Diary Entries 1966-67

1966

8 January Letter advising success in obtaining UN job More >>
14 January Letter of acceptance to UN  
1 February Kids back at school  
18 February Family smallpox injections More >>
27 February Jennifer Anne born at Bankstown More >>
5 March Joan home from hospital  
27 March Jennifer's christening  
7 April Leave University More >>
15 April Qantas flight departed 7.00pm Arrive Honolulu - two day stay at Reef Towers Hotel More >>
17 April Los Angeles - Disneyland More >>
18 April Los Angeles to San Francisco  
20 April Arrived in New York at 6.30pm  
23 April Applied for apt 9C Parkway Village ($200/mth)  
27 April Moved into Parkway More >>
2 May Kids start at UN school More >>
15 May Bought bikes for boys & Catherine More >>
27 May Neil to Vietnam  
28 June Furniture delivered  
16 July Bought skates for Anthony, Phillip & Catherine More >>
27 July Phillip's bicycle stolen More >>
9 August Preliminary driving test passed  
28 August Bought Phillip new bicycle More >>
14 August - 3 September CYO Day Camp  
12 September Back to school  
28 September Kids start religion classes More >>
20 October Bought 1960 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon (Plate 5Y-2163) More >>
31 October Halloween - Anthony skeleton, Phillip devil, Catherine princess, Michael Mickey Mouse  
27 November Visit to West Point  
9 December Road driving test "failed miserably"  
21 December First snow  
24 December Heavy snow More >>
31 December New Years Eve party  

 

1967

3 January Passed driving test  
31 January Jenny commences walking  
11 March Anthony Confirmation  
12 May Neil home from Vietnam  
13 May Catherine's Communion  
5-18 August Cape Cod More >>
23 September Birth of Helen Maree More >>
26 September Joan & Helen home from hospital More >>
15 October Helen Baptised  
14 November Anthony's bicycle stolen  
17 November News of Harold Holt's disappearance  

 

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