Mud-punchers, Racehorses and a Roadhouse: Bob and Mavis Lindon in North Australia, 1950s-1980s

FARRAM, Steven 2009

Bob Lindon arrived in the Territory to drill water for cattle stations and Sydney city girl, Mavis joined him later. Mavis quickly learnt to live in a tent and the skills needed as a driller’s offsider. The Lindon’s later managed the Renner Springs Roadhouse and founded the local racing club. Their own racehorse Wood won the Darwin Cup in four consecutive years 1959-1962 – a record never beaten. Bob returned to water drilling until his death in 1985.