Watsonville Pioneer Women Day

The annual Pioneer Women's Day was held recently in that township's little community shed in what was once the old main street of the village.  Although the weather was wonderful, the crowd on the day was down a little on the previous year but those in attendance enjoyed the usual program of music and various bush poetry followed by the traditional bush lunch.  The lady featured this year was Mrs Elizabeth Leinster nee Pascoe.  Her family built and ran one of the early hotels at Watsonville during the old mining days.  It is hoped to see a small book on this family history produced some time in the near future.  Congratulations to the members of this tiny Association on their continuing efforts to organize this heritage event each year which has become a regular annual outing for many heritage-minded folk and I hope it will continue for many years to come.