The Clarke-Spinaze Gallery

Roger Clarke's Own Page

It's unlikely anyone else is ever going to be motivated to look back on my life, so I might as well have a bit of fun while I still can. The images are chronological, with some segmentation, in an attempt to make a scatty and at best semi-planned sequence seem vaguely logical as well.

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1949-51 (0 - 1-1/2)

Birth in Portsmouth, Rene's parents (briefly), and 12,000 miles over the sea, to Kingaroy


March 1950, Christening	July 1950, with Tony	October 1950, aged 1	May 1951, At the Whitemans'

1951-54 (1-1/2 - 4-1/2)

Kingaroy, and back to Blighty (for a lost cause)


June 1951, Colombo and the Fairsea	July 1951, Kingaroy, Carinya St	October 1951, Kingaroy, Youngman St

1954-55 (4-1/2 - 6)

Portsmouth, and back again, this time with a sister


April 1954, Southsea, Portchester	Christmas 1955, with Carole	... and with Tree, Andover Rd

1955-62 (6 - 13)

Bundaberg, Kepnock Rd, Central, Grade 8 at BHS


Oct and Dec, 1957	Fancy Dress, Kepnock Rd, 1961?	Burnett River, Annette Hutcheon, 1961?	c. 5 Oct 1961?, Dennis Fisher, me, Carole, Derek Nimmo, Wayne Blackburn, Alan Shearer, Greg Pershouse

Lone Pine (Brisbane), c.1961?	Starting Gr 8, Feb 1962?	Consc Banana, Smug, with prize book?, Nov 1962?

1963-66 (13-17)

Kepnock Rd to Woondooma St, to Pickett St, great years at BHS


August 1963?, Annette Hutcheon at the Deb Ball	Crusaders, Champs again, mid-1963?, Keith Fagg, Ian? Webb, George Tasker, Col Ross (State), !? (Brown?), Len Howe (State), Ian Nixon; Dennis Fowkes?, Me, ?!, ?!	City Rep, Brisbane 1962, Ipswich 1963, ? 1964

Qld Rep, to Sydney and Newcastle, August 1964	John Perryn's Matric, November 1964	Over halfway along the 5-mile stretch, Kalkie, at Jackowski's, to Showgrounds, hurting, c.Aug 1965?

School Debating Team, off to Brisbane – as Reserve?! (because my girlfriend beat me) ...	... Returning, as State Champions; Margaret Leckie, Archleigh Dixon, Howard Bamsey. Archleigh, I and Howard were the Loney team, and funnily enough we won the School Comp, and Loney won the Shield (me as House Captain)	Viva, Woondooma St, c. August 1966, driver-training

1967-74 (17 - 24-1/2)

Bachelordom


?1968	19 Aug 1969 OCTU Graduation	Feb 68 - Aug 1969 9 Course	19 Aug 1969, Grad Ball with Mary Walsh

Post mil, pre long-hair	Trying to look urbane c.1974?

1974-77 (24-1/2 - 27-1/2)

Pursuit, the end of Bachelordom


PJ Coombe, John Ditton (C's boyfriend), at Thornleigh	First TV Appearance, for NSW Privacy Ctee	?!, ?!, Still visiting Coogee even when L had escaped

At Balmain, 13? Jan 1977...	... with Gina and Ray	Wedding Prep, 15 Jan 1977

At Turramurra, 15 Jan 1977 ...	... with Anna, Peg and Rene ...	... and Tony

1977-78 (27-1/2 - 29)

North America, mainly England


Houghton Conquest Maggie and Freddie's house, and Beryl	Chenies c. Apr 1978?	Chenies, Winter 1978	Chorleywood Pub Winter 1978

1979-82 (29 - 32-1/2)

Switzerland, and a daughter


Leaving the UK, Dec 1978 John, Robin, Pip, Michael and Pip's Trevor, the 'horrible 'orphan from 'ull	BSS social event, 1979 Spiros Psaltis	Trevi, May 1981 Kasia 6 months "Angelissima! Bellissima!"

1982-83 (32-1/2 - 34)

Balmain and Leichhardt, and a son


Leichhardt, 1-2Q 1983, with Kasia ...	... and with Grimsel

1984-95 (34-45-1/2)

Canberra, ANU


Just before leaving Sydney c. Dec 1983	Chapman c. Jul 1984	Rene's 60th Birthday Jun 1986 Tom Macdonald, Georgie (Joan Mac with the camera?)

BHS Anniversary, Olds v. Youngs Shootout, June 1987	Chapman c. 1988	Only after-dinner speech, ever Only for a sister's wedding 6 May 1989

Roger and Linda c.1991?	R, K, Kasia and Russell, c.1991?	ADFA vs. Goulburn, 3rd Div, c.1994?