PETER Hudson says whoever purchases Dove Cottage, located on Garden Crescent should dig up the back garden as his nanna Margaret Hudson who owned the property from 1929, didn’t trust the banks.
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“She used to hide all her money in jam jars and bury them in the yard, so no one could get their hands on them,” he said.
The property goes to auction on October 1 and Mr Hudson hopes whoever buys it will continue to care for it.
“I think it’s a shame that a lot of old houses in Port Macquarie have been knocked down,” he said.
Margaret Isabell Hudson or ‘Nanna Hudson’ as she is known around Port Macquarie was married to Thomas Arthur Hudson.
The couple had four children and ran the general store at Hibbard.
Mr Hudson never met his grandfather Thomas Arthur Hudson but has been told he was an interesting character, a bit fiery and someone who enjoyed a drink.
His nickname was ‘London Tom’ and he later became an auctioneer and was eventually elected as an alderman on the Port Macquarie Council.
“He was very outspoken on particular issues, as he had a set idea of how Port Macquarie should evolve,” Mr Hudson said.
Mr Hudson has fond memories of Dove Cottage, as he used to go there to visit Nanna Hudson when he was a boy.
“I loved sitting on the front porch with my dad and looking out down to the river and the ocean,” he said.
“It was a very pleasant outlook.”
Mr Hudson said there was a room in Dove Cottage where his family use to play pool.
He inherited the pool table and it currently resides in his home.
Mr Hudson said even though the house was built in 1906, it never had the vibe of being creepy or eerie like other old buildings.
“It was so open which allowed lots of light to come in,” he said.
Margaret Hudson passed away in Port Macquarie on May 21, 1989 and she is buried along side her husband.
Port Macquarie News would like to thank the Port Macquarie & Districts Family History Inc for research conducted for this article.
