In conversation
- Recorded
- 2012
- Length
- 40:15
“I'm living less than a stone's throw from where the first hut was built.”
About this conversation
Local historian, Arnold Goode, talks about his mining forebears out at Rocky River.
Arnold Goode, who grew up on his great-grandfather's land at Rocky River, outside Uralla, NSW, speaks from personal memories and personal research. He covers the time from the discovery of gold at Rocky River in the 1800s, to his great-grandfather's arrival in 1857, the start of the Jubilee Mine in 1887, and the life his great-grandfather established. Arnold speaks of what transpired in the mines over the years. He refers to the mining methods used, the impact mining had on the rivers and the inherent dangers they posed to the community. He also speaks about the prevalence of sport while he was growing up in the 1930s and some of his memories as a child.