Skatey...The life of Les Skate
Biography of Les Skate edited and prepared for publication by volunteer biographer Lorraine Blythe on behalf of Eastern Palliative Care October 2019
Biography of Les Skate edited and prepared for publication by volunteer biographer
Lorraine Blythe on behalf of Eastern Palliative Care October 2019
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Contents<br />
Early memories .............................................................................................................................. 3<br />
School Days .................................................................................................................................... 5<br />
Family chores, family play… and pocket money! ..................................................................... 7<br />
A new home, and the start <strong>of</strong> my working <strong>life</strong> .......................................................................... 9<br />
<strong>The</strong> shearing <strong>life</strong> … and starting to build ................................................................................. 11<br />
Building a family <strong>of</strong> my own. ..................................................................................................... 15<br />
Some early holidays ..................................................................................................................... 16<br />
Scouts; good times… and some more building!...................................................................... 21<br />
Apollo Bay .................................................................................................................................... 23<br />
My working <strong>life</strong> in <strong>The</strong> Yarra Valley ......................................................................................... 26<br />
Family homes ............................................................................................................................... 40<br />
Coldstream Football Club … a big part <strong>of</strong> my <strong>life</strong>. ................................................................ 48<br />
Holidays in our later years .......................................................................................................... 56<br />
Helping out … <strong>The</strong> Victorian floods <strong>of</strong> 2011 ......................................................................... 62<br />
Biographer’s Note: As <strong>Les</strong> was significantly unwell during the process <strong>of</strong> this<br />
biography not all the facts (spelling <strong>of</strong> names and places) were able to be<br />
confirmed.<br />
This story is as told by <strong>Les</strong> <strong>Skate</strong> using his words while he was a client <strong>of</strong><br />
Eastern Palliative Care.<br />
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