A collection of short stories between 1914 to 1922. These stories reflect the contrast between England and the Rumble family’s new home, Tenindewa in the Australian bush. Seen through the eyes of a teenage girl and the adjustments the family had to make.
Geraldton Guardian
11 July 1922
MULLEWA NEWS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
A very pretty wedding was celebrated in St. Andrew’s church, Mullewa, on Tuesday last, July 4.
The contracting parties being Mr. Alex Rumble and. Miss Kathleen Palmer, both of Tenindewa. Members of the St. Andrew’s Ladies’ Guild decorated the church with pot plants, and a very fine arch, made by Mr. Langford, was erected, and from which, was suspended a large horseshoe, under which the happy couple stood. The ceremony was performed by the Rector (Rev. Hobbs) As the bride entered the church the organist played the Bride’s March from the Sacred Idyll, ‘Rebekah’ (Barnby). The wedding hymn ‘The Voice that breathed o’er Eden’ was sung by the congregation. At the conclusion of the marriage ceremony, the Rector pleasingly referred to the fact that this was the first marriage to take place in St. Andrew’s church, and to mark the occasion, a very handsome bible — the gift of the Ladies’ guild— was presented to the young’ couple. Mr. and Mrs. Rumble left the church to the strains of the wedding march, also from ‘Rebekah.’ Mrs. Mcintyre-Rose, the church organist presided at the organ throughout.
It has just had the roof re-pitched
The big give away is the garden gate
Vera (Sands) Rumble
This photo is taken immediately east of the house (1928)
X 2 sets = 2.6 tonne in total.
Mullewa Magnet and Perenjori-Morawa Advertiser (WA: 1927 – 1931), Saturday 22 January 1927,
Obituary
The death occurred at Tenindewa on Tuesday, 18th January [1927] of Mr. Percy Palmer, aged 65 years, after a long illness; he was born at Hythe, Kent, England on the 20th of July 1861. Deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr. Edward Palmer, who was headmaster of Hythe School
The deceased came from England in 1913 where he was a journalist and with the exception of war service has resided at Tenindewa since 1913. Deceased served with the Volunteers when a young man and held the bronze medal for special duty at the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. He went through the South African War in the Royal Army Medical Corps and served with the Australian Medical Corps, being most of the time with Desert Mounted Corps in Egypt and Palestine, being wounded and invalided home just before the Armistice.
Deceased leaves a widow, and two sons Percy, (England) and Cyril and three daughters, Mrs. R (Vera) Oldham, Mrs. A. K Rumble and Miss Eileen Palmer.
The funeral took place [in Mullewa] on Wednesday when Rev. Mr. Pratt officiated at the graveside.
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The lovely lady was my great aunty. I am the grand daughter of Manford Rumble, Alex’s brother.
On page 30 is the story of the Tenindewa Tornado. Tom and Leo as they were referred to are Tom and Leo Critch who lived and farmed nearby and did clearing under contract (with an axe of course in those days)