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Betty Hargreaves was born on 2nd January, 1918, and moved to Penrith with her family in 1936. Betty met her husband whilst working as a secretary for her father, a produce merchant. Betty started the Penrith Community Aid organisation, as well as a…

Marjorie Heath was born on 28th January, 1926. Marjorie and her husband owned a large poultry farm at Blacktown, near Prospect Reservoir.

Amy Jackson was born on 18th July, 1916, at Penrith and lived her whole life in the Penrith and Emu Plains area. She married in 1943 and later moved to Cambridge Park.

Joan Jeffrey was born on 21st June, 1926, at Mudgee. At age 8 she moved with her family to Blacktown, where her father worked as one of two local policemen. The family lived in the police station until the building was demolished to make way for…

Mavis Lamrock was born on 11th January, 1913, at Wauchope. In May, 1914, the family moved to Emu Plains, to a property called 'Yodalla'. Mavis' father planted a lemon orchard and supplied lemons to the lemonade drink company, Tooths. When Mavis…

Edith Mason was born on the 7th August, 1920, at Dubbo. The family moved to Mt Druitt in April, 1927, after her father built a house for them there. Her father worked for the railway. Edith married in 1941 and the couple lived for a short time in…

Thelma Masters was born on 28th June, 1927. When Thelma was aged eight, her mother died. For a while, Thelma, her brothers and her father moved in with her grandmother at Parklea, but then moved back to their original home. This left a large amount…

Joyce McKelvey was born on 16th August, 1918, at Blacktown. Joyce's father was a baker and the family lived in the main street of Blacktown with the bakery in the back of the residence. Joyce recalls seeing the cattle herded through the main street…

Joyce Moon was born on 15th March, 1921, at Beelbangera, near Griffith in NSW. Her father worked on Burrinjuck Dam before buying a poultry farm at Schofields, when Joyce was aged 2. Joyce married at age 22 and moved to Riverstone with her husband.…

Brenda Niccol was born on 20th April, 1920, at the home of her grandmother in Ballarat. She grew up in the Riverina area, on a block of land settled by her father after the first World War. When Brenda was 17, her mother died suddenly. The following…