Johnston, Ronald William Robertson

1897 - 1985  (87 years)

• Name	Johnston, Ronald William Robertson
  Born	10 Dec 1897	Hay, NSW
  	Description: He was named "Ronald" after a Presbyterian clergyman
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Aug 1985	Killara, NSW
  Cremated	Sep 1985	Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW
  Person ID	I0091	Barton Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Johnston, Alexander,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Brabner, Isabel Bissett,   b. 1860, Young, NSW ,   d. 1944  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F0104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martin, Flora Jean,   b. 31 May 1903, Emmaville, NSW ,   d. 15 Jul 1986, Sydney, NSW  (Age 83 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1933	St John's Church Of England, Gordon, Nsw
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2010
  Family ID	F0034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Dec 1897 - Hay, NSW Married - 16 Jun 1933 - St John's Church Of England, Gordon, Nsw Died - 30 Aug 1985 - Killara, NSW Cremated - Sep 1985 - Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Ronald Johnston

  
  

• Notes

  Ronald was born at Hay on the Murrumbidgee River. His father was an inspector of police, who later became a superintendent of police based in Bathurst, in charge of police in 80 country towns in New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains. His father had joined the mounted police as a constable, and his postings prior to Bathurst had included Broken Hill, Hay, Grafton, and Deniliquin. Ronald completed his education at Cleveland Street Intermediate High School in Sydney. Ronald left school after the Intermediate Certificate [Year 9] probably around 14 or 15 years of age, and secured a job at The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, starting as a bank clerk at a town called The Rock near Wagga Wagga. His only brother Stuart also worked for this Bank, which merged into the National Australia Bank in the late 1970s or early 1980s. They obtained their jobs through some connection between their father Alexander Johnston [the police superintendent] and a bank director Sir Thomas Dibbs. Ronald and his wife retired to Marrickville. Ronald and Flora met on the Sydney Harbour Ferry which crossed from Milson's Point to the City before the Harbour Bridge was built.