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phil · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: East hills/ Heathcote 1968-1970

hi ,my name is phil key, i arrived in easthills approx feb 1968 with my parents, mavis & clifford and yonger sister jackie, we sailed from southampton on the fairstar (5 weeks !)
stayed in numerous huts on east hills and the new flats before finishing off our two year stint on heathcote,adjacent to the desert, and then returning home on the angelina lauro
i attended hammondville school , my mum used to work in the canteen on the hostel,
used to play football for the hostel team ,a guy called "skip" used to train us and take the whole team crammed in his car (cortina ?)

used to love going to luna park on the train
fishing in the creek
water fights in the laundry room
singing on the bus to & from school
building camps
building bridges over the ditches on the edge of the desert and actually watching the adults use them
the fair that came to the edge of easthills
loads of fond memories and pics, will post again
from a kids veiw the hostel was great, like being on a holiday camp with all your mates , luvved it !
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Phyl · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject:

Hi Phil
You would have been at East Hills when my late husband was Manager there. My twins went to Hammondville school.
Neville would have been the "skip" when you were there and later it would have been John.
Loved your post Very Happy

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Phyl

phil · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject:

thanks for the reply,
cant remember any twins,- what were their names/age ?
i have a schoo; photo somewhere
i was at school aged 9 to 11,
i think the head was a mr wells, other teacher names i remember are mr hadyn, mr windsor ,
will have to try to get some pics on here
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phil · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:

sorry i forgot to ask your late husbands first name ?
kind regards
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Len · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject:

Hi phil, welcome to our forums.
Sounds as though you had as much fun as we did when our family stayed at one of the hostels. We were down near Wollongong (Unanderra Hostel). We also had a bloke named skip. It was his job to take care of the hostels recreations facilities, soccer, swimming and indoor stuff etc. we even had an outdoor, flood lit basketball court, which was great during the summer months.

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Phyl · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:32 am Post subject:

Hi Phil,
My husbands first name was Tony. THe twins were about 12yrs when they were at Hammondville School in 1968-69 so a little ahead of you. THey were Charlie and Allan. We used to call Charlie, Anthony. I remember Mr. Wells.
Remembered afterwards Neville wasn't skip there as by that time he was in charge of youth activities throughout NSW,so not sure who was before John. Smile

I have a school photo .
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Phyl

Phyl · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:33 am Post subject:

Allan was in 6b class and Charlie (Anthony) was in 6a class at Hammondville School in 1968.What class were you in Phil?
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phil · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject:

hi phyl
cant remember which class i was in ! it was a long time ago (lol) i have a school photo somewhere and it has the class and teachers name in the forefront, when i find it i will try to get it posted,
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phil · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject:

hi phyl,
found the picture
it was class 4a in 1968, so guess i was a couple of years younger than your children
kind regards phil
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Phyl · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:57 am Post subject:

Hi Phil,
Thanks for the info. You would have been in the bus with them though I should think. Smile

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Phyl