Jobs were easy to get then...

There was a time when jobs were easy to get. Pat recalls those days in the late 1950's and early 1960's.  

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My First Job

Pat talks about her first paid job....  

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My First Job - Butcher

Bill recalls his first job as a butcher - something that was a tradition in his family as his father and grandfather had been butchers before him....

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Early Married Life

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

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My Courting Days

Pat recalls her courting days....    

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Reflecting on friends past and present

Graham reflects upon the friends he has had in his life...  

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Lessons from my Schooldays

Ruth recalls some of the lessons from her schooldays....  

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My First Job

Graham recalls his first part time job in December 1954 at the soon to be opened Blueline Drive In in Adelaide...

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Teachers I Remember

Ruth talks about the teachers she remembers from her school days in Adelaide during the 1950's and early 60's.  

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My journey to Australia

Pat describes her jouney to Australia in 1948 on the SS Ormonde.  On the voyage she was befriended by a kindly man and his family Mr. Fallong, that helped make her journey much more enjoyable.

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Leaving school and joining the workforce

Graham continues his recollection of his schooldays and afterwards. In this story he tals about leaving school and joining the work force.  

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Adelaide Technical High School

Graham went to Adelaide Technical High School and he recalls just how hard he worked and how good the school was..  

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Travelling to and from school

Graham recalls travelling to and from school in Adelaide, South Australia.

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Sports and My 50 Year Love of Sailing

This week's topic was Sports and Hobbies and Bill shared his remembrances about sport in his life - football, swimming and, above all, sailing. This was the start of a 50 years sailing. Adelaide is a great place for sailing and Bill belonged to the South Australian Yacht Squadron.

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Tennis - My Favourite Sport

Graham talks about his love of tennis, a sport he played for most of his life.  

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My 21st birthday; a family celebration

Annette remembers celebrating her 21st birthday with her close family.

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Fashions of the Day

Ruth recalls the Moo Moo, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton and Mia Farrow's hairstyle not to mention the Twist and the Stomp!  

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Teenage Fashions

Graham recalls the battles with his father over what a well dressed teenager in the 1950's should be wearing. This is well worth the listening....

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Adolesence

Graham recalls growing up in Adelaide in the 1950's.

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Teenage Years

The Life Story Circle topic this week is My Youth and Teenage Years. Ruth recalls her teenage years and the changes she went through.  

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