this is the story of my great grandmother ,granny harlow.. who,s photo is on display in the hall of fame in longreach queensland ..
ada bridget harlow,was her daughter , who gave birth to my mother, then when mum was 22 she gave birth to me . ,, kel ,,
History
Annie Maria MORTON/FAUNT/HARLOW (Granny Harlow), b. 22nd January 1853, Oven's Digg...
USH00496 Annie Maria MORTON/FAUNT/HARLOW
FromAustralian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre
Name/Title
Annie Maria MORTON/FAUNT/HARLOW (Granny Harlow), b. 22nd January 1853, Oven's Diggings VIC, d. 7th January 1940, Blackall QLD
About this object
Annie and Thomas were farming at Cootamundra at a property called 'Cungegong' when their second only living son, Edward was born. Shortly after his birth they left the Cootamundra district to work their way to western Queensland, which was at the time attracting land hungry people from the south.
Whilst working on 'Bygoloree Station' in the Forbes district of NSW, Thomas died. He was buried at 'Bygoloree Station' in a lonely, unmarked grave. Annie was to continue the long journey with her children.
In 1879, she remarried at Camp Hill, Forbes, a teamster named John Harlow. They eventually settled in Blackall. Annie delivered her own twins with the help of her husband who cleared a spot on top of a load of wool and put up a mattress for her.
In later years, she acted as a midwife and has bought the family of the late Jackie Howe into the world. She also delivered many Blackall babies who would now be the older residents of Blackall in the 60 - 70 age groups.
In the big wet season when no-one could get to Evora Station and the manager's wife was on the way to have her first child, Mrs Harlow, mounted a horse and with water up to the girth of the saddle, rode side saddle to Evora Station and delivered the baby safely.
Granny Harlow, as she was known by most, had no hospital training but, she used the gifts she was given to help others in need. She was indeed a grand old pioneer.
Subject and Association Description
Parents: David and Honoria Morton
Siblings: Jack, Alec, Bill, Jim, Jessie, Sophia and Clara
Married: 1st marriage: 1873, Adelong NSW
2nd marriage: 7th November 1879, Camp Hill, Forbes District NSW
Spouse: 1. Thomas Faunt|2. John Henry Harlow
Children: 1. Mary Jane, John Thomas and Edward|2. John Henry, Hannah, Victoria Agnes, Annie, Alexander, William Thomas, George, Margaret Anstasia, James and
Ada Bridget who was my grandmother
Resided: 1853: Oven's Diggings VIC|1873: Adelong NSW|1877: 'Cungegong Station' NSW|1879: 'Bygoloree Station' NSW|1880: Camp Hill, Forbes NSW|1885: Dulford Lagoon|1886: Jericho QLD|1889: Blackall QLD ..
Jeez mate, judging by that horde she turned out, half the country can call her granny. :)
that's true fulvio , no B/C tablets them days and no tv
and with only kero lights and having to work hard all day
they went to bed early , and got up early too. I suppose ...
,, kel ,,
Wonderful history Kel.!!
Yeah,they sure did it tough in the early days.
I don't know if they even had kero in them days ,
maybe the only had carbite lights like we had . ,, kel ,,
Nice story Kel, well done.
If one wants to trace one's family tree as I have done several years ago, one will notice that up to 1954 or there abouts, families were quite large with anything up to 20 children.
After 1954, the large family trend slackened off and 2-4 kids was the norm.
'Why I wondered.
The answer in one word and that word was TELEVISION!
GREAT piece Kel:good:
Whatever happened to the tough Aussie Battler these days ?
It is a real shame that that the generations that followed Granny Harlow have gotten "Soft".