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LANTZKE Annette (Dines) Lantzke is a
Polish name. George Frederick William Lantzke (known as Frederick) was born on 22nd
September 1879 at 9 Denman Street in the Sub District of Berwick Street in the
County of Middlesex, England. His parents were John Frederick William Lantzke
and Emily Goldring. Frederick Lantzke (he dropped the name George), at the age
of 20 tossed a coin to decide whether he would migrate to Canada or Australia. The
die was cast with the toss of that coin. With his brother, Herbert John, they
arrived in Australia 1899. Herbert
married Janet Louise Ferguson from Karragullen. They had three children, Freda
on 23rd October 1912, then Reginald and Norman. In 1913 he moved
with his family to Denmark to manage a property purchased by his brother
Frederick from H. Pember. He developed the property to a stage where it had 11
acres of excellent orchard and some 20 acres cleared. In 1917 Herbert enlisted for the
war in the 4th Machine Gun Section A.I.F. Whilst in active service he was gassed. Sadly he died 3 years later at the age of 38,
on 8th January 1920 from the effects of the gassing. It appears that his wife, Janet
may have moved back to live with her parents as in 1926 the three children were
going to the local school at Karragullen. In 1927 the Ferguson family moved to
Tonga. |
FREDERICK WILLIAM LANTZKE #1 |
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BIRTH CERTIFICATE FOR FREDERICK WILLIAM LANTZKE #2 |
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On arrival in
Western Australia, Frederick obtained a job in the Fremantle Markets and after
a few year’s experience in the selling of fruit and produce, he moved to
Kalgoorlie, and worked for a wholesale produce market firm. In 1903 he took
over management of Theo R. Lowe & Co, Kalgoorlie from W. D. Henderson. They
held auctions sales of all kinds of farm and dairy produce three times a week
in Kalgoorlie. A year later
in 1904 the Perth branch of Messrs F. & C. Piesse and the Kalgoorlie
business of Messrs Theo R. Lowe & Co amalgamated in July and Frederick
Lantzke was appointed manager and auctioneer of the Kalgoorlie branch. Frederick
married Christina Sophia Wanda Lelige, (known as Wanda) third daughter of
Herman Lelige, of East Melbourne, on 27th August 1904 at St, John’s
Church, in Kalgoorlie. |
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FREDERICK LANTZKE & WANDA LELIGE'S WEDDING #3 |
FREDERICK LANTZKE & WANDA LELIGE'S WEDDING #4 |
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WILLIAM, QUINTON & POSSIBLY MURRAY LANTZKE #5 |
On 27th
August 1905 their first son, Quinton William, was born at Butler Street,
Kalgoorlie. On 20th November 1906 F.W. Lantzke had a second baby son, John Charles, born at 44
Lewis Street, Kalgoorlie. During his
time in Kalgoorlie when motoring was increasing, he was elected on to the first
committee to form a local automobile club in July 1907, with the first race
meeting was to be held later that month on a section of the Coolgardie Road.
Another meeting was arranged for Sunday 17th November 1907 to be
held at Hannan’s Lake and all automobilists attached to the club are encouraged
to attend. He was also heavily involved in many local sports clubs including
the Rifle Club and also served 18 months on the Council. Piesse, Lowe
& Co., Ltd. were doing a thriving business in 1907 covering about
two-thirds of the total trade of Kalgoorlie. Sales for an average week totalled
about 1000 pounds ($2000) worth of fruit, which at 7.5% commission showed a
very good return. Frederick Lantzke, the auctioneer was drawing something like
500 pounds ($1000) a year. Annette’s
father, William Ernest Lantzke was born on 23rd May 1908 at 1003 Lewis
Street, Lamington Heights, Kalgoorlie, son of Frederick William Lantzke. A sad but fatal accident happened on 6th July 1909 when Frederick and Wanda’s second son John, fell into a tub of hot water which severely scalded his body. He was only 2 years and 7 months old. Despite Dr. O’Meara efforts he could not be saved and died soon after. On 22nd January 1910 another son, Rudolf E. was born.
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LANTZKE BROTHERS #6 |
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After 12
years with the firm, Frederick severed his ties with Piesse, Lowe & Co.,
Ltd. in December 1912 and was presented with a travelling bag by the retail
dealers in appreciation of his service. He then commenced a new fruit and
vegetable market right in central Hannan Street called the Associated
Fruitgrowers Ltd on which he was manager. It was the Kalgoorlie branch of the
Fruitgrowers Trading & Shipping Company. The new organisation is composed
of fruit and vegetable growers in all the producing districts of the State.
These growers have reasons for desiring to control their own markets in Perth
and Kalgoorlie. Where they have started operations in Perth, they have taken
over the largest producers market in the city whilst in Kalgoorlie they have
opened in a roomy and suitable premises. This venture proved so successful that
he was encouraged to try his fortune in Perth, so on 2nd April 1913
the family sold up and left Kalgoorlie for Perth. And yet another son, Murray Fred was born in 1913. He
established the firm of F. W. Lantzke in Perth operating on a commission rate
of 5%. A few years later, in 1917, all produce salesmen including F. W.
Lantzke, who were recently operating at the Government Markets, West Perth moved
to a new centrally situated Open Markets, in Stirling Street, Perth, which will
bring all growers and buyers together at
a central spot.
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1913 ASSOCIATED FRUITGROWERS LTD. ADVERT #7 |
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THE OLD METROPOLITAN MARKETS IN WELLINGTON STREET, WEST PERTH #8 |
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1916 F. W. LANTZKE ADVERT #9 |
Fred would
visit apple growers in the South West by catching the train to various town
then driving a horse and sulky out to the grower’s orchards. All fruit was
railed to Perth. The business was dealing in fruit, vegetables as well as
poultry and eggs. The commission rate was then raised to 7.5%. For many
years the fruit was transported to the Market from the West Perth rail yards by
George Freeman with his horse and cart. Then on the 1st August 1919 their daughter Wanda was born. |
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On the 17th
July 1924 there was a demonstration at Lantzke’s Stirling Street Markets by
George Simpson of Karragullen showing the Rokewood Case Press. This patented
design facilitates the work of fruit-growers in nailing the lids of cases down.
This invention will be considerable help to the thousands of fruit-growers in
this State. Whilst living
in the area Frederick became very involved in the local sailing and yacht club
and was secretary of Ye Mariners of Claremont in 1927- 1928. Girls took to the
helm in the final race of the 1928 Claremont Yacht Club.
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DEMONSTRATION OF SIMPSON'S "ROCKWOOD" CASE PRESS #10 |
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COMMITTEE CLAREMONT YACHT CLUB 1927 |
In January
1928 Frederick purchased a brand new Essex Super Six Tourer.
IMAGE OF ESSEX SUPER SIX TOURER #12 |
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COMMITTEE CLAREMONT YACHT CLUB 1928 |
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Finally the
dispute between the Government Markets and the growers Open Markets was
resolved with them all coming under one roof and trading as the Metropolitan
Markets in Wellington Street, Perth in 1929. This solved the problem of split
markets and less competition with all produce sold through agents on
commission. His eldest son Quinton joined the business in 1932. Prior to the
Second World War in 1939 most bananas came from Java. The Lantzke’s were the
first to get their bananas out of the Carnarvon district. They were packed in
singles in one and a half bushel jarrah cases and came to Perth by sea. In
these very early days the ethylene needed to ripen bananas was supplied by
either storing them in old apple rooms or placing some apples in the room with
them. Later coal gas, with all its explosive risks, was used. |
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LANTZKE'S AT THE ORIGINAL WELLINGTON STREET MARKETS #14 |
LANTZKE'S AT THE ORIGINAL WELLINGTON STREET MARKETS #15
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The launch of
a campaign to promote apples and pears was conducted in April 1941, with the
presentation of a case of apples to the Lieutenant-Governor Sir James Mitchell
by the Mr. Tom Price (Snr) Chairman of the Publicity Committee of the Australian
Apple and Pear Marketing Board, Perth. |
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PUBLICITY COMMITTEE OF THE AUSTRALIAN APPLE & PEAR MARKETING BOARD Front
L –R: Deputy Chairman of the W.A. State Committee Mr. G. PARKE, Chairman of the
W.A. Publicity Committee Mr. T. PRICE (Snr), Deputy Chairman of the W.A.
Publicity Committee Mr. D. J. SUTCLIFFE, Member of the State Committee Mr. F.
W. LANTZKE. Mr. TOM PRICE (Senior) and Mr. FREDERICK LANTZKE enjoyed a close working relationship that spanded many years |
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1950 F. W. LANTZKE & SONS ABVERT #17
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In 1947 the
marriage between Frederick and Wanda came to an end with a divorce being
granted that year. Frederick remarried in 1948 with Nellie M. Robinson becoming
his new wife. In June 1950
William Ernest Lantzke retired from the partnership of F. W. Lantzke & Sons, Fruit and Produce
Auctioneers and Salesmen of the Metropolitan Markets, Wellington Street, Perth.
The partnership will continue to be carried on under the same firm name by the
remaining partners George Frederick William Lantzke, Quintin William Lantzke
and Murray Frederick Lantzke. George
Frederick William Lantzke died in 1959. He was always a strong advocate of the
auction system. He strenuously opposed any move to “private treaty” which was
starting to take an even larger portion of the market trade.
FREDERICK WILLIAM LANTZKE #18 |
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LANTZKE & SONS, CANNINGVALE MARKETS #19
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In 1989 the
Metropolitan Markets were moved to a new larger site at Canningvale. Frederick
Lantzke commenced business in his own right in 1912 and the firm of F. W.
Lantzke & Sons is still operating a successful business today, some 110
years later (2022).
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ANNETTE
& GEORGE DINES’ FAMILY Annette’s
mother, Mary Elizabeth Smith, was born in Perth on 16th May 1914 to
parents Arthur Frederick Smith and Annie Elizabeth Cooper. She grew up in a
rather strict environment, intended to shape her into a prim and proper young
lady. She loved dressmaking and was fortunate in as much as her parents sent
her to England when she was about seventeen to stay with her mum’s sister, and
she had the opportunity to attend the Royal School of Needlework. On returning
to Western Australia she started a school of dressmaking with a Mrs. Leola Kemp
Jenkins called The Jenith School of Dress Cutting & Designing at 28 Padbury
Buildings, Forrest Place, Perth. The partnership was dissolved on 31st
August 1940 with Mrs. Jenkins continuing the business on her own.
1937 NEWSPAPER ADVERT #21 |
ANNETTE LANTZKE #20 |
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WILLIAN (Bill) LANTZKE #22 |
Mary enjoyed
tennis and it was during a tennis outing the she was introduced to Bill
Lantzke. This eventuated into a friendship that blossomed into love and a long
engagement period. Her father, who was initially not in favour of Bill,
insisted that she wait three years, until she was 25 years old, before he would
agree to the marriage. It wasn’t an easy time for Mary and Bill, but she was
always proud of how Bill accepted this condition. Even during this long wait
the family used to watch for her return from any outing with Bill. They even
noted the direction from which she came. If it wasn’t from where they expected
an explanation was demanded! Mary and Bill
married at the Christ Church, Claremont on 20th May 1939, just 4
days after her 25th birthday. Very soon after it was wartime.
Consequently, during these early days of married life, Mary and Bill were
separated for long periods of time, approximately three years in all. Bill was
sent east, initially in the Army and later with the Air Force. Bill enlisted on
19th February 1941 and was discharged from the 4th
Aircraft Depot on 28th July 1945. Beryl Hughes helped Mary during
this time and remained a sincere friend. |
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BILL LANTZKE & MARY SMITH ON THEIR WEDDING DAY #23 |
BILL LANTZKE & MARY SMITH ON THEIR WEDDING DAY #24 |
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AUSTRALIAN 4TH AIRCRAFT DEPOT #25
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Their first
two children were born during these years. Annette Elizabeth was born on 18th
January 1941 in Devonleigh Hosptal, Cottesloe weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces and Hugh
William was born on 8th May 1943. After he returned from service at
the end of the war, Annette was five and Hugh was two years old. In about 1945
they bought a property from the Furlongs (yet to confirm) in Canning Mills Road,
Roleystone of about 32 acres with a small orchard of four acres. The property
was not far from Frank Brockways near the junction of Brockway Road and Canning
Mills Road. The close neighbours were Peter Eatts, the Gwynne and Davies
families. Soon the third child, Ross Talbot was added to the family on 30th
July 1946 and four years later, Richard Arthur was born on 10th
October 1950. They had a
horse called “Bonnie” who pulled a dray with a forty-four gallon drum of water
on it for their water supply prior to getting tanks. It was also used to pull
the single furrow plough in the orchard before they got more mechanical
equipment. They also had a pet dog named “Gyp” as was every dog they had. The kids rode
their bikes everywhere, including to school and down to Gwynne’s for Sunday
School run by Miss Croasdale. Their parents at this stage owned a little car
with a “dicky” seat at the back which the children loved to ride in.
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ANNETTE LANTZKE #26 |
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ANNETTE LANTZKE WITH HER FATHER #28 |
ANNETTE LANTZKE WITH GRANDPA SMITH #27
ANNETTE & HUGH WITH MOTHER MARY LANTZKE #29 |
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The small
house on the orchard was lined with pine which became riddled with white ants
and was eventually replaced by William was asbestos. They kept chooks for eggs,
not for eating except at Christmas. Milk was got from Brockways in a billy can.
Her mother used to preserve fruit and make jam. The kids would pick bread up from the bread box outside the Canning Mills School, and nibbled the centre out on the way
home. Ordinary shopping was mainly does at Peter and Bonnie Buck’s Store on the
corner of Soldiers Road, Roleystone. On the low side over-looking the valley
near the big rocks where later Colin Hatfield had his drive-in theatre. Meat
was obtained from Mann’s butcher shop. Cases of fruit
from the orchard was usually picked up by Lori’s Transport or occasionally the
family would take it down the Lori’s depot at Kelmscott. Bill combined with
David Gwynne and Arch Brockway to build one of the first cool stores in the
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Sometimes they
even took very early morning trips right into the markets in West Perth owned
by their grandfather. The children were very proud that their grandfather owned
the markets and sat on the stands with the buyers at the auction. Afterwards
they were allowed up to the office on the mezzanine floor where they rifled
through the rubbish bins to get prized pieces of carbon paper and other scraps
of paper to take home.
THE LANTZKE'S HOME IN CANNING MILLS ROAD, ROLEYSTONE #30 |
THE LANTZKE'S HOME IN CANNING MILLS ROAD, ROLEYSTONE #31 |
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THE LANTZKE'S HOME IN CANNING MILLS ROAD, ROLEYSTONE #32 |
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Because her
mother was so skilled at sewing she made many of the children’s clothes. All
made with 3 inch hems which when let down the faded lines were covered with
rick-rack. A lot of knitting was done by her mother and Aunty Beryl Hughes.
Being a needlewoman of much merit and artistry Annette’s mother also judged
needlework at The Kelmscott Show, a task she was well equipped to carry out. Annette spent
some holidays with the daughter of one of her mother’s friends, Marjorie Loh.
During the summer time holidays Annette would stay with the Lohs at Nedlands
and take swimming lessons at Crawley Baths. And then is August holidays Marjory
would come up and stay at the orchard and try to learn the ways of the bush
children. She never really pulled it off, no more than Annette of her lessons
at being a lady and being taught to wear gloves. |
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1945 ANNETTE, HUGH & COUSIN ROBERT #33 |
ANNETTE & HUGH LANTZKE #34 |
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SMITH & LANTZKE FAMILIES #35 |
Birthdays and
Christmas’ were always exciting. Waking up early to see if Father Christmas had
been. She became to know that her father had made most of the Christmas
presents because slowly the paint would wear off and you could see “Lantzke
& Sons” written on the back of the “billy” carts and so forth.
WILLIAM & MARY LANTZKE WITH DAUGHTER ANNETTE #37 |
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Local dances
were held at the Roleystone Hall which is now the Roleystone Theatre. Everyone
would get all dressed up for the occasion. There would be a three piece band
and the little kids would lie on the floor behind the band and go to sleep. Mr.
Parkin would usually single out Annette and teach her to dance. At an Easter
Dance at Roleystone in April 1954 Annette and others were described in a
newspaper article about the occasion.
EARLY IMAGE OF ROLEYSTONE HALL #38 Door to door
salesmen often called. The Watkins man who sold natural remedies and herbs and
spices came quite regularly. Also there was a drapery van that used to come
sometimes and Annette would get all excited as her mother bought her a jumper
or something special. Initially Annette’s first schooling was by correspondence at home but in the second year her mother took her to the Roleystone Primary School which was situated just below the old hall in Brookton Highway. Margaret Gowans (now Bettenay) was her teacher and she particularly liked leaning music. However when her brother was school age her parents decided they should go the Canning Mills School at the corner of Canning Mills and Canning Road. After school they would ride their bikes to the old Karragullen Shop each fortnight to pick up their comic book order. It was “Donald Duck”, “Heckle & Jeckle” or something similar. They rode their bikes but because of the very thick gravel in some part they had to walk.
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CANNING MILLS SCHOOL #40 |
OLD KARRAGULLEN STORE #41 |
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CANNING MILLS SCHOOL 1949 Back Row (L-R): ARTHUR LITTLEY, DAVID LITTLEY, VILMA TONUSSO, VIANNA BOVANI, ELSA TONUSSO, CEASER PERPOLI, BRUNO POLETTI. (Photo used with permission of the City of Armadale Birtwistle Local Studies Library) |
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CANNING MILLS SCHOOL 1953 Back Row L - R: JOE NICHOLLS, MICHAEL NICHOLLS, BRUNO POLLETTI, MALCOLM LITTLELY, ARTHUR LITTLELY. |
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After finishing primary school she rode her bike 2 miles the other way to catch the school bus to go the Armadale High School. Tom Elliot was the bus driver and he would pick up kids from around Karragullen like the Fretwells, Littlelys and the Polettis, and take them to Armadale. The bike would be just left by the bus stop shed. Annette was
always artistic and in November 1954 at the age of 13 she entered a
Commonwealth Oil Refineries Road Safety competition and received a Merit Award
for her entry. Prize was a box of paints which she still had 60 years later.
ANNETTE IN SCHOOL UNIFORM WITH BROTHERS #44 On Saturdays
Annette would go to Perth for music lessons. Her dog “Gyp” would come a sit by
the bike all day and would still be there when she got home. At Armadale High
School they had cooking facilities but the students had to travel on the train
to the Perth Girls School to learn laundry. They were taught how to starch
tablecloths and grate soap into soap jelly and lots of other skills that are no
longer used. Later they had to travel by bus, train, and another train to learn
sewing at Subiaco. Then Annette went to Kent Street High school to complete her
schooling by passing her Leaving Certificate with a distinction in art. |
NEWSPAPER CUTTING #45 |
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1954 ARMADALE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL #46 |
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1956 ARMADALE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR YEAR #47 |
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Annette
initially wanted to be a florist to use her creative skill but that wasn’t to
be. On 5th January 1959 she started her first job with the
Public Service as a draftsperson which she didn’t like as she was so bored. She
left 2 months later. She then got a job with the Hospital Benefit Fund on 9th
March 1959, which she loved. All the entries were manual in those days and as
she had always been quite meticulous with figures and loved math, she was very
happy in the job. Her Parents
gave her a 21st Birthday Party in the Armadale Town Hall
entertaining about 130 guests. It was a most successful.
ROSS, HUGH, RICHARD & ANNETTE AT HER 21st BIRTHDAY #48 |
ANNETTE'S 21st WITH DAD & MUM #49 |
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Then things
changed. It was Easter and they were having a Ball at Pithara. One of her
friend, Pat Short, couldn’t go so Annette went in her place. It was there that
she met her future husband, William George Dines (known as George) late that evening. They married on 5th
September 1963 in St. Peter’s Church, Mount Hawthorn.
GEORGE & ANNETTE DINES ON THEIR WEDDING DAY #50 |
ANNETTE ON HER WEDDING DAY #51 |
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THE WEDDING GROUP #52 |
GEORGE & ANNETTE ON THEIR WEDDING DAY #53 |
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George was
share farming in and around Pithara, so the first place they lived in, after
they got married, was in the old family home where Shirley Strickland grew up. They were allowed to use the cottage rent free. It wasn’t in a good state
of repair but they were just married and in love and it was kind of new and
exciting even though the leaves came in through the ceiling and the mice jumped
out of the Weetbix boxes and the bathroom was about four feet wide. It was fun
but later George was successful in getting a Conditional Purchase block of land
at Goodlands. They moved there and applied for a loan to build a big shed with
accommodation at one end. It was lined with asbestos and the exterior was all
corrugated iron. It was very hot. They had
three children. The first, Rodney William was born on 31st May 1964,
before they moved to Goodlands. He was born at Armadale because there were no
Doctors up around Dalwallinu at the time. The next two children were born while
they were at Goodlands. Celia Elizabeth on 18th April 1966, at
Armadale and Margot Joy was born on 6th August 1969 in Dalwallinu. Life was hard
with the isolation, no telephones, no reliable cars and not much money. They
traded with the local store on “pay after harvest” terms. All the water for
washing had to be carried in buckets, and the shower was operated by pulling a
rope. Wheat quotas came in because Western Australia was producing too much
wheat. The second year the quota was reduced even more. They complained but to
no avail. It made surviving even harder.
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On the farm
they had an old Ute which had a big hole in the front on the passenger’s side
and the dust would billow in because of the dirt roads. Annette would regularly
take the children into the Child Health Clinic at Kalannie. She would put the
baby on the shelf behind her. No seatbelts then. Knowing about the dust she
would wash her hair, curl it up and then she’d have to decide whether to wear a
shower cap to keep the dust out or risk it sweating and loosing its curl or go
in curly and dusty. After driving the thirty miles into Kalannie she would lift
the baby out and half would be chocolate covered white the other half was pink.
She then went to work with a flannel and towel. The children got to know the
procedure and they nick-named Celia “Chookie” because she’d get her bag with a
flannel, some water, a biscuit, a book and everything she needed for the trip.
The name stuck and even years later when they came to the city she was called
“Chookie”. After seven
years on the farm the decision was made to leave. After a drought in 1969
followed by another the following year, they knew if they didn’t get out they
would go bankrupt. The neighbours, the Bywater’s bought the property. The
clearing sale was very hard and George became quite distraught because it was
very difficult for him. Annette’s
parents in the preceding years had sold the orchard to the Del Dot family and
rented a place in Roleystone opposite the drive-in. William worked for a while
at the Co-op in Roleystone and later in 1958 accepted a job in the hardware
section at the Co-op in Armadale. They then moved to 16 Locksley Avenue,
Armadale.
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THE BUILDING THAT WAS THE ROLEYSTONE CO-OP #54 |
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THE DRAPERY SHOP ON ALBANY HIGHWAY, KELMSCOTT #55 |
In about 1962
Annette’s parents bought a drapery shop at 2784 Albany Highway in Kelmscott
next the Post Office from the Waddington’s and at that stage it
was a drapery and deli combined. However in those days when it came twelve
o’clock on Saturday they had to drew a mesh screen across because they couldn’t
trade in the drapery after that. The deli section could operate all weekend. The
Lartzke’s were good at retail and were popular so they bought the property
freehold next door and moved the deli in there.
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Annette’s
father told them the delicatessen business in Kelmscott was for sale which they
decided to investigate. It was next door to the Drapery store once owned by
Annette’s parents. They decided to buy it and moved in Easter 1971 and took on the deli. There was
accommodation behind the old shop which was right on Albany Highway with Lori’s
Transport Company next door at the time. They had a lot of adjusting to do with
running a deli as opposed to the farm. Luckily at that time parking was allowed
on the Highway and this was very convenient for customers to stop on their way
home to Roleystone or Armadale for smallgoods, bread, milk, cigarettes and bit
and pieces. But a year later that changed and parking wasn't allowed out the
front on the highway. This was a disaster and even though they tried re-rout1ing
them around the shop next door, it didn’t work very well. |
THE DELI ON ALBANY HIGHWAY, KELMSCOTT #56 |
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Later they
sold the business but kept the freehold of both properties until in 1971 he
sold the freehold to Moore & Hills who developed a complex behind the old
shops originally containing Tippy’s Pizza and a drycleaners. The original
development wasn’t huge but it’s since been developed as the Stargate Shopping
Centre including Coles. Annette and
George became involved in the Roleystone Theatre after an invitation from May
Hart. Although they admitted they had no particular qualification they jumped
right in and really enjoyed the break from the seven-days-a-week at the shop.
Annette was in “Pirates of Penzance” as Kate and was one of the three little
maids in “Mikado” and she also had a part in “Sentimental Bloke”. George became
notable for his role in “Cinderella” as the bell-ringer when he rang it thirteen
times instead of twelve at midnight. It has become a family joke even years on. |
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After having
someone offer to buy the deli, they sold it and moved into a house in Parker
Avenue, quite close to Annette’s parents. It was convenient for the children to
attend Kelmscott Primary School which had a nice music programme. George was
out of work for about three months and had trouble finding a job. Annette took
on a number of small jobs. She worked for the new owners at the deli a few
hours a week. She also did a few hours at the drapery, ironing for a friend and
a bit of cleaning as well as some bookwork for a builder in Roleystone. Eventually George was offered a temporary job at Metro Meats which he hated but it got them through a difficult time. He was then lucky enough to get a job with Elders which he really liked because it was doing work that he was familiar with. He would go out on the road with another chap travelling down to farms and repair equipment. Then Elders changed business direction and discontinued that work so George was relegated to the storeroom with drop in pay. Encouraged by
friends to join them in studying accountancy, Annette thrived at the new
challenge. Passing all her exams and eventually getting a diploma in
Accountancy. This was an exciting and an adventurist time for Annette. She also
saw an advert for floristry course. So throwing caution to the wind she also
signed up for that, where she excelled and topped the class. Then she decided
to do something else that she had always wanted to do so she joined a watercolour
painting group in South Perth. She was ripe for learning and they were very
happy times.
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ANNETTE LANTZKE AT ILLAWARRA ORCHARD OFFICE #57 |
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1998 TOM AND JEREMY PRICE PRESENTATION TO ANNETTE DINES #58 |
Her father, Bill, was Company Secretary at Illawarra orchard for many years but as he got older Annette took over this job on 3rd November 1982 as Company Secretary, for Tom Price Junior. At Illawarra's Orchard 100th year anniversary in 1998 a presentation was made for her long service with the company.
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CHOIR MEMBERS ANNETTE & GEORGE #59 |
Meanwhile
George joined a choir called “Harmony” and enjoyed it so much that when the
musical director, Janis Laing, left the group he followed her and took music
and singing lessons from her. She then started her own choir called ‘Enchant
Unlimited”. It was something completely different for him and he really enjoyed
it. Although Annette would have liked to join the choir she really wanted him
to have something new and different for himself. However she joined in by
helping in lots of ways using her talents of sewing and floral art. Finally she
relented and joined the choir which led to many happy times together at various
performances. Annette and
George have been involved and attended the local church, St. Mary’s in the
Valley in Kelmscott. They have been very active on the rosters doing morning
tea, cleaning, reading and doing prayers. Annette also was their treasurer for
three years.
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After having
lived in Kelmscott for so many years, Annette was asked what special things she
liked about the district. Her reply was that she loved the fact that she can
walk down to post a letter and speak to Chris Mounsey and Yvonne Busquets and
walk back up the hill and see Sally Christmas and all these people she has
known for so long. These people still remember her mum and dad and the shop she
had. It makes her feel like she has put roots down. She loves the hills.
GEORGE & ANNETTE DINES #60 |
THE DINES CHILDREN #61 |
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THE DINES FAMILY #62 |
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THE DINES FAMILY #63
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George and Annette are now enjoying their retirement in Armadale. (2022) |
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References: Article: Gordon Freegard Images: Annette DInes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, Copyright : Gordon Freegard 2008-2022
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