This document summarizes the life of an individual born in 1945 in London. It discusses that she traveled to Australia with her family in 1957, settled in Melbourne, and trained to be a teacher in 1964. She married in 1966 and had three children between 1968-1970. She enjoyed a long career in teaching from 1964-2011, including many years as principal. She traveled extensively and enjoyed activities like quilting and cooking in her retirement.

1. MY CHAT BOOK
Please feel free to look at it with me J

2. I was born in Benfleet in London in
1945.

3. My Dad, Thomas, was an engineer in
the British Navy. My Mum, Mair, was
Welsh.

4. In 1957 we travelled to Australia on
the Castel Felice. We settled in
Melbourne.

5. In 1964 I trained to be a teacher.

6. In 1966 I married the boy-next-door,
Robert.

7. In 1968, our son Mxxx was born. Jane
was born in 1969 and in 1970 Axxx
came along.

8. I had a short time off work – and then
returned to teaching. I loved it! In
1977 I started teaching at
Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC).
Class Photo removed from this version

9. I also enjoyed travelling. Here are
some of our travel photos…..
At Hong Kong Disneyland with
Jane, Adam, Tom and Jack
(my grandsons)
In Brugge with Rob
At Whitehaven Beach in the
Whitsundays

10. More travel photos
Having a modest ice coffee in
Budapest At Cesky Krumlov

11. More travel photos
In Copenhagen at the feet
of Hans Christian Anderson
Walking beside the
Rhine – we did a river
cruise from Amsterdam
to Budapest
In Venice with Jane

12. I have 3 grandsons. Txx and Jxx are
the oldest.

13. My youngest grandson is Bxx. He is
only 5.

14. Here we are at Jane’s wedding.

15. I loved quilting, sewing and cooking.

16. In 2011 I retired. I had been teaching for
45 years and for the last several years I
was principal at PLC Junior School.
Staff Photo removed from this version

17. In 2015 we moved to
Adelaide - here I am in
January 2016 at Mount Lofty.