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31/01/2019 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

By Michael Johansen (nee Morgan) The old Metters and Parramatta wood stoves were hungry beasts. They gobbled up wood at an alarming rate. There were a couple of huge ‘Gimlet’ gums in Brown Hill road but they were unavailable for firewood so we had to go collect our own out to the east of town. […]

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