Ozenkadnook Vic 1942

Flo used to go to school on a cart drawn by a horse in the 1930s and 40s. She had aspirations of being an air hostess but her dad had other ideas. Join us as we delve into a rural idyll long gone. Listen here.

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East Fremantle & Bayulu 1990

Seriah describes how her dad thought she needed a broader education than East Fremantle offered, so he sent her off to live with her aboriginal ‘grandmother’ for a week or two to learn a different way of life among the Gooniyandi people of the East Kimberley.

A warning to First Nations people. This episode may contain names of deceased people. Discretion advised.

Episode 9: Peter Como WA 1963

Warning: This episodes contains stories that may distress some listeners

Peter describes growing up in the shadow of parents with PTSD, alcoholism and his first sexual encounter. His description of Perth in the 1960s is a window into a lost world.

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Maddi: Bertram, WA 2006

Maddi re-lives the shame of not getting her Pen License first attempt and how much effort she put into her informative poster about green turtles.

KimVu: Melbourne 1989

KimVu does her best to avoid eye contact with the Try-hard Triad Gang of Noble Park.

Tania: Guernsey UK 1976

Tania describes the freedom of growing up in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The year is 1976. She’s lucky she’s still alive.

Topics discussed are: family history; Occupation; cycling; paper rounds; heat wave; fog; cold winters; fire; bunkers; Channel Islands; posh uniforms; inappropriate t-shirts; roasts; Yorkshire puddings; Wimbledon; Guernsey Bean Jar; Gâche melée; sloe gin

Tania’s music choices to accompany this episode are:

Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Beatles: Here Comes The Sun

Daniel: Antofagasta, CHILE 1988

Daniel describes life growing up where the desert meets the sea in northern Chile. He’s still freaked out when it rains.

Topics discussed are: family history; Atacama desert; saltpetre; ocean sunsets; being studious; Pinochet; premature puppies

Daniel’s music choices to accompany this episode are:

Los Prisioneros: Estraechez de Corasón

Soda Stereo: En la Ciudad de la Furia

Mark: Huntingdale WA 1975

Mark describes life roaming the streets of Huntingdale on the worst bike in the suburb in 1975.

Topics discussed are: family history; Miss Maud’s; bicycles; Albany; Busselton; summer heat; playing with construction tractors; the Dismissal; Vietnam; Watergate; school tuck shop; budgeting

Mark’s music choices to accompany this episode are:

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody

Sherbert: Live

Oonagh: Kilkenny IRELAND 1990

Oonagh describes an idyllic childhood growing up on a dairy farm in Ireland, despite the bland lunches.