• Stanley and Lucy Drummond – Caring for Country Kids

  • Sep 26 2022
  • Duración: 22 m
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  • In the 1920s, Stanley and Lucy Drummond travelled together around the remote outback areas of Far Western NSW from their base in Cobar. In their travels, they met many families who had suffered unspeakable loss due to the lack of medical services. Stanley Drummond dreamed of bringing outback kids to the beach for R&R and medical care.58 kids attended the first Far West Seaside Camp in 1924. By 1935,they opened the Drumond Far West Home in Manly, known today as Royal Far West -the only charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of country kids.Decades later,Stanely and Lucy Drummond were still remembered as heroes by the outback families they helped.

    Further information:

    Drummond of the Far West, by M. Maclean, 1947

    Australian Dictionary of Biography

    Royal Far West

    You can find Dr Paul Roe online at theoutbackhistorian.com.au and Katrina Roe at katrinaroe.com

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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