Every year Peter's mum has an opportunity to join in with a class reunion. She is part of a couple of grades of children who did their sub-junior and junior years (today's grades nine and ten) in Herberton during the war years. Herberton is on the south western edge of the Atherton Tableland and was noted for its good schools. She boarded there at the Methodist hostel. Peter was particularly interested to meet George, his mum's boyfriend of these highschool years. The picture above is of George and his wife Lorna with Peter's mum and dad. Each year it becomes just a little bit harder to get to these reunions and those who make it are becoming fewer, but it was worth the effort. The day was cool with the occasional light shower. Nice.
Before they disbanded, the three eighty-year-olds posed for a photo: Max, Hazel and George. Hazel and George went to the Herberton School and were one year ahead of Peter's mum. In another year, almost all of the group will have passed eighty.
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