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Helen Walker

My favourite subject and teacher

Helen remembers her favourite subject as Biology taught by Sister Mark later to become Sister Carmel.  She met up with Sister Carmel some time after leaving school and developed a life-long friendship with her.  
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Lisa Calabria

My passion for art and writing

My passion for art and writing
Lisa explains how as a child she loved to draw.  Her family owned a market garden in South Australia and she drew on the paper that lined the tomato boxes before they went to marked.  As an adult she developed her passion for drawing into an artistic talent.  She also loves...
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Judith Black

Special teacher

Special teacher
Judith recalls her most special teacher  - Dr. Lyn Barrow from Brisbane Teachers College.  Dr. Barrow taught Psychology and she learnt many things that stood her in good stead about dealing with children.      
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Terrie Wiederich

Mt Rainier, June 2011

Early in June 2011, David and I were called to Washington state to be with David's brother, Dale, who was dying of lung cancer. Thanks to David's sister, Rosa, we were able to take a flight quickly and at little cost. When we got to the hospice in Lakewood, Rosa, and...
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Heather McCray

Wausau, WI - Middle School in the Midwest

Wausau, WI - Middle School in the Midwest
  727 McIndoe Street: Dinon's Wausau home (Present day: Google Maps Street View) It was the Spring of 1942 when the Boyer family  moved 1,200 miles  from  Nahant, MA  to Wausau, WI.  My grandfather, Dinon, was 10 years old at the time, and lived with his family in  a huge white...
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Aletha Turley

History of Willis Sherman Gibbons - Written By His Own Hand (1944)

History of Willis Sherman Gibbons - Written By His Own Hand (1944)
Born in Norway, Iowa 11 February 1870.  My father's name was Austin Gibbons who was born in 1828 in Ireland (exact place unknown at this writing, October 25, 1943).  Father was a farmer, quite prosperous. Mother's name was Hannah Keeley born in 1838, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Nine children were born...
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Joyce Pounsett

My favourite lessons at school

My favourite lessons at school
Joyce enjoyed school and while she didn't have a favourite lesson she excelled in mental arithmetic and arithmetic.  However she also did well in english, history and georaphy as well as typing and bookkeping at High School.  She is grateful for her education and the benefits that she reaped in later...
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Lisa Calabria

Harvesting broccoli with my sister

Harvesting broccoli with my sister
Lisa spent her early years in Italy.  She was one of 10 children and they shared everything, including the clothes they wore.  She tells an amusing story of the day she and one of her sisters went to pick broccoli from the family vege patch.
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Annette Lorenz

Tribute to Maria Lorenz and other family members and their war efforts

Tribute to Maria Lorenz and other family members and their war efforts
  Annette shares with us stories of her father (WWII and Korean) and grandfather (WW!) who served their country in war and suffered following their experiences.  Annette gives a  tribute to her mother-in-law, Maria Lorenz who was held as a prisoner of war in a German camp  
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Judith Black

Favourite Lessons at School

Favourite Lessons at School
Judith recalls her favourite lessons at School as Latin and French.  
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Dick Pellek

The Quirkiness Of Malaria

The Quirkiness Of Malaria
On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   The Quirkiness of Malaria Malaria is a serious scourge in the tropical countries of the world.  According to the World Health Organization, in 2010 there were 216 million episodes of malaria resulting in 655,000 deaths.  The...
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Dick Pellek

Taking A Little Tour By Satellite Photo

Taking A Little Tour By Satellite Photo
On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia C hronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Let Me Take You On A Little Tour (in Google Earth)   Those with wanderlust in their blood often can be found in far-flung places, living out their dreams.  So it is that a restless...
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Dick Pellek

On Mathematics and Nightmares

On Mathematics and Nightmares
  On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   On Mathematics and Nightmares   Maybe the title of this vignette should be,  On Nightmares and Mathematics.    As an adult, the  Footloose Forester  does not have many nightmares, but when they disturb his sleep,...
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Dick Pellek

Remembering Secret Pleasures

Remembering Secret Pleasures
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Dick Pellek

WOW and Gee-Whiz Responses Belong in the Toolbox of Inquisitive Observers

WOW and Gee-Whiz Responses Belong in the Toolbox of Inquisitive Observers
On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   WOW and Gee-Whiz Responses Belong in the Toolbox of Inquisitive Observers   When you see a Metasequoia glyptostroboides growing next to a red maple tree on your sister’s lawn in Tennessee, it kind of makes your...
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Debbie Youd

History of Sarah Robinson Rushton

(written by her daughter, Pamela Rushton Buttle)   The subject of this sketch, Sarah Robinson Rushton, was born in West Bromich, near Birmingham, England in August 1836. She was the daughter of Mary Wood and John Robinson. John Robinson was a member of the Church of England, while her mother, Mary...
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Debbie Youd

History of Sarah Robinson Rushton

(written by her daughter, Pamela Rushton Buttle)   The subject of this sketch, Sarah Robinson Rushton, was born in West Bromich, near Birmingham, England in August 1836. She was the daughter of Mary Wood and John Robinson. John Robinson was a member of the Church of England, while her mother, Mary...
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Heather McCray

Wausau, WI - The McIndoe House

Wausau, WI - The McIndoe House
  In the Spring of 1942, just a few short months after Pearl Harbor, my 10-year-old grandfather and his family  moved 1,200 miles  from  Nahant, MA  to Wausau, WI. His parents, my great-grandparents Ralph and Babe, had taken on a lot more responsibility in the 12 years since their 1930 marriage....
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Bill Corey

Reflections on our Australian stories & origins

Reflections on our Australian stories & origins
Bill talks about the good times and the hard times over his life and reminds us that we are all sons and daughters of migrants.
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Pat Carlson

Preparing for the journey to Australia

Preparing for the journey to Australia
Pat relays how she learned in 1946 at the age of 13 that she may be selected to journey to Australia to live,  She spent the next couple of years learning about Australia and overcoming her fears about such a long journey. On 17th December 1948 she left Nazareth House, her...
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