Interviewees: Ellen Bradley and June Gray
Location: Tumbarumba
Theme: People

A shearer’s cook at the same time as working in the sheds as a roustabout - that’s a lot of juggling, but for these women who lived isolated lives, it also provided some social interaction despite being thrown into it at just 22 years of age.

Stage 5 Education Resource: Never Done - Tumbarumba (PDF, 209.3 KB)

Museum: Pioneer Women's Hut