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Stan Brown (1910-1986) - Laguna resident. Recorded 21 May 1984.

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Summary042A Stan Brown.
Recorded 21 May 1984.
Part 1/2

0:22
The "cream run" c.1913.
Watagan Creek and Dairy Island
Murray's Run

0:47
Charlie Effort, picked up the cream from the roadside stall.
Cream brought to depot at Wollombi, below Hall.

1:02
Charlie Luscomb. Laker Truck. Near Laguna had a crash at Thompsons Creek. Cream and general run.
Joe Doyle

2:24
Henry Hawkins. Mail run.
Horse-drawn vehicle mail run

2:31
Woodberry's, Langham's brought the mail from Laguna to Wollombi to Yallambi.
Thompson's, from Yallambi to Laguna.

3:07
Laguna Races
Les Darcy

3:50

Renie Forbes

4:29
Charlie Luscomb's first vehicle. Solid wheels.
Ditton & Hill

5:08
Les Brown, Paxton service
Kathleen Brown (nee Goldsmith)

5:25
Charlie Luskin's carrier service
G (George).E. Edwards

6:07
Price of drinks and cigarettes

6:57
J.D. Armstrong, Bob's Farm

7:20
Location of Luscomb's depot. Vincent St, next to McCulloch

7:42
Gordon McCulloch. Blacksmiths shop. Wheelwright
Jack Sternbeck.

7:50
Ted Samms. Wollombi Road

8:07
Charlie Luscomb - bring wine to Laguna. Race days would bring cordial and ice.
Trips into Cessnock when young boy

9:23
Father buys first car, 1917

9:44
Annexing of the bread run by Hamilton

10:08
Origins of J.D. Armstrong in the late 1920's. Took over from King.

11:36
Joe Doyle ended run before Armstrong started
Joe Doyle, mail carrier service

12:19
Jimmy Andrews

12:33
Bob Armstrong

12:55
Original post office ran by Townsends
Mary B. Townsend

14:14
Laguna Post Office, established 1862

15:25
Wollombi Post Office, established 1852
Roper operated post office - Wollombi
David Dunlop

16:32
Brown's operated post office 93 years

17:35
William Henry Brown (father)
Henry Brown (great-grandfather)

17:50
William Brown (grandfather)

17:56
Vince Kerr (son-in-law)
Enid Brown (daughter)

18:21
Elsie Sternbeck (wife)

18:25
Teresa McMullen (mother)

18:36
John Picton, butcher from Cessnock

18:56
Elizabeth Hawkins (great-grandmother) from Wollombi

19:14
William McMullen

19:30
Elizabeth Connor
William McMullen

19:40
Caroline Bellamy from Watagan Creek
James Bellamy from England. Settled at Parramatta.

19:45
Hannah Singleton

19:55
Anne Fahey from Ireland. Married to William Bellamy (father of James). Convicts.

20:39
A.J. Fenance
Stan Parkes (wife was a Fenance)

22:01
Electoral boundaries

24:57
Worked as electoral officer, 39 yrs

25:33
Recollection of early teachers

26:47
Tom Harris, publican

26:50
The Harp of Erin Pub near the Sale Yards. Four hotels in the town.

27:02
Kate Kelly. Drowned in river.

27:31
W.E. James (school inspector)

28:05
George Fernance

End (Tape 42/Side A) Part 1/1 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

SubjectLaguna (N.S.W)Wollombi (N.S.W.)Brown, Stanley Milton, 1910-1986 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

PersonJack Delaney Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Depicts or Relates ToStan Parkes Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Stan Brown's Map of Laguna

CreatorBrown, Stanley Milton, 1910-1986Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceLaguna, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created21st May 1984Location^[1]England Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Ireland Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[3]Wollombi, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier042A Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Job Identifier042A

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