WWTC 70 YEAR CELEBRATIONS

 Our 2 generals - Marion from Sydney and Sue from Canberra.

 Concentration while we get the tucker organised.

 Janice and Bernie Fitzpatrick.

 Lucie and Suzi didn't attend WWTC so they reckon 

their men can do the cooking! They can have a chat.

 Fay enjoying the food preparation at the lovely

setting beside the Murrumbidgee River. 

 A great result. Grahame ensures the wine is appropriate.

 Graeme O'B explains how it was exactly back in 1964.

 Doug too busy with eating to worry about photos. 

 Fay and Suzi have a yarn in the sun.

 Yep, there's only one Marion! Good onya girl!

 Graham Wright in the background, joins

Judy James as they sing the college anthem. 

Jan, Janice and Lucie all look pretty happy. 

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There were people from every session. Wrights, Lamberts,

Graham/Margaret Brown, Dino/Nola and Barry/Annette 

Lawrence were also staying at the Wagga Beach Van Park.

KENTHURST BONFIRE......AGAIN?

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

 Well, I'm afraid you had to be there! It's OK to read the book or even view the movie.... but in this case, NO, definitely not, you HAD TO BE THERE!

 Of course Terrific Tom (without his lovely wife) was fair game - poor bugger! I thought they mighta picked on me for a minute!

 However, Ethel and Mavis really delivered and especially did they deliver for Tom! I hope he's OK. Wonder if he got home OK.

 Trance-like? Yes. At peace? They sure were! Thanks to Ethel and Mavis, the rest of us were given some .... therapy. These 2 ladies - Bails and Helen S, sure look relaxed!

As well as THIS treatment, there was also the BOCCE or sort of lawn bowls activity, Rob Hughes with his poems, Bruce Lucas with the piano sing-a-long (we just loved it mate), the magnificent tucker thanks to Sue and Gerd (UNBELIEVABLE) and of course the usual bonfire! 
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Marion - we owe you a huge thank you. Huge. The teamwork where everybody brings a bit and tries to eat and drink a bit seems to work well. Of course some don't pull their weight which obviously means some even have to "play" harder than they'd expected to "play".
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Great to see Colleen Cureton join us after the extremely sad loss just last month, when Bob died suddenly while they were in Portugal. We all miss him deeply.
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Not sure whether Cyn over in Perth will read this - but it's really for her. A fair few of the mob here have nearly become illiterate due to increasing age! Sorry Graham & Janet Wright couldn't make it. There were a few notable absences, but John Cass, Judith Dark, Bob Sim and Gerard Say helped strengthen the numbers.

Next action will be in Wagga where umpteen folk from WWTC will gather to celebrate ..... something. If you want to join the fun there on the w/e of 27, 28 & 29 October, phone Lesley on 02 4322 5650 or email her on bruceles@bigpond.com - thanks.

Yes, Sir Les whatever his name is, visited us on one occasion. 

Now where was this photo taken and when? Not this year!!

FORSTER REUNION

It was a wild bunch that gathered at Forster at the end of Feb and into March this year - 2017. At least they regarded themselves as a "wild bunch". Of course over the years the edge has been rubbed off and they're now a fairly docile lot. At least that's what Terry Dwyer told me to write!!!

Fay Keast (1963-64), Dave Otterman (ring-in), Barb (Campbell) Otterman and Marg (Stuckey) Crofts. The Ottermans had come from Perth for the event.

Heather and Terry Dwyer along with Mick McGrath and his wife Robyn were the movers and shakers for the reunion. Forster is certainly a great spot for such a gathering. Ray Petts is the shorter guy in the 2nd photograph.

 Garry and Margaret Towle. Garry (in blue shirt) was a Church of Christ pastor when Fay and I lived in Orange. In the bottom photo, Garry Craig and his wife Kay  were enjoying the gathering. Garry was one of the best tennis players in the 1961-62 period. The two Garrys roomed together in Marinya dorm - the same dorm I was in during 1962.

 Gordon and Di Nolan were in Cooma at some stage - maybe just before Fay and I spent 13 years there (1986-98). His knickname was PeeWee.

 Murray Norman and wife Kay along with Noel Miller.

Fred Gollash and his wife Inta. Inta (Grass) was on my table back in 1962. Probably I was on her table if the truth be told. Hadn't seen them for some decades.

SOME YEARS AGO?

 Dino with Fay

 Mick Bryant (blue shirt), Jim Smart (right)...

 Fay (Bailey) & Grahame Keast

 Kambu girls: Julie, Barb, [Grahame], Di and Fay

 Lorraine, Barb, Grahame, Di

Kambu 63-64: Di, Lorraine, Fay, Jan, Dale

 Marion, Grahame

 ????, Warwick, Barb and Barry Robbo

Marg, Grahame, ???? - Barb and Julie in front

LIFE IS LIKE A PENDULUM

Life is like a pendulum, tilting to and fro,

Marking out the limits of your daily ebb and flow.

When you’re young, life’s path is easy; you can fly, swift like an arrow,

But as the years progress the track gets rocky, steep and narrow.

Life is like a pendulum, it never stops to rest.

You forge ahead at work; perhaps a partner warms your nest.

And if some children come along you’re really on the run.

Mixing family, work and social life is not so easily done.

Life is like a pendulum, relentless as a clock,

It keeps you moving forward, always thinking, taking stock.

It’s good to be on top of things, heading for a win.

But if you slip, then crash and burn, just take it on the chin.

Life is like a pendulum, swaying left and right,

Tempering misfortune with excitement and delight.

On the one side: disappointment, despondency and grief,

But on the other: satisfaction, enjoyment and relief.

Life is like a pendulum, wavering in scope,

If tragedy should strike you down, stay calm... don’t give up hope.

The mechanism’s finely tuned; a balance will be struck.

When life gets tough, keep moving on; hard work will bring good luck.

Life is like a pendulum, unceasing, never slack.

A time machine might change your history. If you travelled back

You could choose your words more carefully, make wrong choices right,

Apologise; forgive someone; rise to greater height.

But life is like a pendulum, its beat you can’t resist,

And time machines are fantasy; they simply don’t exist.

Your actions in the future will be all that you can change,

So you must concentrate your focus on those things within your range.

Life is like a pendulum, back and forth it goes.

It comes to rest one day of course, but when? One never knows.

Stay even tempered, and support your friends in all you say and do,

Then life, just like a pendulum, will swing in time with you.   

By Rob Hughes   © 2014

WARBURTON, VIC

 Forty ex WWTC students - all aged pretty close to 70 - gathered in Warburton, Vic. We partied, toured, cycled, golfed, drank, sampled wine, punted and of course ate! Somebody's gotta do it!

 Alove is Bernie and Janice Fitzpatrick from Wollongong. Below is Graeme & Suzi O'Brien and Helen Smith.

 Checking out the Yarra Ranges National Park - Grahame and Fay Keast and Beth and Barry Robertson.

 The Chandon winery was a great place to check out. A few of us like bubbles!

Thanks Col Doherty and Julie for looking after us and ensuring we have a beaut experience at The Alpine Retreat Hotel. Thanks Marion and Sue for your planning. Thanks to all for coming and making it a ton of fun.

KENTHURST BONFIRE IN JULY

 I think it's safe to say - YOU HAD TO BE THERE!!
Marion (Smith) GIDDY driving with Sue (Upton) KING getting a free ride. [Shaking one's head - and they are mature adults?]

 Of course it wouldn't be the same without input from the college "cleaners" - Ethel and Mavis.

 Bernie and Janice (Kerin) FITZPATRICK were commended for their coming intrepid bike ride in South Aust to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor. Not for the faint-hearted!

 Rob HUGHES (our resident poet) entertained us again with his latest poems.

 Dino and Nola FORSYTHE congratulate "Sir David" GILES on winning the highly prized inaugural BOCCE competition.  Judy James was the runner-up.

 Graham WRIGHT, his wife Janet and Keith LAMBERT always have a good yarn together.

 Neil TRIBE, Bernie and Judy (Wilson) JAMES at the bonfire site.

 Sue explains things to Robyn (Whitely) WILLIAMS.

 Janice and Marion. Catching up on what's been happening and what's on the horizon.

 Doug, Leonie and Lucy solve the problems of the world. (Lucie normally looks much happier!)

 David BAKER and Anne McKIBBIN (Tom's wife.)

 Without Van and GOB, Dino stepped up to the plate...I mean fire.

Tom McKIBBIN yarns with Fay (Bailey) KEAST. Yes, it was jacket weather around the fire, but the weather during the day was superb.
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Sue and Gerd did a great job feeding the masses on Saturday lunchtime. Thanks guys. Marion's pad at Kenthurst was as always a great place for us to hang out and catch up with one another. There were 5 caravans of varying descriptions and sizes. Some of the blokes (and maybe girls) also did some yard work  prior to the fun and frolicking. Thank you to all.
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Present: Marion, Sue and Gerd, Judy James, Neil Tribe, Keith and Wendy Lambert, Rob and Julianne Hughes, Tom and Anne McKibbin, Grahame and Fay Keast, Dino and Nola Forsythe, Dave and Leonie Baker. Doug and Lucie Walker, Bernie and Janice Fitzpatrick, Helen Smith, Robyn Wheeler, Gerard Say, Robert and Colleen Cureton, Graham and Janet Wright, David and Lyn Giles.