HINDMARSH, Arthur Hodgson

Name – HINDMARSH, Arthur Hodgson
Born – 12/05/1885
Died – 21/11/1953
Location – Number 117 Anglican Section
Mother – Mary Anne Spencer
Father – James Harvey Hindmash

Notes – Arthur Hodgson Hindmarsh was born at Inverell, New South Wales to Mary Anne (nee Spencer) and James Harvey Hindmarsh on May 12, 1885. His siblings were – James (known as Jim), Claude, Kate, Mabel, Harold, Ethel, Mary and Walter Spencer. His mother Mary Anne died two weeks after giving birth to his brother Walter Spencer.

Arthur worked for his brother Jim in 1901. Mr C D Young employed Arthur as a jackaroo at Glengower in 1902. In 1907 Arthur he was the best man for his brother Claude’s wedding at Deepwater.

By 1908 Arthur is working as a manager at Hughenden and it is here where he marries his second wife Dorothy Blanche Norris who was the daughter of the Postmaster at Winton. He and Dorothy had two children but only Arthur lived past childhood.

In 1910, Arthur sold 3409 ewes to Central Queensland Meat exports and replaced them with 3000 ewes and lambs.

Athur appears on the rolls of 1908 at Coolibah Hughenden as a Manager; 1919 with Dorothy at Gayndah as the Commission Agent. From 1925 to 1928 he is living at Quilpie with Dorothy and working as a Commission Agent. In 1936 only his name appears on the rolls with him living at Binbian Plains, at Miles. Arthur ceases to work as a Commission Agent and takes up farming as in 1943 he is listed on the rolls as living at Dyce, Tara with his occupation listed as farmer and again in 1949 at Dyce, Tara by himself a farmer. At the same time his brother Walter Spencer was at Pinkilla Station working as overseer. In order to get ahead in life, Arthur also bought and sold properties.

Arthur Hodgson Hindmarsh has no headstone to mark his final resting place.

Newspaper Article – Obituary

War Service File  –

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