Wendy Wong went to school with Robyn Whinfield at Kerang High School. Wendy made the following comments about her reading of Only One Place:

I’m really enjoying your book! I can relate to so many of the people mentioned and, of course, to the historical records …. Wow! The time you must have spent on research is unbelievable! This book has to win awards!

I’ve definitely found many things of interest. Wow! Your grandfather was a talented writer! It’s obvious where you inherited this talent! 

The research you have done for this book is amazing. I’m in awe! It’s so well written. It’s certainly renewed my interest in the history of WW1. I feel I never really focused much on this part of our history, despite all my years of studying history. I even taught history for a few years in my early teaching career but this was never part of the curriculum.

I have found many connections throughout the book. Many of the people and places mentioned are familiar to me. My eyes widened early in the book when I found one of the schools your grandfather was sent to, in his early days in teaching, was Cannie. (Page 19) That school, if it still existed when we started school, would have been our local school! It was only a few kilometres from our place!  My eyes widened further when I looked at the photo of your grandfather with the Kerang Shire Council 1950. I remember almost all those men. John Gorton looked young there!! And, JB Mann’s son lives just round the corner from us! Hopefully I’ll catch up with him soon to show him your book.