He was given the honour of turning on the power at Tarrenlea in the hall
	He bought O'Neils
	Peaceful partnership with Charles
	Like footy but not racing
	Charles didn't like racing either
	Never went on holidays - sometimes came to visit Kanes and Bennets.
	Visited Mary his sister in the Ararat Mental hospital on a regular basis
	Independent life
	Drove a gig which was light and had two wheels
	A buggy had 4 wheels.
	Old Tom bought the horse 'old Biddy' for Mum.  Tom bought it at a sale.  Mum galloped into school.  Once thrown off and broke a rib coming down Rogers hill - the horse stumbled. (audio)
	Mum was a favourite of Old Tom who bought Mum her first evening dress and a watch.  Mum often stayed over there in the front bedroom after Gran died.  Tommy 'wee Tom' as old Tom called him, stayed there too.
	Old Tom just milked cows and seldom went anywhere like the races.
	When we were kids, Old Tom used to love shake our chins up and down which made our teeth chatter.
	With his legs spread out in the back of the Holden going to Mass he took up all the room and we were squeezed into the corner.
	When he was young
	Turning on the power at Tarranlea
	Horse, mum, Brian
	His exercise school book, two
	Cupboard for cups, two

Old Tom was planting potatoes the day before he died with Henry McKenry. Eileen had a stew cooked for Henry. Henry cooked it up with the primus stove and shared it with Old Tom. Old Tom mopped up the stew with bread and said ‘that was as finer meal that you would get at Menzies'. The next day Old Tom milked the cows. John went over to see why he wasn't coming for lunch. He found him in his chair with ‘The Sun' paper opened and his glasses on.

Used to be 33 children who went to school on the Tarranlea Rd. Henry McKenry described it as the ‘golden mile'. Henry had 50 cows to milk, Eveston's milked 70, Klyne's 50, Bennetts 90.

Old Tom, Mum and Gran O'Reilly (Eveston)