Newsletter No. 8: May 2001
Three more of the family have come on line this month: Chris Payne (Lyell), Maureen Robb (Wood), and Stephen Wood. This makes the number of family receiving this letter 42, mostly by e mail so if you want any addresses I probably have them. I am sure that they would like to hear from some of you.
A new photo of the Robb family has been added to our web site so make a visit on http://www.familiesunearthed.com/wood/. On the site also you will find an audio of both Hilda & George (added by Rob). If you are having trouble with the quality of the audio which I did at first, contact me I had trouble but can now get good reproduction.
Don't forget articles & news items always
required.
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
5th Simon Camish
12th Stephen Thomas Wood
17th Victor White
17th Zachary John Wood
21st Christine Marie Payne
22nd Teresa Hilda Woestyne
22nd Anthony Victor White
26th Vincent James Wood
27th John Stanley Wood
27th Dale Christine White
JULY BIRTHDAYS
2nd Brian Woodhead
2nd Lachlan James Turnbull
5th Pauline Joan Turnbull
8th Daniel James Wood
11th Maureen Barbara Muir
13th Christopher Edward Turnbull
16th Michael Charles Bellman
19th Stephanie Ann Collins
21st Helen Maree Bellman
24th Kevin James Turner
27th Madison Kathleen Wood
28th Anthony John Robb
29th Alicia Clare Lyell
30th Brent Edward Woodhead
30th Lesley Jane Bellman
- Dennis John Lyell
- D.O.B. 10th October 1957
- Resides in Greenslopes Queensland
- Occupation: Senior Fire Fighter with the QLD Fire & Rescue Authority and has been with them for 13 years. At 18 was a apprentice carpenter & joiner, when 21 moved to Queensland and worked for a builder until 24, became a Registed Builder which he continued with until he joined the Fire Brigade in 1987, Dennis still works on the tools on his days off.
- Hobbies: Surfing, sail boarding and riding motor cycles
- Interests: Restoring Antiques, restored a 1941 Harley Davidson which has won 6 awards in 4 classic bike shows
- Children:
- Clayton who is 17, attends Gympie High and is very clever with his hands and recently won an award at the Gympie show in the open section for a cedar table that he made, he rides and rebuilds motor bikes
- Daniel is 14 and attends Gympie State School, loves looking after his chooks and vegetable garden. The boys live with their mother on 40 acres in Gympie
- Favourite Entertainer: No special one
- Favourite C.D. Morcheeba ( Rome wasn't built in a day)
- Favourite Movie: Forest Gump and Happy Gilmore
- Favourite TV Show: Law & Order and Seinfeld
- Favourite Holiday Destination: Anywhere in South East Asia, has travelled from Zamboanga in Mindanao through the Visayas to Luzon and Northern Luzon now can speak the local dialect (Tagalog) to get by. Usually travels alone and has met some wonderful people who are so giving but have very little, only living day to day. The people sing while whey work and complain about nothing. Has also travelled to Thailand from Bangkok to Chiang Mai in the north and to the south from Bangkok but still prefers the Islands of Philippines
- Favourite meal: Any Asian meals but Thai food is the best
- Favourite Book: any that gives me information on the job I am doing at the time
- Car I Drive: Holden Wagon VH 1982 but have had 4 Harleys and a Motor Guzzi in the past 7 years but now ride a Honda K7 750cc four and a 1941 Wl Harley Davidson which has a foot clutch and a hand gear lever
- Famous Person I would like to dine with: Jennifer Lopez
- Event I would like to do at the Olympics: Gymnastics
- Favourite football team: Qld Broncos
- Pets: had 6 cockatiels up to a month ago but because of travelling had to sell them
- What talent would you like to have: a much better memory
FAMILY NEWS
- Barbara & Vic's grandson Michael Woestyne started school this year at Holy Name East Preston, reckons it is "good fun"
- Deborah Lyell has changed jobs and is now working for Centari Systems in Milton Queensland.
- Sonja Belle (Michael Wood's Partner) won a gold medal recently at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, she was a member of the North Cottesloe beach relay team. an improvement from last year when she won a silver medal
- Gerard Robb has gone to Tokyo on a 6 month working contract at the Tokyo American Club as Gym/Pool Manager, all expenses paid and a wage as well
- Anna Robb finished her Batchelor of Arts (Design for Theatre & Television) (Honours with 2 distinctions) and is presently Stage Manager for the Marrickville Theatre Company, productions are Uncle from Australia and Promised Woman, Anna is living in Randwick
- Anthony Robb is now living in Kirribilli Sydney doing promotional work while still pursuing an ambition to get into acting
- Allison & Reg Regalado have departed New York and have driven across America via the Southern States and are now back in California ready to start work there
- Christine Payne (Lyell) is now working at The Sydney Children's Hospital
- Anthony & Dale White: have now moved into their new house in Reservoir (happy gardening)
The Irish Guide to Medical Terms and Their
Meanings
Artery------------------------------------The
study of painting
Bacteria----------------------------------Back
door to the cafeteria
Barium-----------------------------------What
undertakers do after doctor's treatment fails
Bowel-----------------------------------A letter
like A,E,I,O or U
Caesarean Section-----------------------A district
of Rome
Cat Scan---------------------------------Searching
for kitty
Cauterise---------------------------------Made
contact with her
Colic--------------------------------------A
sheep dog
Coma--------------------------------------Punctuation
mark
Congenital---------------------------------Friendly
D & C--------------------------------------Where
Washington is
Dilate----------------------------------------To
live long
Enema------------------------------------------Not
a friend
Genital------------------------------------------Not
Jewish
GI Series---------------------------------------Soldier
ball game
Grippe-------------------------------------------Suitcase
Hangnail----------------------------------------Coat
Hook
High Colonic----------------------------------Jewish
religious holiday
Impotent----------------------------------------Distinguished,
well known
Labour Pain------------------------------------Getting
hurt at work
Morbid--------------------------------------------A
high offer
Nitrate--------------------------------------------Cheaper
than day rate
Node-----------------------------------------------Well
aware of
Outpatient----------------------------------------Person
who has fainted
Pap Smear---------------------------------------Fatherhood
test
Post Operative----------------------------------Letter
carrier
Prostrate----------------------------------------Flat
on your back
Recovery Room--------------------------------Place
to do upholstery
Rectum------------------------------------------Damn
near killed him
Rheumatic---------------------------------------Amorous
Secretion-----------------------------------------Hiding
something
Seizure--------------------------------------------Roman
emperor
Tablet---------------------------------------------A
small table
Terminal Illness----------------------------------Getting
sick at the airport
Tibia-----------------------------------------------Country
in North Africa
Tumour--------------------------------------------More
than one more
Urine-----------------------------------------------Opposite
of "you're out"
Varicose-------------------------------------------Near
By
Vein------------------------------------------------Conceited