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Jeannie
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:53 am    Post subject: Hi there (Cabramatta) Reply with quote

Hi there, I was 9 years old when my parents, and 3 sisters arrived at Cabramatta in the April. I hated it. It was a far cry from what we were used to. My sister Sarah who was 15 at the time met a few people her own age, but my other two older sisters and myself found life very difficult. I can remember we lived next door to a family who was in quarranteen. We didn't stay long and moved about for years. I think we counted 14 schools in 7 years. I love Australia now but it took a lot of years to forgive my parents for splitting our family apart, as we left 2 married sisters and a brother in the UK. I plan to make my first trip home next year.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Jeannie and welcome to our forums.
Hope you have a great time when you re-visit home. How long have you been away?


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We arrived in Australia April 1966 Anzac Day actually.Everything was closed due to public holiday. Hopefully I can arrive on the 43rd anniversary next year or the year after. I cant wait to go and see where I came from, and the two sisters who who we left behind.
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