Rice (Mayor) William
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William Rice was elected Gawler Councillor for East Ward in 1933 and Central Ward in 1934.
He served as Mayor of Gawler from 1934 until 1938, when he resigned due to ill health.[1]
Following over two years of ill health, he died at his residence, 'Glenalbyn', on 23 December 1939 and was buried on Christmas morning, his obituary described the former Mayor as "a man of much service to the town he dearly loved."[2] Click here to read the complete obituary.
William's eldest son Reginald Arnold 'Reg' Rice died of sickness whilst serving in WWI.
Click here for a photo of William Rice
Rice Family Residence
William Rice purchased residence 'Glenalbyn', a 'stately house' in Blanch Street, Gawler East from former Mayor Frank D Harris in around 1923.[2] The property was sold by Willam's widow, second wife Amy Rice (nee Crouch) in 1940, shortly after his passing.[3] The number of the Blanch Street property is yet to be determined via Land Title and Assessment Records, but it must be one with a balcony, as an article from 1925 describes Rice daughter Irene's surprise 21st birthday party as having 'dancing on the balcony'![4]
Rice Family Birth, Death & Marriage Information
RICE, William
b.16 Mar 1867, Levi's Waterhole, SA (Reg. Angaston 53/153, father ‘Edwin Rice’ & mother ‘Sarah Whate’)[sic ‘Waite’]
m. 1895 ‘SCOTT, Hannah Elizabeth’ (Reg. Kapunda 183/15)(d. 6 Dec 1906)
m. 1911 ‘CROUCH, Amy Edith Caroline’ (Reg. Norwood 246/908)
d. 23 Dec 1939, at his residence 'Glenalbyn', Blanch Street, Gawler (Reg. Gawler 619/5739)
Buried 25 Dec 1939, Willaston Cemetery (Plot 39 J 2, with second wife Amy)
Child of William Rice & Hannah Elizabeth nee Scott
RICE, Reginald Arnold
b. 3 April 1896, Dutton, SA (Reg. Kapunda 581/381, father ‘William RICE’ & mother ‘Hannah Elizabeth nee Scott’)
d. 7 Jun 1916, of sickness at Sea aboard HMAT "Port Lincoln" whilst serving WWI
RICE, Adelaide Irene ‘Irene’
b. 14 Mar 1904, Dutton, SA (Reg. Kapunda 726/460, father ‘William Rice’ & mother ‘Hannah Elizabeth Scott’
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References
- ↑ Gawler Council Elections - Contest for Mayor (Bunyip 28 Jan 1938) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96685840
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Obituary - The Late Mr Wm Rice former Mayor of Gawler (Bunyip 12 Jan 1940) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96703196
- ↑ 'Social & Personal' (Bunyip 24 May 1940)https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96698964
- ↑ 'Coming of Age Party' (Chronicle 28 Mar 1925) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87515356
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