Derek Bailey
| Town/City | Yallourn North |
|---|---|
| First name | Derek |
| Last name | Bailey |
| Country of Origin | England |
| Date of Birth | 1/5/1955 |
| Year of Arrival in Australia | 1957 |
| Submitted by | Derek Bailey |
Story
We left England to have better opportunites for work and maybe a better lifestyle for the whole family as there was my mum and dad and six kids to look after.
I don’t know much about the journey as I was only 18 months old and we came over on a boat ( SS Straitanover )
I can only commit what my mum said when we arrived and she said that it was too hot and too many flies and can we go back to England?
As it turns out we all happily married with our own families living in a great country