I have never lived anywhere longer than nine years.
As Dad was badly affected by his experiences in the war, he needed to work outside so got farm work in the UK. A cottage was a part of his wages.
We moved around several farms before the big adventure, we came to Australia to start a new life. We started in the South-West of W.A. in a small mill town, then moved to a nearby regional town. Then up to the hills area North of Perth.
Then, after a brief period in the city my family settled in Mandurah, a coastal town South of Perth. They settled I didn’t.
I had left school and was working, so I moved to the big city. I boarded, I shared flats; I got live in jobs; I moved a lot.
I headed off on a cruise back to the UK to reunite with family. In the UK I lived with one Aunt, then another, then a rooming house whilst I worked and travelled.
Another cruise and I was home in Australia again.
I joined the RAAF which meant, once again, I was off and moving. I lived in all states of Australia, some multiple times and somewhere along the line, got married and moved out of on base rooms to a house.
Even after leaving the RAAF, we just kept moving following new opportunities until settling here in Benalla (for now!!!!!).
Heather Hartland,
October 2022
As Dad was badly affected by his experiences in the war, he needed to work outside so got farm work in the UK. A cottage was a part of his wages.
We moved around several farms before the big adventure, we came to Australia to start a new life. We started in the South-West of W.A. in a small mill town, then moved to a nearby regional town. Then up to the hills area North of Perth.
Then, after a brief period in the city my family settled in Mandurah, a coastal town South of Perth. They settled I didn’t.
I had left school and was working, so I moved to the big city. I boarded, I shared flats; I got live in jobs; I moved a lot.
I headed off on a cruise back to the UK to reunite with family. In the UK I lived with one Aunt, then another, then a rooming house whilst I worked and travelled.
Another cruise and I was home in Australia again.
I joined the RAAF which meant, once again, I was off and moving. I lived in all states of Australia, some multiple times and somewhere along the line, got married and moved out of on base rooms to a house.
Even after leaving the RAAF, we just kept moving following new opportunities until settling here in Benalla (for now!!!!!).
Heather Hartland,
October 2022
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