Memories of my father, Denis Laverty

by Margaret Sharpe

My father, Denis Laverty was born at Taylors Arm on 15th March 1905 (according to his birth certificate) or 5th March as he  believed. His father was also Denis Laverty and his mother Norah (Honora) nee Goldspring.

Denis was the 4th of  12 children, one baby boy dying at birth.

His family lived and worked on a  dairy farm, and as a young boy he would have  helped with all the work associated with the farm. As the family grew they could not  all make a living out of the farm, so some moved away. Denis worked on many different farms in the area and also worked on the southern highlands and spent some time in Queensland.

He told us that while in Queensland he suffered from some tropical fever and as a result all his hair fell out.

Dad played the violin and  the…