Married to a Shearer

He was single of course and drove, at very high speed, a smart FJ Holden car, which he soon traded for an even smarter FB Holden car. We courted at dances, movies in the Town Hall of a small country town, and later at the Drive-in movies. Water skiing, basketball, Junior Farmers and football made for a busy and enjoyable social life.

Then we married. Sport became a potentially dangerous activity. An injury could mean the cropping or harvesting program on the small family farm could be jeopardized if the principal worker was out of action. He was a married man now and took the responsibility seriously. During the sixties