Kookaburras, Cuppas & Kangaroos
Adventures of a Yorkshire Lass Down Under in the ’60s
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Kookaburras, Cuppas & Kangaroos
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Narrated by:
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Susan Bavey
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By:
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S Bavey
About this listen
Fueled by her spirit for adventure and with her £10.00 ticket in hand, Elizabeth Isle leaves 1960s England, determined to see it all, not just Australia and New Zealand, but as much as she can on the way, too. She surrenders her passport to the Australian government and must find work to support herself on the other side of the world from her family and friends. There can be no going back for two years. Join this intrepid young woman on the adventure of her lifetime. Share her amazing experiences, discover what exotic animals await, get travel tips and meet her new friends through her letters home and over plenty of cups of tea. Beware - the travel bug might prove infectious!
©2023 S Bavey (P)2024 S BaveyListener received this title free
a wonderfully moving & detailed account written by Sue of her mother’s life in Australia & New Zealand in the early 1960s. The story is told using Elizabeth’s own letters home to her parents at the time, & from her diary recollections. Elizabeth, Sue’s mother, was a very courageous young woman. She travelled to Australia as what was called ‘a £10 Pom’. She had to stay for a minimum of 2 years & surrender her passport. She decided to make the most of every opportunity that arose, & stayed almost three years. There’s some great photographs. Elizabeth worked to support herself. Both the sea voyages are told, & the trip through the Panama Canal is particularly interesting. It’s a fantastic record of that time in Elizabeth’s life; all the people she met & the places she visited. Thoroughly enjoyable!
Slice of 1960s life Down-Under
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