Lisa continues the inspiring story of her family .....
Alice talks about her marriage to Stan, a Polish migrant, and the story he told her when he saw a Deutz 1938 tractor in the Edililie Museum. He remembers how a tractor like this saved his life during the final years of World War Two.
Bill Corey was one of the veterans chosen to return to El Alamein on the occasion of the 70th anniverary of the battle that hepled turned the tide of World War Two. Prior to Alamein the Germans had nover lost and they desperately wanted to get control of the Suez Canal....
Ruth recalls the Moo Moo, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton and Mia Farrow's hairstyle not to mention the Twist and the Stomp!
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....
Helen recalls the teenage fashions of the 1960's. Her mother still made most of her clothes and her familiy also received "hand me downs" from relatives in Britain.
Graham recalls growing up in Adelaide in the 1950's.
The Life Story Circle topic this week is My Youth and Teenage Years. Ruth recalls her teenage years and the changes she went through.
This week's topic is Childhood Routines and Graham, like many others, chose to focus on bathtime which was usually a weekly occurence.
Helen, who grew up in Whyalla, South Australia, talks about her memories of bathtime and bedtime.
This week Ruth talks about her childhood and, in particular, her pets from that time.
Growing up in the 1940's meant that your friends came from your street and you played outdoors with them. In this story Graham recalls his friebds and the games they played as children.
Early schooling was different in the 1920's compared with today. Bill tells how different it was - one room, mone teacher who had one arm (a war injury).
In Australia Legacy means something very special. Legacy is a charity providing services to Australian families suffering financially and socially after the incapacitation or death of a spouse or parent, during or after their defence force service. Legacy currently (2013) cares for 100,000 widows and 1,900 children and disabled dependants throughout...
Graham was born in October 1939 and here he recalls his early childhood and schooling in Adelaide, South Australia.
Helen shares her memories of her pre school years in Whyalla before the days of kindegarten..
Alice remembers how difficult it was to plan a family in the 1950's in rural South Australia.
In this story Bill talks about his brothers and sisters, their education and their closeness as a family and community.
Graham tells the Life Story Circle about his extended family - on both sides...
Ruth recalls growing up in Adelaide in the 1950's, in particular her preschool years.
