Martin Place the Day Peace was Declared

" War's a terrible thing, even for those not (directly) involved" says Peggy as she remembers the pain of war years and the euphoric feeling in Martin Place the day Peace was declared... "I'll  never ever forget it even if I lived to be a thousand years." Listen to Peggy's evocative description : http://www.archive.org/details/PeaceDeclaredAReminiscenceOfCelebrationsInMartinPlace

Changed Names - Unfinished Slippers

The names we were given, christened with or nicknamed  tell a story or two! Sometimes the shoe - or slipper fits - other times not. Here's two vox pops from two Morshead characters!

Maidie retraces the slipper steps of her  Grandmother  - via some embroidery - and talks about the Grandfather who 'renamed'  her 'Wee Maidie.'  http://www.archive.org/details/TheWeeMaidieGrandmasSlippersGrandpasSmokingCap .
While Peggy gives an account of her christened name and her parent's time in England:  http://www.archive.org/details/MercierAsChristianNameAustralia

Jelly for Tea!

The great thing about recording oral histories is that you never know what significant details emerge out of aspects of  everyday life.  Here's a link for Peggy!  While we were discussing Silent Night refrigerators, her recollections of  jelly being a popular Australian dessert, reminded me of  the old Aeroplane Jelly ads. Hard to imagine 'aeroplane' as the branding for a dessert today!  Revisit that famous jingle at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQerOQ4cnaA And don't forget to close the fridge door!