Noel Francis Wales

1926 - 1992  (65 years)

• Name	Noel Francis Wales
  Born	27 Dec 1926	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Cremation	Norwood Crematorium, Canberra, ACT, Australia
  Newspaper	01 Apr 1949	the Cootamundra Daily Herald, Cootamundra, NSW, Australia   [1]
  	PERSONAL .................. The marriage of Miss Betty Taber and Mr. Noel Wales will take place at the Sacred Heart Church, Cootamundra, on Saturday, April 9, at 4 o'clock.
  Died	01 Nov 1992	Goulburn, NSW, Australia
  Obit	Abt 05 Nov 1992	the Goulburn Post, Goulburn, NSW, Australia
  	Country music lover Noel Francis Wales of Chisholm St, Goulbum has died at Goulburn Base Hospital, aged 65. Born on December 27, 1926, Mr Wales was educated at Cootamundra Sacred Heart Primary School and De La Salle High School before spending 46 years with the State Rail Authority. He ended up as a Senior State Guard for the SRA and spent 40 years in Goulburn. He also resided at Cootamundra, Yass and Hornsby. Mr Wales came from a very strong family background and being a country music lover he would travel anywhere there was a concert, especially if Slim Dusty was appearing. He was a member of the Australian Railways Union and Labor Party and was always eager to do voluntary work for the Worker's Club and Railway Christmas Picnics. Mr Wales was a Director of the Goulburn Worker's Club, President of the Kenmore Rugby League Club and a voluntary worker for St Vincent De Paul. He retired at 63 and unfortunately contracted a rare blood disease. He fought bravely against all odds and died on November 1. He was predeceased by his mother and father, his sister Dolly and his brothers Vince, Tom and John. He is survived by his wife Betty of Goulburn, Paul (son) Gosford, Donna (daughter) Sydney, LeeAnne (daughter) Goulburn, Anthony (son) Gosford, Lisa (daughter) Terrigal, Louise (daughter) Forresters Beach, Trix (sister) Fairfield and Bill (brother) Greenacre. The funeral was conducted by Fr Paul Tarpey at Ss Peters and Paul's Cathedral with interment at Norwood Crematorium, Canberra on November 4. Betty Wales and family would like to thank all their relations, friends and neighbours for the floral tributes, messages of sympathy and help. Special thanks to Dr Renton and nursing staff at Goulburn Base, the Palliative Care ladies for their love and caring support and John Crooks
  Person ID	I12390	Mote/McInnes
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Augustine John Wales,   b. 07 Aug 1884, Mount Bernard, Burrowa, NSW, Australia ,   d. 17 Oct 1971, Fairfield Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Johanna Marie Dalton,   b. 22 Jan 1889, Cootamundra, NSW, Australia ,   d. 18 Apr 1966, Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 77 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1910	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia   [2]
  Family ID	F2625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Betty Taber,   b. 09 Aug 1927, Gundagai, NSW, Australia ,   d. 31 Jul 2007, Goulburn Base Hospital, Goulburn, NSW, Australia  (Age 79 years)
  Married	09 Apr 1949	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F3633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Dec 1926 - Cootamundra, NSW, Australia Married - 09 Apr 1949 - Cootamundra, NSW, Australia Died - 01 Nov 1992 - Goulburn, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S999] Trove. [S2] NSW BDM, Compiler: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, (Royal Melbourne Institute of Techno, Melbourne, Vic, 1995), Place of Registration: Cootamundra; Year: 1910; Number: 11911.