My father Albert Stewart worked on the docks after the war. I remember him coming home with sores and blisters

thorugh working on bag or black ash. Does anyone know what was in the cargo that caused the problem?. Asbestos or chemicals maybe. He was paid extra as

this was termed a 'dirty' carge. Wet hides was another job in this category.

I now live in Australia but am writing as much as I can remember

about growing up in Liverpool, for my family. . I want my grandchildren to learn what a happy time I had despite the war and poverty that we all

shared.

It's a fascinating exercise.

There are three children in our family. Don, born 1934, Joan 1935 and me. Beryl in 1937. We lived in

Aintree and attended Hall Lane Infants, Rice Lane Juniors and Alsop High School or Queen Mary High School. Please ask your parents or grandparent if these

facts ring a bell.

Re: Queen Mary High School, I am trying to find out what has happened to Jackie Borrows, Bunty Lawson, Lynette Williams, Fay

Dinwoodie

Regards