I do not have a detailed account of what occurred regarding the ill health of my mother's father. Only that after several years managing MacArthur River Station Grandfather McAllen died and as a result the family were forced to leave. Grandmother McAllen and the family moved back to the coastal area of Queensland, possibly Mackay, except for my mother and her older sister Ann. My father was able to arrange for my mother to take up a position as housemaid at the Camooweal hotel run by the Reilly family with her sister Ann remaining as a chaperone. The details of these occurrences are vague and these few I have been able to ascertain from meeting with my mother's bridesmaid, formerly Daphne Reilly.
My parents were married on March 14 1936 in Camooweal. I was born on May 3, 1937 in Kerang Victoria, and my brother Graeme was born on June 3, 1939 in Kerang.
Should I come across any further enlightening details regarding my parents courtship in my father's diaries in the future they will be a valuable addition to this story.
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