Babington, Mary Ann Ada nee Holder, her home at Morven

Babington, Mary Ann Ada nee Holder, her home at Morven

This is a photo of Mary Ann Ada Babington's second home. Her brothers, the Holder boys, built this home after her husband William Babington had his first stroke. This home had been built from stringy bark poles and flattened out kerosene drums, and was built across from Mary's parents Henry and Eliza Holder. The Babington's first home was built in an isolated section of the families blocks of land. As Mary still had to go to work, her brothers decided she would be better living closer to the family.
Judy Babington, was working as a nanny on a property outside Morven at the time, and she was called home from work to help look after her father. Judy was 15 years old at the time. Judy said the second home was not as comfortable or as warm during winter as their first home, which had been a bark slab home.

Patricia Payne

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