Tall Timber – New Prospects & Epilogue
A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. Time moved on; it was now well into February 1952 and Franklin’s metal spinning...
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A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. Although (my car) Lucy’s replacement was an important development, the most...
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A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. Many changes occurred in my life in the early 1950s which altered my plans and...
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A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. Bolstered by my dancing experience with Gilkinsons, my social life blossomed and I...
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A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. During my time with Pattern Maker Ralph Bonser, I became interested in bicycle...
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Bob Primrose A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. During my final year at PBHS, I began to think seriously about what...
View ArticleTall Timber – High School Years
Bob Primrose A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. I had always thought that I would follow Ron to Kent Street School...
View ArticleThe Odd-Job Entrepreneurs
A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. Bob Primrose When we moved from Jarrahdale to Carlisle there were more...
View ArticleSchool Days in Wartime
A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. Bob Primrose Although the Carlisle State Primary School was located where it is...
View ArticleSettling In The City
A sequential extract taken from a childhood memoir, entitled, TALL TIMBER; Brown Paper and Porridge, by Bob Primrose. Bob Primrose Early in 1941, soon after my 8th birthday, our family moved to...
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