PITNACREE Traditional Cache
morgans2320: Archive due to morgans moving interstate.
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Welcome to Pitnacree ...
EMMA SWAIN (MAITLAND MERCURY)
They are the proud people of Pitnacree ... a population of 12 standing tall against the majority.
Celebrating their uniqueness in a world engulfed by suburbia and a society breaking away from a true sense of community.
But in Pitnacree everybody knows each other’s name and each other’s business. And that is a good thing.
Typically referred to as Pitnacree Road, a small street in the East Maitland area, the road is also a suburb in its own right. And with the newly erected signage at the end of the road, the residents are enjoying a renewed sense of identity.
“Our little village has always been Pitnacree, but over the years people started referring to it as East Maitland,” unofficial Pitnacree mayor Kevin Hoy said.
“But when Maitland City Council put the new sign up recently it reinforced the identity of our unique little area.”
Mr Hoy moved to Pitnacree 35 years ago and has become somewhat of an expert on the suburb he fondly refers to as the village.
“The original settler here was a bloke by the name of McIntyre and he had lots of land around here. Anyway his wife came from Pitnacree, in Perthshire, Scotland, so that’s how the name came about,” he said.
And Pitnacree, which boasts eight houses and a few farms, also has a link to Maitland’s favourite son and boxing champion Les Darcy.
“Les Darcy, who lived up the road at one point, actually died in the arms of an old Pitnacree resident Mick Hawkins in Memphis, Tennessee. And in a book about Darcy, by Darcy Nolan, Pitnacree is probably mentioned about 10 or 11 times.”
Mr Hoy believes there’s no other place like Pitnacree.
“Life is quiet in Pitnacree, but we pull together very closely when we need to,” he said.
“And if you come to Pitnacree you’ll be taken out in a box ... you become a lifer when you come to Pitnacree.”
Living directly across the road from Mr Hoy is Joyce Kmetyk, who has lived in the village for 50 of her 51 years.
“I wouldn’t live anywhere else,” Mrs Kmetyk said. “Everybody looks out for everybody else; it’s a real community ... it’s the best place in the world.”
Her daughter Tara echoed these thoughts. “We class ourselves as country people here, because even though we are close to the city we feel like we’re miles away,” Tara said.
Maureen Blakemore and son Darren agreed. “We’ve lived here for 37 years and it’s nice and quiet,” Mrs Blakemore said.
“It’s a lovely area; there’s no trouble down here.
“We wouldn’t change it for the world.”
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OK...Sounds good, why not visit PITNACREE. Check out the old houses.
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