It is such a pleasure convening this group! Our May topic 'I Was There' elicited stories about natural disasters - ‘Benalla bushfires of 1951’; ‘the Benalla Floods of 1993’; ‘being ‘stuck in Ireland’ during the eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, 14-20 April 2010; celebratory family events ‘at my grandson’s birth’, ‘attending the 1990 Grand Final at the MCG with my 7 year old son’, ‘at Government House to receive the Order of Australia’; times of political and industrial upheaval ‘being with a Chinese migrant family when news broke of the Tiananmen Square massacre’, ‘nursing in Germany on the day Nikita Kruschev resigned’, ‘being on the picket line at the Melbourne Docks during the Patricks’ waterfront dispute in 1998’; tragic events - ‘coming across a fatal plane crash in Tasmania’; another football final story - ‘playing in the 1968 Ballarat District Football League Grand Final’ and other memorable events including Shirley’s experiences after arriving in Melbourne from England as a child migrant on the Jervis Bay in 1938 and Bev’s being outside the Southern Cross during the Beatles Tour in 1964.
At our June catch up at the Northo Elizabeth shared her ‘I was there’ story on living in Brisbane during ‘World Expo 1988’ and David read his story ‘Backpacks and blisters matter’ about ‘Walking the Camino’ in Northern Spain with his son Ollee. Pat and Joy, who will miss the next meeting, shared stories on our June topic ‘An Act of Rebellion’ - Have you ever challenged authority, defied expectations or fought for your beliefs? Choose a single, defining act of rebellion in your life & tell us about it.
The topic for July is ‘Travel Tales’ Everyone has at least one good travel story to tell. Share your best story of adventure or misadventure in 500 words or less.
Beverley Lee
At our June catch up at the Northo Elizabeth shared her ‘I was there’ story on living in Brisbane during ‘World Expo 1988’ and David read his story ‘Backpacks and blisters matter’ about ‘Walking the Camino’ in Northern Spain with his son Ollee. Pat and Joy, who will miss the next meeting, shared stories on our June topic ‘An Act of Rebellion’ - Have you ever challenged authority, defied expectations or fought for your beliefs? Choose a single, defining act of rebellion in your life & tell us about it.
The topic for July is ‘Travel Tales’ Everyone has at least one good travel story to tell. Share your best story of adventure or misadventure in 500 words or less.
Beverley Lee
