Neighourly relationships

Joyce and her husband bought land in a new subdivision at Newton South Australia in 1959 and in 1964 moved into their new home, where they still live today.  Joyce describes her neighbours over the years and the sound neighbourly relationships that they share.

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Early Married Life

Pat recalls her early married life in the late 1950's in Adelaide...

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Friends we have befriended

Lisa recalls friends from the 1980's in  the Riverland of South Australia....

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Oh My God - Where Are We? Stan's story continued

Alice continues to relate the story of her late husband Stan Kowalski and his journey from Poland to South Australia. He and his Polish friends journey from Minnipa to Kowulka by rail, where they set up camp to work on the railway. Kowulka was in western South Australia past Ceduna, in...

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Friendships through my working life

Judith talks about her various jobs in the Public Sector in Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Darwin and the friends she made.  

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New and old friendships

Annette talks about the new friends she has made as a member of Life Story Circle and her old and treasured friends from her school days.  

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My working life

Joyce started her working career circa 1951 at John Martin's Retail store and after a few months moved to Myer in the Jewellery Dept.  After spending several years raising her children, she re-entered the workforce in 1975 as an off-set printer for TAFE, where she took on additional roles as Staff...

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My Courting Days

Pat recalls her courting days....    

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My UK neighbours and Guy Fawkes night

When Margaret and Ted lived in Riverton UK they invited neighbours into for a fireworks night, which got a bit out of control.  They also had a neighbour who took quite a bit of managing.  

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Stan's story - Port Lincoln and onwards 1949

Still on the journey to Kowalka in May 1949, Stan and his Polish friends caught a coastal steamer called the MV Minnipa which took them across the Gulf to Port Lincoln to catch a train to take them to a place called Minnipa! This is the story of their journey across...

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Pioneering parents

Bill talks about his parents.  His father was born in 1882 in "The"Burra.  His mother, born in 1882 of Scottish descent was raised by her Grandmother who arrived in Australia in 1837.  He talks about the influence of his mother in his life.    

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Starting Work, Leaving the Orphanage

Pat recalls the emotion and fear of the unkown when she began work and had to leave the orhnage.  

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Royal Visit to Adelaide 1927

Bill describes the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit to Adelaide in 1927 and how he and many other school children attended the Adelaide Oval to welcome them.  

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My extended family

Judith describes her extended family, it's gregarious nature and closeness over the years.    

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Family traditions

Annette talks about the Xmas traditions of her mother's family that have been passed down through the generations.  

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My close knit family

Joyce's parents both came from large families and they were always a close knit family, who celebrated together and kept in contact.  While the family is more spread these days, they still manage to keep in touch regularly especially at Xmas time.    

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Close knit family

Margaret's family is spread far and wide across the World, but they still find time to visit each other and are a close knit family.  

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Xmas letter from a friend

Judith receives regular Xmas letters from one of her long standing friend in Darwin, Karen.  She shares one of her special letters.  

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Letter from a friend

Judith reads a letter she received in 2008 from her friend Colann Campbell, who lives in Trownsville Queensland, an illustrator of children's books.  

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My siblings - early 20th century

Bill talks about his 3 brothers and 2 sisters and their life in the early 20th century.  

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