Henry (1865-1952) and John (1867-1933) initially farmed in partnership in the Wimmerra but after experiencing two bad years decided to head for Western Australia in the mid-1890's. Henry had married Mary Stewart in 1889 and two children Ida (1890-1940) and Harold (1892-1894) were born in Nhill. John married Julia Scott in 1889 and the couple's daughter Sylvia (1891-1966) was also born in Nhill. After obtaining work on some farms in the York district of WA they joined in the gold rush to Kalgoorlie. Unsuccessful in this venture the brothers returned to Northam where they were able to obtain employment with the railways as trainee engine drivers. The railway from Northam to Kalgoorlie was being constructed at this time. Two more of Henry's children Elizabeth (1895-1896) and Walter (1898-1984) were born at Northam whilst another Sydney (1901-1990) was born at Coolgardie, whilst William (1906-1988) was born at York and Jean (1910-2001) at Midland Junction.

Henry resigned from the railways in 1906 as soon as he had saved sufficient money to take up a selection approximately 30 miles east of Beverley. He eventually sold his farm and retired to Perth in 1925 where he died on 14th Oct 1952. He was buried at Karrakatta. Of his seven children:- Ida married Ernest Pike in 1910 and died in 1940. The couple had five children Harold, Rosemary, Walter, Charles and Joy.
Harold and Elizabeth who both died in childhood;
Walter (b1898), I presume was the "W Bond" who supplied much of this information in a letter to Thelma Bond and signed his name as indicated. Walter married Hazel Freeman Porter in Perth in 1928 and died at Quairading in 1984. He had three children and Barbara Bond the wife of one of his descendants contacted me in Oct 2000 and supplied some additional information in regard to this branch of the family.
Sydney (b 1901) never married and died in 1990;
William (1906-1988) married twice and had two children, Coral and John;
and finally Jean (Reeve)(1910-2001) was the mother of a son, Brian.
Henry sold his original property when he retired and moved to Perth and Walter and his brother Syd commenced farming their own property in the Quairading area. It is approximately six and one-half thousand acres in extent and at the time of writing was owned by a descendant. It is located about 11 miles south of Quairading.

Jane was born in July 1870 and died in March 1879; she is buried with her parents at Pimpinio.

Harriett (b 1873) married Richard Kemp in 1895, had five children:- Herbert (b 1897 Horsham and who was killed in action in France in 1917), Alfred (b 1900 Horsham and died 1986 in Mooroopna); Myrtle (McDonald)(b 1902 Horsham, she married in 1925 and had three children. She died in 1953 in Dimboola); Albert (b 1904 Pimpinio, married Reatta Stringer in 19 and had a son. He died 1986 in Mildura)and Ivy (Schultz)(b 1909 Horsham and died in 1971 in Robe SA). She married in 1930 and had at least two children.
Harriett lived until the age of 92 before her death on Aug 25th 1965. Both she and her husband are buried at Pimpinio.

Of the older children:- James married Esther Johns (a descendant of a member of the First Fleet) in 1880 and had four children. His son James was the father of Thelma Bond already mentioned. John Sr died at Dimboola in Sept 1926 where he was buried. An entry exists in the book recording details of shearing for the "Upper Region Station" showing that James and his brother Charles worked there as shearers in Sep-Oct 1873. The records show that Charles had shorn 1837 sheep over a 35 day period whilst the total for his older brother James was 1851 over the same period. The brothers seemed to have worked six days per week with their daily totals varying from below ten to above eighty on some days. An entry for Charles in the paybook for the same period reveals that he was paid at the rate of 13 shillings per one hundred sheep shorn (there was a slightly higher rate paid for the shearing of withers of which Charles had shorn 199 during this time). With deductions for 3 prs of shears @ 4/- (4shillings) a pair; a bar of soap (8d); one half pound of tobacco (2/6); a pr of socks (1/-); a contribution to the cook (2/-); a raffle (2/6); and groceries (8/-) he was left with a sum of eleven pounds seventeen shillings and five and a half pence for his efforts. The station was a few miles from Dimboola on the road to Warracknabeal about three miles from the Bond property at Kalkee. Information supplied by Thelma Bond who obtained them from the archives of the Dimboola Historical Society.

Martha married Alexander McAlpine at Kalkee on March 13th 1889 and farmed at Lorquon for some years before moving to the Western District. The couple had two children May (Stephens) and Jane (Rackham). After the death of her husband Martha went to live with her sisters at Arkona before moving to Faith St in Dimboola where she lived the final fourteen years of her life. She died on 19 Jun 1943 at Dimboola where she was also buried. In her obituary published in the "Dimboola Banner" five days later she was described as an "ardent member of the Methodist Church" and as a person she "had a cheerful disposition and had at all times been willing to assist others in times of affliction"

[3] The names of the children were taken from the death certificates of James and Elizabeth Bond, and their year of birth calculated from the ages shown thereon. Other dates and information were collected from a variety of sources including the indexes of BD&M's, Thelma Bond, Theresa McFarlane, Eunice Duff, Cis Smith and inscriptions on the headstones of graves located by the author. The birth certificate of Elizabeth Bond was the source of the information regarding her birth whilst the indexes of births were the source of the other information quoted.

[4] Recorded in the April 1888 edition of the "Victorian Primitive Methodist" found in the Bond family Bible already referred to. It seems that a copy of this edition was preserved because it contained an obituary of Elizabeth Bond.

The sorts of issues which divided the Primitive Methodists from the mainstream Wesleyans are described as follows:-
The Primitives focused attention on the role of lay people; the Wesleyans developed a high doctrine of the Pastoral Office to justify leadership being in the hands of the ministers.
The Primitives stressed simplicity in their chapels & their worship; the Wesleyans were open to cultural enrichment from the Anglican tradition & more ornate buildings.
The Primitives concentrated their mission on the rural poor; the Wesleyans on the more affluent & influential urban classes.
The Primitives stressed the political implications of their Christian discipleship; the Wesleyans were nervous of direct political engagement.

[5] A memorial to this event stands outside the Uniting Church at Pimpinio.

Photograph of James and Elizabeth Bond with seven of their children taken outside their home in Kalkee. Assuming the photograph was taken in the mid 1880's, by which time three of the children were married and one had died, those pictured could be from (l-r) William, Annie, Henry, Elizabeth, James and Elizabeth with Harriett between them then John and Martha.