Colin Campbell Haines

  General Notes:

Excerpts from John Duncan of Australia's "...Bairns" :

"....compiler (John Duncan) is again indebted to their (James Henry Haines and Florence McColl ) daughter Jean, now Mrs. Gribben.

After high school Col worked at Colliers in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, a Manufacturing Warehouse business till they closed, and then started working at Staley's Prestige and later Kayser stocking manufacturers.

During the Depression [1930's] he was out of work for a long time, as were many others.

He married Beryl Amelia Mary Martin on 06 Nov 1943, and they had three children - two girls and one boy .Colin joined the Army in World War Two and was in the Middle East but did not see any action. Returned to Australia but was discharged unfit for service in New Guinea, but remained in Australia at Maitland, New South Wales.

He too played tennis and was a special fast bowler in the Adelphian Cricket Club and won trophies for the most number of wickets taken in the season.

They lived for most of their lives at at Burwood."

Colin married Beryl Amelia Mary Martin on 6 Nov 1943.