Jos & Jenny Percy - From Wandina to Williambury [Voices of the Gascoyne]

**This episode is part of a mini-series produced for the Gascoyne Catchment's Group, who have kindly allowed me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did making it.** Jos Percy's childhood on Yoothapina Station was cut short by drought and war. Instead of making mudcakes and mustering sheep, he changed schools 12 times in 3 years, as the threat of invasion dictated his father's postings in the army. After the war, the Percy family found their way to Wandina Station in the southern Rangelands - initially as managers, then as owners. It didnt take long for Jos to adapt to station life again, as he worked on properties around the country before coming home as manager. It was during this time he met his future bride, Jenny, and together they embarked upon the management of Williambury Station in the Gascoyne for the next 30 years, before achieving their goal of purchasing the property. At the time of this recording, Jos and Jenny were ages 89 and 82. To start our conversation, I asked Jos to tell me about his earliest memories. Voices of the Gascoyne is a Gascoyne Catchments Group project, made possible through support from FRRR's Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative, funded by the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund."

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Jos & Jenny Percy - From Wandina to Williambury [Voices of the Gascoyne] is an episode from Central Station - True Stories from Outback Australia by DM Podcasts.

This episode is 83:38 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2025.

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