Associated People: MacFarlane, Mrs Sarah, Vaul (1880 - 1939)

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Black and white photograph of Taigh Sarah in Vaul in the 1920s.

Taigh Sarah in Vaul in the 1920s. L-R: Margaret Doig`s father; Sarah MacFarlane (Sarah Neill); a friend of Mr Doig. Sarah was a widow; all her family except for one son died of TB. Her house was built by the township `in a day`. A porch was added in the 1930s. The roof was tarred with heated road tar which, if put on too hot, ran down the walls.

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