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WOLFE Edward "Ted"

Edward "Ted" John Wolfe was born in Katanning in 1906 and died in South Nyabing in 1931 (aged almost 25)

Ted was the eldest child and eldest son of Walter and Mary (nee Parnell) Wolfe.

He went to school first to Toolbrunup then Gnowangerup.
Always a devil, Ted would in the winter go as far as the swimming pool creek on his way to school, dip his coat in the water then go home and say the water was too high and he couldn’t cross.
That was only one of his many pranks in avoiding school.
He had a pony who used to graze in the orchard. He took great delight in sending his sister/s to go and catch Mickey knowing full well he would lay his ears back and chase them.
The farm was unable to support the growing young man so he set off out in the big world. He spent some time working on various farms, shearing and generally speaking doing whatever work he could get.
He eventually took up a block of virgin land south of Nyabing. One of his cousins related the tale that occurred in the shearing quarters while Ted was sleeping in double bunks.
Snowy Wilson who was sleeping underneath had a head of curly hair. Not when he woke up in the morning. Ted had taken to them with a pair of scissors!

 

      

EDWARD  "TED" WOLFE             #1
 

Who knows what possessed him to do that? A dare maybe!
From the remnants of an old Gnowangerup Agricultural Show schedule it is apparent that Ted competed in log chopping competitions at this event.
It is not known where he learned the skill but it is known that he won a medal in a boxing competition at Northam and another one at Tambellup, where he beat Roy Jones.
His sister Alice believes he was very neat and tidy person.
Ted owned a Harley Davidson motorbike. His sister Alice refused to ride on it with him after he had dumped Ernie Brade on the Broomehill Road.
It was while working on his farm at Nyabing that he was to lose his life. While loading posts onto a cart he discharged his gun.
It is believed that the party had anticipated shooting a kangaroo for meat. The gun had been placed in the cart loaded and cocked. With him at the time were his step brother Keith Wolfe and Tom Owey. They placed him in the cart and were within 3 miles of Katanning when he died. They could not control the bleeding.

 

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References:                 Article:      Research by Merilyn Stewart

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