South Australia

My Family (continued)

Lisa Calabria

Lisa continues the inspiring story of her family .....

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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.

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Travelling to the Middle East 1940

Bill Corey

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....

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Fashions of the Day

Ruth Henderson

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 Maskell

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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Teenage Fashions

Helen Walker

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.

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Adolesence

Graham Maskell

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

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Teenage Years

Ruth Henderson

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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Friday Night was Bath Night

Graham Maskell

This week's topic is Childhood Routines and Graham, like many others, chose to focus on bathtime which was usually a weekly occurence.

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Household Routines - Bathtime and Bedtime

Helen Walker

Helen, who grew up in Whyalla, South Australia, talks about her memories of bathtime and bedtime.

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Childhood Pets

Ruth Henderson

This week Ruth talks about her childhood and, in particular, her pets from that time.

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Friends and Schoolmates

Graham Maskell

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.

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Early Schooldays

Bill Corey

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).

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Legacy Support For My Family

Alice Domagalski

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...