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	<title>Ninglun's Specials and Memory Hole</title>
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		<title>More paintings by Gordon Syron &#8212; 1</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/more-paintings-by-gordon-syron-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See Sunday Floating Life photo 25: Gordon Syron at South Sydney Uniting Church.
 

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		<title>June 2009: WordPress and Google Analytics stats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Floating Life
6,010 views (6,777 last month). Top ten individually viewed posts in June:

How good is your English? Test and Answe 335 views
Maurice O&#8217;Riordan&#8217;s view on nude childre 222
Australian poem: 2008 series #9 —  194
Dispatches from another America 180
Australian poem 2008 series #17: &#34;A 141
Racism? Yes and no… 130
The Great Surry Hills Book Clearance of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4401&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My June 09 South Sydney Herald piece</title>
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		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/my-june-09-south-sydney-herald-piece/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Surry Hills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Redfern has its say on Human Rights
May 7 Around thirty people from a range of backgrounds heard expert views at a Community Consultation on Human Rights at Redfern Town Hall.
Chaired by Sydney Peace Foundation Director Professor Stuart Rees, a panel outlined issues in a number of areas. Indigenous Australians were represented by Charmaine Weldon, women’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4391&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>May stats on Floating Life</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/may-stats-on-floating-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 23:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[site news]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Sitemeter there were 10,835 visits and 13,780 page views on the Floating Life blogs in May. Last month it was 9,666 and 12,383. English/ESL scored 7,422 and 10,233; last month – 6,323 and 8,942. Ninglun on Journalspace/Blogspot was 237 and 280; last month 232 and 282. 73 of the last 100 visits were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4387&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So there goes April!</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/so-there-goes-april/</link>
		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/so-there-goes-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[my blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site news]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The month in stats
Sitemeter: Floating Life blogs – 12,383 views from 9,666 visits (13,477/10,781 in March); English/ESL – 8,942 views from 6,323 visits (14,928/10,132); Ninglun on Journalspace – 282 views from 232 visits (272/204). English/ESL has peaks and troughs related to our school term times and holidays.
WordPress: Floating Life 6,865 views (6,960 in March); Neil’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4370&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Memorabilia 19: wartime wedding</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/memorabilia-19-wartime-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/memorabilia-19-wartime-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
My uncle Keith and aunt Ruth. My father in RAAF uniform is best man. The bridesmaid I am not sure about – Ruth’s sister, or a friend?
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		<title>Effect of BlogExplosion</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/effect-of-blogexplosion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[my blogs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a graph from Sitemeter showing the effect of BlogExplosion between 8.30 and 9.30 this morning. Note that it isn’t just visits, but also page views, suggesting that some of those drawn to the Floating Life blogs stick around.

BlogExplosion has also upped the “credits” per blog views from 0.5 to 0.75, so you get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4364&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Memorabilia 18 &#8211; to mark retirement &#8211; with a local addition</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/memorabilia-18-to-mark-retirement-with-a-local-addition/</link>
		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/memorabilia-18-to-mark-retirement-with-a-local-addition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[australiana]]></category>
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		<title>Memorabilia 17 &#8211; Sydney University: Fisher Library c.1960</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/memorabilia-14-sydney-university-fisher-library-c1960/</link>
		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/memorabilia-14-sydney-university-fisher-library-c1960/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
I suspect this is a few years before 1960, when I arrived at Uni, but the Library is as it was then. To the right were the book stacks, remarkable for their glass floors. That door at the end opened on to a small balcony. At desperate times, as when essays were due, some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4352&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Memorabilia 16 &#8211; 50 years on</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/memorabilia-16-50-years-on/</link>
		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/memorabilia-16-50-years-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[memory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Me, 1955
See also Memorabilia 15: 1959 — or thereabouts, Fifty years on – guess what, nothing is for ever!, Now, what did I learn half a century ago?, Sydney Boys High School 1955, I wasn’t a prefect…, Time and friendships 2 — the class of ‘59, This may well be me….
I so remember the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4350&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogs in March 2009 &#8211; the stats fetish post</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/blogs-in-april-2009-the-stats-fetish-post/</link>
		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/blogs-in-april-2009-the-stats-fetish-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it’s April Fools Day – but the stats for March are genuine.  
Sitemeter says…
The Floating Life blogs had 13,477 page views from 10,871 visitors in March. Ninglun on Journalspace had 272 views from 204 visitors – at least it’s going up. But English/ESL had 14,928 views from 10,132 visitors.
WordPress says…
Floating Life blogs

Floating Life: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4343&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>February blog stats 2 &#8212; totals</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/february-blog-stats-2-totals/</link>
		<comments>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/february-blog-stats-2-totals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitemeter
 
Floating Life blogs
 
English/ESL
 
Journalspace/Blogspot
Most of February is Journalspace
WordPress
In brackets after each is January 2009.


Floating Life: Average per day – 234 views (231)&#160; Total views – 6,565 (7,166)
Ninglun’s Specials: Average per day – 65 views (58) Total views – 1,832 (1,810)
Neil’s Modest Photo Blog: Average per day – 28 views (48) Total views – [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=4012&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>February blog stats 1 – most visited posts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s still just over an hour before the final count on Sitemeter, and around twelve before WordPress stops counting for February, but soon enough to work out who has looked at what individual posts.
Floating Life

Australian poem: 2008 series #9 — 295 views in February 
How good is your English? Test and Answers 257 
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		<title>Memorabilia 15: 1959 &#8212; or thereabouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching the episode on Compass tonight on the Billy Graham Crusade of 1959 &#8212; yes I was there and may post something on Floating Life soon &#8212; really took me back fifty years!
But the jewels here are not mine. I am in debt to a YouTuber, DippityFish, for these two Super-8 movies. I just had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3865&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/the-bushfire-and-the-australian-imagination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a good article in today’s Australian by Simon Caterson: Living with the embers.
IT would be hard to overestimate the strength of the hold that bushfire has over our physical environment and over the Australian imagination. When in 1988 a series of ceremonial bonfires was lit during the Australian bicentenary celebrations, historian Geoffrey Blainey [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3864&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A week of respect and solidarity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am closing off all new posts on all my blogs for the rest of this week. I just do not feel like “business as normal.”
&#160;
 
Go to
Bushfire appeal launched
Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009
National Bushfire Appeal
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		<title>January 2009 Report 2</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/january-2009-report-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitemeter
The Floating Life blogs scored 10,610 visits and 13,529 page views; December was 10,519/13,040. English/ESL: 6,627 visits and 8,803 page views; December was 6,314/7,688. The changes are not very significant in either set. Poor old Ninglun on Blogspot has a shadow existence: 68 visits and 83 page views, but in December that was 51/51!
WordPress stats
These [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3859&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>January 2009 Report 1</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/january-2009-report-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since this blog doesn’t have as much to do as Floating Life I have decided to make it the repository for my statistical fetish. The month is shaping up to be very similar to last month, according to Sitemeter, with the Floating Life blogs much the same as December 2008 and English/ESL up on December, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3857&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>memorabilia 14: the graduation 1965</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/memorabilia-14-the-graduation-1965/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother and I 
See also End of decade – or not.
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		<title>memorabilia 13: 1993-4</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/01/24/memorabilia-13-1993-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clearly this is Christmas, and it is here in Elizabeth Street, but I am guessing which year. Oh my, have I ever aged! But fifteen years or so is a long time…
 
George, me, M
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		<title>memorabilia 12: my grandfather in the 1880s</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/memorabilia-12-my-grandfather-in-the-1880s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
That’s Roy Christison, my maternal grandfather. The letter under his photo is in his mother’s handwriting.
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		<title>memorabilia 11: 1944-1945</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Yes, that’s me…
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		<title>memorabilia 10: cradle roll 19 August 1945</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; 
I was a very rare attender over the next ten years
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		<title>Memorabilia 9: RAAF in World War II – documents 2</title>
		<link>http://ninglunbooks.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/memorabilia-9-raaf-in-world-war-ii-documents-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Demobilisation
What an incredible time that must have been, when you think about it, and what a set of problems it must have presented, so much having changed in the years since 1939. As well as the return of all these people in 1945-6 the Chifley government was also putting in place the post-war immigration scheme [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3826&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>memorabilia 8: RAAF in World War II – documents 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
1942: not the best year of the war for Australia, but a turning point. This document, in a rather advanced state of decay, falls between the bombing of Darwin and Broome and the Battle of the Coral Sea. My father was still at Richmond Air Force Base at this time. The concern here is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3824&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>memorabilia 7: RAAF in World War II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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My father, bottom row left above, and studio portrait below.
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Towards the end of World War II my father was stationed in Port Moresby. There used to be more photos and memorabilia, but most of them are gone. I think this is Hanuabada.

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		<title>memorabilia 5: soror mea c. 1948</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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My sister and I. This photo turned up recently. I’m guessing the date.
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		<title>memorabilia 4: the card &#8212; 1951</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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Inside there is a pencil note, ghostly after all these years. That’s it on the right. In case you can’t read it: “To Neil from Jeanette”. I posted her picture here in October 2008: An old picture…, and you can see more on the pages About the Whitfields: family pics for my brother [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3809&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>memorabilia 3: the telegram – World War II</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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Getting a telegram in wartime was always rather traumatic. Too often it would have been announcing bad news. So perhaps my mother had a bit of an experience when this arrived for her 1943 birthday. She had already had the experience of giving birth to me and was still in hospital. Yes, I was born [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninglunbooks.wordpress.com&blog=1327532&post=3803&subd=ninglunbooks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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