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Alan & Marjorie: Just married – [CLICK to enlarge]
This is part 2, the final part, of the story of the Life and Times of Marjorie Collins.
In Part 1 we learned that Marjorie was born in Horsham Victoria in 1930 and had a happy childhood with a great relationship with her family including her grandparents.
She became a teacher, but only for a short time when her husband, Alan, became a Minister and she gave up teaching to support him in his job.
Living and moving around Tasmania, in this program we learn how a return to Victoria eventually led her to becoming a qualified Kindergarten teacher until Alan reaches 65 and retires.
Alan & Marjorie in Tasmania – [CLICK to enlarge]
It was Alan’s retirement that led to Alan and her buying their first home, a permanent residence that was theirs.
Happy Times in their own home – [CLIcK to enlarge]
Marjorie talks about the travelling she and Alan undertook both overseas and within Australia and, of the circumstances that led to Alan’s tragic death.
Now in the twilight of her years, Marjorie shares her observations on a long and fulfilling life and of the changes that she has witnessed. It is fair to say that she is content with her life and is very proud of her children and grandchildren and how the attitudes and values she and Alan shared, have largely influenced her children.
Click to hear – Marjorie Collins – Part 2
Previous Listen To Older Voices Programs can be found in our archive, by clicking on one link or the other
– 2012 to 2016
– 2016 onward
[Listen To Older Voices receives funding from the Commonwealth Government
through the Commonwealth Home Support Program Program]
I have been with the Toorak Times since April 2012. I worked as Senior Editor of the Toorak Times until 2023, when I retired. I now work as a special features contributor for both the Toorak Times and Tagg. I've been in the Australian music scene as a musician since 1964, and have worked in radio and TV and newspapers (when they were actually printed on paper) as well as working in the film industry, as the Film Unit manager on Homicide for several years. I also have extensive experience in audio production and editing.
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