a big help. 

Cheers,  JM

http://www.tennis.com.au/about-us/contacts 

[suzilad]

Hi majm,
             Thank you for this link I have emailed a couple of places asking for their help hopefully they will be able to or maybe point me in the right direction.
I shall keep you posted .
I found out yesterday while trawling that he had a street named after him in 1979.
All these pieces of information certainly  make my OH's tree very interesting reading.
Waiting on "Gar"'s  grandfathers death cert. he was born in Scotland in 1832 and left c 1850 ende up in Queensland
another branch of the Gibson line.
Regards,
Suzilad