Jo Calaby Remembers.
Rosedale 1971 -
Having grown up near the Perth (WA) coast I have tended to visit seasides since.
In 1948 my two sisters and I visited Eden, bussing from Canberra.
After my marriage we holidayed from Canberra at Sunshine Bay (1958) and from time to time came to the Batemans Bay area.
Especially memorable was the holiday in 1971 at Keith Hewitt's house, 77 Yowani Road. (I believe Kay and David Graham rented there also.) We stayed there a second time.
When my husband died I rented Hewitt's house for a week, and the next year for a month. In 2001 I purchased 2 Dale Place from Atcherleys.
My family have explored the bush and beaches, made shell and sponge collections, swum and walked and enjoyed the company of Rosedale people.
I have observed that there is a magic about this area which appeals to "alone" women. Could it be an attachment to mother earth and the sea?
In 1947 my land was sold by Kathleen Vilhelmina Jolly of Wollstonecraft.
Having grown up near the Perth (WA) coast I have tended to visit seasides since.
In 1948 my two sisters and I visited Eden, bussing from Canberra.
After my marriage we holidayed from Canberra at Sunshine Bay (1958) and from time to time came to the Batemans Bay area.
Especially memorable was the holiday in 1971 at Keith Hewitt's house, 77 Yowani Road. (I believe Kay and David Graham rented there also.) We stayed there a second time.
When my husband died I rented Hewitt's house for a week, and the next year for a month. In 2001 I purchased 2 Dale Place from Atcherleys.
My family have explored the bush and beaches, made shell and sponge collections, swum and walked and enjoyed the company of Rosedale people.
I have observed that there is a magic about this area which appeals to "alone" women. Could it be an attachment to mother earth and the sea?
In 1947 my land was sold by Kathleen Vilhelmina Jolly of Wollstonecraft.
I have a painting purchased from Cusacks in Kingston, Canberra of the track to the beach from North Rosedale. It is titled "Rosedale Beach NSW. Ocean through the trees. 1962" painted by Maurice T. Mitchell, who lived at 2 Rose Court.