Geoffrey Lancelot Dix

Geoffry Dix was the fifth of six children of an Ethelton fettler. His mother was the effective head of the household, supplementing the family's income by teaching piano and encouraging the three youngest children's musical development. During Geoffrey's childhood they performed as the Dix Family Band. Geoffrey left school aged thirteen and a half to become an office boy at Howard Smith Ltd. A year and a half later his skull was smashed by a horse shoe thrown up by a passing car. His speech was affected and he did not feel confident enough to return to office work. Instead he took on a succession of labouring and delivery jobs. During the Depression Geoffrey walked to Sydney seeking work and in the thirties he built up his own bread rounds. In 1938 he began a thirty year career with the T & G Insurance Co. Mr Dix married in 1932 and had two children.