Brilliant story and write up of our younger days in Bendigo..and yes you certainly won the jackpot with "each other" ...love from your matron of honour 💐
I grew up in Wedderburn during the fifties and sixties and my memory of "Shack" was through my attendance at the Sunday services of the Church of England in Wilson St. My only real memory of the service was "Shack" turning up half way through (with his trademark piece of straw), resting one elbow on the pew in front of him and, after a short period of appearing to doze, got up and left, presumably satisfying his spiritual needs for another week. As a teenager, I never really knew him but it was interesting to read your comments about both his previous life before coming to Wedderburn and his subsequent movements later on. He certainly was somewhat of an eccentric but I would like to think that, at the time of his death, that he was happy with the way that his life had turned out. I think that I would liked to have known him as an adult.
Brilliant story and write up of our younger days in Bendigo..and yes you certainly won the jackpot with "each other" ...love from your matron of honour 💐
Ian
I grew up in Wedderburn during the fifties and sixties and my memory of "Shack" was through my attendance at the Sunday services of the Church of England in Wilson St. My only real memory of the service was "Shack" turning up half way through (with his trademark piece of straw), resting one elbow on the pew in front of him and, after a short period of appearing to doze, got up and left, presumably satisfying his spiritual needs for another week. As a teenager, I never really knew him but it was interesting to read your comments about both his previous life before coming to Wedderburn and his subsequent movements later on. He certainly was somewhat of an eccentric but I would like to think that, at the time of his death, that he was happy with the way that his life had turned out. I think that I would liked to have known him as an adult.
Regards, Peter