Vale of Clywdd, Lithgow, New South Wales Australia Some years ago, I created this annotated map in memory of My Great Grandparents, David and Mary Ann Leake who settled here in 1880. The home that they built remained in the family until my Aunt Della passed away in the 1980’s. I have many happy memoriesContinue reading “Annotated Map: Looking Back in Time”
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David Leake 1856 – 1933
I have several photos of my great grandfather, David Leake. One in particular, taken towards the end of his life, draws me to him. He looks thoughtful, possibly reflecting over his life. He was born in 1856, in Staffordshire, England, the second son of coal miner, John and Mary.[1] It was a time of huge change, both socially and economically.Continue reading “David Leake 1856 – 1933”
MEMORIES OF MY FIRST FLIGHT
My Uncle Ted first introduced me to the magic of aeroplanes and flight back in 1951, when he took me to an air show at Bankstown airport. With the dim distance of time my memory of that day is very sketchy. I do recall the dust, smell, sounds and excitement of seeing the planes takeContinue reading “MEMORIES OF MY FIRST FLIGHT”
Who I am
Susan Dale Aldridge, daughter of Edna Leake. I was born at the Crown Street Women’s Hospital in Darlinghurst back in 1946, and taken home to Buffalo Road in Ryde. Soon after, my mother and I moved to the place that I remember as home for my first eleven years at ‘Bullecourt’, Correy’s Avenue in Concord,Continue reading “Who I am”
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