Long-time reader Lynette Crouch wrote to the Journal about her how important the paper has been in her life.
“I was born at the Dandenong Hospital on Anzac Day 1943.
“I lived opposite the showgrounds in King Street. I went to Dandenong Primary School 1403, then Dandenong High School.
“I went to the Dandenong dance in the town hall every Saturday and Wednesday night. I met my husband there.
“My father was a motor mechanic at Brown and Andrews Garage in Lonsdale Street.
“He was in the Dandenong Fire Brigade for 45 years. I moved to Noble Park in 1965 when I got married.
“I remember waiting in a queue in Scott Street at the Journal office after work on a Wednesday for the paper to be printed.
“The queue would be up to Thomas Street. My son and I delivered the paper for a few years in the 1980s.
“I have got a few cuttings from the paper over the years – my wedding photo, birth notices of my four children and death notices and write-ups.
“I have been reading the Journal all my life and I still look forward to receiving it on a Monday.”
