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stribe · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:09 am Post subject:

I have forgotten if I have said this before, a bit of alzheimers setting in, but the girl in the front of the photo that I am in is Nan Bryden
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stormfour · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:18 am Post subject:

yes it sure is,but I thought she was bigger than that,must have been when I was smaller than her Laughing

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Susan Gillet · Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:04 am Post subject:

Do we know where Nan is now? I know they moved to North Altona; I remember Marion McLean and I visiting her a few times.
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stribe · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:17 pm Post subject:

Nan Bryden moved to Altona with her parents, they never owned only rented, units flats etc, she got married to a really big guy who worked at the meatworks, they never had any children between the two of them, I had such a huge falling out with Nan that I didnt every want to hear anything about her, mum said she had changed and I should give her a chance, but she gave me such a beating because her boyfriend fancied me, I wasnt even that keen on him at the time but he followed me around and I got a pasting for it and it was a real pasting, I was a mess, I was about 16 at the time. I wouldnt know it if I saw her now.
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stormfour · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:33 am Post subject:

mm dont sound so good,that is something you dont forget in a hurry,she was always some one I was a bit scared of,if I had known she was capable of that I would have been terrified of her Shocked

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Susan Gillet · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:53 am Post subject:

Wow, I can understand why you wouldn't want to see her again. I was always scared of Nora Griffin, lol.

As I said, Marion and I visited the Bryden's a few times, and Nan always seems very nice. Marion and I were very envious of Nan's clothes, she had reall lovely modern stuff while Marion and I were still decked out in stuff from Coles etc. She let us borrow her dresses and for me, some shoes to walk around in and we both thought we were just wonderful, lol. A couple of monthslLater on she gave me a couple of pairs of shoes and some dresses too, so I guess I have fond memories of her.
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