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From: "G Dundon" <>
Subject: Boot makers in Gosford
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:36:08 +1000
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Hi Marg,

Those old Gosford Times newspapers you are quoting are certainly
fascinating, as are most newspapers of the past. One thing that always hits
me in the eye is how history keeps repeating itself. Or, as the other old
saying goes, "there's nothing new under the sun"... politics, murders,
decamping husbands and wives, missing persons in general, world disasters
and what about that terrible flu of 1919 that killed so many thousands of
people - ghastly. Let's all hope that the present bird flu crisis is
contained successfully.

Re boot makers: they were common in the district from early times I
think....the reason being that most people had to get around the district by
"Shank's Pony" (on foot). There were few roads in our district, mostly bush
tracks, and people had to go by rowing boat or skiff, or simply leg it.
Some lucky ones had horses. The first ferry services must have been a
Godsend.

Imagine how often those boots and shoes would need a re-sole. Old photos
of general stores often show a selection of boots hanging up on display
outside the door.

Keep browsing! Very interesting.

Regards, Gwen

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