Two years after their marriage, and now living at Taree, Dot and Guy’s happiness was shattered when her pregnancy resulted in her giving birth to a stillborn boy. Continue reading “Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (2)”
Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (3)
Dot and Guy eventually moved to what was known as the Cundle Plains, situated just north of Cundletown on the way to Ghinni Ghinni. Today, a vastly improved Pacific Highway goes past the front gate, as did the earlier highway of the same name. Continue reading “Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (3)”
Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (4)
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)”