Bryan Thomas TEMPLETON [2431]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Laurence Andrew TEMPLETON [2346]
Mother: Nyree Margaret DILLON [2350]
Spouses and Children
1. *Ann Elizabeth RANKIN [2436]
Children:
1. Cole Thomas TEMPLETON [2445]
2. Eden Courtney TEMPLETON [2446]
Carolyn Louise TEMPLETON [2364]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Kevin Thomas TEMPLETON [2352]
Mother: Janette Susan ARBUCKLE [2357]
Cole Thomas TEMPLETON [2445]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Bryan Thomas TEMPLETON [2431]
Mother: Ann Elizabeth RANKIN [2436]
Colleen Mary TEMPLETON [2383]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344] (1926-2019) 1876
Mother: Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930-2006)
Spouses and Children
1. *Graham Maxwell ANSELL [2390]
Children:
1. Carly Jane ANSELL [2396]
2. Benjamin James ANSELL [2397]
2. Donald Robert BLACKMORE [2391]
Children:
1. Lucy Phillipa BLACKMORE [2398]
2. Timothy Robert BLACKMORE [2399]
Dean Anthony TEMPLETON [2368]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Kevin Thomas TEMPLETON [2352]
Mother: Janette Susan ARBUCKLE [2357]
Eden Courtney TEMPLETON [2446]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Bryan Thomas TEMPLETON [2431]
Mother: Ann Elizabeth RANKIN [2436]
Emma Marie TEMPLETON [2444]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Noel Francis TEMPLETON [2430]
Mother: Irene Mary MORRIS [2435]
Faye Therese TEMPLETON [2428]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Laurence Andrew TEMPLETON [2346]
Mother: Nyree Margaret DILLON [2350]
Spouses and Children
Children:
1. Cooper Stanley MORRIS [2438]
1. *Brian Lindsay MORRIS [2433]
Helen Mariae TEMPLETON [2353]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Vincent Thomas TEMPLETON [2343] (1920-1992) 1876
Mother: Ursula Catherine MASON [2347]
Spouses and Children
1. *William Parmenter CASTLE [2358]
Children:
1. Campbell Paul CASTLE [2369]
2. Evette Jade CASTLE [2370]
3. Trenton Shane CASTLE [2371]
4. Jarrod Luke CASTLE [2372]
Jacinta Amber TEMPLETON [2404]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Thomas Andrew TEMPLETON [2385]
Mother: Susan COWIE [2393]
Jack Dillon TEMPLETON [2442]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Noel Francis TEMPLETON [2430]
Mother: Irene Mary MORRIS [2435]
Jack William TEMPLETON [2407]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Leigh Patrick TEMPLETON [2386]
Mother: Karen Michelle SWIFT [2394]
Jan Maree TEMPLETON [2429]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Laurence Andrew TEMPLETON [2346]
Mother: Nyree Margaret DILLON [2350]
Spouses and Children
1. *Gary Michael SYDES [2434]
Children:
1. Belinda Maree SYDES [2439]
2. Nathan John SYDES [2440]
3. Amica Lee SYDES [2441]
Jason Paul TEMPLETON [2388]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344] (1926-2019) 1876
Mother: Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930-2006)
Spouses and Children
1. *Samantha Jane HARRIS [2395]
Children:
1. Zach Anthony TEMPLETON [2409]
Kathryn Ann TEMPLETON [2432]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Laurence Andrew TEMPLETON [2346]
Mother: Nyree Margaret DILLON [2350]
Spouses and Children
1. *Kevin Malcolm GRANT [2437]
Children:
1. Sam Robert GRANT [2447]
2. Hannah Jane GRANT [2448]
3. Mitchell James GRANT [2449]
Kaye-Anne Majella TEMPLETON [2355]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Vincent Thomas TEMPLETON [2343] (1920-1992) 1876
Mother: Ursula Catherine MASON [2347]
Spouses and Children
1. *Andrew James BYRNE [2360]
Children:
1. Barrie Andrew TEMPLETON [2376]
2. Chloe Alexandra BYRNE [2377]
Kevin Thomas TEMPLETON [2352]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Vincent Thomas TEMPLETON [2343] (1920-1992) 1876
Mother: Ursula Catherine MASON [2347]
Spouses and Children
1. *Janette Susan ARBUCKLE [2357]
Children:
1. Sharyn Tanya TEMPLETON [2363]
2. Carolyn Louise TEMPLETON [2364]
3. Brent Andrew TEMPLETON [2365]
4. Adrian Thomas TEMPLETON [2366]
5. Michelle Susan TEMPLETON [2367]
6. Dean Anthony TEMPLETON [2368]
Laurence Andrew TEMPLETON [2346]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Thomas Philip TEMPLETON [2284] (1898-1986) 1876
Mother: Ellen Cath GOOD [428] (1901-1994) 1876
Spouses and Children
1. *Nyree Margaret DILLON [2350]
Children:
1. Faye Therese TEMPLETON [2428]
2. Jan Maree TEMPLETON [2429]
3. Noel Francis TEMPLETON [2430]
4. Bryan Thomas TEMPLETON [2431]
5. Kathryn Ann TEMPLETON [2432]
Leigh Patrick TEMPLETON [2386]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344] (1926-2019) 1876
Mother: Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930-2006)
Spouses and Children
1. *Karen Michelle SWIFT [2394]
Children:
1. Thomas Michael TEMPLETON [2405]
2. Nicholas James TEMPLETON [2406]
3. Jack William TEMPLETON [2407]
Louisa Ellen TEMPLETON [2285]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Thomas Philip TEMPLETON [2284] (1898-1986) 1876
Mother: Ellen Cath GOOD [428] (1901-1994) 1876
Spouses and Children
1. *Robert Alexander GIBSON [2286] (14 Dec 1921 - 29 Apr 1986)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Leonard Alexander GIBSON [2287]
2. Moya Catherine GIBSON [2289]
3. Yvon Julia GIBSON [2290]
4. Vernon Thomas GIBSON [2288]
Mark Ashley TEMPLETON [2387]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344] (1926-2019) 1876
Mother: Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930-2006)
Spouses and Children
1. *Samantha Jane HARRIS [2395]Mary Catherine TEMPLETON [2384]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344] (1926-2019) 1876
Mother: Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930-2006)
Spouses and Children
1. *Philip Keith BUGGY [2392]
Children:
1. Damian Keith BUGGY [2400]
2. Gerard Philip BUGGY [2401]
3. Louise Margaret BUGGY [2402]
Mary Patrice TEMPLETON [2354]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Vincent Thomas TEMPLETON [2343] (1920-1992) 1876
Mother: Ursula Catherine MASON [2347]
Spouses and Children
1. *Brian Leslie CARTER [2359]
Children:
1. Martine Rochelle CARTER [2373]
2. Leon Matthew CARTER [2374]
3. Megan Lee CARTER [2375]
Michelle Susan TEMPLETON [2367]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Kevin Thomas TEMPLETON [2352]
Mother: Janette Susan ARBUCKLE [2357]
Nicholas James TEMPLETON [2406]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Leigh Patrick TEMPLETON [2386]
Mother: Karen Michelle SWIFT [2394]
Noel Francis TEMPLETON [2430]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Laurence Andrew TEMPLETON [2346]
Mother: Nyree Margaret DILLON [2350]
Spouses and Children
1. *Irene Mary MORRIS [2435]
Children:
1. Jack Dillon TEMPLETON [2442]
2. Peter Stanley TEMPLETON [2443]
3. Emma Marie TEMPLETON [2444]
Noela Catherine TEMPLETON [2351]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Vincent Thomas TEMPLETON [2343] (1920-1992) 1876
Mother: Ursula Catherine MASON [2347]
Spouses and Children
1. *Leo John DOYLE [2356]
Children:
1. Simon John DOYLE [2361]
2. Caitliln Elise DOYLE [2362]
Patricia Mary TEMPLETON [2345]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Thomas Philip TEMPLETON [2284] (1898-1986) 1876
Mother: Ellen Cath GOOD [428] (1901-1994) 1876
Spouses and Children
1. *Brian TAGGERT [2349]
Children:
1. Gavin Patrick TAGGERT [2410]
2. Monica Louise TAGGERT [2411]
3. Basil Kevin TAGGERT [2412]
4. Zita Catherine TAGGERT [2413]
Peter Stanley TEMPLETON [2443]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Noel Francis TEMPLETON [2430]
Mother: Irene Mary MORRIS [2435]
Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344]
Sex: M
AKA: PK TEMPLETON
Individual Information
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1926 - Chinkapook, Vic, Australia
Christening:
Death: 1 Aug 2019 - Bendigo, Vic, Australia ( at age 93)
Burial: 9 Aug 2019 - Chinkapook, Vic, Australia
Parents
Father: Thomas Philip TEMPLETON [2284] (1898-1986) 1876
Mother: Ellen Cath GOOD [428] (1901-1994) 1876
Spouses and Children
1. *Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930 - 24 Jun 2006)
Marriage: 1950
Status:
Children:
1. Colleen Mary TEMPLETON [2383]
2. Mary Catherine TEMPLETON [2384]
3. Thomas Andrew TEMPLETON [2385]
4. Leigh Patrick TEMPLETON [2386]
5. Mark Ashley TEMPLETON [2387]
6. Jason Paul TEMPLETON [2388]
7. Rodney Scott TEMPLETON [2389]
Notes
General:
Mallee farmer, 90, brings in last crop after 75 years of harvests
ABC Rural By Danielle Grindlay
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2016-12-14/chinkapook-grain-harvest-philip-templeton/8121252>
Updated 15 Dec 2016, 9:26am
Philip 'PK' Templeton, 90, and son, Tom Templeton, 57.
PHOTO: Philip 'PK' Templeton (R), 90, and his son, Tom Templeton, 57, are in the midst of their last harvest. (Supplied: Tom Templeton)
Philip 'PK' Templeton has not missed a harvest since 1941, but this year stands out for two key reasons- it is his best ever, and it also is his last.
Mr Templeton, 90, has manned the header for 75 successive years.
AUDIO: Philip Templeton reflects on 75 successive years in the header as he and son Tom harvest their last crop. (ABC News)
When this harvest is complete, in about mid-January, he and his 57-year-old son Tom will lease their Mallee, Victoria grain farm to someone else.
"In the past 30 years ... I wouldn't have driven the header for more than eight hours," Tom said.
"[People] would think he gets on just for a lunchtime run or a couple of hours, but he drives it from morning to night - I can't get in there."
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The pride at his father's passion is tainted, ever so slightly, by bitterness.
Tom's last harvest will be spent in the old 1974 blue truck, which lacks the air-conditioned comfort of his father's modern header.
"I measured it one day - it gets up to 57 degrees in that truck," Tom said.
"Stand out in the paddock, it might be 38 degrees and seem like it's fairly cool with a little bit of breeze."
Tom Templeton, 57
PHOTO: Tom Templeton drops a load of grain off in his "little blue Tonka toy". (Supplied: Tom Templeton)
Mr Templeton does not have much sympathy.
"I think he's getting a bit soft. The young fellas today wouldn't believe what we done," he said.
Mr Templeton's first harvest, at 15 years old, involved a five-foot stripper pulled by three horses.
"You wound it up over the stumps and put it down again and I never stopped winding all day," he said.
"Now you can do it in a few minutes, what you done in a day '97 and it was hot.
"They say 'Back in the good old times'. I say, they can stick the good old times."
Ninety years of drought, floods and everything in between
Mr Templeton's long farming career has been marked by drought, flood and everything in between.
In tough years he would seek off-farm labour work, including shearing, and sewing or hauling wheat bags.
He will not easily forget the worst of them.
"In the 1940s I was shearing out at Blue Hills and came home one weekend [to find] five foot of sand over the road," he said.
"There was a sheet of iron off an old house and it blew sand in and it filled the room up.
Philip 'PK' Templeton, 90
PHOTO: Mr Templeton has manned the header for 75 successive harvests. (Supplied: Tom Templeton)
"It was dry; nearly as dry as I get when I'm on that header."
This year, his last, is a different story.
"The best year ever. It didn't stop raining the whole year," he said.
Growers right across the Wimmera Mallee region are celebrating record winter and spring rainfall, but grain prices have hit an all-time low.
"I can remember selling wheat 30 years ago for a lot more than we're getting for it now," Mr Templeton said.
"I can remember selling wheat for $440 a tonne; not anymore."
Today an average tonne of wheat would be lucky to make $200.
Philip 'PK' Templeton, 90, (back row, second from left) and the Chinkapook football team.
PHOTO: Mr Templeton (back row, second from left) and the Chinkapook football team. The town of Chinkapook now has a total of 15 residents. (Supplied: Tom Templeton)
'The city of Chinkapook', then and now
When Mr Templeton is not working the farm he can be found tinkering in a shed behind his Chinkapook home.
Once a busy centre with a supermarket, bank, milk bar and multiple football teams, the town now hosts a total of 15 residents.
Philip 'PK' Templeton (second from left) with brothers Laurence (left) and Vincent, and father Tom Templeton
PHOTO: Mr Templeton (second from left) with brothers Laurence (left) and Vincent, and father Tom Templeton. Rabbit hunting paid for the family's first ever tractor. (Supplied: Jan Sydes)
The landscape transformation has been just as dramatic, after the likes of Mr Templeton's grandfather cleared it of trees to boost farming production.
A sign describes Chinkapook as 'The place of red earth', and clouds of dust are the only sign of life to be found.
Chinkapook sign
PHOTO: Chinkapook, the place of red earth. (Supplied: Tom Templeton)
It is difficult to tell which of the old houses are still occupied and which have been abandoned.
Mr Templeton calls it "the city of Chinkapook".
It was where he was born, not in a hospital but on his parent's farm, and where he married his late wife Margaret.
It also was where they raised their seven children - "Don't be laughing, we had no television," Mr Templeton quips.
And where, once his body refuses to contain him, his spirit will remain.
"When I go up on the hill, I've got the plot next to Margaret," he said.
"I'm making my own coffin. I want to be able to see out, so I'm going to put a couple of windows in it."
Topics: agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, wheat, grain, people, chinkapook-3546, mount-gambier-5290,
Herald Sun Newspaper Melbourne Death Notices 3 August 2018
TEMPLETON, Philip (PK)
Passed away peacefully at the St. John of God Hospital in Bendigo on August 1st 2019 aged 93 years.
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Loving father of Colleen, father-in-law to Don. Grandpa to Carly and Tim, Ben and Amanda, Lucy and Callum, Tim and Claire. Great-grandfather to Ada and Raff, Hudson and Zoe, Peta and Eddie.
Dad, you have lived a remarkable life full of hard work, adventure and fun. We loved sharing this life with you and you will be so sadly missed. We will always remember you when we retell your jokes and raise a glass of red! Happily reunited with Mum.
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Dad, thanks for all the fun times and happy memories. Our days at the farm were a great experience and a wonderful education for us all. They will be treasured forever. Thanks for instilling in us a love of sport, the outdoors and life. We will miss you so much. Enjoy your next adventures with Mum! 1 Loving Father of Maureen, Father- in-law of Philip. Treasured Grandpa of Damian and Kylie, Gerard and Louise Buggy.
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Dearly loved father of Tom, father-in-law to Sue and loving grandfather to Bianca, Jacinta and Shane. Great Grandfather of Grace, Madison and Jayden. Dad we farmed, golfed, fished and had a few beers together. Well done PK.
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Loving father of Leigh, father-in-law to Karen. Grandfather to Thomas, Nicholas and Jack. I am sure in heaven that you will always par the course, catch the biggest fish, always rest on the jack, drink the best red wine but not even heaven will help your tipping.
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Dear Dad, we all learnt a lot by the way you loved and lived life. Give Mum a hug. Thanks. Your son Mark, daughter-in-law Nicole and grand-daughters Jessica and Chloe xxxx ---
Loving father of Jason, father-in-law to Samantha, Grandpa to Zach and Lily. Dad thank you for everything you have done for us. We have been blessed to have you in our lives. We will miss you dearly but we will cherish the wonderful memories in our hearts. Up there hand in hand with Mum. All our love.
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Loving father to Rodney, father-in-law to Shelby and Grandpa to Ruby and Poppy. You have been a great dad and role model for us all. We cherish the times we spent at Chinky and when you visited Sydney. Loved having a punt with you and supporting the mighty Blues!! Give our love to Mum. You both were very special.
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Philip thank you for the great times together. They were very special. Friends forever, Dianne xxx
Obituaries
Published in Herald Sun on 03/08/2019
Published in Herald Sun
Philip Kevin TEMPLETON
Date listed: 2/8/2019
TEMPLETON, Philip Kevin (PK)
Passed away peacefully at the St. John of God Hospital in Bendigo at 7 a.m. on August 1 aged 93 years.
Cherished son of the late Thomas Philip and Ellen Catherine Templeton.
Dearest brother of Vincent (dec), Louisa, Patty, Lawrence and their families.
To be reunited with his loving wife Margaret (dec).
Loving father of Colleen, Maureen, Thomas, Leigh, Mark, Jason, Rodney and their families.
Dad, you have run the last race,
Kicked the last goal,
Potted the last black,
Sunk the last birdie putt.
You have kissed the last jack,
Caught the last cod.
You have sowed the last seed,
Sprayed the last weed,
Shorn the last sheep,
Has any man ever had a fuller life than you?
Now it is time to take a well earned rest,
but before you go
Can you just tell us all one last joke?
Forever in our hearts!
Publication: Herald Sun 2/8/2019
Date listed: 2/8/2019
Date of Funeral: 09/08/2019
TEMPLETON, Philip
Requiem mass for the repose of the soul of Philip Kevin Templeton will be held at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Manangatang on Friday 9th August commencing at 1.00pm. The funeral will proceed to the Chinkapook Cemetery
swanhillfunerals.com.au 03 5032 ...
Publication: Herald Sun
Rodney Scott TEMPLETON [2389]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344] (1926-2019) 1876
Mother: Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930-2006)
Sharyn Tanya TEMPLETON [2363]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Kevin Thomas TEMPLETON [2352]
Mother: Janette Susan ARBUCKLE [2357]
Thomas Andrew TEMPLETON [2385]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Philip Kevin TEMPLETON [2344] (1926-2019) 1876
Mother: Margaret Ellen CONSIDINE [2348] (Abt 1930-2006)
Spouses and Children
1. *Susan COWIE [2393]
Children:
1. Bianca Jade TEMPLETON [2403]
2. Jacinta Amber TEMPLETON [2404]
Thomas Michael TEMPLETON [2405]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Leigh Patrick TEMPLETON [2386]
Mother: Karen Michelle SWIFT [2394]
Thomas Philip TEMPLETON [2284]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1898 - Budgerum, Vic, Australia
Christening:
Death: 18 Mar 1986 - Manangatang, Vic, Australia ( at age 87)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Andrew Joseph TEMPLETON [9769] (1860-1945) 4260
Mother: Catherine (Kate) SHERLOCK [9770] (1859-1942) 4260
Spouses and Children
1. *Ellen Cath GOOD [428] (12 Dec 1901 - 4 May 1994) 1876
Marriage: 1919 - Sea Lake, Vic, Australia 4260
Status:
Children:
1. Vincent Thomas TEMPLETON 1876 [2343] (1920-1992)
2. Louisa Ellen TEMPLETON [2285]
3. Philip Kevin TEMPLETON 1876 [2344] (1926-2019)
4. Patricia Mary TEMPLETON [2345]
5. Laurence Andrew TEMPLETON [2346]
Vincent Thomas TEMPLETON [2343]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1920 - Ultima, Vic, Australia
Christening:
Death: 27 May 1992 - , Victoria, Australia ( at age 72) 8505
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Philip TEMPLETON [2284] (1898-1986) 1876
Mother: Ellen Cath GOOD [428] (1901-1994) 1876
Spouses and Children
1. *Ursula Catherine MASON [2347]
Children:
1. Noela Catherine TEMPLETON [2351]
2. Kevin Thomas TEMPLETON [2352]
3. Helen Mariae TEMPLETON [2353]
4. Mary Patrice TEMPLETON [2354]
5. Kaye-Anne Majella TEMPLETON [2355]
Zach Anthony TEMPLETON [2409]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Jason Paul TEMPLETON [2388]
Mother: Samantha Jane HARRIS [2395]
William TENCH [9902]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Ellen WARE [3376] (Abt 1852 - 3 Sep 1883)
Marriage: 21 Dec 1878 - Norwood, South Australia, Australia 8506
Status:
Walter TEPPIT [8156]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1753
Christening: 23 Apr 1753 - Saint Columb Major, Cornwall, England 1910
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: John TIPPETT [3308] (1716-1760) 15,1530
Mother: Elizabeth COAD [3309] (Cir 1718-1768)
Spouses and Children
1. *Ann SWEET [11854] (Abt 1754 - ) 5119
Marriage: 21 Dec 1777 - Camborne, Cornwall, England 5119
Status:
Lydia Scott TEW [11527]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1836 - Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England 6590
Christening: 19 Jun 1836 - Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England 6590
Death: Apr 1909 - Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England ( at age 73) 6590
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Samuel MORTON [11526] (1831 - Mar 1918) 6590
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Rebecca Frances MORTON 6589 [9774] (1858-1922)