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Pete and Elda Catt

An older man is standing beside an older woman holding a baby. The man is dressed in work clothes and has his left arm on the woman's shoulder. The woman is older and is wearing a cotton print dress that falls just below her knee. The baby is swaddled in a light blanket and has a bonnet on its head.

Charlie Catt Collection

Pete and Elda Catt were married April 14, 1914 by Father Doheny in Lumby’s Sacred Heart Church.  The Catholic church was situated near the present day cemetery.  Pete and Elda had five children: Ena, Henry, Joy, Nicki and Ronnie.

The Catt’s lived in a large house with four bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, sitting room, office and a large verandah.  A pump in the kitchen supplied water to the house.

Electricity was added in 1928, along with running water for an indoor bathroom.   The Catt family owned the first refrigerator in Lumby.