My sister and I were born in Railway hospitals. That’s what most Railway men’s children were wont to do....
My only link with Oak Grove was the fact that, back in the 1920s, my mother and her four...
Oak Grove School This school was owned and operated by the East Indian Railway. The locality was called Jharipani...
Chapter Two My first day at school is clearly imprinted on my memory, although I have no memory of...
Early Memories The Auckland Taneatua Express stopped at the Hopu Hopu Military Camp siding at about 11am on the...
My mother, Olga Vallint was born in Mogulsarai in 1920. Her father Alan was a yard supervisor with East...
The gauntlet was a strong leather glove worn by the Knights of King Richard & the Knights of Europe....
From the original blog Doug said… Thanks for posting this online for us all to read, Pop! Glad you’ve...
Letter #42: Retirement (1984-2016) 266, 2 St, Cardston, 3 Jan ’85 Dear Sasso, We spent September in England with Len...
College (1941-1942) March, ’41 had none of the heaviness of heart that accompanied the preceding nine years, for this...
Oak Grove Boys’ School (1934-1940) Although 1934 meant a new start in Boys’ School, the onset of March found...
Oak Grove Junior School (1932-1933) From the start of 1932, preparations began for my going to boarding school at...
The First Eight Years (1923 -1931) Apart from my nine years of boarding school, with three-month Christmas holidays at...
Writing these lines early in my 73rd year, I realise how time has changed my perception of things past....
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