Ask to leave school Christmas 1966 first job was with the Army as a causal civilian (roustabout )in 1967 got full time employment in May 1968 as a trainee overhead linesman with the then Hunter Valley County Council left the county in late 1980 and when into the mines as a CHPP (Washery operator) while their leant to drive the big rear dumpers and loaders ,did all the shift doggy day afternoon and weekends (don’t miss night shift and weekends )at the present time I am on long serves leave have 36 weeks to go then retiring .I am driving school bus at the present time for somethig to do I will do that till I am 60 .And in between all that I was a Nasho never got the chance to go to Vietnam
Ian C
