IRIS HELEN USHER

Duwirri - my Grandmothers mountain. It was from there that her ashes were released to the wind.

Usher Bridge naming ceremony. Far right Rob Borbidge, the then Premier of Queensland.
From left, my cousin Donna, Uncle Darrel, Uncle Graeme, my Grandmother, Grame's wife Dr. Weisia Willabinsky, Darrel's wife Aunty Maureen.

At the front of the farm house.

With one of her horses. In the back the tank of molasses can be seen - a thick brown liquid made from raw sugar - a treat for the horses. To the right of the tank is the gate where the mailman threw the daily Courier Mail each morning on his way through. Later in her life when my Grandmother grew weak, she would hop in her red Astina parked under the house and drive up to the gate to get the paper.

Playing my favorite "Robins Return" with May Fook listening on. She later gave me a copy of the sheet music to this song. The piano was a gift to my mother whan she was young and it now has a treasured place in my brother's home in Melbourne.

Toni & Leon taking it all in from the motel in Maleny. In the far distance . . . the Pacific Ocean.

The Erowal Retirement Home in the quaint town of Maleny where my Grandmother spent the last 2 years of her life. The home is run by the Uniting Church of Australia.

4 generations. In the rear is my Great Aunt Dorothy my Grandmothers youngest sister. We chanced upon her as she was up from Towoomba for the day.

The last time I saw my Grandmother. She would pass away in her sleep 2 months later on the 2nd of September.

Picking oranges in the grounds of the retirement home.

Leon in an Australian Army truck. The Salvation Army were there that day to give the residents of the home an orchestral performance. Lucky fella!