In conversation
- Fran Kaberry
- Bronwyn Wilson
- Recorded
- 2012
- Length
- 36:15
“We had a whole season of eating pumpkin tainted with petrol.”
About this conversation
Sisters Fran Kaberry and Bronwyn WIlson remember a childhood of making do in hard times.
Sisters Fran and Bronwyn are members of the Cooper family, one of Uralla's early pioneering families. In this conversation, Fran and Bronwyn remember their childhood in Woodville, Uralla. They share stories of life with their grandfather, parents, uncles, brother, sisters, and other Woodville families, including their memories of:n- playing in their family's timber mill n- being babysat by their grandfather, CG Cooper, who lived with them n- Uncle Dick Cooper lighting fires on Mutton Hill - said to be the reason for the pine trees now growing on the Hill n- playing games and catching craybobs with the other children in Woodville n- the innocence of the time n- the hearse owned by the family - a 1901 Rolls Royce - and the time their father, Ray Cooper, sold it n- the fruits they grew and picked n- their mother, Myrtle Cooper's, hard work housecleaning, washing and ironing, as well as her cooking n- Ozzie Miller taking their grocery durations n- singing with the music society and the church choir their chores n- how they kept warm walking to school n- their childhood fun and games walking along the railway line