Then Check Your Local Paper
My mother was 91 when she died and there are still things I forgot to ask her – about her early life; about those years before I developed my own consciousness; about my father. It is a relief therefore, as I research the Mudgee Guardian, to see her flitting across the pages with her golf sticks, or laughing shyly at her 21stbirthday, or dancing at St Dominic’s annual ball in her red matelasse and black velvet ball gown…
This article by Colleen O’Sullivan appeared in the Mudgee Guardian, 13 October 2014.
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Did You Forget to Ask Your Mother
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Four things about me. I like reading, writing, researching and living in the country. In particular I like living at Kandos, where we have been for more than a decade. I have deep roots in this part of the country. My mother spent her early life in Kandos. My father was born at Rylstone. My grandparents were pioneers of Kandos and Rylstone. And I was born at Lue - and went to school in Mudgee. The history of this area excites me and I would like to share it with you.
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