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Margaret Crowe

My first weekly pay and my best suit

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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Judith Black

Career advice and my first years of working

Career advice and my first years of working
Judith had her heart set on being a Lawyer only to discover in her last year of schooling that she had studied the wrong subjects.  She did a range of jobs in the gap between school and university including live-in nannying roles and waitressing.  She then trained as a Kindergarten Teacher in...
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Joyce Pounsett

School years and further study

Joyce talks about attending 5 Primary Schools in South Australia, her Secondary School Years at Norwood Girls Technical School and her choices of study as an adult
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Alice Domagalski

My year at secondary school

My year at secondary school
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Alice Domagalski

My best subject at school

My best subject at school
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Alice Domagalski

School and the depression years

School and the depression years
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Judith Black

My life long love of music

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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Salem Utah Heritage

L. Dean and Neva Joy Allan Lee

L. Dean and Neva Joy Allan Lee
This month we are spotlighting a man who was not born or raised in Salem.  However, he promised his wife he would bring her back to where she was born and grew up, which he did two different times. L. Dean Lee was born in Idaho and raised in Nevada.  He...
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Judith Black

My high school years at Nambour High

My high school years at Nambour High
Judith recounts her school life as her father changed jobs and they moved from Loftus to Griffith, then the family moved to Queensland.  They lived in Nambour and she enjoyed her time at the Nambour High School.    
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Avis Harrison

My favourite room

Avis talks about her bedroom which was her favourite room in her childood home in Port Pirie South Australia
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Avis Harrison

My school years in Port Pirie

Avis talks about her school days at Port Pirie South Australia from 1935, her Shirley Temple curls, her achievements at High School and her first job.
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Helen Cudjo-Woods

Peace of Mind

Learning how to allow peace in my mind had to be wanted.  No more drama is exactly that, No more Drama   Escape from reality,  what is reality these days? is in the eye of the beholder?  All I want to do is have Peace of Mind. Seek and you shall find, knock and...
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Judith Black

My favourite subject at School

Judith discusses her shool years at Sutherland, Loftus and Griffith Primary Schools (all in New South Wales Australia) and Nambour High School in Queensland Australia.  Judith tells us that she enjoyed all of her subjects, particularly English, Geography, Australian History and in her later years Mathematics and Latin.
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Dick Pellek

We Built It....We The People

We Built It....We The People
On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   We Built It…..We The People It’s regrettable that politics has to be so partisan. On the one hand, the concept of partisanship is the engine that drives the development of political platforms by which voters can...
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Jill Sayner

The role of the union in my career as a Toy Librarian and Kindergarten Teacher

The role of the union in my career as a Toy Librarian and Kindergarten Teacher
Jill first joined a Union in 1977 when she became a Toy Librarian.  The Union was the SA Institute of Teachers. As the role of Toy Librarian was a new one, Jill became involved in establishing a workplace Award for Toy Librarians. She later was able to study to become a...
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Dick Pellek

Remembering The Rutgers Tomatoes

Remembering The Rutgers Tomatoes
On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Remembering The Rutgers Tomatoes Thu’s mom, the original Bengal Tiger whose name was Trang Thi Dao, came north with us for the summer in New Jersey, while Footloose Forester visited with his parents and worked...
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Salem Utah Heritage

J. Reed and Lucy Taylor Cornaby

J. Reed and Lucy Taylor Cornaby
J. Reed and Lucy Cornaby have been married for 65 years and have lived in Salem for 32 years (Lucy Taylor was born and raised here.)  They have 7 children, 30 grandchildren and 60 great grandchildren. They have found Salem to be a very sociable and understanding place to live because...
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Salem Utah Heritage

Clark and Donna Nelson

This month we are spotlighting someone who was born in Salem and has never left--Clark and Donna Nelson.  Clark was born 86 years ago just one house away from where he now lives.  Over the years, he has been a farmer, cattleman, businessman, and, of necessity, jack of all rtades to...
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Salem Utah Heritage

Bill and Ramona Rust

Bill & Ramona Rust live at the top of what was known as "Rust's Hill."  Those of you lucky enough to have lived in Salem in the 40's and 50's would remember that was where you went to sleigh ride. Bill and Ramona became high school sweethearts and through the years...
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Salem Utah Heritage

Lew and Evelyn Christensen

Lew and Evelyn Christensen
Lew and Evelyn Christensen were both born and raised in Salem.  They raised 5 boys all who still live close by.  They have 20 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.  While Lew was growing up in Salem, he knew everyone's name and if they had a dog, he knew its name also. ...
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