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Record #5400
Name :
: Frederick James BEALES (1918 - 2011)


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Nov 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1947   Spouse/Notes : D M PALLLOTT (Perth, reg 2813)
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 16 Nov 2011   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Bethnal Green

Dec qtr, 1c 184, mmn BEALES
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesFrederick was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was one of 160 children who came to Australia aboard ‘Ballarat’ in 1928. 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney.

He enlisted in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
BEALES FREDERICK : Service Number - WX13119 : Date of birth - 17 Nov 1918 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - BEALES MARTHA

In 1983, when Fred retired, his story was told by Ted Wilson:

Fred's Unique Parting Gift

PERTH: How many people are "presented" with a park as a parting gift on the day they retire?

We'd not hesitate to say that the numbers would be few. But this is exactly what happened when Bayswater's parks and gardens superintendent, Fred Beales, retired after 22 years of service.

The West Australian City was so grateful for his work that they "gave him a park" by naming a Morley reserve, formerly known as McGilvray Park, F. J. Beales Park.

"They knew I had a particular affection for that piece of land," he says.

"When I designed the original work on Morley Drive, this area was the apex where traffic turned. It proved t be one of the hardest pieces of ground to get into trim."

He came to Western Australia from Britain in 1928 under the Fairbridge scheme for orphans and underprivileged children at the scheme's Pinjarra farm school.

"We were taught horticulture, as well as agriculture, and it was at Fairbridge that I begn to develop a love of plants," he says. "In fact, by the time I wa 15 I was winning prizes at the Pinjarra Show for the best floral displays of delphiniums, dahlias, pansies and larkspur."

This part of his life came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of World War II and Fred saw active service in both the MIddle East and Papua-New Guinea.

On his return he renewed his acquaintance with plants by obtaining work at a Perth nursery, where he stayed three years.

His next move was into local government and it was at the South Perth Roads Board that he obtained his first "apprenticeship" under the famous head gardener, Joe Hinchcliffe.

In those days there were no formal horticultural courses. You just had to do your own study and learn from the man with whom you worked. Luckily, I had the best," Fred explains.

After three years at South Perth, Fred Beales was appointed head gardener by Albany Town Council.

He was to spend 10 years in this south coastal resort planning reserves, parks and flower beds for the town before accepting a post at Bayswater.

"The Roads Board, as it was then called, wanted someone to grow with the job -- just like a plan -- and devleop a system of parklands," he recalls.

"We didn't even have a cricket ground in those days, just a dirt strip in the middle of a parched oval which was pounded into a dustbowl every weekend."

Today, thanks to Fred Beales, Bayswater City Council can boast more than 100 recreational areas of all sizes, including two full-size "turf" cricket grounds, an international cinders running rack, golf course, sports ovals, gardens and colorful median strips the envy of most other local authorities.

On Fred's retirement the Mayor of Bayswater, Cr Carl Cardaci, said the community owed a great debt to Mr. Beales for work done over the years.

Fred Beales says: "Make sure you know what you want to do well in advance of retiring, not what other people want you to do."

Frederick James BEALES married in Perth, Western Australia in 1947 (registration no 2813). He died on 16 Nov 2011 aged 93 in Perth.

Update : 24.07.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-02 10:02:39 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2018-10-10 08:37:52 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5400 BEALES, Frederick James1918ENG, LND, Bethnal Green May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes