This photo was taken in the late 1800's. The Gentleman with beard standing on the right of a lady in black is John Brown, licencee of the Bridge Inn at this time.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Bridge Inn, Rylstone
This photo was taken in the late 1800's. The Gentleman with beard standing on the right of a lady in black is John Brown, licencee of the Bridge Inn at this time.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Picnic at Dunns Swamp
This photo was taken around late 1920's. The man holding the baby is Sidney Brown, son of Archibald Arthur Brown and Isabella Jane Brown nee Morrison, the gentleman with the hat on in profile is Alick Brown brother to Sid.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Dunns Swamp 1930's
This photo was taken in 1930's at Dunn's Swamp looking towards the weir. We used to go to the Swamp for my Grandmother's birthday and also at Christmas time when all the cousins were over from the Newcastle area.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Growee Valley, near Rylstone
This recent photo is taken on a Fire Trail overlooking Growee Gulf, the two men in the photo are Bert and Andy Watson. Bert was out on holiday from Dundee, Scotland
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Growee Valley, near Rylstone
A recent photo, overlooking Growee Gulf on a Fire Trail. Springtime with the country side looking fresh and clean.
Ref: Snirley Tunnicliff
Collits Inn, Hartley Vale
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| Building previously described as Collits Inn, Hartley Vale (Postcard: Shirley TUNNICLIFF) |
I bought this postcard from a little boy who was sitting outside Collits Inn at Hartley Vale. He and his mother and sisters lived here at the time. We were given a tour of the house, sheds and the cemetery behind the house.
The shed where Cobb & Co changed horses had never been updated.
Collits Inn is different now as it has been repaired and updated, but has lost some of the charm it had when I saw it first.
(Source: Shirley TUNNICLIFF)
According to Terry SMITH, the building in the photo is not Collit's Inn. It may be a small house on the property that later became the Mount York Farm, but the Inn itself was/is constructed of weatherboard, not brick, and is much larger.
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| Collits Inn (Source: http://www.collitsinn.com/gallery) |
Additionally, the website for Collits Inn has a photo showing a smaller house on the property that could be the building shown above.
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| Outbuildings near Collits Inn (Source: http://www.collitsinn.com/gallery) |
Haymaking at "Heatherly", Pinnacle Swamp, Rylstone
Photo taken 1930's
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Railway Weir, Rylstone Common
Photo taken 1940's
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Swinging Bridge at Olinda
Photo taken 1945
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
Haymaking at "Heatherly", Pinnacle Swamp, Rylstone
The person on the load of hay is my Mother Sylvia Ferguson née Mulholland. We used to bring the hay to a shed on the road to the house where it was pitchforked into the shed to be cut up by using a chaff cutter. The chaff was used to feed our horses and cows. The shed is not there any more but if you look at the next photo you will see the shed at the top of the photo.
Photo taken 1930's.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
"Heatherly", Pinnacle Swamp, Rylstone
Photo: Shirley Tunnicliff collection
This photo is taken from the house looking towards the hayshed and shearing shed. In the foreground is one of the horse stables and behind is the shearing shed. We had fine Merino's and each year after shearing my Grandma would wait to see what the clip would bring. I remember one year around 1941-2 we got 19 pence per pound for our 3AAA ewe fleece, beat Mr Sheridan of Glenlee by one pence per pound. This was a good price at this time. The highest price going to Dabee, only a couple of pence above 19. A few years after this I attended the wool sales which was at the exchange in the city, I remember Mr Sheridan and Sir Walter Merriman showing over the wool store and pointing out all the grades of wool. It is all different now with wool being sold at Yennora and the classing different.
Photo taken in 1920's.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff
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