Trove Tuesday - The Rivers

Genies know that it pays to revisit one's Trove searches again and again.

My Dad grew up around the NSW country town of Canowindra where his father, Tom Curry, was a farmer. I knew that Grandpa managed a property called Fairview and another called Benevento in the district but until a few minutes ago did not know that in 1932 he also managed a property called The Rivers.

Today I ran the Trove search "Curry Canowindra" to see if I could find any new stories on the family. The first post blew me away as it described in great detail the property where the family worked, told me about my grandfather's activities and delivered a photo of Grandpa. The photo is very precious as we have very few closeup images of Tom. I can see some family resemblances in the picture even though it is of poor quality.

1932 'PLENTY OF LUCERNE', The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 - 1955), 26 May, p. 9. , viewed 29 May 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117352000

The post is rather long so I have just shared the first paragraphs and the photo. The remainder can be read here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117352000.

Do you know Roy Woodward?

Here is a picture of my Uncle Tom, Roy Woodward and my Dad, Allan Cury, taken in 1937. It looks as though they were having a break from the farm as I can see a Sydney tram in the background and the boys are dressed up to the nines. Maybe they were visiting Taronga Zoo or the snakes at La Perouse as trams travelled to these places.

Tom Curry, Roy Woodward, Allan Curry

I never heard Dad mention Roy Woodward so he is a mystery man. Dad would have been 18 when this photo was taken so I imagine he had reached his height of 5 ft 10 inches. It looks as though Roy Woodward was a tall young man.

Do you know Roy Woodward?