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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Writing

The 1973 Diary, Part 6

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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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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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Kitchen Tapes

The 1973 Diary, Part 4

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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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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Barb’s Craig House Memories

A Kitchen Tape Extra

By Trenna’s sister Barbara, with an introduction from Greg

Introduction

In 2018 Trenna asked her sister Barb to jot down her memories of Craig House. Barb is six years older than Trenna. It was at exactly the same time as Trenna and I were recording Trenna’s stories and I have no doubt it was as part of Trenna’s research in preparation for writing her own story.

Barb subsequently sent the notes that appear below, and when … Read the rest ... “Barb’s Craig House Memories”

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1970s GFS Kitchen Tapes

The Kitchen Tapes # 20

Recorded 11 June 2018

Girls Friendly Society (GFS) – but will they be friendly?

GM:  We are continuing our recordings with Trenna Mahney.  Today is Monday, the 11th of June 2018.  Tren, we’ve talked a lot about Craig House.  Eventually you moved out to Girls’ Friendly Society. I think you were 15, it was 1973.  Tell me about that era.

THM:   Well I turned 15 in September 1972, and that was the final year of Craig House.  I spent the … Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes # 20”