Bill left school at age 14 (the norm in those far off days) and commenced work in the Public Service in the Public Works Dept. After two years he was transferred to the Taxation Dept.
At 17 he enlisted in the A.I.F. hoping to go to the Middle East but ended up in New Guinea. Post war he took advantage of the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme and was apprenticed in the Building Industry where he became involved in the building of Federation style residences. Bill was a teacher with TAFE for 27 years, teaching restoration techniques to 18 to 50 year old students including some women, a real first in this field. In this job he was required to travel and visited over 20 countries which has resulted in an interesting and fulfilled life.
No comments:
Post a Comment