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O’Neill’s Greengrocer’s Main Street, Greensborough

June 30, 2014August 7, 2018 admin Leave a comment

My parents Mavis (May) and William (Bill) O’Neill had a Greengrocer’s shop in Main Street next to Bob Willett’s Butcher’s shop from 1953 until 1969 approx. Bill and Bob had a reciprocal deal whereby they provided each other with weekly supplies and no money needed to change hands. Dad got up at 2 am three […]

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The Bridge

October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 Rollers123 Leave a comment

As youngsters in the early 60s, Roger and I used to play a lot along Westbreen Creek. We thought the rickety footbridge over the creek was great when it used to sway in the wind and quite often when we used to run across it jumping up and down. The creek itself was open for […]

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