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James Milne Okely

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ContributorCommunity HistoryLast nameOkelyFirst nameJames MilneBiography

James Milne Okely was the son of Alfred William Okely and Caroline, nee Williams. The Okely family were originally bakers, owning a bakery in St Georges Terrace next to the West Australian office where the Victoria Insurance Company later stood. Alfred and Caroline lived in Bunbury when they were newlyweds and then moved to Wanneroo to start a market garden, before then relocating to North Beach. James Milne Okely ran the dairy at Lake Carine.

On October 15 1928, James Milne Okely of North Beach was seen to walk into Carine Swamp with a shotgun on his shoulder. As he did not return a search was made, involving a First Nations tracker, and his body was found in the water with a severe gunshot wound in the head. He was 52 years old.

Date of birth1875Place of birth / nationalityPerthDate of death1928

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James Milne Okely and friends at Lake Carine

James Milne Okely and friends at Lake Carine

Blanche Fletcher nee Okely and son Ronald

Blanche Fletcher nee Okely and son Ronald

Fred Godeke and Fred

Fred Godeke and Fred

J.M. Okely and Friends on Lake Carine

J.M. Okely and Friends on Lake Carine

J.M. Okely on Jessie, winner of Dairyman's Trot in the Osborne Park show

J.M. Okely on Jessie, winner of Dairyman's Trot in the Osborne Park show

J.M. Okely's Carine Grange Dairy, Big Carine Lake photograph 2

J.M. Okely's Carine Grange Dairy, Big Carine Lake photograph 2

J.M. Okely's Carine Grange Dairy, Big Carine Lake photograph 1

J.M. Okely's Carine Grange Dairy, Big Carine Lake photograph 1

J.M. Okely's Homestead and Orchard, Lake Carine

J.M. Okely's Homestead and Orchard, Lake Carine

J.M. Okely's property on Big Carine Lake

J.M. Okely's property on Big Carine Lake

J.M. Okely's vineyard, Lake Carine

J.M. Okely's vineyard, Lake Carine

Jane Gibson nee Okely and Alena Gibson nee Ivey

Jane Gibson nee Okely and Alena Gibson nee Ivey

Lena and Lola Okely

Lena and Lola Okely

Lena Jane and Lola Okely

Lena Jane and Lola Okely

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Okely family collection

Okely family collection

James Milne Okely

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