John (Lambert) Gordon

Lambert Gordon was born on the 30th March 1905. On leaving school he went working in the Pilliga Scrub south of Narrabri, NSW cutting timber. At around 18 years of age he started driving horse teams for the Hodson Bros sawmills carting sawn timber thirty miles to the rail head in Narrabri. Lambert then went to work at Edgeroi Station for five years where he became a very good stockman. This placed him in good stead when he returned to Narrabri to drive horse teams until World War Two started.

In 1928, Lambert married a local Narrabri girl, Dorothy Worley and the couple went on to have three sons, Lex, Doug (Freck), and William (who known as Shakey on the highways).

With the onset of WWII Lambert tried to enlist, but was told to report to the manager of Edgeroi Station where some 500,000 head of sheep had been designated to feed to troops overseas. Lambert was sent to manage Myall Hollow Station near Bellata NSW. The 25000 acre holding was part of Edgeroi Station. Lambert stayed there until the end of the war. When he returned to Narrabri Lambert purchased two log jinkers to haul logs from the Pilliga Scrub to the saw mills. Soon after, in 1946, he purchased two V8 Ford trucks with 38 foot trailers to carry wool and wheat to Newcastle. He returned with kerosene and general goods to supply the Northwest regions of New South Wales.

During the next 20 years Lambert purchased several trucks including Reo Speedwagons, Federals, and KRII Army trucks. Lambert was one of the very first stock carriers. His drivers had to carry an axe so they could chop their way into most stations to load cattle and sheep.

After he retired in 1967, Lambert helped his son Lex Gordon in his truck business. Lambert Gordon passed away in 1977 and is remembered as a quiet achiever; a much respected, professional and hard working pioneer.