Eric James Krome

1913 - 1982  (68 years)

• Name	Eric James Krome
  Born	08 Feb 1913	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Kromes Rd, North Arm, Queensland, Australia
  	Owner Cane Farm
  Died	12 Jan 1982	Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
  Buried		In loving Memory of Eric and Winnie Krome
  Notes	Eric (1913-1982) was one of three sons of James and Violet Olive Krome. Born in Brisbane, he came to North Arm with his family in 1915. After leaving school he worked for approximately two years in the North Arm Golden Surprise Gold Mine and later engaged in timber cutting and farming. He married Winnie on 7 July 1938 and the couple had six children - Beryl, Bette, Lindsay, Colin, Noela and Ken. Winne was the daughter of John (Jack) Andrew Wilkinson and Florence Annie Wilkinson (nee Roberts) of North Arm. During WWII Eric and Winnie moved to Brisbane, were Eric was employed as a truck driver by the American 81st Air Force. On returning to North Arm he bought his father's cane farm on what is now the corner of Kromes Road and Gold Creek Road. He worked the farm for twenty two and a half years, from 1944 until ca 1967. Eric serving as a Maroochy Shire Councillor for Division 5 from 1961-1966. Source Sunshine Coast Libraries
  Person ID	I15950	Frost Family
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	James Edward Krome,   b. Abt 1877, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 10 Apr 1957, Queensland, Australia  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Violet Olive Wright,   b. Abt 1884,   d. 11 Aug 1974, Queensland, Australia  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	Abt 1909
  Photos		James Edward Krome and Family Pictured L to R (back): Eric James Krome (1913-1982) and Percy James Krome (1910-1975). Front row: Henry (b. 1921) with parents Violet Olive and James Krome.
  Family ID	F15679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winnie Florence Wilkinson,   b. 10 Sep 1910, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 28 Feb 1999, Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Abt 1938	Australia
  Photos		Eric James and Winnie Florence Krome
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F15678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 08 Feb 1913 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Occupation - Owner Cane Farm - - Kromes Rd, North Arm, Queensland, Australia Died - 12 Jan 1982 - Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Eric James Krome
  		Eric and Lindsay Krome hauling logs on a 'Blitz' truck from Kromes Farm, North Arm to Wilkinson's Sawmill at Yandina, 1960s Lindsay Eric Krome (b. 1944) standing right, was one of six children of Eric and his wife Winnie (nee Wilkinson).

  
  

• Sources

  [S15512] Birth Register Index, Queensland 1913/C11034 (Reliability: 3), 08 Feb 1913. Eric James Krome; Father James Edward; Mother Violet Olive Wright