ACCOUNTANT, CLERK, LIVED AT 11 WOODLEY RD BLACKWOOD

At one stage he was an accountant at the Eden Hills Brickworks. The brickworks was established near the railway line and Shepherds Hill Road in 1881 to facilitate the building of railway tunnels and remained in operation until 1933.

Noted events in his life were:
• He worked as an accountant in Blackwood, South Australia.
• He resided at 11 Woodley Road in Blackwood, South Australia.
Bert married Elsie Hattie MORGAN on 7 Mar 1906 in Katanning, Western Australia.

William and Elsie lived at Wagin in WA for many years, all of their children were born there.

From the Kalgoorlie Western Argus 13 July 1915

HOTELS AND RACECOURSES
Perth. July 7.
Mr. Justice Burnside, in the Crim
inal Court to-day, stated that the
temptations of the racecourse and
public houses were the cause of the
necessity for his position. His
Honour made the statement in the
course of sentencihg William Gilbert
Stoyel to twelve months imprison
ment for having stolen £130 the
property of his, employers, Levinson.
and Son. jewellers, and to which he
had pleaded guilty. Stoyel's counsel
made a plea of leniency and the
application of the First Offenders'
Act, pleading -in extenuation that
he was a married man with three
children who had given way to the
temptation of betting to improve
his financial position caused by a
reduction of salary.
After stating that he could not
deal with Stoyel under" the First
Offenders' Act, his Honour said,
People convicted for frequenting either place
cannot expect me to show any
mercy. Those who attend such
places do so of their own free will,
and if they associate with these
and find subsequent ways to
temptation they cannot come
into the courts and plead
for mnercy. It had been sug
gested to him that Stoyel should
be allowed to serve in the expedi
tionary forces, but he could not
allow him to do so. So far as he
was concerned, it would be left to
other nations for employ bad charaec
ters and he hoped the British
nation would never descend to tbe
level of employing such minen.

From the West Australian 17 June 1915

AClGOUTANT CHABGED WITH
EMBEZZLEMENT.
POLICE COURT PROCEEDLNGS.
William Gilbert Stoyel (44), until re
cently employed as accountant at the
jewellery establishment of Levinson and
Sons, in Barrack-street, appeared before
the City Court yesterday to answes three
charges of having stolen moneys which had
come into his possession on account of his
employers. The first charge was in respect
of a sum of £10, alleged to have been
stolen on April 28; the second in respect
of £10 3s. 6d., £8 is., and £12 11s. 6d.,
alleged to have been stolen on February 5,
March 4, and May 10 respectively, and
the third alleged a general deficiency, be
tween -September 1 and May 15 last, of
£139 lls. 8d.
Mr. J. R. Maxwell appeared to prosecute
and Mr. A. J. Chick represented the ac
cused, who pleaded guilty.
Eugene Albert Levinson, member of the
firm of Levinson and Sons, jewellers, car
rying on business in Barrack-street, stated
that the accused had been employed by
the firm as accountant, having entered
their service in August, 1913. He received
a salary of £6 per week. He had complete
control of the booksand had to-take charge
of all cash and bank it. When money
was received by mail a clerk named Wil
liam Barden would record the sums received
and hand over the cheques or iioney orders
to accused. The cash book, produced, show-,
ed an entry in respect of the receipt on
April 24 last, of a cheque, for £10 from
Dr. Stevens. The entry, which was in
accused's handwriting, set out that the
cheque was post-dated, but this was not
so. Witness produced the cheque. On
that day accused should have lodged in
the bank a sum of £47 11s. 7d.; only £37
11s. 7d. had been paid in. Stevenss ac
count in the firm's ledger had not been
credited with tle sum of £10. The let'
ter, produced, in accused's handwriting,
was a confession addressed to witness and
received by him on the 8th inst. On the
same evemng accused came tb see witness.
The £10, the subject of the present charge,
was referred to in accused's communioa
tion, and he admitted to witness that the
cheque had not been post-dated. and that
he had kept the money himself.
To Mr. Chick: Accused had given every
assistance in tracing the amounts involved
in the charges. The firm's losses were
covered by an indemnity policy with the
accused. Apart from the defalcations ac
cused was a good employee.
Evidence was given by an officer of the
Western Australian Bank and members of
Ihe firm of Woolf and Weir, auditors, and
Detective Frazer deposed to having arrest
ed accused.
In reference to the second charge, Francis
Templeton, in the employ of Wcolf and
Weir, stated that an entry in. the cash
book on February .4 showed £73 17s. -Gd.
as having been received by the accused.
The entry did not include a cheque for
£10 3s. 6d. from B. C. O'Brien. The bank
pay-in slip of February 5, ii5 accused's hand
writing, showed £73 17s. 6d. as having been
paid in, and this included O'Brien's cheque
for £10 3s. &f. Witnes.j produced a receipt
to O'Brien, in nccused's handwriting, for
£10 3s. 6d. What purported to be a carbon
copy of the receipt showed a receipt for
3s. O'Brien's account in the ledgeri was
not credited with £10 3s. 6d. On March 3
an entry in the cashbook showed £68 5s.
as having been received by accused. Th-i
did not include a cheque for £8 is. from
one Phillips. Witness produced the chequt
in question. doted March 2. The pay-in
slip, dated March 4, 'showed £68 5s. as hav
ing been paid in, including the cheque for.
£8 Is. Witness produced a receipt for thes
£8 is.: what purported to be the carbon
copy showed a sum of 15s. Phillips's ac
count had not been credited with £8 is.
Witness produced a receipt for £12 11s. 6d.,
cash received from Major Wisdom, dated
May 10; what purported to be the carbon
copy showed £3 65. 7d. Major Wisdom's ac
count had not been credited with £12 lls.
Gd.
At this stage the hearing was adjourned
till this afternoon.

From Barrier Miner 29 Jan 1900

William Gilbert Stoyel, ac one tim
in the Union Bank at Broken Hill and
well-known lacrosse player.

From The Advertiser 26 Jan 1900

THE MOUNTED CONTIN-
GENT.
THE FINAL SELECTION.
The whole of Thursday was occupied
by the officers and men of the Mounted
Contingent in making the final arrangements
for leaving by the steamer Surrey for
South Africa to-day. The final selection  
of members of the contingent was made,
and the officers and men were enrolled in
the following order: —
Herbert Bail.
George Burford.
William Mclnerney.
William Gilbert Stoyel.
Arthur Storer Dayman.
Frederick Westbrooke Bateson.
William Hay Gosse.
Percival Arthur Charles Pettitt.
Oscar Carl Sobels.
Thomas James Carter.