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1970s Snippets and Vignettes

Underage Drinking and a Police Chase

The front grille of a HR Holden car
The type of car Earl drove is lost to history. I imagine it was a 1960s Holden, like this HR model.

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

By Greg

1970s music blared from the two tacky speakers inexpertly mounted in the from door cards and dodgily connected to the cassette deck.

The old Holden was stationary in a deserted clearing near the Canning River, not far from Perth.

The women were drinking Brandavino from the bottle, each sipping, girding their loins to help swallow the sweet fortified wine. Then wiping the dribbles from their lips. It was a … Read the rest ... “Underage Drinking and a Police Chase”

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1960s Craig House Kitchen Tapes Mofflyn Homes

Barb’s Craig House Memories

4 1960s girls posing
"HIP, Marg. Barb, Madge & CH girl at Rotto". Trenna's sister Barb is second from the left. They were on a Craig House outing. December 1966.

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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1960s 1970s Craig House iPad Knowledge Mofflyn Homes Snippets and Vignettes

Trenna’s Rough Notes on Craig House

7 women and a man posing indoors
70th Anniversary of Legacy. Trenna on the left, Matron sitting at the front. The last photo Trenna had of Matron. April 1998.

By Tren, with a little help from her friends.

Brief Intro by Greg

Another document from Trenna’s iPad. I think she has collected thoughts and snippets of information together to help her and I put her story together.

The original document was entitled “1965-1972 Craig House” and it was in a folder called “Tren Family Chronology & Memoirs”. It was created in March 2014, and last modified on 1 October 2018 – a few months after the last of … Read the rest ... “Trenna’s Rough Notes on Craig House”

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1960s Kitchen Tapes Mofflyn Homes

The Kitchen Tapes No. 13

Trenna with a large snake
Python not Boa (Trenna's caption). Alice Springs, 5 November 2015. After surviving the potential attack by the lethal bob-tail goanna, Trenna had no problem with a small snake.

Recorded 7 May 2018

[ GM: Note before we start.  In these recordings of Trenna’s early years I can hear that she almost puts herself into a trance like state, as if she was channeling a very young, and a very different Trenna.  She gave this whole account speaking quite fast and with almost no breaks.]

[GM: In this recording, perhaps more than others Trenna has retold stories she has already covered (although there is also new material). Trenna and … Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes No. 13”