We were the Redgens of Redford
We were the Redgens of Redford. For most of the year, my life was school and farm. Mum and Dad did their shopping midweek, and spent the...
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Barbara Randell
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
Kerosene and the tins it came in.
I love looking back to the family farm as it was in the 1940s. Before the introduction of electricity, energy was provided for the house...
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Barbara Randell
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
My Black Pony Midget
My black pony Midget. My brother Max and I usually rode bicycles, the five kilometres to our primary school. But at least once Max rode...
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Barbara Randell
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
My Grandfather built timber bridges in Australia
My grandfather built timber bridges in Australia A trained carpenter, he spent years as a contractor building road bridges in NSW,...
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Barbara Randell
- Jul 25, 2021
- 3 min
Keep The Home Fires Burning
The kitchen Back in the 1950s, all our cooking was done on a wood-burning stove, in fact there was absolutely no alternative. We had...
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Barbara Randell
- Jun 30, 2021
- 7 min
The Radio
The radio Our family were quite isolated from other people. The radio was our daily link to the outside world. No TV, or mobile phones....
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Barbara Randell
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Women's Underwear
Especially for the ladies -- womens’ underwear in the 1950s. Before her marriage Mum had worn a corset every day. Grandma thought she...
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Barbara Randell
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Wartime Baking Recipes
CWA and recipes from long ago Take a little dash of cold water, A little leaven of prayer, A little bit of sunshine gold, Dissolved in...
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Barbara Randell
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Simple Home Remedies On The Farm
Simple home remedies on the farm Memories from life on the farm. Most of the illnesses we had as children were minor, and Mum was our...
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Barbara Randell
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Cameras I Have Known
What a range of cameras I have known, over the last 70 years. Mum had a Box Brownie camera. When she took a photo, she was not looking at...
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