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In 1970 I sailed as a Ten Pound Pom from Southampton to Sydney, Australia. I was keen on the idea of working overseas and was determined to make things happen. At the time there were lots of opportunities overseas. Newspapers carried adverts for overseas jobs like Hong Kong Police or British Antarctic Expedition. Also, the Commonwealth countries - Canada, Rhodesia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand always wanted new people and tempted people with adverts for the chance of a new life. So I decided to apply for them all and the first to accept me I would go. I was not really fussy - they were all unknown but abroad and that was all that mattered. I was 27, single and no ties. I had no real trade and came from an office background. Australia was the first to reply and accept me, so that's where I went.The only stipulation was you had to stay for two years to take advantage of the ten-pound fare. Should you return before then you had to refund the fare - not the ten pounds fare but the full unassisted fare - and of course pay your own fare back. For ten pounds you could choose between a flight or a sea passage. The Australian Government also threw in a week's stay in a hostel in Sydney with meal tickets. Quite a bargain. I was in my twenties, single and anxious to travel so it was an easy decision to make. This book covers the voyage, my stay in Australia - work, travel and play and also travels beyond. Realising halfway around the world was not that far really and with so much more to see, I made a return to the UK. From there I went to work in Germany, Saudi Arabia and Algeria. The book also includes my experiences of travelling in the USA, Canada and Mexico mainly by Greyhound buses.
About the Author: Born in Upney, near Barking Essex in 1942. Travelled to Australia as a Ten Pound Pom in 1970 and spent the rest of the decade working overseas. Took up freelance writing in the nineties and also worked on Internet Music Forums before getting into web site design and maintenance. Retired in 2007 to live in Spain. I love writing about nostalgia and the past. Music is one of my great passions - mainly americana, folk, country and rock'n'roll. I am also a great cat lover and owned cats most of my life. I currently share the house with three Norwegian Forest cats.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781981876112
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 164
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1981876111
  • Publisher Date: 05 Mar 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 277 gr


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