Avery George LLOYD [556]

  General Notes:

Camperdown Chronicle (Vic. : 1877 - 1954) Sat 10 Jan 1903 Page 3 CYCLISTS ON FOOTPATHS.
CYCLISTS ON FOOTPATHS.
TWO CASES BEFORE THE POLICE COURT.
Two cyclists were proceeded against, on Thursday, before Mr. G. D. McCormack, P.M., and Mr. D. Curdie, J.P., for riding on footpaths in Camperdown.

Avery George Lloyd did not appear. Constable McNamara said the defendant rode a bicycle on the footpath in Leura-street on the 23rd of December. When spoken to about it, Lloyd said " It is all right." Mr. McCormack : And I suppose you said it was all wrong. Constable McNamara stated that Lloyd had been fined 10s on a former occasion for furious riding on a bicycle. Mr. McCormack: If 10s won't stop him, we'll see if 20s will. A fine of 20s was recorded...................


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Avery was born in 1876 in Camperdown, VIC, the son of William Lloyd and his wife Fanny, nee Faulkner. He attended Camperdown State School.[1]

He was carpenter & joiner by trade having served his apprenticeship with his father and continued with him after completion for a total of ten years. He then worked for McCrae & Husband for 6 years on house and general building. From about 1900 he worked around Melbourne on general construction.

In 1903 he was fined for riding a bicycle ("furious riding") on the footpath in Camperdown.[2] It is not surprising to see his name mentioned as a prominent road racer a few years later.[3]

Avery married Delia Lloyd in Victoria in 1906. There were 2 children by this marriage. Delia died in Heidelberg, VIC in 1910.[4]

He remarried to Eva May Shaw in 1913. There were 2 children by this marriage.

An argument with a neighbour landed him in Court charged with using insulting words. It seems obvious he did, but the charge was dismissed.[5] His evidence suggests he had some military background.

In 1917 he applied to become an Australian Munitions Worker under a joint Australian government/ British government scheme to supply skilled workers for the War effort in the UK. He was accepted and his agreement was signed on 04 Oct 1917. He was issued with Australian Munitions Worker Badge No. 2551 and embarked on the SS "Anchises" on 08 Aug 1917 from Sydney, NSW, arriving in Liverpool, England on 02 Oct 1917.

From there he proceeded to France to work for Messrs. McAlpine & Sons as a carpenter. Within a short time he had transferred with the company to Spondon in England.

On 03 Sep 1918 he transferred to Messrs. Davidson Aviation Factory, Hammersmith as a joiner. However, within a few weeks he had been dismissed for leaving work without permission. It seems they later reinstated him.

In Jun 1918 he sought permission to visit relatives in Rugby, England. Permission was given, provided he did not miss his boat.

Avery returned to Australia on the SS "Bahia Castillo", departing Devonport, England on 18 Jul 1919. After disembarking at Port Melbourne on 16 Oct 1919 his agreement was terminated as complete the same day. He returned to live in Camperdown.

Over the next few years he was very frequent correspondent with the Department of Defence about progress on (State) Legislation for Soldier Settlement Blocks and whether Munitions Workers would be eligible - an issue over which the Defence Department had no control. He was living in Camperdown until after 1922. It seems he was not eventually successful in gaining a block as he subsequently moved to West Preston, VIC.

Avery died in Preston, VIC in 1929.

Avery married Delia Mary McCARTHY [557] [MRIN: 179], daughter of Jeremiah McCARTHY [600] and Mary FAHEY [599], in 1906.¹¹²⁰ (Delia Mary McCARTHY [557] was born about 1881 and died in 1910 in Heidelberg, Vic, Australia ¹¹²⁴.)

Avery next married Eva May SHAW [558] [MRIN: 180], daughter of Sydney George SHAW [8362] and Annie Jane [8363], in 1913.¹¹²¹ (Eva May SHAW [558] was born about 1896 and died in 1956 in Wonthaggi, Vic, Australia ^1125,1126.)