I CANNOT RECALL SCHOOL DAYS EXCEPT COMMING HOME EARLY ON V J DAY TO A STREET PARTY AND WATCHING THE SEARCHLIGHTS LIGHT THE SKY,FROM OUR FAMILY BOMB SHELTER ,WHICH WE SHARED WITH 2 OTHER NEIGHBOURS ,THE NIGHT THE JAPS SHELLED BONDI SUBURBS
NEXT WAS TRAIN TRIPS TO MARIST BROTHERS HIGH KOGARAH ,DOWN THE HILL,UP THE HILL TO SCHOOL,THE LARGEST DAY SCHOOL IN STATE AT THAT TIME 986 PUPILS,MY CLASSES AVERAGED 63 PUPILS .I WAS THERE FROM 4TH CLASS PRIMARY TILL INTERMEDIATE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL ,TOTAL OF 6 YEARS WHEN I LEFT SCHOOL WITH
N S W INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE.
DURING MY LAST YEAR I WAS IN THE SCHOOL ARMY CADETS.AND REPRESENTED THE UNIT IN THE QUEENS RIFLE SHOOT.WE EVEN HAD A RANGE IN THE SCHOOL GROUNDS.
WE USED .22 BORES IN .303 STOCKS
PHOTO OF CLASS.LOOKING FRONT ROW LEFT
