Peter Bruce Minter

1923 - 1994  (70 years)

• Name	Peter Bruce Minter
  Birth	12 Feb 1923	Wahroonga, NSW, Australia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E8F95241072B4823B2DE472BA1B9A88EA3C8
  Death	4 Jan 1994	Gundagai, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Burial	Nangus General Cemetery, NSW, Australia
  Notes	Educated at Tudor House and Kings School, Parramatta, NSW, Australia. Baker House. A School House Monitor and L/Cpl in school Army Cadet Force. First prize Vacy prize sheep and wool class. From the National Archives of Australia: MINTER PETER BRUCE : Service Number - NX105523 : Date of birth - 12 Feb 1923 : Place of birth - WAHROONGA NSW : Place of enlistment - LEPPINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - MINTER BRUCE [WW2]. Sergeant, 2/5 Field regiment. Engagement to Susan announced in Sydney Morning Herald 22 June 1951. Susan the second daughter of Mr & Mrs Roy Smith, Brooklands, Yass. (Citation http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18219820). Australian Electoral Roll, 1949 for Gundagai, Hume, NSW includes at Carenya, Gundagai: Peter Bruce Minter, grazier. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1954, 1958 for Gundagai, Hume, NSW includes at Carenya, Gundagai: Peter Bruce Minter, grazier. Susan Minter of Hulong, Nangus via Gundagai, home duties is the next entry in the list. Australian Electoral Roll, 1963 for Gundagai, Hume, NSW includes at Hulong, Nangus: Peter Bruce Minter, pastoralist Susan Minter, home duties. Australian Electoral Roll, 1968 for Gundagai, Hume, NSW includes at Carinya, Gundagai: Peter Bruce Minter, pastoralist Susan Minter, home duties. Australian Electoral Roll, 1980 for Gundagai, Hume, NSW includes at Carinya, Gundagai: Peter Bruce Minter, pastoralist Susan Minter, home duties Alexander Bruce Minter, pastoralist.. A grazier; a pastoralist at Gundagai, NSW, Australia in 1971. The inscription on Peter's headstone reads: "Be strong: love your enemies Be meek: love your neighbour as yourself Be happy: trust everyone, but count your change"
  Person ID	I524	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Bruce Minter,   b. 16 Jun 1891, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia d. 29 Mar 1986, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Doris Catherine REMINGTON,   b. 1894, Ashfield, NSW, Australia RD d. 28 Aug 1973, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1920	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [2, 3]
  	From the Sydney Morning Herald: MINTER-REMINGTON. The marriage was celebrated at St. Philip's Church yesterday afternoon of Miss Doris Catherine, daughter of Mrs J. C. Remington, Plbrac, Warrawee, and Major Bruce Minter, son of Mr. and Mrs A. R. Minter, Wahroonga. The Rev. Canon Bellingham officiated The bride's gown was of white satin and tulle, the skirt showing a draped effect The long train of tulle was gathered into a band of silver tissue at the end, and weighted with a trail of silver roses. Silver roses adorned the corselet belt, and a wreath of silver leaves was worn around the back of the head over the bridal veil of white tulle. She carried a sheath of white roses and hyacinths, tied with tulle and satin ribbon, and wore a diamond ring, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids, the Misses Katie Wilkinson, Janet Evans, and Joyce Remington, wore frocks of pale pink taffeta, aoorned with hand- made flowers of a deeper shade, and carried posies of shaded pink roses surrounded with autumn leaves and white tulle Their gifts from the bridegroom were pearl and coral brooches Major Ron Osborn was best man, and Captain Tilford Simpson, and Lieutenant Roy Lindeman, groomsmen. After the ceremony a reception was bold at the Wentworth, where about 200 guests were entertained Mrs. Remington wore a gown ot black Charmeuse, with overdress of white Georgette, embroidered in black and white, and a smart panne hat. The bride's travelling gown was of stone-coloured gabardine, smartly braided, and worn with a black velvet hat and black furs.
  Family ID	F190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan SMITH,   b. Abt 1932, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 14 Oct 2023, Harbison, Burradoo, NSW, Australia (Age ~ 91 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1952	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  	From marriage register at ancestry.com: Peter Bruce Minter, farmer of "Carinya", Gundagai, bachelor born Sydney, 29, father Bruce Minter, grazier, mother Doris Remington. Susan Smith, home duties of Brooklands, Yass, spinster born Sydney, 20, father Roy Smith, grazier, mother Jessie Garland. Witnesses Philip Garland, Jane Barnes. The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June 1952, with a picture: (citation http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18268473) At St Mark's MR. and MRS. PETER MINTER leavinq St.Mark's Church, Darling Point, alter their wedding last night. The bride, formerly Miss Susan Smith, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, of Brooklands, Yass, had her sisters, Mrs. Peter Barnes and Miss Belinda Smith as bridesmaids, and the bridegroom, who is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Minter, of Carinya, Gundagai, was attended by Messrs. Philip Simpson and Bruce Archer (Gundagai). Many country people attended a reception held at the Royal Sydney Golf Club.
  Children	1. Yass Minter   2. Alexander Bruce Minter
  Family ID	F191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1923 - Wahroonga, NSW, Australia Marriage - 10 Jun 1952 - Paddington, New South Wales, Australia Death - 4 Jan 1994 - Gundagai, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Ryerson Index, August 2008 and later. [S28] New South Wales BMD index on-line December 2007 and later. [S69] http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15893377?searchTerm=minter, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 1920. (Reliability: 3).