Frederick Charles Cole

  General Notes:

!N.S.W.BDM Index Birth #9922-1880
(2) WEDDING....A party was held at the home of Mrs.Heather Warby of Auburn last
Tuesday night, to celebrate the Golden Wedding anniversary of parents, Mr. and
Mrs.Fred Cole of Lidcombe. Mr. and Mrs.Cole lived in Orange for many years
until World War 2, when they moved to Lidcombe. Mrs.Cole was the daughter of a
well known Redbank farmer and grazier and in her younger days was regarded as
an outstanding horse woman. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.Cole opened a
business at Cumnock,and then took up farming at Molong before moving to
Wellington and then to Orange. During his years in Orange Mr.Cole owned the
local agency for the Singer Sewing Machine Co., and during this period was
awarded a canteen of cutlery for becoming the States most outstanding salesman.
Their four children, Frank, Raymond, Heather and Catherine attended the party
as well as their sons-in-law Athol Warby and Ted Crickette and three of their
eleven grand-children. During the evening Mr.Cole proudly showed a watch case
in which were some locks of auburn coloured hair. He said that they were locks
of his mother's hair, and that he had carried them in his watch case for 62
years. A delicious supper, prepared by their daughters Heather and Catherine
was served, and the evening concluded with the singing of "For They Are Jolly
Good Fellows" and wishing the couple "long life and good health".

Frederick married Theresa Purcell, daughter of Francis Purcell and Anne Machoney, on 3 Apr 1907 in Molong, NSW, Australia.³ (Theresa Purcell was born on 28 Jun 1875 in Yullundry, New South Wales, Australia,³ died on 17 Jan 1967 in Harris Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ³ and was buried on 18 Jan 1967 in Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ³.)