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Roy Phillips New Member
Joined: 19 May 2014
Posts: 3 Location: South Coast NSW
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 9:23 pm Post subject: East Hills Migrant camp |
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Hi All
My name is Roy Phillips and my family lived at East Hills Migrant camp in late 1953/54. I attended Hammondville Primary school in Grade 3 teacher Mr. Cleary [I think] We arrived on SS Chitral ex UK and initially went to Bonnegilla migrant camp then East Hills. My parents Norman and Florence. My father worked as an aviation mechanic at Bankstown and my mother had a job as a waitress in Sydney. I remember catching the bus to school and the terms Moffat and Whittles which I think referred to two areas of the Hostel. I can remember the canteen/shower blocks/the rver play areas and that my mother hated the place.I can only remember the Thorne family who may have returned to the UK. We left East Hills for SA in 1955 when my father got a job with AVROE at WRE in Salisbury as Woomera was being developed. A lot of water under the bridge I am now nearly 70 and retired my parents both passed very young. A great experience that must have tested my parents resolve. Would anybody remember us after such a long time? _________________ We arrived at East Hills via Bonegilla Migrant Hostel approx late 1953/54. I cannot rcall which hut we lived in I was 7 years of age my sister was 4 yearsof age.My parents were Norman and Florence. |
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aussietrekker Senior Member
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Posts: 790 Location: Geelong
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Roy, there are so many ex-Hammondville Primary kids on this forum, someone ought to list a roll call! |
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Roy Phillips New Member
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Posts: 3 Location: South Coast NSW
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 12:50 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the acknowledgement I appreciate it very much. _________________ We arrived at East Hills via Bonegilla Migrant Hostel approx late 1953/54. I cannot rcall which hut we lived in I was 7 years of age my sister was 4 yearsof age.My parents were Norman and Florence. |
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phil Active Member
Joined: 05 Aug 2008
Posts: 32 Location: england
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 6:01 pm Post subject: hammondville |
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aussietrekker wrote: | Hi Roy, there are so many ex-Hammondville Primary kids on this forum, someone ought to list a roll call! |
YEP , Im ex Hammondville too _________________ phil |
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