OTTO, Norman

Name – OTTO, Norman
Born – 01/12/1880
Died – 11/06/1946
Location – Number 83 Anglican Section
Mother – Emma Fanny George 1839-1920
Father – Frederick Julius Otto

Notes – Norman was born on the 1st December, 1880 in Dalby to Emma Fanny (nee George) and Frederick Julius Otto. His siblings were  Bill and Alice and he also had a half brother George Reese Goodfellow.

Norman married Annie Ethel Short on the 19th January, 1915. They had seven children  – William, Norman, Joan, Frederick, Ethel, Florence and Margaret.

In 1930, Norman’s son Norman won a prize at the School Ball for being the best dressed boy. He was dressed as a Chinesse Gentleman. Tara held a Ball nearly every weekend back then.

In 1940, Norman along with a lot of other residents in the area was fined for not having a radio listeners licence.  In those days you had to pay the Government money every year to be able to legally listen to your radio. Read about radio and TV licences here.

Norman worked on the railways as a labourer. He had lived and worked for the railway in Tara for twenty years before his death which was caused by a brief illness.

Norman has a headstone on his grave which reads – In Loving Memory of Norman Otto 11th June 1946 Aged 61.

Newspaper Article – Read it here.

War Service File  –

Learn more about the Tara Cemetery here.