Watsonville Pioneer Women's Day

The small community shed in Watsonville was again busy with about 120 history buffs attending the recent Pioneer Women's Day organized by the local Western Progress Association.  There was the usual singing from Sing Australia and various bush poets to entertain the crowd along with the bush lunch.  The pioneering lady featured this year was Mrs Margaret Parsons (nee Tobin) who travelled to the Palmer River Goldfield in 1903 and four years later, married Percy Parsons.  Later she became the Post Mistress of the Maytown Post Office and ran it for 31 years until the office was closed in 1945.  The feature story was again printed up in a small booklet which was available for sale on the day.  This little heritage event has become a regular annual outing for many and I hope it will continue for many years to come.