She was sobbing, holding her face in her hands. As they dragged her out, this huge jar of baby teeth spilled across the floor.'' Finally, the men broke down the door and pulled her out of her own house. She was screaming for them to leave her alone. Rachel Miller (Waitress, Port Fairy Inn):''When Matilda heard them coming, she locked the doors, she hid behind a table. And next thing they're banging on Matilda's door.'' One group, lead by a bloke called Collin O'Donnell, grabbed torches, rope, whatever they could find. You know blokes are like when they sit around and drink, they get 10 foot tall and bulletproof. The only problem was half had been in the pub all afternoon. Reg Armstrong (Bartender, Port Fairy Inn):''It was a crazy night.They're dividing in groups, people are going off in all directions. Their parents' concern quickly turned to anger as they began blaming the crazy old woman for the children's disappearance. Hours passed, and still the children were gone. It was late one afternoon when too young children told their parents they were paying the Tooth Fairy a visit, and they'd be right back. Matilda's acts of kindness and her tragic past helped ease many of the townspeople's growing anxieties surrounding her strange actions. It was rumoured her face was hidden behind a simple porcelain mask. And Matilda would wander the streets leaving small change at the house's doorstep. The children would leave a tooth wrapped in a handkerchief tacked to their front door. Now she had to wait until dark, until the town was asleep.'' She didn't bake for the kids any longer but still exchanged gifts for their teeth. Rachel Miller (Waitress, Port Fairy Inn):''It was such a tragedy. The town began looking at her with a little more scepticism. She no longer went out during the day or allowed the children to stop by. Matilda refused to come to the door or seek assistance. By the time the town came to her house, the fire was put out. Many say while she was trying to finish some special treats for the children. It was during a cold night in 1840 when a terrible oven fire raced through Matilda's house.
That black cloud that seemed to follow Matilda through her life was still there, and they sensed it, I think.'' The newer people to the town had their suspicions. Grutowski (Town historian): ''The original townspeople understood the history and were very supportive of her. Although many of the parents thought the practice a little strange they knew that Matilda was a good person, and it made the children happy. The children loved it and would wait in anticipation. Matilda use to bake a special cake for children who lost their teeth just something to mark the occasion. When Sonny passed on, she began baking for the local children. The growth around her seemed to leave Matilda confused. Her life was her husband, and he was gone. But something was obviously missing for Matilda Dixon. The balance of an established fishing industry and the growth of a prosperous mainland helped the town thrive. Matilda Dixon's husband, Sonny, was one of those men. Records indicate that 15 of the townsmen were killed that day. One of the most tragic took place on Januwhen the whaling vessel Guiding Light got caught in a horrible storm and was lost at sea. Unfortunately, like any fishing village, there was bound to be accidents. It was love at first sight for both of them. On leave from a month at sea Sonny spent his time at the bakery where Matilda worked. Matilda's life changed the day she met the strapping young sailor named Sonny Dixon. Her father left the family one week after Matilda was born forcing her mother and older siblings to try and scrape by doing any menial jobs available. Matilda Dixon was born Matilda Schultz on Decemthe youngest of seven children. A young newlywed couple, Sonny and Matilda Dixon also joined the group in search of a new beginning. The early settlers flourished and the bountiful fishing laid the foundation for a growing economy… Early settlers included sealers, whalers and various seamen. That was the only reason ships would come home to shore, was because they were so full.'' They only danger was that you'd catch so many you'd sink your ship. Fish would just about walking on water to get in your boat. Apparently the old blokes they just put a hook in, and they didn't even have to bait the hook. The sea in this area was just teeming with fish. Lowell Hansen (Fisherman): ''I can only dream of what it must have been like. Official records show the first settlement of the land was in 1827.
The town of Port Fairy is located along the southeast coast of Australia.
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The movie Darkness Falls was inspired by events that have occured over the last 150 years in the small fishing town of Port Fairy, Australia. Ovo je iz filma Darkness Falls, neam pojma kak su to kod nas preveli )
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