By Greg and by Trenna
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The Post The 1973 Diary – Part 12 contains the last of the daily entries in Trenna’s hand written diary.
However, towards the back there is a section for “Accounts” where Trenna has put some figures down. I don’t know for sure, but I suspect it is an attempt at budgeting.
Good on her for trying when she was just 15 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits”
By Greg
NOTE: This post does contain some reference to an alleged sexual assault.
OK, so I confess. I don’t have absolutely all the details of this, but I know a fair bit. I always imagined that in due course, in our many long rambling conversations that more details would emerge.
Some did, some didn’t. And as a result I have been working through a bit of a mystery.
If you have read either the Kitchen Tapes series or The … Read the rest ... “Why She Left Girlock in 1975”
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Sue woke me at 7.30 and I very unwillingly got out of bed. Had breakfast and then got dressed and left for work.
It was really cold walking to work so instead of taking 15 minutes it only took me 10. Today a new girl is starting her name is Eileen she is about 21 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 12”
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I awoke at 9.00 when Beth was knocking on my door, but I didn’t get up until 11.30. I had lunch with Beth and I lied again about Friday night.
After lunch I talked to Beth while she did her ironing and then I watched TV. There was a really good movie that had Hayley Mills in it. I … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 11”
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I got up at 7.20 and went down to breakfast. I left for work early as I had to stop at a chemist and buy a packet of Modess.
I walked through the dental hospital on my way to work and went to the toilet.
Work was pretty well much the same. Pat didn’t come in because she was sick. … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 10”
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GM: There were no entries in the first few days of the month.
I woke up at 6.45 then got up and had a shower and washed my hair. I went down to breakfast.
Work was pretty good. In the morning I had plenty to do, but I wasn’t being rushed, but after I had … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 9”
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I got up at 7.30 and then went to breakfast. Sue and I had breakfast with Ruth and Marg. I got dressed for work and then left.
I seem to be doing a lot more filing out the back and I could bloody kill Cheryl for making me do it. I was glad to get home.
We had tea … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 8”
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I got up at 8.30 and had breakfast. Thank goodness I didn’t have a stomach ache this morning. We went to Janette’s Sunday School. At first we all just sat in the hall and sang songs. Then we all broke into classes but no one came to Mr Nelson’s class so only 2 of us were in his … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 7”
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I got up at 10 to 7 and had breakfast. Today I don’t have to go to BC. It’s now at 10.20 and I haven’t done hardly anything except Mrs Cole locked me out of my room by mistake.
I’ll meet Julie and Sue for lunch. We had a rather expensive lunch at Petite. Then I walked Sue … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 6”
By Greg
I recently published Part 5 of The 1973 Diary. In the Comments section, at the bottom of the post our friend Helen has written “I think once Tren met the Gibson sisters and moved into Bey Apartments her life changed dramatically and she had to grow up quickly“.
The Gibson sisters were “the Twinnies” (Sharon and Joyce), and their older sister Rose. In the Kitchen Tape recordings Trenna … Read the rest ... “Why She Left Bey Apartments”
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Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast then I met Julie and Sue at 8.30.
BC was the same as usual. I met Julie and Sue at 4.15 we talked then I walked Sue to her bus stop, we were really being stupid.
I got home at 5.15. There was a message for me to ring … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 5”
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Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast. Left for BC at 8.15. Met Julie and Sue at 8.40.
BC was the same as usual. Met Sue at 4.20 after waiting for about 15 minutes. She said Julie had to leave BC early, and she had just seen Murray Benton and was hiding from him.
We went and had … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 4”
When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried
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When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried.
BC was pretty well the same as yesterday. I hurried home and put my Levi’s on and then went out.
“with your looks and my money we could do things”
It was the first day of Business College. I got up at 7 and Uncle Frank drove me in to town. I got there fairly early and went straight to the office.
I had to fill in a form, then I was given my timetable.
9-11am – Bookkeeping
11-1pm – Typing
2-4pm – Shorthand
My bookkeeping … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 2”
Notes by Trenna, Intro by Greg
This is the first of a small number of these “Rough Notes” that I will be publishing from time to time.
As regular readers might expect they come from Trenna’s iPad. This document was headed “1970s” and it lists some key points and changes in Trenna’s life in the 1970s.
I think she has compiled it to remind herself of the interesting journey she has taken, but also to … Read the rest ... “Trenna’s Rough Notes on the 1970s”
GM: This recording talks a lot about Trenna’s time at Girl’s Friendly Society (GFS), where she moved after Craig House closed down. The year was 1973, which was the only year in that period of her life that she kept a diary. Later, in 2018, Trenna with my assistance transcribed that diary and it is worth reading in relation to this recording. One point Trenna was surprised to find was that she started business college, and … Read the rest ... “Kitchen Tape No. 24 – but not the end”
GM: Today is Wednesday the 20th of June 2018. Trenna Mahney will be speaking.
Tren, we’ve talked a bit about your time at Girls’ Friendly Society in Adelaide Terrace? It sounds like an interesting period to do a bit more discussion.
[GM: phone call interrupts us]
I think we should look a bit more at this time at Girls’ Friendly Society. The sort of things you did. If we get … Read the rest ... “The 23rd Kitchen Tape”
GM: Today is Thursday the 14th of June, 2018. Trenna Mahney is telling us of her memories. I reckon we ought to talk a little bit more about your time at Girls’ Friendly Society, in Adelaide Terrace in Perth.
THM: Just to place it a bit better… I remember that it’s at 122 Adelaide Terrace. And across the road a little bit was the Sheraton Hotel. [GM: Now the Pan Pacific Hotel… Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes #22”
GM: Today is the 12th of June 2018, it’s a Tuesday. Trenna Mahney is here talking about her memories of her life.
Tren, we were talking yesterday about when you first moved into Girls’ Friendly Society. You described the accommodation there, and a little bit about what you did. Tell us a bit more about that era of your life.
THM: I really enjoyed my time at Key Personnel. It made me grow up … Read the rest ... “No. 21 in the Kitchen Tapes Series”
GM: We are continuing our recordings with Trenna Mahney. Today is Monday, the 11th of June 2018. Tren, we’ve talked a lot about Craig House. Eventually you moved out to Girls’ Friendly Society. I think you were 15, it was 1973. Tell me about that era.
THM: Well I turned 15 in September 1972, and that was the final year of Craig House. I spent the … Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes # 20”