Letters to Sunday Telegraph relating experiences of Victory in the Pacific Day, 1995 - Part 3

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Second World War, 1939–45
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Mas BellyCembuton (re Glading Dear Sirs I liveet in 117 york St City Sydney through the war years as my farther was cartaker of Loudwices opposit Queen Victoria Building the cty was just like my play ground I new it backwards & many a site my little astr I saw all the men coming home I would oen to the comer of George & marked its to wave them hore The day peace was declare I though it was just toor me as it was my 1th besthdy next day 16th August 1842, I got my sister Ihome from school I san out on to the streets telling anyone who would listen it was just the best berelday present a girl could have Idanced & cryed & kissed anyore who heged me George st was jlest wounderfull I saw the dancing man or thatt is whas I called him to my men living in the city was very moning for me & aur missed a news real will mum I can remele martin Place at night wish family & founds my seste on she shoulde of dad my feet never touched the ground the crowds wr so thike I could go on son things that have stayed with me all these year will live in my meary
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Mrs Betty Pemberton (re Glading)

Dear Sirs

I lived in 117 York St City Sydney through

the war years as my farther was caretaker of

Loudwicis opposit Queen Victoria Building

the city was just like my play ground I new it

backwards & many a site my little sister & I saw

all the men coming home  I would run to the

corner of George & Market sts to wave them home

The day peace was declared I thought it

was just for me as it was my 14th birthday

next day 16th August 1945.  I got my sister home

from school & ran out on to the street telling

anyone who would listen it was just the best

birthday present a girl could have I danced &

cryed & kissed anyone who huged me

George st was just wounderfull I saw the

dancing man as that is what I called him

to my mum living in the city was very

moving for me I never missed a news real

with mum I can remember Martin Place at

night with family & friends my seats on the

shoulders of dad my feet never touched the

ground the crowds were so thick. I could go

on & on things that have stayed with me

all these years will live in my memory

 

 

forever.  this is a photo of my sister

& I at the time on top of where we

lived the next day 16th my birthday we

have a old 16 m xxxx  film my dad took

but I have nothing to show you of the

day itself just my memories what a day it

was to have a birthday

Sincerely

Betty Pemberton

P.S. my birthday 16.8.51. I think it was my very

Best 14th

 

25 JUL 1995

Dear Sir/Madam,

The enclosed photograph is, (from left to right), Marge

Ryder, Ivy Wallace, Carmel Finlayson,..........Muller and Joyce Allen; and was 
taken in Martin Place around  11am on the 15th of August 1945. They were

all Mental Health Nurses and were working at Rydalmere Hospital. They  
were on their 2nd of 6 shifts of night duty when they heard the news that the

war had ended.  Night shift finished at 6.30am (0630) and after breakfast etc

they headed into town for the celebrations, arriving at 9am. As the enclosed 
photo was being taken, a Senior Sister, who knew them, rebuked them for

being in town celebrating when they should have been back in the Nurse's 
Home asleep, after the previous night's shift. After the day in town they all

went straight back to work.

Joyce Allen married Reg Walker in 1951 and Ivy Wallace retained her 
maiden name by marrying a Wallace, of the others I do not have any details.

Joyce is my mother-in-law and Grandmother to 5 wonderful grandchildren.

The enclosed photo of the original, no need to return it.

Yours sincerely

Paul Crotty.
Paul Crotty

 

WINNING with TEAMWORK

Joan Bowden

The Editor

Dear Sir/Madam

Enclosing photo taken

in Hunter St. Newcastle in 1945. I am

standing behind my brother Warren. We are

twins then aged 10 yrs old.   The other two

girls sisters.  Rita & Marjorie Pearce friends we

met that day.

Hope this may contribute to your

collection.

Sincerely

Joan Bowden.

P.S. Would appreciate if photo could be return.
Diagram - see original document

 

Arthur Gregory. 39 Jamieson St Emu PLAINS 2750

Yes. I remembered the day Peace was declared

My wife Cathleen and our 6 months old daughter. Carol and

I decided to travel to Penrith by train from Mt. Druitt.

We got just passed St Marys about 200 yds when the

train stopped He blew his whistle a couple of times

and left us flat. The Passengers looked & listened and

the St Mary's church Bells started Ringing cars sounded

their horns trains whistled We heard that Peace was

declared. Well.  Some Passengers walked back to

St Marys to join the fun. But Mum & I with a cranky 

baby wanting her feed. Waited. After an hour or so the

driver of the train came back and decided to take his

train on the journey to Penrith. Yes. We got to Penrith and

you  said it. No. Shops. Open. Cafes chemists the lot we were

Hungry. and Baby Carol, it was a wonderful for all but

was not too happy.  We had a drink of water at the Local Park

and called it a day and came back Home

This Photo is a 50th Wedding Anniversary Gramp Carol

turned 50 yrs, this Feb.  She is the one Holding her nephew.

Russell. taken 6 months before my wife's Passing. (photo

taken at Dam. ( I would like the Photo back, Please.

A.C. Gregory.

 

 

Victory in Pacific

50th Celebrations

Sun. Telegraph

P.O. Box 970                           
Strawberry Hills 2013      16.7.95
Dear Sirs,

re your recent article in Sun 

Telegraph - July 9th 1995 - Were you one of the hundreds  of

thousands who celebrated V. in Pacific. -

Yes I sure was! at that time and

day August 15.45 I was stationed in Sydney with the

British Pacific Fleet serving with the W.R.N.S.  Our 

Fleet mail Office being in York St Sydney. We had

started our day bagging and sorting mail for the ships

and depots, being on 4 watches we were fortunate to have

the right watch which allowed us to leave early for lunch,

and half day off. Having heard on the grape vine via our

Wren Courier who had just come back from the American

Forces at Grace Blds also in York St. "That the war was over"

none of us could believe this - until we were taken officially -

Still in stunned shock 2 off duty Wrens & I walked down York

St and everything seemed normal - gradually it was as

though the word was passing around, somehow we were in

Martin Plc and the yelling & yahoo's started everyone's look

was changing to smiles and we were just grabbed and

 

 

2.

kissed by passerby's naturally the Service boys around

were not going to miss out on this.  Paper and streamers

started to fall down from office windows & stores, with

the street photographers making a bundle. We then

continued along Elizabeth St to and part of the streets

were quiet to Mark Foy's, where by now flag and ice

cream vendors were doing a roaring trade. Returning

back along Pitt St and somehow being asked if we would

care for a drink by a storekeeper of a Mens Clothing Store.

Remember getting on the balcony facing the City

Tattersalls' Club and calling across the street to others on

buildings. Singing our hearts out to all in sundry, by then

we were starting to believe it.  "THE WAR WAS OVER". By this 
time we realized we had not eaten all day so got on the

train and headed back to our Wrennary at "Astra Hotel-

Bondi. To start all over laughing,  crying, dancing, talking

celebrating in each cabin (room) and telling the stories

of the day until exhaustion took over.  Next day we all

wanted to know when we could go home, think we

would have gone en-mass then, but the majority

 

 3.

had to wait on our allotted transport which wasn't

until the following year, some of us embarked on

the Hell Troops Ships "Stirling Castle to shocking

conditions but were to anxious to return home to

loved ones.  -which is an other story.

Sincerely yours

(Mrs) K. Coleman

(nee Rice)

Ex. W.R.NS 42-46

[signature]

 

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