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Old 10-12-2011, 20:54   #161
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Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68

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Originally Posted by susie123 View Post
You must have been a newbie as I was leaving in 1957. Everyone loved Mrs Backhouse (think it was Mrs), she was a sweetie.
She lived next door to me when I was growing up ... popped in every night to exchange newspapers. She was great fun.

Yes, was Mrs. Her husband was quite a lot older than her and she was a widow for a very long time. They had lived in Cuba at one time.

She had a long life (in her 90's), and very alert in her mind until the end.
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