Peter retired from:
EZ Squares - Caboolture.
EZ Squares - Caboolture.
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Pete was born at Woodford (the old place is still there on the road to Kilcoy ) in 1937.
His Dad was a motor mechanic who moved to Kilcoy in 1939. Pete went to school at Kilcoy State School until high school when he moved to Brisbane to live with an aunt to do Junior High as it was in those days. He continued living with his aunt to do his 5 year apprenticeship as a fitter and turner. While employed by Rapson Engineering he met Val who was an office girl/ typist. She had gone to do that after her eyes started to give her problems as a photographic colourist. After their marriage in 1958, Pete left the engineering and went to be an Oil Company Representative with Shell oil, whom he worked with for 4 years, stationed in Ayr and base office in Townsville. Gave that away in 1964 and went back to Kilcoy to work as a motor mechanic with Hobarts Garage, which is still there. After a couple of years, he looked after the spare parts there, for another 8 years. He decided this wasn't for him and he went into teaching at Kilcoy High School in 1977 starting as a manual arts teacher, after doing 2 years of college in Brisbane, and then later, after about 8 years, into Special education, which involved another year of college in, Brisbane starting with 4 years teaching in deaf education at Cornwell Street, and then onto Bundaberg as a special needs support teacher at Kepnock High in 1989.. He Transferred to the Bundaberg Special School in 1991 and worked with special needs students there and at Bundaberg TAFE College until early retirement in 1999. Over the period of those years at Kilcoy, he did part time fire officer and part time theatre projectionist. During the years of their union, he and Val ran a cub scout group as well as Pete doing scouts and senior scouts at different intervals over the years.
His square dance career started in Bundaberg with Cane Country Squares in 1992, learning basic and main stream dancing and starting calling in 1993 after the club caller, Shirley Kelly, heard him calling along with her singing calls He called at Cane Country Squares and Bundaberg Promenaders. He did a few guest caller weekends at Gladstone and Rockhampton while living in Bundy. Attended a few caller schools with David Smythe and the QCA and then in 1999, decided to move down to Sandstone Point to be nearer family when he and Val joined Bribie Island Squares and Caboolture EZ Squares, calling at both these clubs. He attended more caller schools with the QCA and one at Casino with Brian Hotchkies. He did a bit of calling at Various clubs including Glenn's Rock and Roll Squares at Bald Hills, a Police Club square dance at Deception Bay, and a retirement village at Deception Bay.and of course, Caboolture EZ Squares. He and Val were granted club Life membership after doing stints in various positions on committee. A few club dancers still recall learning with Pete's teaching in the little supper hall at the showgrounds
He resigned as a club caller in 2010 after having leg and back operations and not being able to be actively involved in the club. Returned to club in 2013 and now does a guest call when able to do so at the invitation of the different club callers? He is still a member of the QCA and ACF having retained membership during the off years and has retained his club membership, hopefully for some years to come.
His Dad was a motor mechanic who moved to Kilcoy in 1939. Pete went to school at Kilcoy State School until high school when he moved to Brisbane to live with an aunt to do Junior High as it was in those days. He continued living with his aunt to do his 5 year apprenticeship as a fitter and turner. While employed by Rapson Engineering he met Val who was an office girl/ typist. She had gone to do that after her eyes started to give her problems as a photographic colourist. After their marriage in 1958, Pete left the engineering and went to be an Oil Company Representative with Shell oil, whom he worked with for 4 years, stationed in Ayr and base office in Townsville. Gave that away in 1964 and went back to Kilcoy to work as a motor mechanic with Hobarts Garage, which is still there. After a couple of years, he looked after the spare parts there, for another 8 years. He decided this wasn't for him and he went into teaching at Kilcoy High School in 1977 starting as a manual arts teacher, after doing 2 years of college in Brisbane, and then later, after about 8 years, into Special education, which involved another year of college in, Brisbane starting with 4 years teaching in deaf education at Cornwell Street, and then onto Bundaberg as a special needs support teacher at Kepnock High in 1989.. He Transferred to the Bundaberg Special School in 1991 and worked with special needs students there and at Bundaberg TAFE College until early retirement in 1999. Over the period of those years at Kilcoy, he did part time fire officer and part time theatre projectionist. During the years of their union, he and Val ran a cub scout group as well as Pete doing scouts and senior scouts at different intervals over the years.
His square dance career started in Bundaberg with Cane Country Squares in 1992, learning basic and main stream dancing and starting calling in 1993 after the club caller, Shirley Kelly, heard him calling along with her singing calls He called at Cane Country Squares and Bundaberg Promenaders. He did a few guest caller weekends at Gladstone and Rockhampton while living in Bundy. Attended a few caller schools with David Smythe and the QCA and then in 1999, decided to move down to Sandstone Point to be nearer family when he and Val joined Bribie Island Squares and Caboolture EZ Squares, calling at both these clubs. He attended more caller schools with the QCA and one at Casino with Brian Hotchkies. He did a bit of calling at Various clubs including Glenn's Rock and Roll Squares at Bald Hills, a Police Club square dance at Deception Bay, and a retirement village at Deception Bay.and of course, Caboolture EZ Squares. He and Val were granted club Life membership after doing stints in various positions on committee. A few club dancers still recall learning with Pete's teaching in the little supper hall at the showgrounds
He resigned as a club caller in 2010 after having leg and back operations and not being able to be actively involved in the club. Returned to club in 2013 and now does a guest call when able to do so at the invitation of the different club callers? He is still a member of the QCA and ACF having retained membership during the off years and has retained his club membership, hopefully for some years to come.