My life
Adrian Lynch
Retiring after 48 years – My Story
I began at the Spastic Centre at age three on March 4th 1947 at Mosman.
Founder Neil McLeod learnt that a factory which employed able bodied people
doing assembly work for PMG telephone exchange relay sets was closing down. So after much behind the scenes work, Mr McLeod was able to bring the equipment and the employees over to the Allambie Heights site.
I commenced my Working life at Centre Industries, Allambie Heights on January 18th 1963. I began working the primary machine shop doing hand presses, lathes, and power presses. Speaking of lathes, John Morgan (now a Member on the Board of Directors of The Spastic Centre) was a role model for me in operating a lathe and working with able body people.
We were making telephone exchange boxes for Telecom. I then moved into the bulk stores for three years taking out coils and wiring. When not doing that task I would help keep the store clean and keep the coils tidy in wooden boxes. I earned the title by one young chap “Sadie The Cleaning Lady!” and the nickname stuck with me for the whole time I worked in the store.
I remember working on 21st July 1969 when man first set foot on the moon. It was around 1.00 pm and we had a small T.V. screen in the store office where watched.
Over the next few years I worked at Business Services at North Rocks, Castle Hill and Girraween. I was helping with the daily timesheets, the business newsletter and wrote the minutes for our Management Committee meetings.
In 2003, I started working at Wetherill Park. I was still living at Narraweena which was great because I kept in touch with many more of my life long friends’ going back to Centre Industries days at Frenchs Forest.
I am now retiring after 48 years. I have enjoyed ALL MY WORKING DAYS and thank the countless marvellous people who helped me to make it possible. It has always been a learning process for me.
A big thank you to everyone I’ve worked with, including all our wonderful taxi drivers who are our life line to get us to and from work each day. Thank you for your reliable faithful service fellows.
The next chapter in my life will be in doing Volunteer service at Anglicare Office at Parramatta probably a couple days per month. I am also going to read more and keep writing my life story in a book form.
What does bored mean?? I’ve got no idea!
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