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Oral History - Greg Cochrane

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Wilma Mann

2019

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Oral history with farmer Greg Cochrane

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Greg’s family came to the district and worked in Arthur River before settling in Capercup. Greg is a third generation farmer. The family was large with many children including in Greg’s immediate family where he was child number six in family of eleven. Greg is fabulous story teller and talks about going to school, his job on the railway line, shearing and the Darkan Show

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cwa-org-50-19.183

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People
Popular Culture
Social History

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DURANILLIN
Western Australia
Australia

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Well provenanced

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