John TEMBY

   Research Notes:

"TEMBY.—On the 26th April, at his residence, "Taroona," St. Kilda (late of Kalgoorlie), after a brief illness, the result of a buggy accident, John, beloved husband of Mary Temby, aged 36."

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"Tho death occurred at St. Kilda on Sunday of Mr. John Temby, a former Bendigo man. Mr. Temby met with a vehicular accident last week. He was driving home from South Melbourne with his wife, and when rounding a corner came into collision with a tram. Both were thrown out. Mrs Temby fortunately escaped without injury, and it was at first thought that Mr. Teniby, too, was uninjured, and a telegram to that effect was sent to his father, Mr. John Temby, Upper-road, California Gully. The family was therefore grievously shocked on Sunday night when the news of his death was conveyed to Bendigo. The late Mr. Temby was 33 [sic] years of age, and was only married some months ago. He was one of the pioneers of the gold fields of W.A., having migrated thither about 10 years ago—shortly after Coolgardie was first heard of. Prior to leaving Bendigo he had followed mining as an occupation, and had been a student at the School of Mines. The late Mr. Temby's career in the West was very successful, as he was at first manager of the Leviathan battery, Kalgoorlie, and then of the Golden Pebble mine. Subsequently he was for two years and a half manager of the Associated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie. Ill health compelled him to resign, and he then took a trip to the old country. On his return he visited Bendigo once more, and stayed here for several months, during which time he married his cousin Miss Mary Temby, eldest daughter of Mr. John 'Temby, of Ironbark. Latterly the deceased had been residing at St. Kilda." ⁵

   Marriage Information:

John married Mary TEMBY, daughter of John TEMBY and Eliza WILLIAMS, in 1902 in Victoria, Australia ¹. (Mary TEMBY was born in 1872 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia ⁶.)