The Diaries of Fanny Rosina Atyeo

It’s 1927, Fanny Rosina is 51, and is living at the family farm at " Charltonville” Woods Road, Wards Belt, South Australia (Lot 871 Woods Road, Wards Belt), with her brother Bert (41), nephew Clem Parham (23), and niece Amy Marion Dawe (14). This is from a booklet with no cover.  Major events: Clem leaves the home (January 29), and gets married. Bert buys a Motor Car. Sunday 9th [January] Marion 1 went home I washed Berts 2 pants & mended them & stockings got fried Ham eggs breakfast made Custard washed up got dinner cleared away 1 Amy Marion Dawe , Fanny's niece, aged 14, sometimes called Mair, Mais. 2   Albert Joseph Atyeo (Fanny’s brother, aged 41) Jan 10 A very hot day promised so I let up & got all whites done & starched curtains & all in by nine then Marion did a few & I helped & we got all done also lunches for four twice usually & cut Clems 3 dinner as he goes to Gawler with Hay & I make Gallons of Tea a day I folded & ...

It’s 1924, Fanny Rosina is 48, and is living at the family farm at " Charltonville” Woods Road, Wards Belt, South Australia (Lot 871 Woods Road, Wards Belt), with her father Henry Atyeo (Dad, age 75), brother Bert (48), and nephew Clem Parham (21). This is from scraps of paper, matched by dates.  1924 New Years Day A picnic very busy packing up got there dinner time & men loading finished & had dinner & G. A, & family 1 joined us C. P. & family 2 Uncle 3 Evas family home Bernice help milk & washed up cleared all & swept kitchen ready for morrow had roast fowl 1 Amy Florence Hobart nee Atyeo , Fanny’s youngest sister, her husband George Edmund Hobart and children: Olive Fanny Heath Hobart (aged 10), Celia Florence Hobart (aged 4), and Lillian Edna Hobart (aged 2). 2 Celia May Dawe (nee Atyeo) , another sister of Fanny’s, her husband Percy Thomas Dawe , and their daughters Amy Marion - known as Marion (aged 12), Mary Ann Bernice - know...

It’s 1923, Fanny Rosina is 47, and is convalescing at the home of her sister Frances. Later, she returns to the family farm at " Charltonville” Woods Road, Wards Belt, South Australia (Lot 871 Woods Road, Wards Belt), where she normally lives with her father Henry Atyeo (Dad, age 74), brother Bert (47), and nephew Clem Parham (20). This is from scraps of paper, matched by dates. New Year 1923 Jan 1st This year opens with very mingled feelings as far as I am concerned & I am very unwell indeed so much that I am resting at Frances’ 1 & unable to do any work without I feel done up. Dad stayed here also last night he & I came yesterday with Phyllis 2 & spent Sunday Harry & boys 3 were at Middle Beach as was Amy & Family 4 & Ethel 5 Dad Frances Lorna & Hazel 6 & I with Laurel Williams 7 Drove to Bragglesome Park 8 to a Private Picnic Eva, Will, & Family 9 joined us also Uncle Charlie & George Maggs ...