Appeal for Papers
The West Australian (Perth, Western Australia) Tuesday 27 August 1918: “APPEAL FOR PAPERS. To the Editor. Sir,-I am constantly receiving requests from Western Australians at the front for copies of…
Charles Leak (1834-1913)
Charles Leak was born in Thornton Le Clay, Yorkshire, England, on 24 Apr 1834 and was baptized in Foston By Malton, on 26 Apr 1835. He died April 11, 1913.…
The Life of Douglas Lees
This summary was written by Christine James, the granddaughter of Douglas about 2009. Douglas Percival Lees was born on Wednesday, March 3rd, 1882, at 13 Wivenhoe Rd., London, Middlesex, England.…
Leak Frances May
Frances “May” Leak was born to Charles and Mary (nee Stables) in Bromley, London, Middlesex, England, on 16 May 1886 and was an only child. Resided in 11 Bruce Road,…
Lees Douglas Percival
Douglas Percival Lees was born in Camberwell, Surrey, on 3 Mar 1882, the seventh surviving child to Robert james and Sarah Lees. At the age of 20, Douglas Percival was…
The Wedding of Edward Walker and Florence Fletcher
On 10 Aug 1911 when Edward Thomas “Ted“ was 31, he married Florence Fletcher, daughter of William Henry Fletcher, in St Pauls Church, Adelaide, South Australia. She was born in…
Robert and Ann Coulter
Robert John Coulter was born in Nettlestead, Kent, England, in 1837 and baptised before he was one year old on 8 May 1837. Robert was the youngest of 9 children…
Australians in London
The Advertiser, Adelaide, Saturday, November 13, 1915 An interesting glimpse of Australians in hospital in London is furnished by Miss Eva Lees in a letter to Mr. Douglas P. Lees,…
Did William L. Lees discover better concrete?
During a search of the London Gazette, I came across a reference to William taking out a patent for improvements to concrete. This reference was dated November 25th, 1864. I…
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