tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post4375596352611677980..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday and Fab Feb Photo Collage - Day SixteenAlex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-61751003360886083472013-02-23T07:36:36.076+10:002013-02-23T07:36:36.076+10:00I agree Pauleen...I am glad you liked those photos...I agree Pauleen...I am glad you liked those photos....I can't wait to get her service record too.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-45251671930200657982013-02-23T07:35:57.457+10:002013-02-23T07:35:57.457+10:00Hmmm....this could be part of a sneaky plan to get...Hmmm....this could be part of a sneaky plan to get around the country as often as possible....let me get out a pen and paper and start planning!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-62552838940234524482013-02-18T17:55:57.481+10:002013-02-18T17:55:57.481+10:00Good idea from Ticklebear there! Could keep you bu...Good idea from Ticklebear there! Could keep you busy for some time ;-). I enjoyed this post Alex and in a strange way I "liked" those POW photos -the hope contained therein and the camaraderie. It will be interesting to see what her service record tells you. Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-31688430111883696762013-02-17T19:08:59.563+10:002013-02-17T19:08:59.563+10:00She looked very fetching in that uniform!!
I also ...She looked very fetching in that uniform!!<br />I also think it would be interesting to see all of those Sulman awarded buildings, perhaps in a "then and now" scenario?... <br />It would give us a sense of the architecture of the time and what is noteworthy. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-15166090215892714452013-02-17T17:20:51.545+10:002013-02-17T17:20:51.545+10:00Get out of here! Ann you are a legend. I never k...Get out of here! Ann you are a legend. I never knew that.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-85858410964878822112013-02-17T13:40:45.193+10:002013-02-17T13:40:45.193+10:00My Gran b 1897, and all other nice ladies always w...My Gran b 1897, and all other nice ladies always wore hat and gloves to go from the suburbs to the CBD. My memory of going with her through the 1960's is that the train ticket could be tucked inside a glove palm ready for handing in to the collector.<br />Back then, the purchase of boxed shoes would be wrapped in paper and tied with string in a loop for carrying, and that's what your Gran is holding there.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-28702938878590389372013-02-17T08:47:41.597+10:002013-02-17T08:47:41.597+10:00Oooh and thanks for becoming my latest follower!Oooh and thanks for becoming my latest follower!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-83712335707648576082013-02-17T08:01:38.985+10:002013-02-17T08:01:38.985+10:00Oh Little Nell, I'm glad you agree....they hav...Oh Little Nell, I'm glad you agree....they have been on my mind all day and I found them very affecting. I feel so very blessed in this life not to have been scarred by war.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-21618176145018687812013-02-17T07:59:10.747+10:002013-02-17T07:59:10.747+10:00I wish they were alive to hear that comment Postca...I wish they were alive to hear that comment Postcardy - Gran would have been very chuffed.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-75076332757396203552013-02-17T07:57:29.175+10:002013-02-17T07:57:29.175+10:00Thanks Bob - Have no fear, I will post about her s...Thanks Bob - Have no fear, I will post about her service when I find it. You can get some quite good detail in service records as I did with her younger brother's record - even a a copy of a letter in his own handwriting and a reference from the school. Good genealogical stuff. Now of course you've whetted my appetite about your elder brother....Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-53759905099682894362013-02-17T07:56:02.355+10:002013-02-17T07:56:02.355+10:00Thanks Alan...this is a great meme and I enjoy par...Thanks Alan...this is a great meme and I enjoy participating in it very much.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-84032907130465220612013-02-17T07:55:25.700+10:002013-02-17T07:55:25.700+10:00Girls often do look alarmingly mature for their ye...Girls often do look alarmingly mature for their years don't they? I remember some girls I went to school with really did look like proper women by the time we got to Grade 11 - very disconcerting. Gran certainly enjoyed life though it did present some challenges for her. She and I did enjoy a good chat. I was surprised how the hours went by with her just over a cup of tea and a scone.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-92001438438059072002013-02-17T07:53:11.644+10:002013-02-17T07:53:11.644+10:00Well Ann obviously you are now my first best frien...Well Ann obviously you are now my first best friend telling me my Gran's gorgeous. She did enjoy dressing up to go to town and would have been a milliner if she could. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-82847694088186535102013-02-17T07:51:44.701+10:002013-02-17T07:51:44.701+10:00Oh yes Jackie - I'm hearing you about so many ...Oh yes Jackie - I'm hearing you about so many photos still to scan....and analyse. I'm finding this month quite exhausting but soooo rewarding doing this Feb Photo Collage Festival - but it's only 28 photos and there are hundreds!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-33139364562915430062013-02-17T07:16:35.516+10:002013-02-17T07:16:35.516+10:00And a good theme it was too. You are quite right a...And a good theme it was too. You are quite right about those photos being heartbreaking Alex.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-74496282255851818172013-02-17T03:13:13.204+10:002013-02-17T03:13:13.204+10:00When I saw the photo, I thought the two women were...When I saw the photo, I thought the two women were the same age, so I was surprised to learn that they were mother and daughter.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-21991646804931053802013-02-16T23:03:53.321+10:002013-02-16T23:03:53.321+10:00Your aunt would be a similar age to my brothers wh...Your aunt would be a similar age to my brothers who both served in WWII. I wiuld be interested in what you find out about her service. I hope it is easier than mu quest for my elder brother.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-8939561700511056372013-02-16T22:36:14.393+10:002013-02-16T22:36:14.393+10:00A great post as we get to meet your aunt and we al...A great post as we get to meet your aunt and we also get to see more of those fabulous photos from the Australian collection.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-91505986815285596672013-02-16T22:32:15.802+10:002013-02-16T22:32:15.802+10:00Auntie, looks quite grown-up for her age and Gran ...Auntie, looks quite grown-up for her age and Gran looks too young to be her mother. Just love Gran's hat set at a rather jaunty angle. She looks as if she enjoyed life and a giggle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378637587289025611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-89249042455539193112013-02-16T20:47:48.317+10:002013-02-16T20:47:48.317+10:00Your Gran is gorgeous and just look at that hat. a...Your Gran is gorgeous and just look at that hat. and the gloves are very fine quality. Those street snappers were a blessing.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-58753072371997788072013-02-16T19:32:25.774+10:002013-02-16T19:32:25.774+10:00It reminds me of a photo I have of my grandfather&...It reminds me of a photo I have of my grandfather's sister, not sure which war. Must go and check - and scan it of course - so many photos still to scan.<br />Thanks for the memory.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-26589479295598618212013-02-16T18:43:25.483+10:002013-02-16T18:43:25.483+10:00Hi Brett - I don't know but if I find out I wi...Hi Brett - I don't know but if I find out I will let you know...the record of service may enlighten us here.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-37610975798079408542013-02-16T18:42:45.260+10:002013-02-16T18:42:45.260+10:00There is isn't there....sort of addictive real...There is isn't there....sort of addictive really...Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-5144842016980362532013-02-16T18:21:43.084+10:002013-02-16T18:21:43.084+10:00Great shot of Aunty Hazel in uniform. Apart from ...Great shot of Aunty Hazel in uniform. Apart from the cross and corporal's stripes on her sleeve (my rank too, many years ago) do you know what the other badges were?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-7930902919696075482013-02-16T15:28:28.801+10:002013-02-16T15:28:28.801+10:00Following your link I've been to the Sulman aw...Following your link I've been to the Sulman award site as well as the national briefly. Lots to look at.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.com