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Collection SummaryPaul Kelly talks about his early life growing up in South Cronulla between 1954 and 1974.BiographyPaul Kelly was born on 8 October 1950 at Belmore, NSW and moved to Cronulla in 1954.SynopsisThe Kelly family lived at 11 Wangi Avenue South Cronulla, in a house overlooking Darook Park, a 'perfect playground' for children. Paul remembers a number of the local families, including future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who lived across the road. Paul attended a small pre-school in Nicholson Parade and then Cronulla South Public School where there were a number of children from Cronulla Migrant Hostel. He then went on to attend Cronulla High School. During these years he was involved in scouting, which he thoroughly enjoyed, especially the camps in the Royal National Park and during high school Paul was also in the cadets. Some of Paul's fondest memories are of Saturday morning shopping expeditions with his father along Cronulla Street where they stopped and talked to the many friendly faces in the street and in the shops. Paul left Cronulla in 1975 when he accepted a surveying cadetship in Canberra but returned home regularly while ever his parents lived in Wangi Avenue and he still regards Cronulla as home.

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Oral History AudioPaul Kelly InterviewDate of interview17th September 2012IntervieweePaul KellyDate of birth8th October 1950InterviewerPauline CurbySupporting materialPaul Kelly Interview ProfilePaul Kelly Interview Log Sheet

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PlaceCronullaSubjectsKelly, PaulCollectionTelling it as it was