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Beryl Schaefer OAM, one of the Triangle area’s treasures!

24 December 2020/in My Triangle /by Debbie Worgan

My Triangle 2009.04

Beryl Schaefer has lived in the Triangle all of her life. She was born in Cobargo Maternity Hospital. The hospital, now a private house, was operating until the late 1940s under the care of a midwife; it closed on her retirement. Of course there was scant chance of getting to Bega in time in those days, most of the roads were unsealed and it would have been several hours’ drive in a horse and sulky.

The Triangle that Beryl … Read more »

Sheena Boughen, Four Winds Chair

24 December 2020/in My Triangle /by Debbie Worgan

My Triangle 2009.03

When did you first arrive in the Triangle region?

When Bill and I bought a farm at Verona in 1990, we moved there and set it up as a dairy farm with our neighbour. I had no idea what adventures were before me, being an inner city girl!

What type of work do you do?

I have my own consulting company, and work as a strategic facilitator on social and environmental issues with large … Read more »

Nicky Simpson: Earth Mother and Specialist Plumber

24 December 2020/in My Triangle /by Debbie Worgan

My Triangle 2008.12 Nicky came to live in Central Tilba at the age of 14 with her parents, Simon and Linda Simpson. After completing high school in Narooma she set off to travel the world and, in her words, ‘to find somewhere better than Tilba’. After many years (approx 14) and many jobs and experiences in which she became a jack (jill?) of all trades and a master of none, she and hubby Ian (Hoots to some) settled in Central … Read more »

Ros Ruth and 27 years at Quaama Store

24 December 2020/in My Triangle /by Debbie Worgan

My Triangle 2008.11

Quaama in 1981 was a much smaller town than it is now. Houses were sparse and trees were even sparser. It was a far cry from the Hills District in Sydney. But it was here that Ros Ruth and her husband Greg decided to lay down some roots.

They’d been looking for a small business to buy, somewhere they could be at home for their young children Kylie and Mark after school and during the holidays. They … Read more »

Ken Matthews: singer, golfer, boundary rider

24 December 2020/in My Triangle /by Debbie Worgan

My Triangle 2007.09

Ken Matthews has lived in the Triangle area since 1974. He grew up working in the back country, boundary riding and droving. He then moved back to Sydney to do his National Service. Sydney was home for some years with various jobs and developing businesses of his own. There came a time where he was ready to get back to the country. He and his city-born wife, Beryl, bought a farm at Dignams Creek and … Read more »

Chester

24 December 2020/in My Triangle /by Debbie Worgan

My Triangle 2007.04.25

Chester has lived in the Triangle area on and off for about 54 years. Many Tilba locals would remember Donny, Ned and Chester all living up on Donny’s farm, Mt Pleasant, and when I asked Chester how long that was, he said, “Well you remember Samantha (the dog)? I remember Donny getting her from the Deer Farm as a pup and she was 23 when she died”. Chester lived in Balgownie (he was known as one of ‘The Balgownie Boys’) and worked at the Coalcliff Coal Mine, which closed in 1982. He belonged to the Mt Pleasant … Read more »

Beryl Schaefer OAM, one of the Triangle area’s treasures!

Sheena Boughen, Four Winds Chair

Nicky Simpson: Earth Mother and Specialist Plumber

Ros Ruth and 27 years at Quaama Store

Ken Matthews: singer, golfer, boundary rider

Chester

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