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My father, Norman George Lehey, turned 80 years old on 29 March 2003. On 12 April we celebrated his birthday in the Court Theatre in Stratford, on the river Avon in Gippsland. Here are some of the better photos. They're all there, including the less successful ones, here and here.. I also took a number of photos at the barbecue the following day, and in a fit of forgetfulness I started all over again here
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This has nothing to do with the party, of course, but since my father is the oldest male Lehey, and has been since his father George died, it seemed somehow appropriate.
Things started off with drinks in the foyer. Stratford isn't exactly easy to get to: it's 230 km East of Melbourne, and I was impressed by the number of people who came. For us it was a 1000 km journey.
One person Dad wasn't expecting was his boyhood friend, Jack Flett, whom he hadn't seen for 70 years. We had stopped by to visit him on the way and persuaded him to come. It was certainly a successful surprise. Here they are together:
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Norm, Jack and Robyn, Jack's daughter.
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Gill Kline in the middle, Sandy Semmens on the left, Geoff Thorne on the right.
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Helen Cottrell, Bev Cottrell née Lehey, Sandy Semmens.
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Mark Stubbs, Ronny Stubbs, Freda McDermott.
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Nona Cole, Margaret Lehey.
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Ronny Stubbs, Freda McDermott.
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Sandy Semmens, Diane Lehey, Samantha Lehey and her boyfriend Lee.
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Freda McDermott, Audrey Schaedel, Norm Lehey.
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Max Lehey, Margaret Lehey, Freda McDermott.
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Norm gives a speech.
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... with surprising results.
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Freda McDermott did most of the work arranging the party. Here she receives a hibiscus bush from Bev Cottrell as a "thank you".
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Ronny Stubbs, Jill McDermott.
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At the end: all the children of George and Ruby Lehey. Audrey Schaedel née Lehey, Norman Lehey, Freda McDermott née Lehey, Max Lehey.
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