In February 1944, still at age 16, Clarrie Diefenbach was appointed as head teacher of Yaparaba State School –
a school 7 miles beyond the Callide Valley rail terminus.
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Interviews
Nita Hughes Interview
Nita Hughes’s life in a builder’s family in wartime Queensland from country towns to Brisbane provides glimpses of the hardships experienced and the resilience needed
Elaine Roberts Interview
Memories of Hivesville School, school reserve, no electricity or telephone (local farmer had the only one); up early, feed chooks, fight white rooster on way to backyard toilet.
Gerry Bell Interview
In this video interview excerpt, Gerry Bell describes his occupation as a Chainman and Cadet Surveyor.