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John & Hannah started married life at Hillcott Farm then moved to the Coleman property (app 70 acres) on Yatala Vale Road. They moved in to Greenwith Farm six weeks after the twins were born app October 1908. (Clarice Tilley)

Harry & Manny Stevens two of Hannah's brothers had carried out some of the building at Greenwith and as the family grew with arrival of Clarice, Bill Harper carried out further building extensions. Greenwith Farmhouse, Golden Grove Rd was almost opposite Greenwith Church and along with a further 450 acres (1913)produced Oats,Peas while sheep,cows,pigs and poultry were raised both for sale and to supply the household. John Henry continued to increase his land holdings over the years buying section 2146 from Stan and in later years Hannah gifted 8 acres of this land to the community for the Showground, Surrey Farm was purchased in 1943, family records show rentals from Peter Symons Hatchery on Main North Road,Salisbury showing the extent of the increasing landholdings. Henry died 3 days after his son Frank had passed away.

 

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