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- [D1] National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38937795.
Western Mail Thursday 25 July 1935, page 8
A Gascoyne Pioneer.
The late Charles Thomas Wheelock was born at Newcastle, now called Toodyay in the Northam district on January 6, 1858. As a young man he worked on the station of the late Mr C.D.V. Foss, who was later Resident Magistrate of Gascoyne Police District.
At nineteen years of age, with the late Charlie Brockman, he journeyed to Boolathana from the Upper Irwin (now Mingenew). In 1879 he brought sheep to Doorawarrah for Messrs. Gale and McNeil, and in 1880 he entered into partnership with the late Mr. G.J. Gooch, at Wandagee station. It was on July 30 1880, that the two partners discovered Wandagee. Up to that time no white man had ever trod on this part of the State.
On the station they placed 2,000 sheep in November 1860. About five years later Mr. Wheelock sold out his interest in Wandagee and settled in Carnarvon where he established a butchering business. It is now being conducted by the Carnarvon Traders, after passing through many hands.
While settled in Carnarvon he married Miss Jessie Nevin, daughter of the late William Hogan McJannett, and two sons and five daughters comprised his family most of them living today in Carnarvon district.
The late Mr. Wheelock was a grandson of Major Barron, a pioneer of this State whose wife is said to be the first white woman to arrive in Western Australia.
Although a resident of Carnarvon for many years, Mr. Wheelock took no active part in public affairs of the town and district. He was a keen lover of the bush, where he spent the major part of his life engaged in pastoral pursuits. He was a man of happy disposition. No matter what the hardship and difficulties he would always face them with a joke and a good hearty laugh. In that spirit he lived and helped very largely in the settlement of the Gascoyne.
- [D2] Battye Names Database, Northern Times Saturday 20 May 1916, page 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75411950.
OBITUARY
MR. CHARLES WHEELOCK
Genuine sorrow was expressed in the town on Monday last when it became known that Mr. Charles Wheelock had passed away during the morning, and much sympathy was felt by all for his sorrowing wife and family.
Mr Wheelock has for years had only indifferent health, and during
the past few months he has suffered a good deal, though he has bravely carried on his usual duties with the in true spirit which filled the breasts of our pioneers.
Very early in the 80's young Charles Wheelock came to the Gaycoyne district, and bore a big share in the opening up and settling of the Minlya river country. The natives at the time were very trouble some, and it was largely owing to the influence and determination of Charles Wheelock that there were not more tragedies amongst the early settlers.
Mr Wheelock was for some tune a partner with Mr. G. J. Gooch in the well known Wandagee station, and on selling out, he entered into a butchering business in Carnarvon, but later returned to the bush, and was at different times manager of Williambury station for the late Mr. C. R. Bunbury, and of Boolathaha for Mr John Brockman.
He leaves a widow and seven children to mourn their loss. His eldest son, Mr. Darcey Wheelock, was one of the first to volunteer for active service when the war broke out, and was shortly afterwards sent to the front where he has been ever since.
The funeral took, place on Tues day morning. After a short service conducted by the Rev. W. G. Cowley at deceased's late residence, the funeral cortege proceeded to town, where a very large number of friends followed the remains to the graveside.
The Rev Mr.Cowley conducted the burial service.
Wreaths were received from the following:-The family of deceased, I Mr and Mrs. S. Beasley,
Mr and I Mrs. G. J. Gooch and family,
Mrs j Morgan,sen.,
Mrs. E. C. Devenish,
Mrs Fitzpatrick and - family,
Mr and Mrs. Foss and family,
Mr. and Mrs F. Z. Brown,
Messrs, Newman and W, E- Naughton,
Mr. R. Bird and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Maitland,
Mr, and Mrs. Perrett and family,
Mr. W. G. lies and family,
Office Staff Whitlodk & Co,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith,
Miss Florence
erbert, Capt. and Mrs. Iversoa,
Mr. j and Mrs. Louden, Employees Whit
I lode & Co., Mrs. Travers, Mr. J. j Hutton and family, Mr. and! Alii 1 Jack-Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Norman I Morgan, Air. and Mrs. Mills, Mr.
and Mrs: Quince, Mr. andi Mrs. Sheard, Mr. and Mrs. Dayi^s, Mr.
I and Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Mrs. and I Miss Singleton, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Glass, Mr. and Mrs. H. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Glaris, Mr: and Mrs. T. Williams, The Brockman family,
I Mr. and Mrs. Woolley, Mr. §nd
Mrs. Boor and Miss Flynn, Mr. and Mrs. 1. H. Angelo and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marmion, Mrs. Skip worth and family, Mr. and' Aire. Ayliffe, Air. D. Hatch and family, Air. Geo. Walker, Mr. and. Airs.
Hammond, Air. and' Airs. Fane, Mrs. j Glasgow and family, Air. arifi Airs, j Jas. Morgan, Mr. and Aire. A..Nicol, Mr. and Airs. H Daws, Mr. and Mrs. W. Newman, Messrs. 'Dick Robinson, Sam Davey, and Alec. Gardner, Air. E. C. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs, H, G. Lefroy and family, Mr. and Mrs, McGrath, Mr, F. Rirwan, Mr. and Airs, Batty, Mr, and Airs. G. Young, Mr. and Mrs. McAllister, Mr. stnd Airs. Whitlock, Mr. and Airs. Watkins, Air. and Mrs. Carroll, Joe and Honoria Morrell and family, Mr. and Airs.. Turner, Mr. W. Rus sell, Capt and Mrs. Mills, Air. W. Ellery, Air. and Mrs. Kirfe^y.
- [D1] National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75411950.
OBITUARY (1916, May 20). Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA : 1905 - 1952), p. 2.
- [D1] National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71999519.
NOTES FROM CARNARVON. (1885, July 8). The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), p. 5
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