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Granny came to stay from UK so needed extra bedroom so moved next door - she shared with Sue & Chris. Granny had a stroke which prolonged her stay. Going next door to watch TV in 1954. Catching tadpoles out the back of the nursery across the road. Brushing the horses at Mrs Owen's farm. Moved to 70 Parkway.

Watching the Sputnik 1 pass overhead from front gate in 1957...Richard. Xmas train going around with sandwiches. Julie had convulsions during hot weather and was dunked in a cold bath (much enjoyed by others I'm sure!!) Men walking back to Hernes Oak after closing time at the pub - quite amusing. We moved to 3 Outlook Rd. Immediate Neighbours: Frank & Betty Vogel (Sandra, John, Gary & David) Nearby Neighbours: Robinson; Love (back); MacRae; Langdon; Kerwood

We had best vegie garden in area and chooks. Dad worked at the briquette factory. Left home for Melbourne at 17. Lived near the ovals - cricketer's delight!! Paperboy from 10. Immediate Neighbours: 8 - Trevorall (?); 4 - Barr Nearby Neighbours: Johnnie McLaren

Father was appointed Head Master Yallourn Higher Elementary School - the move was a climate and culture shock, these were World War II years. February 1944 commenced YHES. Living in Yallourn was an experience never to be forgotten. The coal dust lodging on the white washing day. The smell when the wind blew from the Marysville Pulp Mill. The pure quality of the water. School teachers - Mrs Quatta with her little gramaphone introducing appreciation of classic music "Peter and the Wolf" - today when I hear this recording, one remembers her enthusiasm.

Immediate Neighbours: 58 Parkway - Cecil Cain & family; 62 Parkway - Phillips then Claxton; 64 Parkway - Garvin Nearby Neighbours: 56 Parkway - Menadue (John was Headmaster of YHS 1944 to 1950?), Ellis & Champion; 68 - Frith;

Fabulous adventures over the road, roaming the ovals, the pine plantation on the other side; the bunkers near the stables and the sports hall and the boating pond behind the swimming pool. Days spent at the swimming pool in the summer. Remember the ovals as they originally were when we first moved in, surrounded by bush and scrub. Remember the pool being built (dad worked on teh lights there). Our garden was big and had the remains of a chook shed when we first moved in. This became the basis of a cubby house which was used and used. It was right next to the plum trees which bore and bore.

Steve Jones and the steam roller doing road repairs. Off school because of infantile paralysis. Jock Morris, Alan Turnbull and myself starting school. Many happy days playing with the Melbourne and the Collins children. Immediate Neighbours: Melbourne, Saunders, Forbes, Boak Nearby Neighbours: Young, Collins, Griffiths, Pritchett, Sutton, Lynn Hassel

Immediate Neighbours: 10 - Brown; 6 - Crane; Rear was State School area Nearby Neighbours: Roberts; Madden

Playing up the bush building huts; taking Cindy (dog) to swim in large pond in the bush; catching yabbies in same pond with meat at the bottom of a stocking; raiding the fruit trees in the area - particularly blood plums and usually in the darkness of night; David Brown, next door, shooting out street lights with air rifle; rigging the telephone box so when B Button was pushed, money wouldn't fall and then once a week, collecting it. Walking to swimming pool (took ages) on Thurs nights for swimming training.. Walking to kindergarten way in front or way behind mother.

My dog chewing my doll that I got for Xmas and falling off the gate and splitting my eye open. Loved living in this street as I always played with Trevor Westmore and Pat Rickman. Nearby Neighbours: Joey Green & family. At the back of us, Mr & Mrs Smith and Marjorie & Ronald & Frank

Moved to 3 Southway

Good memories of family and childhood. Sense of community respecting neighbours. Special memories of things you never see any more like bread and milk deliveries. Street sweepers with a horse and cart, feeding his horse with a 'nose bag'. Immediate Neighbours: 42 - Peerless Nearby Neighbours: 43 - Green; 39 - Waddington

The SEC coming to paint the inside of the house. Playing under the house so I could see the driveway and who was walking down it. Hitting a ball against the chimney....Lesley

Immediate Neighbours: Scholes; Cullen Nearby Neighbours: Cockburn; Brown

Mum & Dad took pride in the garden, Mum won the “best garden in street” one year. Dad had his vegie patch and chook shed up the back, the little toilet shed was always there, full of intriguing tools and the lawnmower. Dad built the wood shed and later a carport. We had a wonderful black Labrador “Jet” who followed us kids everywhere, even into the pool if Otto was there! We all walked to school and came home each day for lunch.

Made close friends with Holds, met with many high school friends there, Grace Catchpole, Helen Johnson, Anne Knossow. Mary Bert and Joan Herriman (dad's brother) lived with us for some time, until their house was available. They came from Sth Australia. A great 17th birthday party. Mum feeding kookaburras, they would come right into the laundry. Meeting my future husband John at presbyterian church PFA the day after his arrival from England - both aged 16. Immediate Neighbours: Hold (Lil, Jack & Jim)

Hard times financially. Good with children. Married 20.2.1954 in Presbyterian Church in Yallourn. First house after we married - were trying to get a bigger house. Immediate Neighbours: Williams, Rissinich Nearby Neighbours: Thorpe, McKenna, Oliver, Russell

Attending Yallourn State School and Yallourn Technical School, swimming at Old Swimming Pool. Yallourn picture theatre, boy scouts, Yallourn Church Football Club and Yallourn Football Club. Yallourn Golf Club. Immediate Neighbours: Jack & Ellie Young Nearby Neighbours: 3 - Mr & Mrs Hamilton - Winny, Arthur & Gordon; 7 - Mr & Mrs Harold Walker and Mr & Mrs McDonell; Across the road - Trusler family