Augustus Whiley1

M, #9714, b. 8 July 1894, d. 4 July 1960
FatherGeorge Whiley1 b. 24 Sep 1859, d. 5 Jun 1932
MotherMatilda Kelly1 d. 26 Dec 1922
Relationship2nd cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited27 May 2021
Birth*8 July 1894 Orange, NSW, Australia1 
Death of Mother26 December 1922 Millthorpe, NSW, Australia;Principal=Matilda Kelly2 
Death of Father5 June 1932 Orange, NSW, Australia;
OBITUARY.
MR. GEORGE WHILEY.
The death occurred in an Orange private hospital, on Sunday, of Mr. George Whiley, a well-known Forest Reefs farmer, at the age of 73 years. Mr. Whiley, who was born at Spring Hill, where his parents were amongst the earliest settlers, had resided in the Millthorpe district all his life, and his many fine qualities won for him the esteem of the whole community. A son of a farmer, and keenly interested in the land, he associated himself in his earlier days with any movement that had the betterment of country conditions as its objective. He was one of the original competitors in the Millthorpe ploughing matches, which were the forerunners of the Show Society. As a ploughman Mr. Whiley was recognised as a champion, and on one occasion he won the blue riband of the State in competition against the best in New South Wales. For many years he combined chaff-cutting with farming, but failing health forced him to withdraw from contracting for such work. A family of three sons and seven daughters survive. The sons are Messrs. George (Millthorpe) and Ernest and Augustus Whiley (Lower Forest), and Mesdames W. Lowe (Blayney), A. Eve (Millthorpe), Bailey (Forest Reefs) and Misses Amy, Thelma, Hilda and Ada Whiley (Forest Reefs) are daughters. Mrs. Whiley died suddenly on Boxing Day, 1922, following on the death of a son two days previously. Mrs. W. Stokes (Orange) and Mrs. F. A. Collins (Sydney) are sisters of the deceased. The funeral took place on Monday, and the cortege was one of the largest seen in the Millthorpe district for many years. At the Church of England cemetery, Millthorpe, a great number paid their last tribute to one who had won their admiration in life. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. E. J. Allen.;Principal=George Whiley3 
Death*4 July 1960 Orange, NSW, Australia;
MILLTHORPE NEWS.
Death.
Residents of the town and district were shocked to learn of the death of Augustus Whiley, who was a well-known and highly respected member of Forest Reefs community. Deceased was just 42 years of age, and underwent a satisfactory operation in an Orange private hospital n Wednesday for a hernia. However, on Friday night he took a bad turn, and on Saturday afternoon he died from heart failure. He was a native of Spring Hill, and spent all his life in the district, carrying on farming pursuits. Of an unassuming nature, he was very well liked. He is survived by two brothers, Ernest (Forest Reefs) and Leonard (Millthorpe), and six sisters, Mrs. W. Lowe (Blayney), Mrs. T. Eve (Millthorpe), Mrs. C. Bailey (Forest Reefs) and Misses Amy, Hilda, Thelma and Ada (Forest Reefs). The funeral left his late residence in a heavy snowstorm yesterday afternoon for St. Mark's Church of England, where a service was conducted by Canon Homfray, who also read the last prayers at the graveside in the Anglican portion of the cemetery. A tribute to the memory of deceased and a token of respect and sympathy for the relatives was the large number of town and district people present to pay their last respects to one whom the district could ill afford to lose.4 

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 25499/1894 Augustus Whiley.
  2. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 18874/1922 Matilda Whiley.
  3. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Leader (Orange), Wednesday, June 8, 1932.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Leader (Orange), Monday, July 6, 1960.