I CONSIDER MYSELF AN AUSSIE

I wasn’t born in Australia but I consider myself an Aussie

I was born in Wigan Lancashire

I turned 3 years old on board the ship on the way to Australia

We arrived at Outer Harbor South Australia on the 2^nd March 1952

The population of the whole of Australia was 9 million

And the suburbs in S A were like small country towns

These were taken in Northfield a near city suburb.

At a very young age I would catch the train by myself to Adelaide railway station

 to attend Gwen Mackie’sa ballet school.

( I am not sure I have spelled this correctly – I tried googling because this was where the original Australian Ballet began – but couldn’t find what I was looking for)

Aussies were (and still are)friendly and generous:                                

This politically incorrect comment by my first husband explains it well – he said:

“My Dad would give away his are hole and shit through his ribs”

As the population increased over the decades friendliness has waned.

I moved to Goolwa in 1998 and it was still a country town back then:

Everyone said hello whether they knew you or not:

This no longer happens since more “townies” have moved here.

When I was seven we were told how dangerous it was to the environment; including  the soil, to remove trees and we would plant a tree on Arbour Day.

Humans are still ripping out trees to clear land for farming and becausew they believe trees are a fire hazard.

I haven’t seen any trees with a cigarette lighter.

Makes more sense to me to get rid of arsonists.

A friend of mine was involved in starting the original “Trees for Life” but  this organisation has devolved into an impotent bureaucracy causing more harm:

By using poisons

and by ripping out trees that they claim are in the wrong area.

I have travelled

and I still believe Australia is the best place to be.

HAVE A GREAT DAY