Ralph Edward John MILLER

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Service/reference number : DEPOT S15104

Branch of Armed Forces or Service : Army / Flying Corps

Unit/s : Unknown

Brigade/s : Unknown

Rank/s : Unknown

Family

Mr Ralph Miller, son of Mr A. W. Miller, of Cygnet River, who is in charge of the Keyneton School, has enlisted and will go into camp shortly. 

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Descendants of :

Arthur William MILLER

 Arthur William MILLER was born ABT 1863 and died 11 May 1955 in Uraidla, SA. He married Ellen Eliza Anne SMITH 27 Sep 1887 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 05 Jul 1866 in North Adelaide, SA and died 02 May 1944 in Eastwood, SA.

Other events in the life of Arthur William MILLER

Occupation: butcher, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island

Children of Arthur William MILLER and Ellen Eliza Anne SMITH:

   i.     Frederick William Burfield MILLER was born 10 Sep 1888 in Inchiquin nr Clare, SA. He married Rhoda Mary Sarah REYNOLDS 04 Feb 1922 in Adelaide, SA. She was born ABT 1895.

   ii.     Walter Arthur Hartley MILLER was born 17 Mar 1890 in nr Clare, SA and died 13 Mar 1929 in Adelaide, SA

   iii.     Mark Sydney Scott MILLER was born 30 Oct 1891 in nr Clare, SA and died 06 Feb 1960 in Woodside, SA

   iv.     Ruth Eva Eliza MILLER was born 28 Jul 1893 in nr Clare, SA and died 08 Apr 1987

   v.     Leslie Cuthbert Clarence MILLER was born 29 Dec 1894 in nr Clare, SA and died 23 Nov 1904 in North Adelaide, SA

   vi.     Allan Ben Howard MILLER was born 19 Aug 1896 in Clare, SA and died 16 Apr 1964 in Magill, SA

   vii.     Ralph Edward John MILLER was born 11 Apr 1898 in Angaston, SA and died 09 Mar 1978. He married Olga Sophie RATTAEY 25 Sep 1920 in Angaston, SA. She was born 15 Dec 1898 in Keyneton, SA.

   viii.   Hugh James Gordon MILLER was born 14 Aug 1900 in Freeling, SA and died 26 Jul 1902 in North Adelaide, SA

   ix.     Kenneth Eric George MILLER was born 06 Apr 1902 in Unley, SA and died 27 Oct 1940 in Jamestown, SA

   x.     Una Isabel Turner MILLER was born 25 Jan 1907 in Adelaide, SA and died 17 Aug 2000

   xi.     Henry Frank Dudley MILLER was born 19 Oct 1909 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 28 Feb 1971 in Daw Park, SA

Last updated : 26 May 2021

K.I. Connection: 

Father Arthur William MILLER, Kingscote, at time of enlisting. 

Essay on Kangaroo Island.

[1910] The following, written by Master Ralph Miller, aged 12, secured the prize presented by Mr A. Daw, for the best essay on Kangaroo Island, at the recent school examination at Kingscote :

This Island was discovered and named by Captain Mathew Flinders, in the year 1802, He also named Investigator Strait, Backstairs Passage, and Kangaroo Head. When Flinders landed at Kangaroo Head there were many kangaroos there. They were so tame that the men were able to knock them over with out resistance. But since then they have been hunted for their skins to such a great extent that the Government had them protected, lest they should become extinct. When the 'Old Pioneers' came to South Australia their first landing place was Kingscote. Here they planted the first fruit tree that was planted in the State by white men. This was a mulberry tree, which bears fruit to this day. Then after a time it was found out that the water supply was not too good, so most of them moved to where Adelaide now stands. One of those who stayed was a Mr Giles, who stated in his diary that it cost him as much as 9/4 a week to supply his family with water. He also said that one grain of barley sown gave a two-thousand fold yield. Since then barley from Kangaroo Island has taken first prize against the world. This shows that Kangaroo Island land must be good. The products of Kangaroo Island are wheat, barley, oats, rye, wool, yacca gum and eucalyptus oil (the finest in tbe world,) while vegetables can also be produced in abundance. On the north and east coasts there are many good harbours, and fish are plentiful. But the south coast is rough, rugged and dangerous to shipping, to assist which we have three very fine lighthouses, namely, Cape Borda on the west (most important in the Commonwealth), Cape De. Couedie on the south (most modern and powerful light in the world), and Cape Willoughby on the east (the biggest in the State). The largest town on K.I. is Kingscote, the next Hog Bay, and the next Muston, on the American River, where the Commonwealth Salt Coy. are producing some very fine salt. So after all is said and done K.I. is not too bad a place.