Growing Up in the 1930s

"They were desperate times but the Depression created a certain breed of people who economised, 'made-do', and 'got-by' without spending much money, eventually surviving those difficult times."

Growing up in the 1930s is the first-hand recollections of a young Australian boy's life during the Great Depression in Newcastle in the 1930s as told by a now old man with a long memory. It records the daily life and times, keeping alive an era that otherwise may be forgotten.

"It was a delightful walk with you through the 1930's in your new book, Growing up in the 1930's. You have drawn on a life well lived to reveal your fond family memories, enhanced by black line drawings. Every generation since could take a leaf from your book."

Judith Flitcroft, author of Walk Back in Time.

"A remarkably accurate, detailed and comprehensive reminiscence of a period of difficult and formative struggle in Australian life. Frugality and innovation were hallmarks of most of that generation. Written in a sympathetic and readable style that lends itself to easy reading."

Phillip Rosewarne, author of Beyond His Station

Richard Grimmond was born in 1927. He is a retired principal of Finley and Port Macquarie high schools. Richard was a foundation member of the Port Macquarie Historical Society in 1956 and was Port Macquarie-Hastings Citizen of the Year in 2010. He was also a member of the Lions Club for forty-six years and awarded the Lions Club Melvin Jones Award in 2013.

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