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5 photo albums on a shelf
A very small number of Trenna's photo albums

Photos played a very big part in Trenna’s life, especially in later years as her mobility decreased. She spent hundreds of hours sorting, scanning, dating and captioning photos stretching back to her very earliest days.

I therefore take quite a bit of time and care in choosing the photos I use on the site.

Below is a gallery of all the photos I have used so far. I have also created a page that displays all those photos. You should … Read the rest ... “All Photos Published on the TrennaMahney.com Website”

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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Kitchen Tapes Snippets and Vignettes Writing

The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits

A "Cash Account" page from a diary, with entries in blue ink hanwritting
One of the back pages of Trenna's 1973 diary. I think she was doing some budgeting. The $2 thongs were things to wear on her feet.

By Greg and by Trenna

This series of transcripts starts here.

A Little More on the 1973 Diary

The Post The 1973 Diary – Part 12 contains the last of the daily entries in Trenna’s hand written diary.

However, towards the back there is a section for “Accounts”  where Trenna has put some figures down.  I don’t know for sure, but I suspect it is an attempt at budgeting. 

Good on her for trying when she was just 15 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits”

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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Snippets and Vignettes

Why She Left Girlock in 1975

A typed letter from Girlock dated 18 June 1976
It looks like it took them 3 months to type a 2 sentence letter without Trenna, which is in line with her assessment of how functional the company was.

By Greg

NOTE: This post does contain some reference to an alleged sexual assault.

OK, so I confess. I don’t have absolutely all the details of this, but I know a fair bit. I always imagined that in due course, in our many long rambling conversations that more details would emerge.

Some did, some didn’t. And as a result I have been working through a bit of a mystery.

If you have read either the Kitchen Tapes series or The … Read the rest ... “Why She Left Girlock in 1975”

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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Snippets and Vignettes Writing

The 1973 Diary, Part 12

A 2 story red brick public building
189 Wellington Street, Perth was the site of the Perth Dental Hospital where Trenna has some success. This photo was taken in October 2022, the building has another purpose now. It was a teaching hospital and I remember in about 1975, when I was on the dole, I went there. I had 3 wisdom teeth removed under general anaesthetic. It cost me about $5!

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

16 July 1973 To The End Of The Year

Monday 16 July

Sue woke me at 7.30 and I very unwillingly got out of bed. Had breakfast and then got dressed and left for work.

It was really cold walking to work so instead of taking 15 minutes it only took me 10. Today a new girl is starting her name is Eileen she is about 21 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 12”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 11

A newspaper advert for The Dungeon Market sale
Some great items for sale in The Dungeon Market where Trenna frequently shopped. I would love to go through the 1973 market today but it closed many years ago.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

1 – 15 July 1973

Sunday 1 July

I awoke at 9.00 when Beth was knocking on my door, but I didn’t get up until 11.30. I had lunch with Beth and I lied again about Friday night.

After lunch I talked to Beth while she did her ironing and then I watched TV. There was a really good movie that had Hayley Mills in it. I … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 11”

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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Writing

The 1973 Diary, Part 10

A very cheap looking movie poster for "5 Fingers of Death"
This movie, which Trenna saw at the cinema on 9 June 1973 is credited with starting the Kung Fu movie boom of the 1970s. I don't think they put a lot of money into marketing. This particular poster is one I grabbed off a noticeboard when it screened at my university, probably around 1979. I think they would do the poster differently these days.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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All of June 1973

Tuesday 5 June

I got up at 7.20 and went down to breakfast. I left for work early as I had to stop at a chemist and buy a packet of Modess.

I walked through the dental hospital on my way to work and went to the toilet.

Work was pretty well much the same. Pat didn’t come in because she was sick. … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 10”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 9

The front page of the Daily News newspaper. It has a photo of 3 young women under an umbrella.
The front page of the Daily News for 4 May 1973. The 3 women were from the visiting Daly - Wilson Big Band on tour in Perth.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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All of May 1973

May 1, 2 and 3

GM:  There were no entries in the first few days of the month.

Friday 4 May

I woke up at 6.45 then got up and had a shower and washed my hair. I went down to breakfast. 

Work was pretty good. In the morning I had plenty to do, but I wasn’t being rushed, but after I had … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 9”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 8

The front page of the "Daily News Newspaper. It has headlines, 3 pictures of women and an ad for Easter eggs.
The front page of a Perth newspaper for the first date in this Post. The Daily News came out in the afternoons, so these photos were taken on the morning of 16 April 1973. The caption in part reads "...the cold south westerly wind today played havoc with the girls' long hair as they went to work this morning. The girl on the left was dressed for the cold, but it was a case of shiver while you walk for the lass on the right." I picked this particular page because of the date, but the woman in the background on the right does look a little like Trenna. I DON'T think it is.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

16 – 30 April 1973

Monday 16 April

I got up at 7.30 and then went to breakfast. Sue and I had breakfast with Ruth and Marg. I got dressed for work and then left.

I seem to be doing a lot more filing out the back and I could bloody kill Cheryl for making me do it. I was glad to get home.

We had tea … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 8”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 7

An abstract painting of two naked people kissing on the beach
So why are there two naked people canoodling near the beach at the start on this diary post? Pablo Picasso died on 8 April 1973. Given the time difference, possibly about the time Trenna was trying to extricate herself from the Fruitorium.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

1 April – 15 April 1973

Sunday 1 April  

I got up at 8.30 and had breakfast. Thank goodness I didn’t have a stomach ache this morning. We went to Janette’s Sunday School.  At first we all just sat in the hall and sang songs.  Then we all broke into classes but no one came to Mr Nelson’s class so only 2 of us were in his … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 7”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 6

Interior of a large cinema
At 750 seats Cinema 1 was the biggest in Perth. This photo is by barryinperth and comes from the Cinema Treasures website (http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/48705/photos/122280) where you'll find the Creative Commons License for the photo.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

16 March – 31 March 1973

Friday 16 March

I got up at 10 to 7 and had breakfast. Today I don’t have to go to BC. It’s now at 10.20 and I haven’t done hardly anything except Mrs Cole locked me out of my room by mistake. 

I’ll meet Julie and Sue for lunch. We had a rather expensive lunch at Petite. Then I walked Sue … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 6”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 5

Open pages of a diary with blue ink handwriting in it.
The start of the March entries in Trenna's 1973 diary

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

1 March – 15 March 1973

Thursday 1 March 

Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast then I met Julie and Sue at 8.30. 

BC was the same as usual. I met Julie and Sue at 4.15 we talked then I walked Sue to her bus stop, we were really being stupid. 

I got home at 5.15. There was a message for me to ring … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 5”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 4

2 young women playing putt putt outside on a windy day
Trenna (on the right) playing Putt Putt with Nancy on 15 April 1973 at Cannington.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

15 -28 February 1973

Thursday 15 February

Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast. Left for BC at 8.15. Met Julie and Sue at 8.40. 

BC was the same as usual. Met Sue at 4.20 after waiting for about 15 minutes. She said Julie had to leave BC early, and she had just seen Murray Benton and was hiding from him. 

We went and had … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 4”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 3

A shop arcade front
Plaza Arcade in August 2022 - The Hay Street Mall end, near London Court. This is where Trenna and her friends met each day.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried

This series of transcripts starts here.

1 February – 14 February 1973

Thursday 1 February 

When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried.

BC was pretty well the same as yesterday.  I hurried home and put my Levi’s on and then went out.

“with your looks and my money we could do things”

… Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 3”
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The 1973 Diary, Part 2

People sitting on a suburban lawn in the evening
Barb has supplied this photo of the barbecue at her rented William Street house on 23 December 1972. Glen is in the red & blue shirt. Barb agrees with Trenna's description of Glen (see Saturday 20 January). Nancy is in the foreground next to him and Trenna opposite him in the right hand side foreground.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

15th – 31st January 1973 – The Start of Business College, and arriving at GFS

Monday 15 January

It was the first day of Business College.  I got up at 7 and Uncle Frank drove me in to town. I got there fairly early and went straight to the office.  

I had to fill in a form, then I was given my timetable.
9-11am – Bookkeeping
11-1pm – Typing
2-4pm – Shorthand

My bookkeeping … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 2”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 1

Head shot of 2 women smiling
At Aunty Jan's (Mrs Anderson) 90th Birthday celebrations. 27 August 2017. Trenna was happy to be there.

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

1st January – 14th January 1973

A brief intro and rave from Greg, then a transcript of Trenna’s first diary.

Intro

In the Kitchen Tapes Trenna mentions that she kept a diary for the first time in 1973. As it turned out there were many days she didn’t diarise and the 1973 Diary was the last she did regularly until until 2006.

Trenna and I partly transcribed the 1973 Diary when our interest was … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 1”