Memories of Barbara's life in Bundarra

In conversation

Barbara Northey
Sue Kenny

Recorded: 2012
Length: 21:13

“Bundarra was unaware that the flood was coming.”

About this conversation

Barbara Northey and Sue Kenny remember the devastation of the flood that hit Bundarra in 1949.

Barbara Northey shares with friend Sue Kenny some memories of her life in Bundarra. She remembers:n- living at Clerkness Station where her dad worked n- going to school n- learning the piano n- tennis with friends n- the killing of beasts and her father delivering the meat on horse and dray n- church n- visiting her grandparents n- what Bundarra township used to be like n- the hotel in town burning down n- going to balls n- meeting and marrying Stan Northey n- working for Bundarra hospital n- Stan's parents' house being washed away in the 1949 floods n- Stan's work as a drive

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