tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72532389642239189522012-02-16T05:58:18.394-08:00Childhood memorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580981059540862028noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253238964223918952.post-33051357814324391082009-04-26T22:14:00.000-07:002009-04-26T22:25:56.345-07:00<span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">For some time I have wanted to keep a record of the things, people and events that I remember when I was growing up!</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">Why? Because in the space of my lifetime thus far the world has changed so dramatically! Anyway this is my story</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">I was born in the city where my Mum had lived and then taken home to the remote country called the Monaro in NSW</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">My parents were granted a block of land under the soldier settlement scheme. </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">There was a ballot for the blocks of lands available and my Dad was successful in winning a block of 1600 acres.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">The land and climate was to say the least bleak and cold/freezing in winter and sometimes very hot in summer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">Iwas the eldest of 4 children; 3 girls and 1 boy </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7253238964223918952-3305135781432439108?l=myblogchildhoodmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Childhood memorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580981059540862028noreply@blogger.com0