Ernest A. Widgery

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Ernest Albert Widgery worked as a motorman on the Ballarat Tramways.

History

Ernest Widgery was born in Shepparton in 1887, the son of Hector Norman Widgery and Louisa Victoria Poole.[1]

He worked as an arc lamp attendant, joining the Electric Supply Company of Victoria as a casual motorman on the Ballarat Tramways in 1912. By 1919 he was listed as being an acting motorman. His younger brother, Hector N. Widgery, was also employed as a motorman.

Widgery had a son, Stanley Ernest, born on October 3, 1917, at Ballarat.[2].

Legacy

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Notes

  • Tramway Staff, Ballarat Tramways, Electric Supply Co. Staff Register, Ballarat Tramway Museum Archives, No. 6100

References

  1. Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888, Index to Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Victoria, 1887 Births, Ref. No. 31999, Macbeth Genealogical Services, 1998
  2. 1917 'Family Notices', The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1878; 1914 - 1918), 6 October, p. 2. (DAILY.), viewed 15 Apr 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73329610


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