Nell BRODERICK ( - )

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Harold Hall on motorbike

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Harold Hall article 1986

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Harold on racing Bike

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Harold Hall with Knight Nic, Claudia, Kim, Jean, Don Knight c. 1986 Oakleigh Ave. Taroona

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Nell BRODERICK married Harold Poole HALL on 10 Dec 1938.1

 

 

Source "Descendants of Daniel Berthold Hall" has Harlod Hall's wife as Hellena Annie Leech, born on 3rd. March 1913.2

 

 

Harold Poole HALL,2 son of Daniel Berthold HALL (1883-aft1932) and Winifred Temperance CRANCH (1887-aft1932), was born on 29 Jun 1912 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was baptised on 18 Aug 1912 in Transvaal, South Africa.2 He was a Plumber. He was C of E. He died on 6 May 1994 in Durban, South Africa.2 He married Hellena Annie LEECH.

 

 

Harold Hall was born in 1912 in Johannesburg to Bert Hall and Winifred Cranch. He married Nell Broderick in 1938. After her death he married Hellena Leech. Harold died in 1994 in Durban, South Africa.

He was living in Durban in 1971. Addresses:13 Wood Rd. Montclair, Durban, Sth. Africa 4001. During WW2 Harold was in the Royal Navy.

Harold was very active in the world of vintage motorcycles and vintage car restoration.

Editorial from Johannesburg Newspaper dated February 1986... "Grand old man of DJ run set for big day. At a sprightly 73, Harold Hall is not the oldest entrant in this years Castrol DJ Commemorative run which starts in Johannesburg tomorrow - but he does have another major claim to fame. He is the only rider in the 125 entries who took part in the original Durban to Johannesburg road races which the DJ now commemorates. Longer Route...He recalls at his first entry in 1934. He also competed in 1935 and 1955." "Even by todays standards a time of 6 hours and 5 minutes deserves some credit, especially when you consider the sand roads, the irrigations and the curves, It was a longer route in those days, through the Drakensburg Mountains, where the road followed the contours of the country. This year Harold will be riding a Cevis 350cc which has competed five DJs and which has the distinction of having been loaned to the 1932 DJ winner Barton Kirsey."

He visited his Tasmanian relations in 1986.1,2,3,4,5

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Jean Norma Knight, Date book-Jean Knight Date book.

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Grant Franklyn-Smith, Descendants of Daniel Berthold Hall.

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Various, Letters to Jean Knight from family and friends.

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South Africa, Transvaal, Johannesburg, Jeppestown, Church of the Province of South Africa, parish registers. Familysearch.org. Web: Familysearch.org.