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6 WILLIAM CAPE NEWS, AUTUMN 2022

Meet Margaret (Peg) Lloyd

Margaret Lloyd nee (Dixon) was born in Orbost, The couple then greeted their son Doug Lloyd
Victoria on the 15 May 1929. Peg, as she likes to and now have an extended family who are all
be called, grew up on a farm in Orbost, where she very close and supportive of their mother. Peg
lived with her parents and older brothers David always had animals in her life of some shape or
and Peter. They are still close today. form. Peg enjoyed working in the hospital but as
the years past, she found she preferred working
Peg loved riding her pony (she learnt to ride from and looking after animals instead of people. In
the age of 3) to school and attended Orbost her later years she found joy in looking after
primary. The life on the land was wonderful as neighbours animals and helping out in her local
they lived on a farm in the Gippsland in Victoria. community.
The family raised cattle and the cropping for the
cattle. Peg was a very sporty person and was a Peg is described by family as being independent,
champion sprinter and played hockey. organised, and private, interested in politics,
horse racing, reading, cooking, gardening, and
Peg later followed in her mother’s footsteps by likes the smell of the ocean, and likes a glass or
attending PLC ladies College in Melbourne where two of wine on a daily basis. She loves being out
she graduated as a Registered Nurse and was in the garden with the birds (to feed them) likes
employed at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. the access to our portable library as she is an
After her training she became engaged to Alan avid reader. Peg has just started to meet people
but prior to getting married travelled to France since arriving at William Cape Gardens due to
and Italy to attend a finishing school where she lockdowns.
learnt the local language. Upon returning to
Australia, she married Alan, and went to live on
the Lloyd farm for most of her life near
Narromine in NSW, where they raised sheep and
bred horses.