MART Taylor Lee

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Stephen married SIMS Fiona Lee 18 Feb 1995, Devonport TAS; divorced Yes, date unknown. Fiona (daughter of SIMS Trevor Wayne and WALTER Helen Rose) was born 22 Oct 1971, Baxter House, Geelong Hospital, Geelong VIC. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Fiona Lee MART
• Occupation: Shop Assistant
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Trevor married WALTER Helen Rose 3 Apr 1971, Methodist Church, Ceres VIC; divorced Yes, date unknown. Helen (daughter of WALTER Stanley Frederick and HERD Brenda Lorraine) was born 27 Oct 1948. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Helen Rose SIMS
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• Baptism: 19 Jul 1953, St. Mark's Church Vicarage, Leopold VIC

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Marriage Status: Divorced

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• Occupation: Grazier/Salesman/Manager/Small Businessman
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• Education: Between 1919 and 1924, Casterton Higher Elementary School, Casterton VIC; Primary Education
• Education: Between 1925 and 1929, The Geelong College, Newtown VIC; Secondary Education
• Education: Between 1930 and 1932, Longerenong and Dookie Agricultural Colleges VIC; Tertiary
• Military: Between 1 May 1938 and 3 Jan 1942; Served during WWII as No. V59322, Private, 23/21 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), 2nd. AIF.

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Geelong Advertiser, 24 Oct 1945

Talented Singer

Mr. Stanley F. Walter, of Paraparap who was a successful vocalist at the South Street Eisteddfod, where he just missed the grand aggregate for the whole festival in the men's vocal sections. He was placed first in men's sacred solo (94 points); second in the baritone solo (89); third in the men's vocal championship, two items (187); third in the Leider section for ladies and gentlemen (95); and hon. mention in the section for men who had never won a first prize at South Street (88).

The adjudicator made some complimentary comments, such as; "Good rich voice"; "good clear-cut enunciation"; "moods and tempi well expressed"; "a sense of dignity and reverence displayed" (in the sacred song); "you play your voice nicely"; "tone well supported on breath"; "excellent diction and vocal line"; "a very artistic and nicely restrained performance." "You caught the spirit of the old patriarch, and sang with fine devotional spirit and effect." These latter remarks applied to his singing of "Lord God of Abraham" ("Elijah") in the men's championship. Mr. Walter is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Walter of Casterton. His parents died when he was quite young. He was educated at the Geelong College, and subsequently he studied at the Longerenong and the Dookie Agricultural Colleges. At Dookie his father was one of the original students. All his vocal training has been under the direction of Mrs. R.M. Black, who, during the past three years in particular, has put him through an intensive course. In some of the sections at South Street there were more than 100 competitors, including talented vocalists from every State in the Commonwealth and from New Zealand.
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The Sun-News Pictorial, 31 Aug 1990

Father and son in tune

Denis Walter appears on TV today with his Dad, Stan. "It's taken Stan 77 years to get his first break on TV," Denis joked.

Father and son will sing a duet, Bless This House, on Channel Nine's In Melbourne Today. "My dad is a bass baritone like myself," Denis said. "So my deep voice wasn't caused by an accident at birth - it is actually inherited!"

Host Ernie Sigley invited Stan on to the show after hearing him sing after a Footscray - Geelong game. "Ernie thought Stan would make a perfect Father's Day guest," Denis explained.

Education:
Attended Longerenong Agricultural College for two years where he was deputy head prefect, graduating in 1931. Attended Dookie Agricultural College for a further year in 1932 graduating with a further more prestigious Diploma of Agriculture. It is interesting to note that his father Frederick Joseph WALTER (1872-1925) also attended Dookie Agricultural College in the first ever intake which graduated in 1888.

Military:
His term in the VDC was probably terminated due to the fact that as Farmer/Grazier/Land owner he was engaged in a reserved occupation.

Late in his life it was discovered that his real priority during WWII was to join the Navy. Once again his reserved occupation status probably snuffed out that ambition.

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Stanley married HERD Brenda Lorraine 28 Nov 1942, Yarra Street Methodist Church, Geelong VIC. Brenda (daughter of HERD Frederick Forbes and SUMNER Alice Rose) was born 21 Jan 1917, Belmont VIC; died 25 Jun 2004, Geelong Hospital, Geelong VIC; was buried 2 Jul 2004, Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton VIC. [Group Sheet]

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• Education: Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong VIC; Commercial Art and Ticket Writing
• Education: The Hermitage, The Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School; Primary and early secondary
• Name: Brenda Lorraine WALTER
• Occupation: Manager, ticket writer/commercial artist, salesperson
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Enrolled on 13 Feb 1923.

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