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- 1939 'MRS. JAMES DRUMMOND
MRS. JAMES DRUMMOND.
Eighty one Yesterday. By F.W.G. ON Wednesday last the members of the Dandaragan Road Board assembled at Dalguring, the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Drummond, of Yere-Yere, to present to Mr. Drummond an address of appreciation of his services as a member of the board for a period of 50 years.
Yesterday there were many congratulations to Mrs. Drummond on the attainment of her 81st birthday. She was born on December 13, 1858, in a cottage on the south side of St. George's-terrace, between King and Mill streets. She came to Yere-Yere in 1876 as a school-teacher and has remained there ever since.
In 1880 she married Mr. James Drummond, her maiden name being Ellen Amelia Ougden. Her maternal grandfather, William Nairn, arrived at the Swan River in 1829 on the third boat to reach here that year. His name appears in the records as having taken up land in Perth on November 28, 1829. By his wife Ann (who, before her marriage, was Ann Rawlingson) he had a numerous family of sons and daughters whose names figure prominently in the State's history.
One of these was James Nairn, the father of Mrs. Edward Roberts, of Yathroo. Another was Charles Nairn, who accompanied Frank Gregory on his explorations and was manager for Walter Padbury at Yathroo and the De Grey. Charlotte Nairn, a daughter of William, became Mrs. Walter Padbury. Another daughter, Emma, married James John Ougden, and it is their child who is 81 today.
Yere-Yere, as a homestead, became famous through the years. It was there that the first church services were held in the district of Dandaragan. The solid stone structure which was erected as a church and school in Dandaragan, was named St. Ann's after Mrs. Drummond's grandmother, Ann Nairn.
Mrs. Drummond filled the office of church organist from 1885-1935, which is probably a record for Western Australia. For many years she conducted Sunday school. Through those years she was also in demand at concerts and dances. Her memories of Perth are clear. For some years she lived with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Padbury, at their home on the corner of King-street and St. George's terrace, where Padbury House now stands.
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