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Photo of Audrey Watson inside her home.

Photo of Nepean River opposite Audrey Watson's home at Emu Plains.

Photo of Audrey Watson's home 26 River Road Emu Plains.

Photo of Mavis Lamrock inside her home.

Patricia Colless was born on 1st April, 1922, at Croydon in Sydney. At age 11, Pat moved to Penrith with her family. After getting married at age 23, Pat had two children and lived firstly in Lethbridge Street Penrith, and then at Lapstone.

Rita Camilleri was born in Malta and arrived in Australia in 1939, at age 15 years. Prior to that, her father had been in Australia for twelve years, working to save enough money to bring his family to join him. Rita's father owned a market garden in…

Heather Corr was born on 10th April, 1923, at Penrith. Heather's father was a bootmaker and musician. The family lived in Penrith, in the street now known as Cox Avenue, on a block of land owned by her mother's father. After leaving school at age 14,…

Judith Eastwell was born on 14th September, 1945, and lived in Quakers Hill from age 2. Judith's father was the Postmaster at Quakers Hill post office from about 1950 onwards. Judith married and had six children, and eventually took over as…

Florence Gibbons was born on 11th September, 1908, at Regentville. Florence lived in Penrith for much of her life. After she married in 1935, she and her husband built a house two doors along from Florence's parents in Henry Street, Penrith.

Iris Hanna was born on 30th November, 1914, at Lismore. Her father ran a dairy farm at Lismore. Iris married in 1944 and moved to Plumpton at that time, to live on a large poultry farm with her new husband. Iris and her husband had seven children…