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)”
Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero
© Chris Woodland
Chris Woodland is the son of Chris Woodland, a Timber Inspector for the NSW Government Railways stationed at Taree during the 1940s. Please note as the author had the same name as his father, he was known by his second name, David, until later in life.All photos were taken on Blore’s dairy farm on the Cundle Plains. The Priors were share-farming on the Blore’s 50 acre dairy farm.
Only my parents would have a greater influence on my early, and possibly later life than Guy Prior. This was not because of the fact that he was one of our family’s closest male friends. Continue reading “Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero”
Australia’s Forgotten Showman
The Days of Martini’s Buckjumping Show
© Chris Woodland
NOTE: Thanks to Chris for the opportunity to present his book here.
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