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Jill tells about the fashions in the 1950's while she was growing up. She liked to wear very full skirts gathered at the waist with lots of petticoats. One of her favourite outfits was a black watch tartan skirt with black stockings and pointy toed shoes. Bikinis were in fashion and...
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Judith talks about her life in Brisbane, Canberra and Nambour as a young women. She shares memories of her favourite music, dances and other interests as well as the friends that she partied with.
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Joyce tells us about her years as a teenager working in her first job, living at home and contributing to the development of the new family home at Rostrevor South Australia
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Ruth's interests as a young adult included ten pin bowling, ice skating and going to the beach. She was a member of Legacy and met her friends mainly through her church. Her interests were embroidery, crochet and different crafts. Endless Summer was one of her favourite movies. She is still in...
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Jill was living in Clare South Australia when she was a teenager and her interests were table tennis and tennis and going to local balls and dances in Clare and Jamestown. She tells us about moving to Adelaide and finding the right place to board and going to dances at Burnside...
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Annette tells us about meeting a boy named Scott at the school social. He was a very serious boy and she was very shy. On their first date they went to the drive-in theatre to watch a movie, or so she thought....................
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Margaret talks about being paid 5 shillings per week when she worked for her father in the early 1940's. When she joined the WRENS in 1943 she was paid 16 shillings per week and her 1st uniform was provided. Her parents gave her a 'best' suit for Xmas and she describes...
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From an early age Judith remembers listening to and enjoying music. Her parents had a record player and they played a wide range of classical music. At Nambour High School she went to classical music concerts. And to this day she finds classical music uplifting.
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Jill talks about playing board games as a child, her favourite books and outdoor activities and her friend, Maria.
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Bill recalls the delight he got from getting his first motor bike in Adelaide in the 1930's.
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Jill talks about her carefree childhood growing up in Clare South Australia. She tells us how she played dolls and dress up with her friends and describes a variety of other childhood games.
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Bill spent his early years in Tarlee South Australia and then moved to Adelaide. In this story he recalls life in Adelaide in the early 1930's and especially his first job.
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