Migrantweb.com Hostels Forum Forum Index Migrantweb.com Hostels Forum
Hostels were used to accommodate new Australians. 1950's-1970's
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Fairy Meadow Hostel 1969

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Migrantweb.com Hostels Forum Forum Index -> Fairymeadow (Balgownie) Hostel Forums:
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
ElaineK
New Member
New Member


Joined: 08 Apr 2017

Posts: 2

PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:18 am    Post subject: Fairy Meadow Hostel 1969 Reply with quote

Hi I'm Elaine Kirk. My mum, dad and sister Jacqui moved from Nottinghamshire England to Wollongong in August 1969. Dad had a job to come to at the Port Kembla Steelworks and we lived on Fairy Meadow hostel til September 1970. Mum worked in the kitchen on the hostel. I was 10 and I went to Towradgi Public School. We moved to Dapto after the hostel. I can't believe 2019 will be our 50th anniversary. We're planning a family trip to Fairy Meadow with our extended family to celebrate. Dad always says the only regret he has about coming to Australia was he and mum didn't think of doing it earlier Surprised
_________________
Fairy Meadow Hostel August 1969 - September 1970
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Alanw
New Member
New Member


Joined: 22 Feb 2018

Posts: 1

PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Elaine
We moved into Fairy Meadow around '68 and left in '69.
I also went to Towradgi primary, I would have been 5 or 6 at the time. My only stand out memory of the school being my front teeth getting knocked out from a swing!
My dad came out to work in the steel works at PK also, he drove an overhead crane in there, not sure if he loaded the smelter or carried cold rolls about. I have a few fond memories of the hostel, midgies and mozzies on hot nights buzzing around the lights outside the porch, the creek nearby where my dad and I woud catch some mullet and fry them back in the hut.
Even had a day out in the bue mountains and visited the set of Skippy at the rangers house up there. Good times as a young lad anyhow.
We went back to the UK in 69 for some reason and came back out to Wollongong in 73/74 to some units in Corrimal, going to East Corrimal primary school. Finally ended up in WA and been here since '75.
Keep planning to go back to the 'gong and see how it is as that's my first vision of Australia, still the best surf and coastline in my opinion.
Anyhow rambling on All the best.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Migrantweb.com Hostels Forum Forum Index -> Fairymeadow (Balgownie) Hostel Forums: All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
 
 
Copyright � 2003 migrantweb.com
Images on this site are owned. Reproducing, republishing or mirroring on other WebPages or websites without permission is not permitted.

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group