- as it appeared in the 'West Express' -
Thirty eight descendents of Mary and Bernie Brown gathered in Underbool over the Easter long weekend. The 6 children of Mary and Bernie; Maureen, Chris, Joan, Kevin, Eileen and Jacinta were present with their own families. Three generations of family members were present, the oldest being Maureen who celebrated her 60th birthday with Christine Brown’s (nee Crow) home baked chocolate cake, a group sing-a-long and some theatrical sharing of childhood stories. The youngest family member present was Allanah Carey at 1year of age; daughter of Katrina Greed. 
Most family members arrived on Good Friday afternoon travelling from Melbourne and Adelaide. Chris and Kevin Brown’s families opened their homes to the hordes of visitors. With days filled with conversation, looking through photo albums, meeting new greeting new offspring, there wasn’t much time to squash into caravans, tens and spare beds to catch a few winks!
Oodles of time was spent reminiscing and revisiting childhood landmarks, including old family houses, the old and new shearing sheds and local cemetery. Bridget – Joan’s 
(nee Brown) daughter shared that “It was a delight to be surrounded by mallee scrub, scenery and sunsets”. 
Joan added that one of her precious memories included “going for a town walk around Underbool with my children telling them stories about my own childhood; where I lived as a baby and later as a teenager. The children were particularly interested in the original home – the first and second homes of Mary and Bernie Brown in Monash Ave Underbool and their later residence on the Underbool Highway.”
(nee Brown) daughter shared that “It was a delight to be surrounded by mallee scrub, scenery and sunsets”. 
Joan added that one of her precious memories included “going for a town walk around Underbool with my children telling them stories about my own childhood; where I lived as a baby and later as a teenager. The children were particularly interested in the original home – the first and second homes of Mary and Bernie Brown in Monash Ave Underbool and their later residence on the Underbool Highway.” 
A convoy of 7 cars, piled with a barbecue and delicious food, travelled to ‘Pine Plains’ sandunes on Saturday. The visit bought back childhood memories for the older generation and created new ones for the youngsters . Most family members climbed the sandhills to view the surroundings and slid or walk back down to the lunch awaiting. Easter Sunday was the day for Easter egg hunts, photos a plenty, chocolate over-consumption, meals galore and afternoon lounging.
A huge thankyou to the Brown family Easter reunion attendees. The weekend was abundant with Easter cheer, memories and Mallee delights!
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