George Chamberlain
February 1973
Here’s George, photographed in the very room where we first
met at 37 Lancaster Crescent,
Long Reef, on Sydney’s Northern
Beaches. It was February 1973 and George had recently left the Royal Australian Navy. On
the day we met, I had collected my friend, Paul, from Grace Bros at Warringah
Mall, after he finished work (and yes, he did work in the menswear department).
Shops closed at 12 midday on
Saturdays back then. It was a hot, sunny, summer day. Paul lived opposite the
beach at Narrabeen and we had planned to spend the afternoon at the beach. En
route, as we passed through Long Reef, Paul mentioned that he had a friend who
lived nearby. He suggested we make a brief detour and call in to say hello. And
the rest is history! George and I have been friends ever since. The house at
No.37 had spectacular views far out to sea and south along the Pacific coast as
far as the Macquarie lighthouse at Vaucluse. It has
since been demolished and a palatial new residence erected in its place. George
and I visited the building site not so long ago and the builders allowed us to
look around. Ah, the memories!
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