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| Leslie Thomas HALL, |
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| Leslie Thomas HALL, |
| 1916 | born Bollinhurst Lodge, Lyme Park, Macclesfield, Chester. youngest of 6 children. |
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| c1920 | Living at Drake Carr, (house name), Disley, Chester |
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| 1921 | emmigrated with whole family to New Zealand.(Assisted by Government). NZ archives ref SS1/547-T5376 |
excerpt of the passenger list |
Sailed on the RMS Athenic |  |
| 1933 | Left school and went into a Jewellery Apprenticeship in Thames |
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| 1934 | Leslies's parents separate and along with his siblings, help their mother to buy a home, 9 Edward Street,Thames. Picture shows Les's brother Reg, (left), with his eldest son Ron outside the house C:1993 |
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| 19 ? | Joined his brother Fred in the Jewellery business |
| 1940 | 30th July Joined the RNZAF stationed at Hamilton then Hobsinville where he lectured on aircraft instrument maintenence. |
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| 19/12/1941 - 5/5/1942 | stationed in Fiji |
| 27/10/1942 - 31/8/1943 | stationed in Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands |
| 1945 | 13th October Discharged from the Air Force |
| 1946? | After the war he and Wally Walkinshaw started a large retail jewellery store in Huntly |
| 1951 | 10th March, Marries Joyce Watkins in Sydney Australia |  |
| c:1953? | Sells his share of the business to Wally, and moves to Whangarei where Les & Joy run their own restaurant. "not having the money to manage to buy a jewellery store. It was very successful,but hard work,and a great little city to live in" |
| 19 | Emmigrates to Sydney, Australia living in Yagoona and has own Jewellery Shop. |
| 19 | Retires and moves firstly to Gosford. and then to Teragal |
| 2007 | 22 Apr Joy passes away |
After the war he and Wally Walkinshaw started a large retail
jewellery store in Huntly [it's probably still there,'tho I expect the road
bypasses the main shopping centre these days]
Les & I married 10th march,and a year or so later sold Les
half of the business to Wally[ who WAS a real wally!] and bought a restaurant
in Whangarei;not having the money to manage to buy a jewellery store.It was
very successful,but hard work,and a great little city to live in.
Your Grandmother also told me Lady Newton was jealous of
her,but I took it with a grain of salt.Her "Ladyship" would have had
governesses to tutor her as well as music lessons etc.I'm afraid the
aristrocacy would consider it their right to enter an employees home
uninvited,which was a very good reason for the family to leave the "old
country",and I'm sure your grandmother would have wanted a better future for
her children.Good for her I say!!
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