The Marrickville Girls by Raph Pride

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Thanks to Ralph & Rose Pride, & to Chris Woodland was also around at the time! 

There are many mentions of the Marrickville Girls in our History, finally now we have their story. 

Ken Fairey Collection 

Chris Woodland Collection - Reminiscences of the Bush Music Club in the 1960s

Left to right -Top - Wena, Coralie, Evie, Violet, Leslie Whittet
(who took the photo),  Bottom - Rose, Brenda, Caroline

above- BMC activities galore - they are all in there somewhere
- from Singabout Magazine 
below - Bushwalking at Stanwell Tops  

Violet's wedding 1969 - L to R - Rose, Wena, Violet, Evalie, 
Caroline, Brenda

Gold Panning at Araluen, L to R: Evie, Coralie, Brenda, Coralie, Wena,
Caroline, Chris Reid standing, and Australian brothers Reg & Wayne Barton.  
Sadly, Caroline, Chris and Wayne are no longer with us. Photo by Rose

Coralie looking for a few colours at Araluen.

Compiled by Ralph Pride with the help of Rose Pride and Chris Woodland.
October 2020 

273 Livingstone Road, Marrickville, c.2020

Caroline and Brenda gathering sticks at Araluen.
Photo by Rose 

Wena cutting her birthday cake. This appears to be the only
picture of inside the house. Photo by Rose

Brenda, Ray & Caroline sitting in Araluen Creek.
Photo by Rose 

Meanwhile down at the pub ...

Rose, Caroline, Wena, Coralie at Stanwell Tops YHA

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