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stribe · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:34 am Post subject: Members going wuiet

some members are going a bit quiet, come on any memories st all, doesn't matter what it is, my memory was joggedcwhen someone remembered rabbit was the Nick name for George Banks I remember calling him that at Jeromihas horse place
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Janet Robinson · Active Member Joined: 19 Sep 2009 Posts: 23

Who remembers.......The Wilsons, Gail, Alan etc. The Slatterys, Susan etc. The Millers, Jean, Drew, Jim. The Slees - big German family, The Watsons, Ruth etc. (Irish). The Mitchells (our next doors) big bad boy family, one tried to drown me over at the back beach. The Davies', Pamela etc. (These are all kids names). Oh and Geddes, Anne Geddes - I always wonder if she is the famous one who does the baby calendars.

aussietrekker · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:30 am Post subject:

We went to school with the Slees, they were Dutch. They lived in Galvin Street, Altona. Adrian married a girl from my class at St. Joseph's, they moved out Macedon way and kept horses. Our Colette runs into Kitty Slee in Hopper's Crossing now and then.
Janet do you remember your unit number, or where those other families lived? We're compiling a giant map. I remember the Watsons, they fronted onto the creek.

nan · Active Member Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 13

who remembers the Watts?. Father's name was Barney, they moved to altona.

aussietrekker · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:55 am Post subject:

Nan, did you ever live on one of those streets off Brook Drive?

Susan Gillet · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject:

Oh, wow. I remember Susan Slattery. Had totally forgotten. Thanks for reminding me. Smile

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Janet Robinson · Active Member Joined: 19 Sep 2009 Posts: 23

stribe · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:10 am Post subject:

Wish we could get Gail and Alan to the reunion. I remember all these names but not much about them
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stormfour · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:15 am Post subject:

nan · Active Member Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 13

I still live in Brook drv, not for long moving very soon. cheers

stribe · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:47 pm Post subject:

Not out of Altona, you can take the girl out of Altona but you can take Altina out of the girl. To borrow a phrase from Csrolyne
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stribe · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject:

I meant can't (this phone typing pad so small) son in law always on computer so have to do all this in the phone
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aussietrekker · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:34 am Post subject:

I lived in 64 Brook Drive, left in 1972. The reason I asked is I used to see a kid who looked a lot like your brother in Brook Drive, but I thought he came from one of the side streets.

flyingscotsman danny · Active Member Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 80

This probably is not the correct post for my question, anyway can someone tell me when our old hostel was demolished and/or the new self-contained units built? Thanks Surprised

aussietrekker · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:51 am Post subject:

1969.