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1961 Family at Stradbroke

The Air Force had their own particular jargon and whenever they went out to drop mines in enemy waters it was always ‘to plant...

Is truth more strange than fiction the writer is inclined to ask as his thoughts are carried on memories wings back over a period...

Oh! What a golden chain is memory – it connects our early childhood to our present thoughts and links us to the anchor of...

Earlier in this chapter, in describing the house, there was mention made of a dairy, with nice dishes of scalded cream. One day my...

Every Tuesday, Aunty Phyllis came for the day and got me ‘back on track’ with the washing, ironing, cleaning and shopping. After the evening...

As a little bloke I can remember the routine that awaited us at the end of each evening meal. The two littlies (Tom and...

A lot of women I know (and you know too) seem to be often pre-occupied with a threatening rival. In the 1940’s it might...

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Dear Sir, Your favour of yesterdays ???? Is ??? ??? in reply we have First to notice that we spoke back Right to Mrs...