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A place of opportunity
- felipe azabal
Felipe came To Australia from Spain. he saw Australia as the place to give his children better opportunties in life.

Fortunate/Unfortunate
- Gordon Orange
The story of a man who kept making and losing fortunes over his life,
but who never gave up.

Growing Up in a Fishing Family
- Leo Massey
To Leo, growing up in a fishing family was to have a magic childhood, and the things he learnt have stayed with him all through his life, even though he was one of the first boys in a number of generations not to take up professional fishing.

It’s Family
- Noel Thompson
Fishing families work hard and play hard. They are contributors to their community, and the Lake is really part of their extended family.

Odd Jobs
- Ron Graham
Money was scarce in those days, so you’d turn your hand to anything. Ron yarns about a few of the odd jobs he did growing up around Lake Illawarra.

play work love
- Sonny massey
Sonny Massey’s musings on Play, Work and Love through his life on Lake Illawarra

Six generations of fishing
- russell massey
The history of the Masseys: a professional fishing family on Lake Illawarra.

Taking up the fight
- fred moore
An account of the importance of the Coomaditchie community in the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.

The Old Tallawarra Power Station
- Norman Hodges
Tallawarra Power Station was the last of the gentleman's power stations, but the history of Norman’s work includes collective action about asbestos exposure and improving safety for workers.

Water
- Jack Hyde
Jack’s account of how much hard work is involved in getting the water to your house so that you can turn on the tap and enjoy a nice shower at the end of the day.

Careless in the Catchment
- Ron Hales
Over time there has been a lot of careless activity in the catchment of Lake Illawarra, which has lead to a high nutrient load that is carried by the Lake to this day.

FROM CONFLICT TO PEACE
- Susan Russell
For a family who had experienced war and conflict, Lake Illawarra became a haven of relaxation.

Born to Fish
- Ken Christophers
Ken’s life in fishing started on Lake Illawarra.