William Francis Duncan Gray. Queensland1963

[cando]

Australian Electoral Roll
NSW
1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936
GRAY Thomas Alexander  Gulgong  Painter

1943
GRAY Doris  C/- J Comer, Bayley Street, Gulgong  HD
GRAY Thomas Alexander  Gulgong  Painter

1949, 1954, 1958
GRAY Doris Ellen  Belmore Street, Gulgong  HD
GRAY Thomas Alexander   Belmore Street, Gulgong Painter

1963
GRAY Doris Ellen  Belmore Street, Gulgong  HD
GRAY Geoffrey Lionel Robert  Belmore Street, Gulgong  Electrician
GRAY Thomas Alexander   Belmore Street, Gulgong Club Manager

1968
GRAY Doris Ellen  Belmore Street, Gulgong  HD
GRAY Thomas Alexander   Belmore Street, Gulgong Club Manager

1972, 1980
GRAY Doris Ellen  70 Belmore Street, Gulgong  HD
GRAY Thomas Alexander  70 Belmore Street, Gulgong  Club Manager

Home is for sale - has been freshly painted since the latest available google maps streetview
http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-gulgong-119051515

http://www.ryersonindex.org/
GRAY   Thomas Alexander (Jim)   Obituary   4 Feb 1981   Death      
Late of Gulgong   
Published in the Mudgee Guardian   17 Mar 1981   

You can request a copy of the obituary on the website. 

Cando

[cando]

Hi,

Thomas Alexander Gray's WW2 service records (CMF and AIF) have been digitised and available to view on the National Archives of Australia site.

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx

Gerry

You need to use this link to search as each session expires.

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx

Cando

[eadaoin]

Once again, thanks to all of you for your help.

I've now got three things to follow up .
 - - William's marriage cert . . I'll wait a bit, until the euro/sterling rate improves!
 - - that obituary for Thomas
 - - I found a probable Immigration for Thomas in 1925 on FindMyPast and GenesReunited

regards eadaoin

[cando]

May I suggest that you not mention online subscription only websites as a subscriber doing a search using your information and posting the result here would breach the terms and conditions of that subscribers membership.

National Archives of Australia
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx
> Use Record Search to search
> Passenger Arrivals Index

GRAY, Thomas          HOBSONS BAY
Port of embarkation London    
Port of Arrival Sydney    01 May 1925

NOT from the websites you mentioned.

Thomas Alexander GRAY, 17 years, occupation farming, departed London on 31 Mar 1925 on the HOBSONS BAY, ticketed to Brisbane, Queensland.  Last address in England "Ivydene" Green Street, Green, Farnborough.  Country of last permanent residence, England.  Country of intended permanent residence, Australia.

Cando

[eadaoin]

Sorry about that, Cando.
I'm not a subscriber to either site - I didn't realise that I couldn't post what I found just by "trawling" without a sub.

And thank you for that info about Thomas from the National Archive site.

(I'm most surprised that he's a "farmer"!)

regards eadaoin

[cando]

I misunderstood your request but by mentioning you had found 'possible' records on subscription only websites I thought you were hinting for someone with a sub to do lookups for you.

His occupation was actually noted as farming and possibly Australia was looking for farm labourers at that time after all he was an assisted immigrant .

Cheers
Cando

[eadaoin]

I suppose Bromley was quite rural in those days, and he may have helped on farms.

I was just a bit surprised - the family tended to be teachers, policemen, telegraphists, and his father was a soldier who served in India and S.Africa. Maybe he felt that putting farming as his occupation would help him to get to Australia!

regards and thanks once again for everything, eadaoin

(and for all who helped, let me know if you have problem Irish ancestors! I'll do my best to ferret them out!)

[cando]

Maybe he felt that putting farming as his occupation would help him to get to Australia!

Exactly.  Anyway he ended being a painter.

I've been fairly successful with my Irish ancestors but will keep you in mind when I am adding 'meat to the bones'    You may regret your offer    

Cheers for now
Cando

[eadaoin]

http://www.ryersonindex.org/
GRAY   Thomas Alexander (Jim)   Obituary   4 Feb 1981   Death      
Late of Gulgong   
Published in the Mudgee Guardian   17 Mar 1981   

You can request a copy of the obituary on the website. 

Just about to do this now.
That's the Mudgee Guardian website? (not the Ryerson Index one?)
edit: it looks as though I have to email the "Mudgee Guardian" editor . . ?

Incidentally, I've been enjoying trawling through the Mudgee Guardian - it's given me a great feeling for local life in the war years, etc. It reminds me very much of some rural New York State newspapers I looked at for some other relations a few years back . . the same combination of very local matters and National/ International affairs.