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Bob Magnus, 269 Woodbridge Hill Rd, Woodbridge TAS 7162

Reference to Italian TYINGwillow he promotes to gardeners

LINK: https://www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au/

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Krista Preece Ray Norman my mother will tell you all about the willow weaver on West Tamar road. He lived next door to my great grandmother. They were a fabulous family. Suzie Somann-Crawford Mr Di Lullo was his name.

Ray Norman Fantastic stuff .... Absolutely fantastic!! ... Mary Machen, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Malcolm Enright, George Burrows, Basil Fitch, et al

Jed Gillian · Friends with Edna Carolyn and 1 other

Leandro Di Lullo was his name and most of his baskets appear to have been made from golden willow. Bob Magnus of Woodbridge used to grow what he called "Italian tying willow" so perhaps he got it from Mr Di Lollo?

Jed Gillian · Friends with Edna Carolyn and 1 other

The traditional 'rope' borders are characteristic of Mr Di Lullo's baskets and were much less commonly made by basketmakers of the English tradition like the Ballards. The three rod border and variations of it are by far the most common in this tradition.

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From: Lorraine Wootton  [Lorraine & Des T & L]

310 Low Head Rd, Low Head TAS 7253

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Lorraine Wootton <lorraine.w@iinet.net.au>

Oct 7 2017

Ray - I believe Ivan Ballard MAY have been married to Lorna Smith originally from Pipers River where my Mum's family lived and where I spent my first 5 yrs. At least every time we went past that basket making house in Prospect vale, Mum and Dad would mention Lorna and may have stopped a few times. i'm not sure whether it was that house or one next to it. Anyway, Lorna would have been an aunt? to Ross Smith from the QVMAG. I keep meaning to ask Ross about Lorna and if she was married to the basket-maker.