Ivor Jones

It’s the Fashion for the Man

As we have gone through the decades of past centuries in Australia since the arrival of Europeans there has been…

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Military Occupation in the Hills

By Ivor Jones It was January, 1942 and Australia was at war against the Axis Forces of Germany, Italy and…

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Going to the TIV

By Ivor Jones One memory I have of the past is, as a teenager, going with my parents to the…

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Remembering Roxburgh Hall – Part 2

By Ivor Jones Looking from the door leading from the main rooms on the right side of the courtyard were…

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Remembering Roxburgh Hall – Part 1

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Scissors & Silhouettes

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Going to the Drive-In

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It’s a Sale !!!!!

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Skipping Ropes & Spinning Tops

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The Lady Loved Roses (And Other Plants)

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