Waghorn’s United Stores:

Three members of the Waghorn family lived in Leonora in the early 1920’s to 1930’s and they contributed to the local community in many ways.

George and Marion Waghorn (seated) and their eldest daughter Olive (standing far left) take in 1926

George Charles Waghorn and his wife Jessie Waghorn went to Leonora in 1921-1922 and ran a general store in Tower Street, Leonora next to the Central Hotel.  George was a retired Master Mariner who had previously worked as an auctioneer with the Sampson family in Fremantle before moving to Leonora.

Everything from a needle to an anchor.

Their shop sold all necessities for the local community including wine, food, manchester, clothes, trinkets, stationary, ornaments and craft items. They left Leonora in 1935 to retire to Scarborough. Their son-in-law, Bert Crump, set up his business five years later directly opposite, This business was called ‘Bert Crump’s Garage’.

Waghorn’s Stores, Leonora

Olive Marion Waghorn completed her nurse training at Royal Perth Hospital in 1918 and she went to work in the Leonora Hospital in 1919. She married a local Engineer, Bert Crump, (of the Water Dept and the King Mine) and they had three children.  Judy born 1921, Desmond born 1923 and John born 1930. They lived at Station Creek until the late 1930’s and then in the main street opposite her parents business.
Olive became Matron of the Leonora Hospital until she left Leonora in 1935. Her husband Bert and son Desmond stayed in Leonora where Desmond eventually also became and engineer.

Sunday Times 23 Aug 1931

Ref:- Keith Waghorn

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