Life does go on, even in the face of adversity. You overcome those things - Pam Warland, 2005
Margaret Pamela, 'Pam', Robertson was born on 18 May 1927, the third child and only daughter of John Charles Robertson (1894 - 1942) and Dorothy Robertson (nee Aikman). See the link for further information on the history of where Pam lived when she was young.
Pam went to primary school in Newtown. Her earliest memories was of her brother Jock taking her by the hand when she went to school for the first time. Jock apparently said to her: 'Don't cry, you have to be very brave, because the teacher doesn't like children who cry'.
The children sometimes walked to see their grandmother in Mount Pleasant Road.
Pam went to Morongo Girls School and was involved with it for most of her life. She was actively involved in the Morongo Old Girls Association. She was personally devastated by its sale in the 1980s, especially to a Japanese company.
Pam met Ian Warland, the eldest son of Herbert Warland, sometime in late 1944 in Geelong. The relationship didn't last long. Ian went to Japan with the Navy and Pam continued her Diploma at the Gordon. She graduated and got a job as a dietician at the Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She met Ian again during this time.
Pam and Ian married at St Davids, Newtown, in June 1951. They lived with Ian's mother for a while in Lockhart Street Melbourne and then moved to Traralgon where Ian got a job as the local engineer. In around 1956 they moved to Taradale where Ian worked as an engineer for the Shire of Metcalfe, near Kyneton. In around 1961 they moved to Ocean Grove for a year (living in the family holiday house) and then movied to Queenscliff as Ian had obtained a job as the Civil Engineer there.
In the early 1970's, Pam got a job teaching cooking at Goold College in Geelong which at the time only went to Year 10. While working at Goold College, Pam obtained Diploma of Education.
Pam was a highly social person. She was patient, tolerant, understanding, intelligent, empathic, and funny.
Pam died on 19 July 2011.
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