VERRAN
Driver River - land of the land
Historic Information
Allen Thomas Cowley - 1984 - 1941
When farming land was being opened up on Eyre Peninsula in 1908 Allen took up 1798 acres (726 ha), 24 km's south west of the existing town of Cleve. In 1911 the Driver River Methodist Church was built on land donated by Allen.
The Cowley's
Leigh, Kevin, Ivan, Roby
Blanche, Allen, Daisy (nee Masters), Margaret
The Prelude
You can not drive past _____________
the COLTON wood fired bakery, without stopping for
sticky buns and or bread.
We are camped at Utunyah - 'Rock Water', certainly not camping in the mode Allen did back in 1908!
Linden Masters has aquired the property and now put a Shelter by the rock hole. Complete with gas BBQ, bench, tables and water tank for locals and visitors to enjoy.
Ian & Nola arriving
Out bird watching!! (wink, wink)
Yes, all with our wobbly sticks
Linden put us to work to help lay the mat to collect and divert any rain water run off to water his fruit trees
Would you believe - devine intervention - it 'RAINED' within an hour of completing, and it worked perfect!
Nola & Sue enjoying a SPIN, that is until they got off!
More assistance - round up some sheep to get treated,
and tails lopped off
Enjoying some real local Honey Comb.
Linden has his own bee hives.
The ladies playing Ladder Golf, Kayleen had a good eye
and won the event
Nola, Sue, Kayleen & Meridith
The crowd
Opening of the new kitchen, toilets & verandah
The commemoration plaque
Some of the photo's on the display boards follows ___
Allen & Daisy Cowley
The 1st Teacher at Verran Siding School - 1913
FOOD!! Pavlova, cream and strawberries, I recall!
Peter Simmons & Graham Cowley - descendants of
the 1st Trustee's
Some of the concert crowd. The local community put on an entertaining performance
The CAST
The 'Allen Cowley Shelter' with some farm relics
The Rock Hole
Faith (nee Masters) and Peter
Church service and the children's choir
The COWLEY'S
Graham, Tony Mallard, Ian
Sue, Merideth, Nola (nee Durdin) Kayleen
Relatives and folks that remember the Cowley's on Eyre Peninsular
The Cake!
Verran Siding School - 1913 - 1941
One of the self contained cabins on 'Utunyah' - B & B
Tony just can-not resist TRACTOR'S & Linden's what
you call load weight distribution!
The Rock Hole looking towards the Allen Cowley Shelter
Our CAMP, in front of the home stead!
Linden took us on a local tour
Verran Tanks - local water supply in the early 1900's.
Rock walls to direct rain water flow off the
rock into the tank
The tank
Another water source
Maybe one of Linden's BEE'S?
CHEERS!
