Fighting with Jumbo

Bertha and her older brother, Lawrie would often wrestle and fight.

She remembers one particular day when their mother caught them off guard.

"Mum had gone shopping and we were having one of our usual fights," says Bertha.

"We were rolling over and over in the grass like two old tom cats.

"We were so interested in our fight that we didn't hear mum pull up.

"She got out of the sulky with the sulky whip and went 'whack, whack', one across me and one across Jumbo.

"We took off in all directions."

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