Pioneer Christmas Cake Miracle

article in the australian women’s WEEKLY 25 december 1974

By ‘Pioneer’ from Bunbury, Western Australia

It was in 1913 that we landed in Australia to join others on a sheep property 118 miles (190 km) south of Perth. There were no cars. One relied on horses, and a sulky, or wagon, to fetch the stores once a month from the nearest town. How bleak the prospects for our first Christmas in Australia seemed. Dad took the wagon to get the stores. He returned, saying. "I got everything but the fruits for the cake. They had all gone." Mother was crestfallen, for what was Christmas without a cake? - and she had invited our neighbor over for the day. At 10.30 on Christmas morning our visitor was knocking at the door. He handed Mother a parcel, saving. "I wasn't able to get into town to buy you something pretty, so I brought you all I had." Opening it she saw a large iced Christmas cake! She called it "Our Dream Come True."