Walter William Telfer

Role: Son of John Telfer and Caroline Amelia Masters — brother of Francis Charles Telfer
Born: 28 January 1884 — Arkaba, South Australia
Died: 2 July 1966 (aged 82) — Queensland
Buried: Nambour Garden Cemetery, Sunshine Coast, Queensland (plot GC1-16-16 & GRS-8-2)
Parents: John Telfer (1847–1929) & Caroline Amelia Telfer (1842–1929) (née Masters)
Brother: Francis Charles Telfer (1875–1954)
Siblings: Ernest John, William James, Albert George, Edwin Gilbert

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Family

Relation	Name
Mother	Caroline Amelia Telfer (1842–1929) (née Masters)
Father	John Telfer (1847–1929)
Brother	Francis Charles Telfer (1875–1954)
Siblings	Ernest John Telfer, William James Telfer (1880–1880), Albert George Telfer (1881–1970), Edwin Gilbert Telfer

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Profile enhanced from auto-generated stub. Further details of Walter's life — marriage, children, occupation — are currently being researched.

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Family Stories

Walter — known as Uncle Watt in the family — was a son of John and Caroline Telfer. He features in the story of his brother Ernest's birth, remarking that Ernie was "a larrikin." He appears in the family photo from about 1911 at Angle Farm. He was a witness to the pioneer years on Willow Plains and Warcowie. He married Dorothy May Ritchie (1904–1990) in 1938 and raised a family. (From the Borders to the Bush, pp.118, 122, 141, 179; FindAGrave 160315081)

Sources

• FindAGrave memorial 160315081 — Walter William "Watt" Telfer, b. 28 Jan 1884, d. 2 Jul 1966, buried Nambour Garden Cemetery QLD; QLD death registration 1966/C/3350; parents John Telfer & Carrie Amelia Masters (verified via death registration).
• From the Borders to the Bush pp.137/144 — b. 1884 Arkaba, d. 1966. ⚠️ CORRECTED 15 Sep 2026: this source line previously read "m. Florence Nicholas, four children" — that is WRONG and has been struck. Florence Nicholas married Walter's brother Ernest John Telfer (1878–1953) (m. 24 Feb 1909, Boulder City WA), not Walter. Walter married Dorothy May Ritchie (1904–1990) in 1938 (see Family Stories above).

- Correction verified — 2 independent source groups: (1) Book p.51 (A Telfer Family Tree / Supplement) places Florence Nicholas as Ernest John Telfer's wife; corroborated by Find & Connect (Australian Government), "Dulhi Gunyah" — "The day after their marriage, Australian Aborigines Missionaries, Mr Ernest and Mrs Florence Telfer started Dulhi Gunyah" (source) — accessed 15 Sep 2026. (2) FindAGrave memorial 160315081 (gravestone, Nambour Garden Cemetery) records Walter's own death registration 1966/C/3350 with no Florence Nicholas spouse link. (Report: `skippy-VERIFIED-walter-william-telfer-spouse.md`.)

• Resolved 11-08: prior vault date "~1885–1958" was a stale estimate; gravestone + QLD civil registration confirm 1884–1966.

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