Glad Willis was born in 1917 in Kings Cross. Unlike other interviewees from suburbs such as Newtown and Surry Hills, Glad does not remember Kings Cross being a suburb with lots of kids to play with. She remembers it as a suburb where the very poor were scattered in amongst the very wealthy. Not having many friends, Glad talks about creating an interior world in her imagination – a world that can be glimpsed through her description of playing in the then un-restored Elizabeth Bay House (pictured).
Image: Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, New South Wales / photographer unknown, c1902. Copyright the Historic Houses Trust