DOUG met Margaret when he was 16-years-old, he was a farmer at Sapphire when he married her in 1966 and they said they were very lucky during the ensuing years. Of course Margaret vividly remembered her wedding day, but for more reasons than one.
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“The drought was on and it rained,” Margaret said and they both laughed.
“We broke the drought.”
Doug was born on a mixed farm called Charrington.
“I was there for more than 50 years and it was a good life,” he said. Margaret said both their children were brought up on the farm.
The couple have seven grandchildren and moved to town about 16 years ago, but Margaret worked in town prior to that.
“I was the manager at Rockmans for 23 years,” she said.
“She didn’t cut any burrs,” Doug said and laughed.
We broke the drought.
- Margaret Goldman
Margaret thought many of the 60’s fashions seemed to be returning, but hesitated at the mention of mini-skirts.
“Haven’t seen many of them,” Doug quipped and the couple laughed.
They laughed a lot with each other, both comfortable within the surety of a long relationship and faced the future with a well honed knowledge of the other’s sense of humour.
Doug said he could remember his father using horses to plough. “He used a one furrow plough, now they’re 30 foot wide,” Doug said with a chuckle.
“When we were farming, you used to work the ground three or four times before you sowed, now they just plant it straight in.
Both agreed communication was the biggest part of their relationship.
“And having fun, just being mates,” Margaret said.
“We had some fun days,” Doug said.
“I think everybody goes their own way these days instead of that togetherness and doing what their partner wants to do.
“I don’t know, I may be wrong, but I just feel that … that’s why I say we’ve been lucky.