Burrapine's history lives on at the Mary Boulton Pioneer Cottage

Ute Schulenberg
Updated June 11 2019 - 1:48pm, first published May 23 2019 - 2:00pm
BURRAPINE HISTORY: John Wood holds the original handle next to the new ones
BURRAPINE HISTORY: John Wood holds the original handle next to the new ones

It was born in a makeshift forge in Burrapine more than 100 years ago ... and Macksville's John Wood remembers it's maker, Hugh McKay.

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Ute Schulenberg

Ute Schulenberg

Journalist

Journalism was always my plan but plans being what they are, I did not get to realise it until my early 40s ... and have loved every minute since. For me community journalism is the most intimate and honest place to be in this field - telling the stories of people I live with, side-by-side, every day. It is an honour.

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