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- 1888 'DEATH OF MR. W. T. WIMBRIDGE
DEATH OF MR. W. T. WIMBRIDGE
WE regret to record the death of Mr. W T Wimbridge, the well known coach builder and undertaker of Hay street, which took place at an early hour on monday morning, after a short illness.
The funeral took place at half past four o'clock in the afternoon, and was very largely attended. The procession comprised a large number of the members of the family of the deceased, who followed as chief mourners,
Mr. Sub-Inspector Lawrence
Mr. Hurst,
Mr. C Weaver,
Mr. Sloan,
Mr. J. S. Christie,
Mr. C. H. Smith,
Mr. H. Williams .
Mr. À Dearden,
Mr. T Quinlan,
Mr. J. K. Churchyard,
Mr W Caporn and others,
amongst whom were a numbor of the employee^ of the deceased, and between seventy or eighty members of the Sons of Australia, to which Society Mr. Wimbridge in his lifetime, belonged. The procession moved from deceased residence in Hay street, and slowly wended its way to the Church of England cemetery where the funeral service took place, the Rev. Canon Watkins officiating. Mr. Wimbridge was only thirty nine years of ago when he died, and leaves behind him a wife and six children, for whom much sympathy is felt in their bereavement.
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- 1875 'Classified Advertising
Transfer of Land Act 1874.
TAKE NOTICE that an applicationFix this text
has been made by William Thomas
Wimbridge of Perth Carriage Builder for
bringing the parcel of land known as
North West half of Perth Building Lot
Y 41, under the operation of "The
Transfer of Land Act 1874"
AND TAKE NOTICE that any person
claiming any estate or interest in the
land aforesaid is hereby required to lodge
with the Registrar of Titles on or before
the Tenth day of November 1875 a caveat
forbidding the bringing of such land
under the operation of the said Act.
J. C. H. JAMES.
Commissioner of Titles for Western
Australia.
25th October, 1875.
[* Forms of such caveat may he obtained on
application personally or by letter at the Office
of Titles, Perth, or of the District Resident
Magistrate.] [2]
- 1886 'BURIAL OF THE LATE RT. REV. MARTIN GRIVER, D.D., R.C. BISHOP OF PERTH
This was the first burial of a Catholio Bishop that has occurred in Western Australia, and all present appeared to bo much affected by the solemnity of the occasion. Wo must add that the funeral arrangements had been entrusted to Mr. Wimbridge, who carried them out without the slightest hitch the most creditable manner. [3]
- 1887 'NEWS OF THE DAY
A short time ago one of the mail vans employed on the southern road was overFix this text turned at Bunbury, and thereby, came to utter grief.
The vehicle was subsequently sent to Mr. W. T. Wimbridge (the' proprietor of the Pioneer Carnage Works, Hay street), for repair, and the work has been done in tbe most substantial and satisfactory mannsr.
Mr. Wimbridge found it necessary to replace the whole of the upper portion of the van with new material, and as he had previously refitted the vehicle with new ironwork, tbe whole of the van is now in reality of his making. The vehicle presents a very handsome appearance, and reflects great credit upon the establishment that has turned it out. [4]
- 1888 'NEWS OF THE DAY
Mr. W. Wimbridge, the energetic proprietor of the Pioneer Carriage Factory, in Hay Street, has just competed the largest order off the kind which has ever been, undertaken in Western Australia.
Mr. Wimbridge has in fulfilment of a contract he entered into with Mr. A. B. Wright, turned out a splendid four in hand buggy and no less than six large fourwheeled skeleton waggons, together with a number of space wheels all the necessary fittings: and forty double bullock yokes.
Each waggon is fitted with a powerful break, and the tires of the wheels are 4 inches broad by 1in. in thickness. The waggons are constructed (with of course the exception of the iron work, all of which was wrought by Mr. Wimbridge) entirely of W. A. timber York gum and morrel which was personally selected by the buider from the large and thoroughly seasoned stock always kept on hand by Messrs. Sermon Bros. of Northam.
These large vehicles were ordered by Mr. Wright to assist him in carrying out bis contract to run the telegraph line to the Kimberley goldfields and each one is builtto carry 100 iron telegraph poles, which weigh 1 cwt. apiece. Mr. Wimbridge completed the whole of the order within the short space of six weeks, which speaks volumes in favour of his ability te fill the largest orders within the shortest possible space of time and also bears practical witness to the completeness of his large establishment. The whole of the. vehicles have been photographed en masse by Herr Petz, and will be shipped on board the s.s. Otway tomorrow for transit to Wyndham.
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1844 - 1888 (44 years)
