ose ber ries , ▁p igs , ▁but ter , ▁case ▁tim ber ▁and ▁log ▁tim ber , ▁cre am , ▁and ▁op os sum s . ▁ ▁Mer v yn ▁William ▁Henry ▁Alfred son , ▁born ▁in ▁N amb our ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁started ▁his ▁app rent ices hip ▁as ▁a ▁cabinet maker ▁with ▁Page ▁F urn ish ers ▁in ▁Pom ona , ▁and ▁completed ▁it ▁in ▁G ym pie . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Co or an , ▁where ▁his ▁father , ▁Thor val d ▁P ▁Alfred son , ▁was ▁the ▁Co or an ▁railway ▁station ▁master . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Mer v yn ▁Alfred son ▁purchased ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁opposite ▁the ▁railway ▁station ▁from ▁Alice ▁Mc Il w ra ith ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁wood working ▁shop . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁he ▁married ▁M av is ▁Miller , ▁and ▁for ▁about ▁six ▁months ▁they ▁lived ▁under ▁the ▁wood working ▁shop , ▁placing ▁tim ber ▁from ▁glass ▁pack ing ▁cases ▁around ▁the ▁st umps ▁to ▁enc lose ▁the ▁area . ▁No ▁evidence ▁of ▁this ▁habit ation ▁remains ▁under ▁the ▁present ▁join ery . ▁They ▁then ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁number ▁ 7 ▁Henry ▁Street , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Alfred son ▁family ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Alfred son ▁is ▁first ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Country ▁Post ▁Office ▁Directory ▁of ▁