CHARLIE THOMSON
Original story told by Charlie Thomson with Bill Palmer in December 2014. Further story told by his daughters Sandy Ward and Heather Sullivan in 2018.

Charlie Thomson

Bill Palmer
Track 1
0.00-1.30 Early years, clearing land
1.30-2.40 Cutting wood (including comments by Bill Palmer)
2.40-3.58 Charlie leaves school, works for his father
3.58-5.40 Share of farm, building a house, marriage
5.40-6.56 Cow shed, milking machine
6.56-7.25 Sport
7.25-8.31 Move to Drouin. Life is busy.
Charlie Thomson Eulogy
Track one:
Introduction by Sandy Ward
Track two:
Written and read by Sandy Ward
00.13 Charlie’s Birth
00.24 Move to Cloverlea
00.41 Worked on farm
00.50 Met his wife
01.15 Children arrive
02.26 Retirement, holidays & fishing
03.30 Cricket, card nights
04.50 First ride in an ambulance
05.24 His memory
05.37 Stories of Drouin
06.09 Lyrebird, food preferences
07.11 Work ethic
Track three:
Written by Heather Sullivan and read by Sandy Ward
00.36 Cutting logs and millin
01.13 ODBF logs
01.48 Kero tins and tea tree roots
02.13 Riding the tractor
02.37 Kids growing up and state school
03.07 Shopping and meals
04.16 Fishing
04.58 Day out from school
05.35 Cricket
05.56 Music
06.17 Square baled hay`contracting
07.16 Baby daughter Sandy
07.32 Dealer in heifers
08.09 Charlie’s wife died
08.21 Move to Lyrebird
Charlie Thomson mid 1950's truck and logs
Charlie Thomson mid 1950's truck and hay
Charlie and Lorna before their marriage

Charlie Thomson on tractor and three kids mid 1960's