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Linda1952 · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:50 am Post subject: East Hills Hostel 1958till 1963

Hi all just been forwarded this site. wow! the memories are flooding back. We (that is me mum dad and brother arrived at East Hills Hostel 1958till 1963. I belonged to the oldfriends and posted many photos there also made contact with many an old friend from those days. I have old school photos from the Hammondville School days.
Love to talk to others who remember those days.
I am now living in NZ married with four wonderful grown children two beautiful granddaughters.
linda Smile

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City of Sails NZ

cruzyandrew · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject:

Hi Linda
I went to Hammondville from March 1960 until Dec 1962. My sister Margaret Barrett was there at the same time. If you were friends with Monica then you are probably more my age than Margarets.
If we hadnt come to New Zealand then we would of all started High School at the same time.
We were at Heathcote, on the bottom row next to the road to East Hills right opposite the track that went to the creek.

I live in Ch CH (NZ) but spend a bit of time in Australia and have been back to where Heathcote was and also to the school several times.
Funny how the parents generally hated these places but we kids loved it!!
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Heathcote Hostel 10th March 1960 to 25th Dec 1962

Len · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:30 am Post subject:

Hi Linda and welcome. wave

richardhallford · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject: Recruitment Film

I recall my Dad taking me to the Kelvin Hall, in Glasgow. We watched a film that was a recruitment film for Australia. I remember that part of the film was about the wonderful apples grown in Tasmania. Everyone was smiling and happy of course. It turned out that they were happy too!
As for the long sailing trip, we didnt have it. We flew over in a 707. The Captain was a very well known pilot. I have a copy of the BOAC Junior Jet Club badge and log book. We seemed to land a lot as the 707 had to refuel. Not like these days.

ninette · Active Member Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Posts: 14

Hi. I was at East Hills and went to Hammondville Primary 1962/1963. I was the Girl School Captain Glynis Ross and the boy SC was Robert Dransfield (who I've contacted since) Remember the tuck shop? Besides the pies I loved a cake called a Matchstick which consisted of layers of flakey pastry , jam and cream.This was when I didn't take my little paper bag with sandwiches, cake and fruit. Were you on the school bus when there was a dead horse on the road on the way to school? In that heat it was really smelly. We used to play on the Army Dump. I remember the queues we formed at the bus sops after school and so much more. I also live in Auckland