Daughter of Edward and Rebecca Martha
Hilda was a keen horse rider and after her education was completed with a short period of time at Calrossy, Tamworth (girls’ boarding school) she returned to “The Downs”.
Hilda assisted with chores at home until her marriage to William (k/ a Bill) Smith in 1941. Bill, who had a carrying business in Barraba when they were first married, served in New Guinea during World War II. Hilda and Bill had two children – Betty (un-married) and David (married Narelle Hunt).
