Ike Harmston Ike Harmston i(A81254 works by)
Born: Established: 1923 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 4 Oct 1998 Chittaway Bay, Ourimbah - Berkeley Vale - Chittaway Point area, Tuggerah Lake area, Central Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1926
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Ike Harmston arrived in Australia at the age of three when he migrated with his family to live first at South Hurstville and later at Mardi. Leaving school at a young age, Harmston worked as a farmhand and, in 1948, took up employment with the Wyong Dairy Company. He remained there for forty years until his retirement.

Harmston married in 1943 and lived with his wife and their six children at Tuggerah for over forty years. In his final years, Harmston moved to Chittaway Bay. He died from cancer.

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