Shirley can't exactly remember how she met her first romantic interest, but they were together for a total of five years in a 'proper romance'.
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Technical or High School was the question Ruth faced when she left Primary School. Ruth's mother was insistent that she go to a High School, rather than a Technical School.
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After Ted came home from Australia, Margaret and Ted shared a home with her parents. Margaret's mother had to tell her she was pregnant - Margaret had never heard of morning sickness!
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The first part in a series on Lisa's suitors - lucky number ten! The story is drawn from Lisa's autobiography.
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Joyce recounts her hero worship of a family friend, Steve, who volunteered for a tour of duty in the Korea War.
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Alice was her mother's first child, but her father's tenth. This affected how Alice saw herself from the very beginning.
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Family was most important element of Lisa's social life, with a large migrant family there were lots of people and lots of things to do - such as picnicking and listening to 'Hit Parade' together.
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Having been married at 16 Annette had no real social life as a single adult. She tells the story of meeting her husband, getting married, and then moving to Watson, a halt on the Nullarbor Plain for the Trans Australia railway.
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Judith talks about last week's topic,and growing up in Brisbane.
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Joyce talks about growing up with her family and the many different activities - barbecues, vaudeville, radio shows and going dancing down the Port.
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The war changed social life for Shirley, although going to Church, dances and card games were still the high point of social life.
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Ruth describes her first job doing administrative work at the Olympic Tyre Rubber Company.
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There were lots of competitive sports in the orphanage. When evacuated to the countryside during the war, Pat had a rather unsuccessful experience with a horse from the moors. Pat was also an accomplished badminton player, as well as golfing and swimming.
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Margaret tells the story of how she met Ted and the romance - and hurdles- of getting engaged and married as servicemen and women during the war.
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Pat tells the stories of her life as a young adult including receiving a proposal of marriage after one evening out.
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