Hard to believe but 45 years ago I was walking down Frome Street on my way to Moree High School. Glenn was at Joeys (did we ever work out why he ALONE got this special treatment?), Stuart, John and Ash were walking up towards the Catholic primary school and Damian was but a twinkle in Neil and Eileen's eyes.
I've only really kept in touch with one of my old classmates, Ray Firth (second from right), but I can look at my year 9 class photo and name just about everyone. I can't do it with my year 12 photo. The picture above has everyone reading the "Moree Champion", the town's local newspaper. Gossip is this pic was used in the actual paper last Thursday. I went to this reunion in Ballina as part of a plan to have a few days driving back to Sydney along the coast with Ray. Part of the plan was an introduction to hang-gliding but, as with surfing, if the conditions aren't right there's not much you can do about it. It's still on the agenda, though.
Ray and I had lunch with Sue Ping Kee and Loraine Newton when we got back to Sydney. You'll remember Sue, Glenn, as she's also a mate of John Coghlan.
Most of the class looked like grown-up versions of their childhood selves (except me - my beard wasn't as long then) and it was a very pleasant event.
I tried to visit the Glenn Roffs but they hastily arranged other commitments to prevent it happening - fancy telling me that watching Kelly play soccer was more important than a royal visit! Hope you won, Kel.
We spent a night in Dunbogan on the way back and a few of the old cottages we used to stay in remain. I wish I was 17 again...
2 comments:
Grant, you pumpkin head, I was in Moree last Friday with Cal. You should have called. Cal was there for Diocesan Cross Country. He came third. I was there to organise the Diocesan Tennis. I could have used some company.
The reunion, as it says clearly in the text, was in Ballina, not Moree. I know you're a PE teacher, Damian, but you could have read the blog and not just looked at the picture.
I'm jealous, though, and will have to get back to Moree sometime soon.
Great work, Cal - there are some VERY tough cross-country runners out that way.
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