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We are indebted to the estate of Jim and Nell Cossins for these photographs which celebrate life in Oake from the early twentieth century

The four brothers Cossins in about 1908 - Jim and Nell's father is seated on the right. Anstice farmed in Canada, George practised as a dentist in Derbyshire before emigrating to Australia, John farmed at Blagdon Hill and Charlie farmed at Hillfarrance and Hillcommon

Duncle House, Hillfarrance from a postcard from 1928.
This was home for Charlie and his wife Margaret, son Jim and daughter Nell Cossins
from about 1920 to 1948

Jim and Nell's uncle at the plough

Haymaking 1933 at Duncle farm the girl is Nell Cossins with her father, Charlie in the background the elevator was sold in 2005, the new owner intending to use it on his smallholding
Haymaking	Haymaking was a hard time for this mare - she had a heavy wagon of hay to pull; her foal takes advantage of a short halt. The RSPCA was not as active at this time! Nell Cossins sits near the wagon - circa 1933
Jim Cossins as a schoolboy turning hay with a side-rake	Charlie Cossins feeding sheep
Charlie Cossins with mare and foal at Duncle farm	Charlie Cossins at Harris's Farm, Hillcommon in 1954
Stiches of corn six or eight sheaves would be placed together to dry prior to making a rick to await threshing - usually a job for wintertime	Horse drawn binder - note the three sheaves of wheat in the foreground. A good crop that year!
Horse drawn binder with Charlie Cossins	Horse drawn binder
Tractor drawn binder 1941 - note the wheat already in stiches on the far side of the field	Tractor drawn binder - wheat harvest 1972
Wheat harvest 1972	Charlie Tarr on the tractor - wheat harvest 1972
This was a threshing machine hired from Kings of Bishops Lydeard note that the stiches were always loaded butt end outward
The tractor on the right supplied the belt-driven power


Sawing logs for fire wood using a saw bench powered by the tractor	Jim driving a tractor in 1940 - the first tractors had all metal wheels with spikes
Sawing a large tree trunk into planks using hired traction engine and rack bench at Duncle farm the man holding the handle is controlling the speed of the sawing circa 1933
Jim Cossins with his Fergie sawing logs at Harris's. The picture above was the inspiration for this illustration below which features in "Snails on my Palette by Kathy Farmer due to be published in Spring 2008 available from www.lulu.com

Oake Horse Show - September 1972 were you there?

Oake Scarecrow Competition
July 2006

OAKE SOCIAL CLUB

HALOWEEN PARTY
OCTOBER 2006

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