Yesterday Today | Henry Hinton at the Jacobs' home at Kelso

By Alan McRae
July 8 2019 - 3:00am
ALL ABOARD: A motorbike and sidecar in front of Norman Jacobs' family home at 10 Church Lane at Kelso. The house had an air raid shelter out the back during the war.
ALL ABOARD: A motorbike and sidecar in front of Norman Jacobs' family home at 10 Church Lane at Kelso. The house had an air raid shelter out the back during the war.

GLORIA Constable recalls the days of early sidecar racing on Mount Panorama when Harry Hinton used to stay with her family. My photo this week shows a motorbike and sidecar parked in front of Norman Jacobs' family home at 10 Church Lane, originally known as Glebe Street, at Kelso.

Their house was transported from the Penrith area on the steam train to Kelso, where Norman Jacobs rebuilt it. All the visitors would camp at the Jacobs' home and Gloria's mum would cook for the whole group. Beds would be spread out everywhere.

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