Accidents come naturally to children, especially in the bush. Denis was sitting quietly on Whinny one morning when Peter the dog began barking. Whether this was at the horse or not I can’t recall. Continue reading “Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (4)”
Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (5)
Guy also taught me to trap rabbits by the common method of the day, a steel-jawed, spring trap. Understandably, they are outlawed today because of their cruelty, but were then considered to be an essential means of combating the never-ending plague that changed the face of Australia. Continue reading “Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (5)”
Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (6)
One morning while it was still dark I was putting the bridle on Whinny to ride out and bring the cows in when I heard a particular song coming from the radio in the house. Continue reading “Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (6)”
Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (7)
The Woodland family left Taree in 1950 and the Priors moved shortly afterward. They returned to the Hunter Valley and finally bought their own dairy farm out from Paterson, near Vacy. At last they could work their own land, free from the restraints endured by the share farmer. Continue reading “Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (7)”