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From Germany and China to Australia

By Lucie Kolmer, 1916 — 2010. Adelaide, SA. Rest in peace. In April 1934, my parents, my young brother, and I left Germany…
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A Sea Eagle Over Byron Bay

By Andy, 65. Byron Bay, NSW Hmmm when was this? Let’s see … I must have been back from India for quite a while. Months.…
Childhood stories, Memoirs

Mascot Memoir: Childhood on Botany Road

By Wendy, 71. Landsdale, WA I remember when we lived at my father’s shop in Botany Road and my parents let me climb out the…
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A Memorable Meal in Delhi, India, September 2019

By Lesley-Anne, 67. Christie Downs, SA It was our first day in Delhi. Visiting India had always been on my bucket list, and I…
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Good Sport in a Honolulu Triathlon

By Karen, 65. Sydney, NSW Don’t mean to brag, but I’m a Triathlete, of some repute. This happened on one of my first races…
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Mid-May 2019 in Bolzano on the Adige

By Lella, 82. Ivanhoe, VIC I’m in Bolzano — the city in Trentino Alto Adige that delineates the boundary between Italy and Austria. Cutting…
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The Flower in the Buttonhole in Tokyo

By John, 72. Kangaroo Ground, VIC I can remember it so clearly, as if it only happened yesterday: As I walked very briskly from…
Childhood stories, Memoirs

Growing Up in Bacchus Marsh and Melton

By Margaret Brooks, 93. Bacchus Marsh, Victoria Sunday 8.8.2021 I was born at Quamby Hospital, Bacchus Marsh on the 3.9.1927. I grew up in the…
Childhood stories, Memoirs

Climbing to the Top of the Norfolk Pine

By Paul Blanksby, 63. Helensburgh, NSW ‘You’re a sook, Miklas, a big sook.’ It’s that Johnno again. Oh, I could just… They can’t have…
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Gone Walkabout in the Australian Outback

By Dr. Marguerette Joyce Hill, 72. Adelaide, SA Philip clung desperately to his expensive Panama hat with one hand and to the rusty window…

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