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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
Brown, Stanley Milton, 1910-1986PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToStan ParkesPlaceLaguna, NSWLocation[1] England[2] Ireland[3] Wollombi, NSWIdentifier042A
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
Brown, Stanley Milton, 1910-1986PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToStan ParkesPlaceLaguna, NSWLocation[1] England[2] Ireland[3] Wollombi, NSWIdentifier042Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Stan Brown (1910-1986) - Laguna resident. Recorded 21 May 1984., [042A]. Living Histories, accessed 02/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/55590