LEO BOEYEN
Told by Jenny Boeyen, Karen Thomson, John Butler, Jeff Smythe and Dave Naylor in 2016
Jenny Boeyen and Karen Thomson
Jeff Smythe, Dave Naylor & John Butler
Jenny and Karen:
00.00 Introduction: Judy Farmer
02.23 Migrating to Australia
04.46 Drouin when they arrived
05.25 Starting at the shire - building workforce
06.22 Developers and parklands; LG Boeyen Garden
07.34 Cape chestnuts in Main St
08.42 Jenny's memories of Drouin
12.58 Development of parks; RAD scheme and rock walls; aboriginal workers
18.28 'Leo's leprechauns'
24.55 Impact back in Os, vision of the future
26.33 Planning of Alex Goudie Reserve
28.52 Research, use of native trees, grafting
30.59 Nursery, contributions to community
32.25 Research, friendships with Kevin Heinze, Horst Middel
36.08 Other job offers
37.15 Memories of people who knew him as a young man in Holland
Leo's Boys:
00.00 John - first worker; getting the job, parks and gardens at the time
01.50 Jeff - first apprentice
03.12 Dave - getting the job
07.27 John, Jeff - getting to the job - trips in the ute
09.49 Jeff - depot and tasks
11.22 Rock walls, aboriginal workers
12.19 Jeff - growing the trees
13.04 All - the job, growing and pruning trees
22.52 Leo's pride in the town and tributes
Sign at Leo Boeyen Gardens
Leo Boeyen gardens with Buln Buln Shire Offices in the background.
Plants surrounding the waterfall and seat
Original bridge over the creek with pond in the foreground.