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Athol Carlyle KILBY (1899 - 1962)
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Athol Carlyle KILBY (1899 - 1962)

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Eunice SMITH
 James Kinlock KILBY (1870 - 1950) Robert KILBY (1839 - 1915) William KILBY (1811 - 1903)
Sarah Mary SMITH ( - 1854)
Jane WEBSTER (1839 - 1913) Arthur WEBSTER
Christina KINLOCK
Beatrice SOUTHWELL (1868 - 1947) Thomas SOUTHWELL (1813 - 1881) Samuel SOUTHWELL
Sarah Ann JACKSON
Mary ROFFE (1826 - 1885) Edward ROFFE
Sarah GIBBS
Athol Carlyle KILBY Eunice SMITH
Athol Carlyle KILBY Athol Carlyle KILBY Athol Carlyle KILBY Athol Carlyle KILBY
Athol Carlyle KILBY Eunice SMITH Athol Carlyle KILBY Athol Carlyle KILBY Athol Carlyle KILBY Athol Carlyle KILBY
b. 28 May 1899 at Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1927 Eunice SMITH
d. 02 Sep 1962 at Ginninderra, ACT, Australia aged 63
Near Relatives of Athol Carlyle KILBY (1899 - 1962)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Robert KILBY 1839 Huntingdonshire, England 19 Nov 1915 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 76
Grandmother Jane WEBSTER abt 1839 16 Dec 1913 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 74
Grandfather Thomas SOUTHWELL 1813 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 31 May 1881 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 68
Grandmother Mary ROFFE 1826 Kent, England 29 Apr 1885 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 59

Father James Kinlock KILBY 1870 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jul 1950 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 80
Mother Beatrice SOUTHWELL 26 Aug 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 30 Sep 1947 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 79

Self Athol Carlyle KILBY 28 May 1899 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 02 Sep 1962 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 63

Wife Eunice SMITH

Brother Keith Kinlock KILBY 31 Jan 1898 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 28 Mar 1976 Canberra, ACT, Australia 78
Brother Clyde Redvers KILBY 1901 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Selby William KILBY 1903 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Beryl Beatrix Mary KILBY 1904 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Bruce Beltran KILBY 1907 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Grace Allison Jane KILBY 1909 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Cleon Kennison Robert KILBY 1912 Hall, New South Wales, Australia

Aunt Christina Jane KILBY 1865 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 20 May 1951 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 86
Uncle Richard VEST 1855 Abergaverny, Monmouthshire, Wales 21 Nov 1922 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 67
Uncle Sidney William KILBY 1867 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Edith Lavinia KILBY 1875 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 08 May 1951 Ainsley, ACT, Australia 76
Uncle Evan CAMERON 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Ann WEBSTER 1856
Uncle Thomas SOUTHWELL 1835 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 08 Feb 1921 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 86
Aunt Eliza ROFFE 1840 Kirkham, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jan 1923 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 83
Aunt Mary Ann SOUTHWELL 1837 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 25 May 1874 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia 37
Uncle Alfred BEMBRICK 1837 Rye, Sussex, England 08 Jan 1922 Harden, New South Wales, Australia 85
Uncle William SOUTHWELL 1840 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Uncle Samson SOUTHWELL 1841 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 08 Aug 1914 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 73
Aunt Elizabeth (Betsy) VENESS 1838 Sussex, England 10 Feb 1903 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 65
Uncle Samuel SOUTHWELL 1843 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 17 Dec 1928 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 85
Aunt Harriet BEMBRICK 1840 16 Apr 1876 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 36
Aunt Eliza Jane SMITH 1847 10 Oct 1939 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 92
Uncle John SOUTHWELL 1845 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 21 Oct 1912 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 67
Aunt Louisa SMITH 1844 Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 1926 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 82
Aunt Eliza SOUTHWELL 1847 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Aunt Lydia SOUTHWELL 1849 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Uncle Jabez SOUTHWELL 1852 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1852 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 0
Uncle James SOUTHWELL 1853 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 01 May 1940 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Aunt Hannah BROWN abt 1853 Dalton, New South Wales, Australia 08 Aug 1938 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 85
Uncle Richard SOUTHWELL 1855 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 27 Apr 1933 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 78
Aunt Amelia SMITH 1859 Pialligo, ACT, Australia 31 Mar 1927 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 68
Aunt Sarah SOUTHWELL 1857 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Uncle Stephen Charles BROWN 1854 Dalton, New South Wales, Australia 1878 24
Aunt Jane SOUTHWELL 1859 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 23 Jul 1928 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 69
Uncle Ellis SMITH 1856 Pialligo, ACT, Australia 03 Nov 1928 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 72
Aunt Elizabeth SOUTHWELL 1861 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 18 Nov 1940 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 79
Uncle David William BOON 1861 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jan 1925 64
Uncle Mark SOUTHWELL 1863 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 26 Jun 1936 Blayney, New South Wales, Australia 73
Aunt Elizabeth BROOKS 1864 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 02 Jun 1945 Blaney, New South Wales, Australia 81
Aunt Hannah SOUTHWELL 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1931 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Uncle Job BROWN 1860 1937 77
Uncle Benjamin Roffe SOUTHWELL 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 04 Oct 1945 New South Wales, Australia 74
Aunt Sarah GORDON 10 Apr 1955
Aunt Ann CROXTON 1846 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jul 1932 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 86
Uncle Samuel (Captain) SOUTHWELL 1844 Salehurst, Sussex, England 22 Jul 1920 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 76
Aunt Harriet CROXTON 1849 Picton, New South Wales, Australia

Cousin William Henry VEST 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 14 Jun 1952 Canberra, ACT, Australia 64
Cousin Arthur Roy VEST 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1959 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 68
Cousin Elsie Jane VEST 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jul 1964 Canberra, ACT, Australia 72
Cousin Walter John VEST 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin James Rex VEST 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10
Cousin Darcy Robert VEST 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 13 Aug 1972 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 74
Cousin Owen Douglas VEST abt 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Thelma J CAMERON 1908 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Freda A CAMERON 01 Jan 1908 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 10 Dec 2001 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 93
Cousin Heather G CAMERON 1909 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Selwyn E CAMERON 1911 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Ewan K CAMERON 1916 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Jabez SOUTHWELL 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Jane SOUTHWELL 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Sarah SOUTHWELL 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Richard SOUTHWELL 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Samson SOUTHWELL 1866 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin David SOUTHWELL 1869 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Noah SOUTHWELL 1872 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Josiah SOUTHWELL 1875 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mary Ann Adelphi SOUTHWELL 1882 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Thomas BEMBRICK 1858 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin James BEMBRICK 1860 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 1927 67
Cousin Alfred BEMBRICK 1861 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Samson BEMBRICK 1863 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Samuel BEMBRICK 1863 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John BEMBRICK 1865 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mark BEMBRICK 1867 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Michael BEMBRICK 1868 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Helen BEMBRICK 1871 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Silas BEMBRICK 1872 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Dorothy BEMBRICK
Cousin William BEMBRICK 1875 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mary Ann BEMBRICK 1877 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elizabeth BEMBRICK 1878 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 1879 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Wesley BEMBRICK 1879 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 1879 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Priscilla BEMBRICK 1881 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Alice BEMBRICK 1883 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Thomas SOUTHWELL 1863 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 20 May 1925 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 62
Cousin John SOUTHWELL 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 29 Jan 1942 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 77
Cousin Henry SOUTHWELL 1867 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 18 Apr 1942 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Charlotte Ann SOUTHWELL 1869 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Emily SOUTHWELL 1870 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Obed SOUTHWELL 1872 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Lucy Jane SOUTHWELL 1874 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin William Abel SOUTHWELL 1876 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Samson James SOUTHWELL 1878 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jan 1955 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 77
Cousin Elizabeth Beatrice SOUTHWELL 1880 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Walter SOUTHWELL abt 1881 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Edward SOUTHWELL abt 1882 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elizabeth SOUTHWELL 1864 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 18 Nov 1940 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin Mary Ann Marianne SOUTHWELL 1866 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1961 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 95
Cousin Alfred SOUTHWELL 1867 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Etty SOUTHWELL 1869 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Charles William SOUTHWELL 1871 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Ernest Richard SOUTHWELL 1874 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 1875 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Harriet SOUTHWELL 1876 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Linsdey Edwin SOUTHWELL 1878 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Bertha Eveline SOUTHWELL 1881 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Ethel Eliza SOUTHWELL 1885 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Henry STEAR 1872 24 Sep 1904 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 32
Cousin Albert SOUTHWELL 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Eva Annie SOUTHWELL 1869 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Amelia Alma SOUTHWELL 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin William Shelton SOUTHWELL 1873 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Raymond SOUTHWELL 1875 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 16 May 1942 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 67
Cousin Sidney Rowland SOUTHWELL 1880 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 16 Jan 1933 Illabo, New South Wales, Australia 53
Cousin Edward John Thomas SOUTHWELL 1882 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Mary Jane SOUTHWELL 1878 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Cecilia Augusta SOUTHWELL 1880 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elsie Mildred SOUTHWELL 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Norman James SOUTHWELL 1885 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Stella Hannah SOUTHWELL 1888 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Aubrey Valetta SOUTHWELL 1889 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Selby Athelstan SOUTHWELL 1892 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 3
Cousin Guilford Ashley SOUTHWELL 1894 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Vida Patience SOUTHWELL 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Harold Ellis SOUTHWELL 1884 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 30 Dec 1951 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 67
Cousin Cecil James SOUTHWELL 1886 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1886 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Mary Adelaide SOUTHWELL 1888 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Clarence Elvin SOUTHWELL 1889 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1889 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Muriel Irene SOUTHWELL 1891 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Hubert Lindley SOUTHWELL 1893 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Louisa Marion SOUTHWELL 1895 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Cedric Richard Ewan SOUTHWELL 1899 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Rebecca Jane SMITH 1879 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 14 May 1950 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin Lavinia Mary SMITH 1881 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Ernest Clement SMITH 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Beatrice Louisa SMITH 1885 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Leslie Edward SMITH 1887 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elvira Clare SMITH 1888 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Leon Russell SMITH 1891 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jun 1974 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Cousin Eunice Alma Victoria SMITH 1897 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Daisy BOON 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia 0
Cousin Olive Mary Ann BOON 1885 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Marianne Esdale BOON 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Alick David Eugene BOON 1889 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Gladys Elizabeth Clare BOON 19 Feb 1891 Canberra, ACT, Australia 25 Nov 1948 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 57
Cousin Beatrice May BOON 1894
Cousin Arthur Southwell BOON 1897
Cousin Kenneth Charles Norton SOUTHWELL 1886 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Cyril Ernest Brooks SOUTHWELL 1888 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Ruby Millicent SOUTHWELL 1890 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Lyle Thomas Hedley SOUTHWELL 1891 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Linda Mary Ellen SOUTHWELL 1894 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Gladys Elizabeth SOUTHWELL 1897 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Verna Lavinia SOUTHWELL 1899 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Bessie Wilga SOUTHWELL 1902 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Clarence Mark Ebert SOUTHWELL 1905 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Leila Mary BROWN 1889 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Morley T BROWN 1892 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elsie S BROWN 1893 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mervyn R BROWN 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 3
Cousin Rita Beatrice BROWN 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10 Aug 1974 Canberra, ACT, Australia 75
Cousin Ronald A BROWN 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Gordon Rex SOUTHWELL 1895 1982 87
Cousin Phyllis Lorna Mary SOUTHWELL 1904
Cousin Harriet SOUTHWELL 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 3
Cousin Lewis SOUTHWELL 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 15 Jul 1916 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 48
Cousin Reuben SOUTHWELL 1869 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Horace SOUTHWELL 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 10 Oct 1946 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Ben Richard SOUTHWELL 1874 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin George SOUTHWELL 1877 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 05 Jul 1942 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 65
Cousin Ernest Croxton SOUTHWELL 1879 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Mary Lucy Ann SOUTHWELL 1882 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1894 12
Cousin John Herbert SOUTHWELL 1885 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Frank Owen SOUTHWELL 1887 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Albert Clive SOUTHWELL 1890 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia

Sister in Law Ruth SMART
Events in Athol Carlyle KILBY (1899 - 1962)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
28 May 1899 Athol Carlyle KILBY was born Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 6
1927 28 Married Eunice SMITH 80
30 Sep 1947 48 Death of mother Beatrice SOUTHWELL (aged 79) Hall, New South Wales, Australia 6
21 Jul 1950 51 Death of father James Kinlock KILBY (aged 80) Hall, New South Wales, Australia 6
02 Sep 1962 63 Athol Carlyle KILBY died Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 80
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 168 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 168 (Birth)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3771/athol-kilby.html (Death)
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3771/athol-kilby.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: 1899; Died: 1962; Married: Eunice

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Homeleigh
Homeleigh - Soldiers Settle Down During the Great War state governments realised the importance...

The Falls
James Kilby was one of the five children born (1870) to Robert and Jane Kilby (nee Webster)...

The brothers Kilby

Athol and Keith Kilby were born less than 18 months apart at The Falls, close to the Ginninderra Falls, now West Belconnen in the ACT. They were the first two of eight children born to James Kilby and Beatrice Kilby (nee Southwell). Keith was the elder brother, born on the 31st January 1898 and Athol was born on the 28th May 1899.

They moved to Hall village in 1905 after a disastrous bushfire and lived at Eneagh Hill on the edge of the Village opposite St Francis Xavier church. When Hall School opened in 1911 they both attended and completed their primary school education there.

They both enlisted in 1918 and embarked as reinforcements for the 12th Light Regiment in Egypt, October 1918. An article, 'Honouring Our Soldier Boys', in the Queanbeyan Age and Observer 1 October 1918 noted that:

A large and representative gathering from all parts of the district assembled at Kinlyside's Hall, on Monday night to show their esteem and admiration for the two youngest soldiers who have left our neighbourhood so far for the Front. Troopers K and A Kilby were reared in the vicinity of hall and are universal favourites with all ages and classes. Their popularity is evidenced by the fact that no less than four presentations were made prior to their departure from the district: Methodist Church, Hall School and two public presentations.
Keith and Athol thanked the people for their honour they had done them and said 'they would endeavour to do their bit, and live up to the great reputation made by the boys at the Front. Athol remarked that they had now been in camp a good while [ ed. they had enlisted in June] and they found it not a bad place and could recommend it to other young chaps who would like to have a try.

The brothers sailed for Suez, Egypt on the SS Malta on 16th October, arriving less than two weeks later on 22 November. By then the Armistice having been signed and the war declared over, they returned to Australia the following August. Although they didn't see action, it was an experience they shared and both returned to Australia in 1919. A welcome home party was hosted for the soldier brothers in October 1919 at the Wattle Park Methodist Church.

On their return they both worked as an assistant to the surveyors setting out the new capital – Canberra - and assisted their father James at Parkwood with the seasonal harvest - developing farming skills that would stand them in good stead in later years.

During the Great War state governments realised the importance of providing an income for returning soldiers & recognised the personal & family sacrifices made by them. In 1916 the New South Wales Legislative Council & Assembly passed the Returned Soldiers Settlement Act. Soldiers were eligible to apply for Crown Land if they had served overseas with Australian Imperial Forces or the British Defence Force.

In 1923 Athol, and then Keith, applied for Soldier Settlement leases and within months of each other signed their leases, ready to become farmers and graziers. Their lives remained closely intertwined and they came to operate a very successful business enterprise together as A.C. & K.K. Kilby.

Athol Kilby was the first to apply for land, describing himself in January 1923 as a surveyor's chainman who was reared on the land and with a good knowledge of sheep and farming. He listed Belconnen Blocks 2, 2A and 3, a total area of 395 acres (160 hectares), as his first preferences. Although owned by the Commonwealth, Belconnen Block 2A was on the NSW side of the border while Belconnen Block 2 was a triangle of land within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) near Hall Cemetery. Athol Kilby signed a lease for 25 years from the 14th June 1923 at an annual rent of £39/6/6. He later built a house on his land that he called Homeleigh.

Keith Kilby applied for land a month after Athol listing Belconnen Block 1 of 390 acres (158 hectares) as his first preference. Like Athol, he described himself as a surveyor's chainman who was reared on the land. Presumably they worked together, something which they would do as graziers. Belconnen Block 1, previously Portion 122 in the Parish of Ginninderra, was actually in NSW and leased to Kilby for 25 years from the 14th June 1923. He built a two bedroom house on the land which he called Lochleigh.
Through hard work, the brothers prospered and they would become two of the foremost wool producers in the district. However, when they began they only held 770 acres (312 hectares) between them and like other rural lessees they were looking for additional land to make a decent living. In 1927, they acquired the 535 acre (217 hectares) Belconnen Block 13 (on the ACT/NSW border near Parkwood) from Harold Bingley, another returned soldier.
Both brothers got married around this time, Athol marrying Eunice Smith in June 1927 and Keith marrying Ruth Smart in September 1928.
In 1935, they paid £1200 for the 259 acre (105 hectare) Belconnen Block 7. This block was originally leased to another returned serviceman, Eric Bondfield, in 1923. Then in 1931, the Kilby brothers acquired Belconnen Blocks 28 and 28A of around 580 acres (235 hectares) north of Ginninderra Creek. This area is now covered by the suburbs of Evatt and McKellar. These blocks were not part of the Soldier Settlement Scheme.

The Depression of the 1930s hurt all rural lessees around the FCT but the Kilbys were able to meet their rental obligations on time. As a result they were given a temporary rebate of 1.69% per annum on the total amount of rent paid from the 1st January 1930 to the 30th June 1933 which was credited to their account annually. They were prosperous enough in 1935 to make an offer to the Commonwealth for the freehold title of lands they leased which were in New South Wales (Belconnen Blocks 1, 2A and 3). The offer was rejected, and again in 1937. They eventually prevailed paying £2372/10 for the three blocks in February 1940. The remaining land was leased through to the 30th June 1958. However, in 1956 the brothers were advised that Belconnen Blocks 28 and 28A would be resumed for use by the CSIRO.

The Kilby brothers became well known in the district as successful farmers and graziers. In earlier times the brothers would employ a contractor who supplied the shearers and a cook. The men would live in the shearers' quarters and were supplied with food from the Hall village shop owned at the time by Ross H. Brown. Athol Kilby was a qualified wool classer and the wool was rolled and pressed on location and baled up ready for market at Goulburn, where record prices were offered for the fine Merino wool.

Their breeding success started early. Athol was 'a good judge of an animal' and he experimented with flock rams from the Eshcol Stud owned by T Starr and Sons which produced 'ideal ewes for the Ginninderra District: large-framed cutting dense, bright wool.' Their stock of ewes was supplemented with purchases from Merryville. By 1936 they were shearing 2,400 Merino sheep and winning the Farmer & Settler Merino Ewe competition.

In September 1950 the Kilby Brothers won the ACT Merino Ewe Competition with '2 tooth and 4 tooth ewes that had nice open faces, were well grown, with good conformation and fairly deep frames'.

The brothers were very active in village life: committed to the Wattle Park Church, committeemen who organised the first Hall Show in 1925, the forerunner to the Royal Canberra Show, Life members of the National Capital Agricultural Society, volunteers with the Bush Fire brigade and the National Sheep Dog Trials. Athol Kilby died on the 2nd September 1962. Keith Kilby retired to suburban Hackett and died on the 28th March 1976 in Canberra.
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3771/athol-kilby.html (Marriage)
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