Celebrating a Century, Nancy Retallick Turns 100

Happy Birthday to Nancy Retallick who celebrated 100 years young on Saturday May 24th.
Surrounded by family and friends including her 4 children, many grandchildren (too many to count!) and 12 great grandchildren, Nancy celebrated with lunch at Numurkah Pioneers Memorial Lodge, followed by a party at the Golf Club complete with balloons, cake, and warm tributes.

Nancy Retallick (née Nicolson) was born in Benalla in 1924, the second of three children and sister to Max and Jack. She grew up in Yarrawonga, moving there with her family at age three. A bright student, Nancy excelled at school, earning dux honours two years in a row by Grade Ten.

Her working life began in the office of a local grocery store, and she later joined the ANZ Bank. In 1945 she went to Tungamah, then to Tallangatta. It was here that she met her husband Jim (dec) a returned serviceman. The pair married a year later and began share-farming on a dairy farm in Tallangatta. After 5 years, Nancy and Jim were among the first families to settle on a new Soldier Settlement block on what is now Spencers Road, where they farmed for 14 years.
In 1965, they moved to McGregor St, Numurkah. Jim went on to work with Kraft and then with the shire in the engineer’s office as a draftsman. Nancy raised their family and became a pillar of the community and worked a variety of jobs.

She was Treasurer of the Welfare League at the local school, then worked in the office at Brown & Corke’s, she was in the primary school cafeteria for 3 years, then later in the office at the primary school, before moving to the high school cafeteria for 4 years.
She also cared for her aging parents and found time to enjoy bowls in her later years.
Nancy said she received a letter from both the King and Governor General to mark the milestone birthday.
Happy 100th Birthday Nancy, congratulations on a truly remarkable lifetime of memories.