With Heather Arnold, Local History Librarian.
What is something people don’t know about you?
I like trucks – I am Secretary of the Trafalgar Truck Restorers Club, I have a truck blog and we have four historic trucks!
What was your most memorable moment?
I would have to say my wedding day – 30 years ago March 26 at my parents garden at Cora Lynn. It was a beautiful sunny day and the whole day was just perfect.
What’s the best thing about being a historian?
Finding out historical connections between people, places and events. And also, people who are interested in history are always so lovely.
What is your favourite movie?
You may find this hard to believe but the last movie I saw with my husband (at the Cinema) was the original Crocodile Dundee – over 30 years ago! However, I do watch The Blues Brothers every time it comes on TV.
If you were PM for a day, what would you do?
Start a national fund to support history and the restoration of historic buildings.
At school I……
was a good student academically and incredibly bad at sport.
Where is your favourite holiday destination?
Tasmania – we went there for our honeymoon. So many lovely historic places!
Which six guests dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?
Queen Victoria, Clint Eastwood, Neil Armstrong (first man on the moon), Elvis Presley, my husband John (because he would really like to meet Elvis) and George Stephenson, the railway pioneer.
What’s your favorite book?
My favourite author is Arthur Upfield, the author of the Napoleon Bonaparte, novels. They were written in the 1920s to the 1960s and reflect the values and norms of those times, so are a bit outdated now and have fallen out of favour, but they are great mystery stories. There were 30 in all and I have collected the entire set from Opp shops and second hand book shops over the years.
Best concert you have been to?
A few years ago we were in Dubbo for a truck show and went to a Johnny Cash Tribute Show with Daniel Thompson as Johnny Cash and since them have seen the show about 4 more times – so they are the best concerts we have been to.
