Page 15 - Gwen Landsberry - Memories Memento for Family

Mum remembered clearly that payment was given to the salesperson who put the money into a tin, ran it
upstairs on a pulley to the cashier who would send the change back down! She also remembered being
dropped with the others at the theatre across the road whilst her parents were shopping. The theatre, The
Athenium (bottom right) is now heritage listed and used for functions.

We met Mr and Mrs Pickles at Broadway Building Supplies and of course got talking with them. They had
been in the area for generations and were able to give us the married names of the Burmister girls – Dulcie,
Marie (Mum’s age) and Shirley. Sadly, Marie had died, however they said Dulcie and Shirley lived locally.
I found their phone numbers and called. They were absolutely delighted to arrange a meet-up with Mum.

We spent a great time at the museum also down
Broadway Street and loved the old memorabilia. Mum
remembered when all the children had measles once
and her mother was exhausted with the amount of
washing. The washing machine Pa bought was virtually
the same as this one – with a hand plunger and hand
wringer. The piece of timber nailed to it had a kerosene
lamp on the top for night washing. It was hard to
imagine washing for a family of 14 people with this
washer!

Off then to the Illabo Show, travelling through
landscapes filled with brilliant Canola, and then from
Illabo we took Ivor Road over to Junee Reefs Road to
see the hall and find the site of the old school.
All that was left of the school was the plaque on the
corner (below centre), which was confirmed to once
have held the school sign. I felt sad for Mum as I she
had hoped to find an old building or even its remains.

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