Pam Coles (Nee: Hitchcock) grew up in the area now known as Mullers Lane Jaspers Brush on the south side of the Hwy. Pam's descendants began leasing then purchased 151 acres in 1912 dairy farming. She recalls the Skinners were there too. Pam's dad was Harvey and her grandfather Henry purchased the land. The land left family hands in 1969.

Peter Muller also farmed the lane, his father Norman first farmed there in 1939. The Mullers were a well known family in berry and his great grandfather John did much for community and society. His first cousin Patrick was the fifth generation farmer covered in Lamonds Lane in Season 1.

The Hitchcocks were a humble family, quite poor and subsistence farmers. Started with 50 cows down to a herd of 30 when Pam's dad, Harvey farmed. The listener hears some unique insights about life in Mullers Lane through the voice of Pam who is near 90 years old. Hitchcocks lane in Hungtingdale Park is named in honour of her family though they never farmed that land.

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Lyn Brandon is the last O'keeffe to be born at Kiltankin Stud, O'keeffes Lane in 1953.

Her grandfather Denis O'keeffe migrated from Ireland at age 14 and settled in Broughton village, arriving around 1879. He married Martha Timbs, the daughter of pioneer Samuel Timbs. Together they had 8 children. They lived in an existing hut on the property when they purchased 3 blocks of land in Jaspers Brush in 1913. Then built a larger home named Kiltankin, which still stands today at the end of O'keeffes Lane, Jaspers Brush. Named after a village Denis migrated from in Ireland. O'keeffes were great breeders of the Illawarra Shorthorn, sharing knowledge & know doubt genetics with the Walsh twins Tom & Ted who are credited with developing the breed.

Lyn's father Patrick ran Kiltankin when his father Denis passed in 1930s. Patrick continued in the development of the Kiltankin stud and running the dairy. He judged dairy cows at agricultural shows all over Australia and entered his bulls and cows across the south coast and at Sydney Royal. He was president of the Berry Agricultural Society during the 1950's twice!

Lyn's recording reflects and personalises their lives and the whole of the O'keeffe clan in O'keeffes Lane. Lyn's son Mathew has continue to breed under the name Kiltankin.

Tune in to the complete recording where I address the true origin of the name Jasper's Brush.

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Henry and Mary Ann Ison migrated to Australia in 1848 and arrived to Coolangatta Estate in March 1849. Henry worked at the estate, in fact his son Robert was born there in 1854. he then moved to a property at Saltwater Creek opposite Bundanon. Henry died in 1887 and his wife in 1905, she was living at Meroo.

Their son Robert, youngest of 9 and gold mined for a bit before farming. He married Alicena Rebecca Hollands in Nowra in 1883. She passed away suddently and he remarried to Catherine Justin in 1893. He fathered 8 children. One of whom was Arthur Charles Stanley Ison, known as Stan and grandfather to the current descendants from Jaspers Brush.

Stan was born in 1891, married Margaret Pheobe Scott in Kiama in 1923. They moved to Jaspers Brush and began farming. They had 4 children, the youngest Ray Ison born 1929 farmed with his father at Jaspers Brush. Inheriting the land after his passing. They had land on both sides of the hwy.

Ray married Valerie Gall, a Berry lass and only child to George Gall and Olive McIntyre. George ran the mechanic shop next door to Berry Bowling Club. Together thewy had 8 children, 7 girls 1 boy. Karen Ison b 1957 reflects on life, farming and her ancestors in this recording.

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