The Merseysiders Association of Victoria is a social club which was started as a club for scousers in Oz to get together. However, anyone interested can join. There are monthly dances, the occasional weekend coach trips, trivia nights etc. Anyone interested in joining can do so by contacting the Social Secretary Dot Andrews on 03 9720 4746 Regards Marg The -----Original Message----- From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Audrey Jones Sent: Monday, 23 October 2006 2:46 AM To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] An Aussie/Scousers get together Also. My cousin lives in Melbourne and his father is moving to buy a house there. Audrey Jones NZ don't think we are related though!!! -- > Hello, Details please of "Merseysiders" club in Victoria > Ann Higginson, [nee Jones ][from Wallasey}, now in Melbourne > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MargDave > Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2006 5:34 PM > To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] An Aussie/Scousers get together > > I would certainly like a copy of your book also Maureen!! > Although born just after the war, I can recall the stories my Mother and > aunts told me of their experiences during the war. > As I also now live in Australia, thought I would mention the 'Merseysiders' > club here in Victoria which has been going for quite a number of years. If > anyone is interested..... > Marg from Melbourne Oz > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ron Fitzpatrick > Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2006 10:32 AM > To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] An Aussie/Scousers get together > > Margaret, > > I would like a copy, Please!! > > Ron Fitzpatrick. > Adelaide > South Australian Scouser. > Ex Liverpool. > > ----- Original Message ----- > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:53 AM > Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] An Aussie/Scousers get together > > >> What a splendid idea Maureen! I'm on the Far South Coast nr. Bega. I have >> friends in Brisbane and Adelaide. We might all have to meet in the middle >> at Ulluru. There must be more of us around. Kiwis welcome too of course!! >> A nice thought Maureen but probably not very practical in veiw of the vast > >> distances in our country.Strictly speaking I'm not a scouser but my Mum >> was. I love the idea of the cushion over your heads to confuse the enemy >> bombers?!. Or was it to save a nasty bump on the head due to flying >> shrapnel?!! Our Anderson shelter was at the bottom of our garden. A deep >> hole in the ground with curved corrugated iron over it. We would stand in > >> the back doorway waiting for a lull and my Mum to say "Run!!,NOW" >> She was worried about the canary in case of gas. She was told they hadn't >> got around to gas masks for canaries yet. My little brother's had a mickey > >> mouse face. I was envious. Mine was just a plain boring black one. At >> school we had to wear our gasmasks for half an hour every day during >> lessons. To get us used to the idea I presume. Moving into the underground > >> shelters on the school playing fields when the Air Raid warning sounded >> was a well rehearsed procedure. Monitors carried blankets and First Aid >> boxes etc while the rest of us took whatever was with us at the time to do > >> with the lesson in progress. We always went in through the big doors but >> had to come out when the All Clear sounded by climbing up the iron ladder >> and squeezing through the escape hatch at the other end. There always >> seemed to be water slopping around under the duck boards. I wonder now how > >> we ever managed to learn anything. >> Marged will be wondering if it was a good idea to revive all these old WW2 > >> memories! I will write that book Marged but it definately won't be >> published!! 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