circa 1911 My grandmother Alice Kezia Lee with her daughter,and sons- my father Leslie George(top),Harold (Toby) and Norman. I have a large print.

circa 1920 My grandfather Charles George Lee

25 June 1923 Obituary of my grandfather Charles G Lee

circa 1925 My father Les started his long career with the Post Master General (PMG) Department at Bungendore Post Office as a Telegram boy and telephone switchboard operator, from 15 years of age, then to Sydney as a Postal Sorter at the GPO, to his death in 1964 with 39 years of service.

1928 My wife's father Carl Behrens, hands in his pockets, has just installed the Plume petrol pump at a general store in Nymagee in southern NSW in 1928. It was one of many installations around NSW he undertook to earn a quid.

circa 1930 My father Les left, on holiday from Sydney his mother's home in Bungendore with two of his three brothers Toby and Norman.

circa 1930 My father Les at his mother's home in Bungendore cutting wood for her two large fireplaces. The dunny (backyard toilet) is behind him, and his deceased father's small fruit orchard is to his left.

circa 1931 My father Les, on right with two mates on Bondi? Beach dressed up on a day out

January 1933 Wedding group of my father Leslie George Lee and my mother Beatrice Irene (Rene or BID) Dwyer. Alongside are bridesmaids, sister Girly (Aileen) Dwyer, Les' sister Ellen Lee, and Rene's brother Mick Dwyer who gave her away. Bottom right are guests Catherine (Kate Lee) Edwards nursing daughter Kath, my grandmothers Alice Gezia Lee and Eliza (Barton) Dwyer.

1933 A one-penny piece issued 1933, the year of my birth

circa 1934 With my mother Rene in the backyard of our rented home at ......................................

circa 27 December 1934 My First Birthday portrait

circa 1935 Me in the garden wearing long pants. My next long pants was when I was nearly 15 and starting work in December 1948 as a sock salesperson at Beare and Ley Mens Shop in Crows Nest

circa 1936 My father Les, mother Rene and new baby sister Joan (Beatrice Joan). The later picture of my brother Bobby was added at the request of our mother in the late 1900s when Joan and I replaced the frame

circa 1936 We visited my father's sister Aunt Beat (Lee) at her Uncle Isaac Taylor's farm at Murringo, near Young. I am with my older cousin Alma riding a sheep, I dont look scared.

30 May 1937 When my wife Josie Behrens was seven-weeks old she was baptised at St Clements Church, Marrickville, and her families drove to a celebration picnic. On arrival her father Carl posed Josie with her mother Doris on the bonnet of his 1928 Chevrolet sedan, and her grandfather John Bastock stood leaning on the side door. Her grandmother Anne remained seated in the back seat. As the families lived at Marrickville, it is thought the picnic was held somewhere along Botany Bay. Note the untied rope on the front bumper bar of the car-it was common at the time to tie a canvas water bag there to keep it cool, and to use it later to make tea at the picnic. The photograph is exceptionally sharp and perfectly composed by Josie's father......

circa 1940 Studio photo of Joan Bobby and me. We were renting and living at 47 Tulloh Street, Willoughby

circa 1941 In 1941 Josie, about 4 years old, was taken by her parents, Carl and Doris Behrens to the Hollywood Studios, 116 Pitt St, Sydney and was photographed in several poses. This photograph was lightlyhand-coloured in accordance with pencilled notations on the rear...brown eyes, Light brn hair,mauve frock,brown edging on collar,orange buttons,lemon coat,Mauve sox with Brn & orange tops, and brown shoes. In the future when Josie was worked as a photographic colourist, her colouring was much more brighter and realistic. Josie used samples from wedding dresses, suits etc to match actual colours

14 February 1949 My father saw an advert in a tram for Junior Clerks at the Department of Road Transport and Tramways, 99 Macqsuarie St, Sydney. I went to the City and applied for a position. After doing a written english test I was accepted and started on the 14th February 1949 as a Relief Officer on the tramways side.

1949 I travelled to and from work in trams from Frenchs Road Willoughby, through Artarmon, Crows Nest, North Sydney and over the Harbour Bridge in special tramlines to underground Wynyard Station. I usually caught an earlier model toast-rack tram.

circa 1950 When I started work I became interested in taking photographs with my families 620 film camera. It took 12 black and white photographs and could take close-up shots when another lens was activated by pulling the slide on the side of the camera. I still have a similar Kodak Brownie that I bought some years ago.

circa 1950 Another studio photo of Bobby, Joan and myself while living in Willoughby

circa 1950 I travelled by tram across Sydney Harbour Bridge to work in Macquarie Street

circa 1950 I was into mucking around with my early cameras and had read about double exposures so set my young brother Bobby up in front of a black background and took two different shots of him without moving the film onwards, resulting in a double-exposure

circa 1950 Another double-exposure shot of my younger sister Joan threatening herself

circa 1951 In our backyard in Tulloh Street, street mate Bubba )Ken) Annetts, brother Bobby and myself dressed as girls, and next door neighbour Noelene Bennett and my sister Joan dressed as boys....all in fun

circa 1951 Our family was visited by Uncle Ernie and our cousin Helen Edwards from Korora, outside Coffs Harbour. Ernie was working on his sister ....and husband ......'s farm. Helen was living with her mother, Aunt Kate (Lee) Edwards nearby. I remember their visit, we all went to Luna Park for the first time

circa 1951 Back yard in Willoughby, we are all dressed up to go out with our mother, Joan and Bobby holding our cats

1951 My family on our verandah 47 Tulloh St Willoughby, my young brother Bobbie has a sore foot.

circa 1951 With my mate John Robinson after a game of ping pong, using large bats

circa 1952 Snapped in town by a street photographer, our mother Rene with Joan and Bobby--all dressed up for a day out in the city (Sydney)

circa 1952 John Robinson, snooker playing mate from Willoughby, and me snapped by a street photographer in the City. We both worked in town but on this occasion we were obviously not working as we were not wearing ties.

circa 1952 When I was about 19-20 and getting into developing and printing my 35mm photos in my backyard laundry/photo darkroom I started taking candid photographs at parties and other small events.I had a good Voiglander 35mm camera and a connected electronic flash gun powered by a large 9 volt battery that was carried over my shoulder. This was my first card that I handed out. Note there is no telephone number, just "Write"-you had to have a good reason to have a home telephone and also there was a waiting list to have a phone installed

1953 My father was renting the Willoughby home and my mother wanted her own home, so my father eventually obtained a low-interest War Service Loan and bought a home at 33 Leura Road Auburn It was a 2-bedroom,lounge and dining room and kitchen and for a couple of years crowded, with our two parents, sister Joan, brother Bob, and grandmother Eliza Dwyer and myself. My father Les enclosed the small back verandah into a bedroom for Nan, and built a bedroom at the back of the house for my brother and me.

circa 1953 My mate John Rbinson's brother Ted owned an early uitility, and one day he gave John and I lessons on gear changing....our very first driving lesson!

circa 1953 At work in Registration Records, Department of Motor Transport......all pen pushers! Claude O'Dea was my boss in Wagga Wagga in 1972 when I was working in Deniliquin as a District Officer

circa 1953 Off to Auburn pub on a Saturday afternoon for few beers and a pie with green peas with mate Ray Carter. Looks like Leura Road Auburn outside our home No. 33 with an untarred roadway?

circa 1953 My Uncle Ted amd Aunt Molly Dwyer about to leave our home after an afternoon of card playing with our Lee and Dwyer families, a regular occurance of card playing for money

circa 1953 Uncle Ces Dwyer taking home daughter Sandra and his brother Jack and Jean Dwyer after a Lee/Dwyer afternoon of playing cards and eating dinner

circa 1954 A happy evening at home with mum and our friends Ray Carter and Harry Murphy, John Robinson and a girlfriend, Bobby dressed as a girl again, Joan and a past neighbour Coral Wells, and my mother watching over us

circa 1954 My brother Bobby made a good girl! My sister Joan is hanging onto him on the right hand side.

1954 I was working in Transport House, 99 Macquarie Street. It had a yard where trucks and cars were inpected for road worthiness, and the yard opened onto Bridge Street. Queen Elizabeth was touring Australia and the city streets were decked out with flags, signs and arches high over the roadway- and full of cheering people. The Queen and Duke came up Bridge Street...I was perched up high on a large gate-post and snapped this photo

circa 1954 My mother Rene and father Les dressed up to the nines at a Ball

circa 1954 At a Ball with my mother Rene and two Auburn dance school mates Harry Murphy and Ray Carter. My sister Joan was a ballroom dancer at Missy's dance school in Auburn and I joined her to learn ballroom dancing, and it was here that I met Harry and Ray. Later on I was Ray's Best Man at his wedding and we have remained lifetime friends.

circa 1954 When we moved into our Auburn home we had a fireplace to burn wood to heat our loungeroom. Because wood fires were smokey and dirty my parents bought a commonly used heater that burned kerosene. The were slightly smelly but were cleaner and could be moved by hand to around the room(s)

circa 1954 Sister Joan and brother Bobby dressed up for a night of learning to dance at Missy's school of dancing in Auburn

circa 1954 In the City after work for a few drinks with my mate John Robinson who worked at the Lands Department. . Pubs were closed at 6pm those days and we bought sly grog beer in night clubs. Beer bottles were all the same size...large!

December 1954 At my 21st birthday party with Ted and Elaine Robinson's daughter Lyndell. Having a birthday near to Christmas meant this was my first birthday party.....and the last until my 50th! So, thanks to my mother who arranged this special party.....

27 December 1954 As my birthday was 2 days after Christmas my first birthday party was my 21st (our mother always planned to give all her children a memorable 21st party). It was a big event in my life, plenty of family relatives, my Robinson second family, and DMT workmates

circa 1955 Having a refreshing beer with my dad Les after mixing and laying a concrete path at home. No stubbies in those days!

circa 1956 I relieved at morning tea and lunchtime on the Public Counter in the Registration Hall of the Department of Motor Transport in 99 Macquarie Street, Sydney where members of the public renewed their car registrations and drivers licences, etc. Because heavy vehicles had to come into the City to be registered, our Department later moved to Rosebery. This photo was taken recently of the Hall without the backing partition....

circa 1956 Eating a late evening dinner after playing squash with brother Bobby and best mate John Robinson. The sticking plaster is covering a gash caused by being hit with a squash racket while playing.

1956 Brother Bobby having a late dinner with me after an evening of playing squash with myself and John Robinson

1956 Brother Bobby heading for a night out in Auburn

25 March 1958 Josie and celebrated our engagement to marry at a small family dinner that also celebrated Josie's 21st birthday. The dinner was held at Josie's family home in South Wentworthville where both of our families were present. We had two cakes, Josie's 21st cake and our Engagement cake.

15 November 1958 Josie Behrens and I were married in Wentworthville with her sister Janice as Bridesmaid and her father Carl. My young brother Bobbie was my Best Man. Studio photos were taken after the wedding at Howard Harris Studio in Church Street, Parramatta. Josie had been employed at the studio for some years as a colourist and she hand-coloured this photo using oil paints on the printed photograph-it was sometime later that colour photographs were available.

circa February 1959 Early in 1959 Josie was pregnant with our first child and is pictured here on Balmoral Beach with me.. We were there with my best mate John Robinson and his wife Iris. John and I had together purchased a VJ sail boat (pictured in background) and had sailed it off the beach around Sydney Harbour while our wives sunbaked on the beach.

25 December 1959 Our first child Geoffrey John was born early in September 1959, a short time after we had climbed many steps to Sydney Harbour Bridges Pylon Lookout. A couple of days later Josie cooked dinner and then started getting labor pains and I took her to Parramatta Hospital's reception desk. I was told to leave Josie with them and to go home and phone in the morning. Next morning I phoned the hospital and was told I was the father of a boy. When I went to the hospital I saw Josie in her room, but could only look through a babies ward window to see my new son with other babies. The first time I nursed my child was when I was taking him home!

3 January 1960 Geoffrey John, the first child of Josie and myself, was born 4 September 1959 in Parramatta Hospital, and was baptised on 3rd January 1960 at St.Pauls Church of England, Wentworthville

April 1960 Josie and I left baby Geoff in the care of her parents and drove off with my best mate John and wife Iris,Josie's sister Janice and friend Joe in our Vanguard panel van(with a double mattress in the back) and Joe's Sigma sedan (with seats that folded down to make a bed) from Sydney to the Snowy Mountains to explore the newly completed Hydro Electric Scheme over Easter weekend. It rained all night as we drove down the single-lane Hume Highway and early on Easter Friday we arrived at my grandmother Alice's home in Bungendore for breakfast and a warm up. Then to Jindabyne (later covered by Lake Jindabyne) where we planned to camp for the night,but I had left the tent at home! Not popular John, especially with the 3 girls. Over the next 2 days we explored the Snowy Scheme and drove the narrow winding gravel road to the top of Mt Kosciusko where the winds were howling and we were very, very cold! We drove back home on Easter Monday to our baby...it was a real experience many years ago.

29 December 1961 Stationed in Queanbeyan Motor Registry, a one-man office, I completed this surrender of number plate transaction. On 22 November 2021 the daughter,who had married a my cousin, messaged me a copy of the item and said she found it in her father[s records and recognised my name.......60 years later!!

circa 1966 Josie with Geoff, Terry and Karen in the driveway of our Kent Street, Goulburn home-dressed up most likely to attend church

1969 Our complete family taken in our newly built home in Martin Street, Tolland, Wagga Wagga.....all wearing thongs.... This was an early coloured photo, taken back when coloured photos were on photo slides that were viewed through a projector and screen. It was taken by Paul Bamford who was an early user of technology.

January 1998 A small Lee family gathering after Christmas in the back yard of our home in Yarbon Street, Wentworthville

25 December 2001 Christmas Day in Wentworthville with our grandchildren Nicola, Peter, Grayson,Kristian, Samara and Jamie.......

April 2004 This was a first...a hot air balloon flight from Canowindra over the picturesque Belubula Valley with a fleet of colourful balloons with my fellow Goulburn Motor Registry workmate Peggy. We passed directly over Peggy and Rex' weekender to the cheers of our young grandchildren Grayson and Samara...it certainly was a flight to remember......

April 2004 The view from my first hot air balloon flight with a fleet of other balloons over stunning scenery ..................

April 2017 Presenting my Treasurers Report Summary for April 2017 to the regular monthly meeting of members of Parramatta Computer Pals for Seniors