My siblings and I caught a bus in Barkley Street (walking from home in Carlisle Street) that took us to Elwood High. The first thing I did was to take off my hat and sit on it. I didn't like hats!

I remember school as being very structured-students listened to teachers and didn't argue - it seemed natural then. I also enjoyed the freedom to go out of the school grounds to buy lunch at the local shops! Students were of various nationalities. Being of Chinese descent; albeit, Aussie born, I alw...

‘……you see we are busy, and I am afraid that writing memoirs for the school website has well and truly taken a back seatfor the time being. Just keeping up with emails, and other normal household chores, takes up a lot of our time, and we also enjoy watching TV In the eveings, especially "old movies" on DVD when there is "nothing much else on". You never know, one day I may get to writing a few lines, if I feel like it....'

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