glen

anyone from the lacarno days around 1959.we used to have such a good time there.The City Hall Also ,thats where we taught ourselves to rock and roll,Anyone remember a guy called HONK he was a great dancer.

hello flyer.I think you mean Wellesley Naughtical School.My brother Rex Fearnehough was sent there and yes there was alot of abuse there too,it seems you just cant get away from these sickys.Brian Ali also went there. SILLY, Dont know when f.c.h.was started,long time before us.I went there in 1950 to 1954 and believe me that was enough. ROGG. Some people cant say they are sorry because it covers up the guilt.It maybe makes them feel better to be in denial...It is such a shame that so many of those kids never saw their families again.Maybe we are flogging a dead horse here as those guilty ones have passed on ,i only hope they are shoveling coal. Downunder,The court system stinks,i suppose its easy for them to pick on the first person they come across.They probably just opened the door and said You Are Free To Go and that was it not even thinking about the pain he endured. Brian 1941 The b.o.a.b.apparently was run by the Church Of England They used to set families up with a home,furniture and food,clothing also jobs.I think they were ligitimate,anyone heard any different.Cheers to you all.Glenda

Hi Skippy.I can understand what you are saying and i think it is disgusting.All the things that are coming to the surface at this time.I was talking to my eldest brother not long ago and the guy that put us in Fulwood Cottage Homes was caught molesting the kids as they waited for placement,this is before we went to F.C.H.Then when we got there we were ill treated once again and not once but continuously.When i think about what went on in that place someone should have been held accountable.I wish they could read the whole thread and see how they feel.I feel sorry for those kids,i and my brother Rod (whom you know)was two of those kids and can never forget.Happy New Year To You And Yours.

Hi rogG.No its not a holiday here,but what they do is have the big get together and service at the local R>S>L>, on the sunday nearest to the 11th.Then lay the wreaths. It is a big day here tho.Then on the 11th comes the 2 minutes silence .

I suppose you have seen on the news in the last couple of days that our Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has just said Sorry for all the children that was taken from their parents some years ago and sent over to Aussie to work.He also said sorry for all the children that was abused in public institutions.Well i feel that this should have been said years ago as these people have suffered all their lives.The forum has a thread on this sort of thing and maybe should be read by the powers that be.The Fulwood Cottage Homes is a perfect example of the abuse that was dished out to poor little kids whos parents couldnt look after them. I was wondering if you know anybody that was sent over here?Shame its come up now tho, as the morons that dished it out have probably passed on now.

Hi to Echo beach and rogG.I am so glad that you all feel the same as i do.I do think that 11/11 should be made a public holiday so as to remind the following generations what its all about, otherwise it will be forgotten for ever.

Hi There ,which r.s.l.do you go to.I go to Currumbin.Are you any where near as we have a fogotten valley on the highway

I havent lived in UK for quite a number of years and was wondering if Remembrance Day is still taken as seriously as it used to be.I remember as a young girl and in the city every bus,tram,car and person would stop at 11 am.We in Aussie still have services,wear poppies.I went to a show today for a tribute to Dame Vera Lynn and really enjoyed it.When The singer sang Land of Hope and Glory I had never felt so proud to be English and it brought tears to my eyes.

:oHI All,and Hi Arfer Mo.I lived on Petre St the other side of Pashleys Went to All Saints School but cant remember any of the teachers names.I would love a photo of Erldom St and also the corner of Petre and Sutherland road where the fish shop was.I also agree about that horrible thing thats been built where that beautiful church was,what a waste.I havent seen Pitsmoor for 32 years so i suppose its changed heaps.cheers ps (hows France)??

Hi Glenda Fearnehough (old name here )Can you remember Edith Addie and an older women called Flo she was there for years.

Oh i remember the pigs.were they situated in the somewhere near the front gate.I also remember Grandma taking the swill down to them.can you remdember that rooster that used to chase us.I still think about those times never to be had again.eh !.I have a photo of Rex and myself in the yard there i am wearing a funny little bonnet,I think you sent it to me,I framed it and now its on the wall in my computer room.Hope youre ok Luv glen:|

Thanks sputnik but it didnt even sink in,didnt expect it would.BRAINS

Hi Algy.I really enjoyed your thread and not having read the the book i cannot comment at this stage.i have been looking on the web and apparently you can still order it at Amazon the publishers.I am not surprised that the imformation on f,c,h.is not open to the public as i should imagine that the authorities would be ashamed.The way those kids including myself was treated.It wasnt our fault that we were put in there but we surely paid for it.However i feel i have become a better person for it.I went on to be a nurse have two great kids and have shown them the love that i never got as a child.I would love to visit that place one day,i dont know how i would react but cant see that any time soon as i now live in Aussie.cheers

thanks geocol for your message.I used to communicate with his son Michael but dont here from him anymore.I know he moved to France to be with his other son and Grandchildren.If you are reading this uncle Arthur will you please answer my request.If you manage to contact him geocol please pass this onThanx

HI Geocol.I havent heard from him in a while either so i sent him a private message.I will let you know if he contacts me.he is my Dads brother:o