James Milne Okely

BIOGRAPHY

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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