Foreword.
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Easter 1985. We first discussed the possibility of moving to Molyullah.
Janette has known Molyullah all her life because of her Uncle Lex living here.
I first came when I met Janette in 1976.
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Easter 1985. We first discussed the possibility of moving to Molyullah.
Janette has known Molyullah all her life because of her Uncle Lex living here.
I first came when I met Janette in 1976.
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Lex was a Melbourne boy, born and bred. He lived in North Caulfield with his parents and two older sisters. He attended Caulfield Grammar School.
He was an apprentice at Kelly and Lewis Engineering inBaca selengkapnya
The first site we considered was near the stone hut. We even fenced off a block and planted fruit trees. Access in wet weather might have proved difficult though.
It was then decided that our currentBaca selengkapnya
Lex got the power on in 1987. It came from Irene and Robert Erskine's line which comes in from Tatong.
It required seven poles, two on the Erskine’s' and five on Lex's.
That meant we would need onlyBaca selengkapnya
I 'retired' and moved up in August 1996. We had sold our house in Nth Dandenong. Janette continued to work at PFD while living with her Mum, Paula Lee during the week. PFD didn't want to lose JanetteBaca selengkapnya
Once the site was levelled and the house footprint could be properly accommodated, it was time to think about the slab.
Ross McMahon was to pour the slab and he brought out formwork and set itBaca selengkapnya
We had a call that the steel frame would be leaving Melbourne on Friday. Because it was oversize, it couldn't leave until after the peak hours had finished.
Doug, the PFD rep from Mansfield, came onBaca selengkapnya
Stuart, the manager at Dahlsens who organised our steel frame, and Boris, one of their builders, came up for a weekend to help erect the frame. They volunteered, saying a weekend in the country wouldBaca selengkapnya
The frame is well advanced, and so is organising the next stages:-
*brickies sand, lime, cement, bricks for the chimney, blue foil insulation and brick ties - we have to supply everything. TheBaca selengkapnya
Frame inspection - passed!
8/2/97 took delivery of:-
Jotul wood heater
Stanley kitchen stove
Jetmaster open fire.