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From: "Eveline Madden" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] KARDINIA PARK
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 09:02:48 +1000
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Hi Alwynne sure is a small world Margaret and Billie Mellan were my first
cousins I last had contact with Billie at Margaret`s funeral .Margaret had
spent quite few years in Vancouver Canada came home to Geelong a very sick
lady was home about 18 months before she passed away, Billie lives in
Melbourne. cheers EV
----- Original Message -----
From: "alwynne mackie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] KARDINIA PARK


> Hi Ev.
> Remember Mrs McMillan very well. I also remember the Mellans (sp?) -
> Margaret and Billie, both very nice people. I used to play meccano with
> Billie. Such a small world, isn't it?
> Cheers,
> Alwynne
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eveline Madden" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [GEELONG] KARDINIA PARK
>
>
> > Hi Alwynne Yes I remember the old cannon used to play on it too but I
have
> > not seen the pictures you mention I`m new to this caper.Do you remember
> the
> > gatekeeper at Kilgour St Mrs McMillan she would give us a ride on the
> gates
> > when closing or opening them for the trains ,if we happened to be
visiting
> ,
> > her daughter was married to my mothers brother.I went to the same kinder
> > started 1927 when it opened.cheers Ev Madden
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "alwynne mackie" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] KARDINIA PARK
> >
> >
> > > That centre path was a much used one! We lived in Kilgour Street, and
I
> > used
> > > to take myself off to kinder every day - to the one in Bond Street -
all
> > by
> > > myself, across Latrobe Terrace, with no drama. It gives me the horrors
> to
> > > think about it now.
> > > On a related topic, you will remember that there was a canon in the
park
> > > (which we used to squeeze into the carriage support of, as a hidey
> hole).
> > > The SLV images site which Susie posted the other day has a photo of
the
> > > canon, but attributed to Queens Park by mistake. I lived in Queens
Park
> > from
> > > 1950 to 55, and there was no cannon there. I think the one in the
photo
> is
> > > the Kardinia Park one as there appears to be an electric light pole
> behind
> > > it, and Queens Park didn't have any power until the mid 50s.
> > > Perhaps you could have a look at the photo and see what you think. I
> have
> > > written to the slv about it, but they might like to have another
> opinion.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Alwynne
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Eveline Madden" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:13 AM
> > > Subject: [GEELONG] KARDINIA PARK
> > >
> > >
> > > > I Lived in Bond ST up till 1940 I remember as a child there two
areas
> > > where the netball courts are now ,they had high wire fences with ponds
> in
> > > the centre housing swans monkeys peacocks lots of birds. There was a
> path
> > > through the centre we could take a short cut from Bond St to Kilgour
> rail
> > > crossing into town , EV MADDEN
> > > >
> > > >
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