Hi Helen I put your enquiry on the Central Coast list but not aware of any responses . Have asked a couple of Woy Woy peninsula locals and sorry not heard of him was the answer. Suggest you try a letter to the Editor of the Central Coast Express 18 Bowen cres West Gosford 2250 bye Marg Morters Central Coast Family History Society GOSFORD NSW Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "margm" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 05 January 2001 11:22 Subject: Re: The Villiage Poet of Umina ? > Can any CC lister help Helen with some info ?? > > And please post any answer to the list as well as to Helen . Might > just stir up some interest in Central Coast people and their history > Thanks > > MargM > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "hjayd" <[email protected]> > To: "margm" <[email protected]> > Sent: 04 January 2001 22:16 > Subject: The Village Poet > > > > Hi Marg, > > > > Not sure if you can help but I have seen several of your postings > on > > AUS-CONVICTS list & noted you were on the Central Coast. > > > > I lived in Pearl Beach from 1957 to 1964. Aged 10 - 17. My parents > continued > > living there & then later at Umina until 1980. > > My father retired early from work at age 49 due to injuries from a > car > > accident and although not a heavy drinker, frequented the Ocean > Beach Hotel > > at Umina on a daily basis mainly for male company. > > Over the years he spoke of "The Village Poet" who was a 'friend' > he made at > > the hotel. The poet it seems wrote endless verse recounting the > tales he > > heard over an ale or two. Prior to my parents deaths my father > gave me some > > hand written poetry signed, "The Village Poet". Some of these > poems retold > > some fishing tales that my father had originally told about the > fishing > > trips of my older brother(a great jew-fisherman). Another is a > comical > > recount of a local who rode his bicycle daily to the Ocean Beach > Hotel, > > where he drank too much & provided entertainment in his endeavours > to get > > home. > > Unfortunately I have no record of the poets name. > > Although I would like to keep the poems relating to my family > members I am > > happy to provide photocopies to any other interested party. > > > > Do you know of anyone in your group who may know who this person > is or was? > > > > Do you know of anyone researching such a person? > > > > Many thanks > > Helen Dickinson > > Sydney > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/