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Lisa Calabria - Continuing my job as an interpreter

Lisa continues last week's story talking about finding a couple who she encountered in the Riverland. Many migrants were not aware of their rights in Australia like health care, pensions etc. A heart warming story.

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Joyce Pounsett - My Nineteenth Birthday at Sea

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

This being a free choice week Joyce talks about her 19th birthday on a PO liner in the Atlantic en route from England to Australia via South Africa in 1956.

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Jill Sayner - Neighbours in Clare

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Jill talks about her childhood neighbours in Clare during the 1950's. (Wait for audio - 5 secs)

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Cynthia Hood - A Day as a Garbo - Pt. 3

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Cynthia continues her story about her day out with the garbage collectors in 1984. These were the days when dustbins had lids and were made of metal not plastic. Additionally a couple of guys were needed to empty the bins into the truck (as shown below). Today this is done by...

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Bill Corey - Sailing; my life long passion

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Bill talks about sailing which has been his passion since he was fifteen when a neighbour invited him to go sailing. Bill goes on to mention how sailing helped him to fit into civilian life after the war.

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Joyce Pounsett - Continuing My Working Life

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Joyce continues her story about her working life in Adelaide which she thoroughly enjoyed... Audio starts after short delay.

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Alice Domagalski - If I could what one thing would I change?

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Alice chose a subject from the Memory Jar for this week's topic: if I could what one thing would I change. Some profound and heartfelt thoughts aired. Audio starts after short delay.

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Margaret Crowe - Training for Secretarial Work

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Margaret recalls training in shorthand and typing during the Second World War in Lincoln until she joined the Royal Navy as a Wren in 1944. Audio starts after short delay.

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Shirley Brown - My Early Working Life

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Shirley recalls her working life from office work to a munitions factory and finally as a Land Girl in the family vegetable garden. The photograph below shows the cauliflower harvest. Audio starts after short delay.

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Pat Carlson - My favourite time during my working career

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Pat fondly recalls her time as a swimming instructor.......

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Graham Maskell - Enjoying my job

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Graham tells as why he enjoyed his working life as a public servant in South Australia...

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Lisa Calabria - Tough times on the land

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Lisa recalls having to find a job when a winery went out of businerss owing them a great deal of money.... short delay for audio

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Jill Sayner - Colleagues and favourite times during my working life - Part 1

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Jill begins a two part story about colleagues and favourite times during my working years..... short delay before audio begins

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Bill Corey - 1933 You took what job was going

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Bill never planned to be a butcher but in 1933 (during the Great Depression) you took what was you could get..

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Colt .44 Bandanna For Suburban Cowboys

Dick Pellek

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Colt .44 Bandanna For Suburban Cowboys Some thoughts for stories come out of dreams, and others come while mowing the lawn. After many years of evidentiary coincidence, it is time to conclude that; for the...

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Ruth Payne - Neighbours

Campbelltown Library Life Story Circle

Ruth recalls her different neighbours in St Peters, an Adelaide suburb. Audio begins after a short delay.

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Nostalgia Is Easier To Do These Days

Dick Pellek

On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Nostalgia Is Easier To Do These Days As computer technology advances, month by month, it becomes easier for everyone to capture and then ultimately re-live many things from the past. Photographs and videos make it...

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Global Warming...Or Not?

Dick Pellek

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Global Warming…Or Not? We hear it all the time…global warming is a hoax. That statement comes from the right wing of the political spectrum. It would seem that their agenda is to convince us that...