"Memories of Townsville and Australia" Townsville by rwlittle
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rwlittle in Townsville and Australia, long ago and far away...
Our family moved to Australia from Canada in 1974, settling in the city of Townsville, which is in the state of Queensland. I don't know much about Townsville--I was too young, really. So, if you're looking for information about Townsville, I suggest you check out some of the other pages. I believe I identified the hill in the photo above, as being Castle Rock, based upon stevezero's page.
My father taught at Currajong State School, an elementary school, and I ended up going to school there as well (see the photo above). On school vacations we visited family in Port Lincoln (having visited Sydney and Melbourne on the way), Ayer's Rock, and Darwin.
After a few years, my folks moved us back to Canada in 1978. The story was that Mom couldn't take the insects any more...secretly I think they were just homesick, or missed hockey.
Memories...
All in all, it was a fun experience, living in Australia. The things I remember are rather scattered--I was young, after all. I remember nights in the caravan, one one of our trips. I remember sleeping in the car one night in Sydney, because all of the caravan parks were full. I remember the hills near Mount Isa, as we drove to Ayer's Rock--but not Ayer's Rock itself. I remember crocodile parks/zoos.
I also remember the little things...our home on Wandella Crescent, with the swimming pool in the back...learning how to swim...smacking my head on cement at school and bleeding profusely...planning birthday parties for my sister two years in a row, inviting all my friends from the neighborhood, and (both times) telling my parents about it only at the last minute!
The last cyclone that blew through made a big impression on me. The street flooded early, so my folks have pictures of my sister and I swimming up and down the road. Later, the winds picked up, and the flooding got worse during the night...a little scary for a 7-year-old. The extreme weather we often experienced in Australia first got me interested in science, and being a scientist (I checked a book out of the school library in grade 3 about scientists)...this is one of the seeds which eventually led me to become a physicist and engineer.
Lastly, I remember it being awfully bright! Note how white my hair is, and how I';m squinting away in these photos...
Good times...I'd like to go back and visit some day...
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Haha, great intro photoes and kiddy memories :-) I think I will drive a car in Australia... someday (a dream!).
But there is hockey here - but too hot and hard in dry old T'ville. It's terribly dry just now. Not a pleasant example of Aus TropicalNorth.Well done Richard(Dad'sKodakchrome?). I lved in Currajong,too !..L.
Wait... there is no hockey down under??? That just ruined my day, eh!
Just loved the school photo! I moved there in 1978... I have a similar school photo to this! Thanx for stopping by my Australia page!
wow, great stuff! you had colour pics back in 1975? :-)
Holy cow. You're an Aussie-Canadian ex-pat? Scuba_girl's an Aussie ex-pat. Small world. :-)
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