day eight

Zena Sachs was born in 1913 in Darlinghurst and moved to Newtown when she was 4 years old. One of Zena’s earliest memories of Newtown is the end of the First World War. I think it’s amazing how little kids have these very specific memories. An event of global significance such as the end of the Great War and Zena’s memory is of a little boy stealing her treasured peace medal!

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