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Grandmother

Nora arrives.

Screen shot from 'Roget's Circular' Interactive CDROM (2001) Portrait: 'Nora Watson' by Tom Roberts, c. 1921 Oil on board, 46.6 x 37cm

Nora is Noel's mother. She was born in England and named after the woman in Ibsen's play, The Doll's House.

She calls me 'Lisa" (with the 's' sounded as 'z'), and the name sticks.

A.N.Z.U.S., Australia's chief security alliance and the first important international alliance entered into by Australia, was formed with New Zealand and the United States..

The Australian Almanac, Pub. Angus & Robertson 1985