Arthur John Minter

1906 - 1975  (68 years)

• Name	Arthur John Minter
  Birth	10 Apr 1906	West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	1932
  _UID	0A8EDF1850544749ADAD68D1ABAFBE309E1C
  Death	4 Apr 1975	Georgetown, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 3]
  Burial	Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  Notes	Arthur's first wife died after giving birth to twins in 1929. The twins also died. The following WW2 details are from the National Archives of Australia: MINTER ARTHUR JOHN : Service Number - NX78329 : Date of birth - 10 Apr 1906 : Place of birth - WEST MAITLAND NSW : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - HAZEL. Australian Electoral Roll 1930 for Glenmore, East Sydney, NSW contains: Arthur John Minter, 10 Park Road, tram conductor. It's not clear whether the following also relates: Australian Electoral Roll 1930 for Darlinghurst, East Sydney, NSW contains: Arthur John Minter, 97 New South Head Rd, Edgecliff, tram conductor. Australian Electoral Roll 1933 for Darlinghurst, East Sydney, NSW contains: Arthur John Minter, 13 Waratah Street, tram conductor. [Wife not listed]. Australian Electoral Rolls 1936 & 1937 for Waverley, Wentworth, NSW contain: Arthur John Minter, 215 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, tram conductor. Hazel Ellen Minter, 215 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, home duties. Australian Electoral Roll 1943 for Waverley, Wentworth, NSW contains: Arthur John Minter, 40 Birrell St, Bondi Junction, conductor. Hazel Ellen Minter, 40 Birrell St, Bondi Junction, home duties. Australian Electoral Roll 1949 for Hornsby, Robertson, NSW contains: Arthur John Minter, Francis Street, bus driver. [Wife not listed - Chris Horgan has been unable to find her and thinks they may have divorced. Jim Minter has a hand-written note saying Arthur/Hazel divorced 1943/1944]. Australian Electoral Roll 1954 for Swansea, Wentworth, NSW contains: Arthur John Minter, 26 Belmont Street, bus driver Valerie June Minter, 26 Belmont Street, home duties. Australian Electoral Roll 1958 for Swansea, Shortland, NSW contains: Arthur John Minter, 26 Belmont Street, bus driver Valerie June Minter, 26 Belmont Street, home duties. Australian Electoral Roll 1963 for Waratah, Shortland, NSW contains, at 21 Mabel Street: Arthur John Minter, transport inspector Valerie June Minter, home duties. There's also a 1963 listing in Mayfield, Newcastle, NSW for Valerie June Minter, 4 Marchant Street, Hexham, home duties. Possibly a different person. Australian Electoral Roll 1972 for Waratah, Newcastle, NSW contains, at 21 Mabel Street: Arthur John Minter, inspector Valerie June Minter, home duties Gary John Minter, fitter. Australian Electoral Roll 1980 for Raymond Terrace, Lyne, NSW contains, at Lot/4 Tomago Road, Tomago: Valerie June Minter, no occupation Gary John Minter, fitter. Presumably Arthur & Valerie's son. Listed at 2 Tomago Road was Colin Geoffrey Minter, labourer. It seems highly likely that he was also Arthur & Valerie's son.
  Person ID	I1932	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Robert Minter,   b. 13 Dec 1880, Richmond River, New South Wales RD d. Bef 8 Sep 1960, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Hannah OAKLEY,   b. 1882, Waratah NSW RD, Australia d. Bef 29 Dec 1971, Newcastle, New South Wales RD (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1901	Newcastle, New South Wales RD   [4]
  Family ID	F857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annie W WARDLE,   b. 1908, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia d. 1929, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	1929	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia   [5]
  Children	1. Annie W Minter,   b. 1929, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia d. 1929, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia (Age 0 years)   2. Rose J Minter,   b. 1929, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia d. 1929, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Hazel Ellen LATHAN,   b. Abt 1912, Taree, NSW, Australia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	20 Jun 1931	St Matthias, Paddington, NSW, Australia   [6, 7]
  	From marriage register at ancestry.com: Arthur John Minter, tram conductor of 13 Medcalf St, Wallsend, widower, born West Maitland, 25, father Charles Robert Minter, labourer, mother Rose Hannah Oakley. Hazel Ellen Lathan of 380 Park Rd, Centennial Park, spinster born Taree, 19, father Douglas James Lathan (deceased) tram conductor, mother Kathleen Veronica Dunn. Witnesses Charles Robert Minter, Samuel Spence Mansfield. The NSW archives contain papers from 1 Apr 1943 to 9 Jun 1944 and 28 May 1943 to 4 Jun 1945 relating to Arthur and Hazel's divorce.
  Divorce	1943-1944
  Family ID	F551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Valerie June "Val" O'NEIL,   b. Abt 1930, NSW, Australia d. Bef 21 Feb 2017, Georgetown, NSW, Australia (Age ~ 87 years)
  Marriage	1949	Belmont, NSW, Australia   [8]
  Children	1. Gary John Minter   2. Christine Minter   3. Neil Graeme Minter   4. Colin Geoffrey Minter
  Family ID	F1061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Apr 1906 - West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Marriage - 1949 - Belmont, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Arthur John Minter 1906 - 1975 1931 marriage certificate - Hazel Ellen Lathan

  
  

• Sources

  [S95] New South Wales Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages, June 2008 (Reliability: 3). NSW BMD reg. no. 3425/1906. [S85] New South Wales Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages, September 2008, ref no. 101838/1975. (Reliability: 3). [S346] findagrave.com, December 2014 and later. [S6] Merrilyn Minter (Reliability: 3). NSW BMD reg no. 7132/1901. [S85] New South Wales Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages, September 2008, Ref no. 1355/1929. (Reliability: 3). [S95] New South Wales Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages, June 2008 (Reliability: 3). Reg. no. 9559/1931. [S413] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011 at ancestry.com. [S221] NSW BMD index online, January 2011 and later, Ref no. 6414/1949. (Reliability: 3).