I’ve written about him before, including
here.
Trove is helping me fill in
the gaps and learn more about his life before he was my dad’s old grandpa who
shared his birthday.
Here are two articles from
the Morwell Advertiser.
In 1891, William was 27
years old and the Secretary of the Yinnar Cream and Butter Factory.
Two years
later in 1893, he was still Secretary and had just had a pay rise.
I still have some gaps to
fill in, as he didn’t go off to the Boer War until seven years later and
married another five years after that.
The second article ends with:
The luck of the company did not end here either, for
they were very fortunate in securing the services of Mr W C Francis as
secretary, a gentleman whose unflagging energy and indefatigable perseverance
in promoting the interests of the company have contributed much towards its
standing out today in an unrivalled position, and we are extremely glad that
the shareholders on Saturday decided to increase his salary, for honest
straightforward secretaries in these degenerate days, are nearly as scarce as
tortoise-shell tom cats or snakes in Ireland.
And, you don't hear colourful phrases like those used in the last two lines anymore!
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