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Wednesday 31st January 2007

Brenton and Dylan's trip to Gladstone

St Peter's Church
Next to St Joseph's Parish School
......and where Terry and Geoff were altar boys

Note from Brenton
"The Norti Altar Boys" Church!!!

......and there are more "memory-notes" after the photos below - these are from before this trip

Firstly, here's how the Church looked in 1929
It hasn't changed!!! - even the fence is similar!!!
......and is that the Convent/School next door???
......and could it have still looked like that in the 1950's???

(two variations of the same photo)

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Online talk between Sharon and Brenton
Brenton
And you had better ask Geoff about the day he was laughing as an altar boy
Sharon
You are killing me!! - was he actually an altar boy?
Brenton
Mum said it was the Baxter's kid from the other side of the railway line that was the problem
And when we were coming home from church, Dad was going across the railway line to take Mrs Baxter on!!
But Mum said this was no good as Mrs Baxter was the sort of leading light in Gladstone society
So I think they went to the pub instead!!
Sharon
Much better ending!!

A later note from Brenton
Terry was here a few hours ago and he spent over an hour reading "The Memories" section
He was saying I was wrong that Geoff was the altar boy that caused problems!
It was actually him but Geoff was also on the altar that day on the other side
Terry and the Baxter kid were mucking around and missed the gongs and the incense throwing
And Mum was mortified!

A note from Geoff
I like being an altar boy - I must have been extremely cute!!
I can't see why Terry had to muscle in on my territory and cuteness!!
And I'm glad he got into trouble!!