In Australia, 'summer was only days away'

"We knew of Camelot and soon learned it was over," recalls Australian of learning of the JFK assassination

[This is part of a continuing series of recollections of Nov. 22, 1963. Submit your JFK story in the comments sections here: “Where Were You When?”]

Ross Appleton

Strangely, I remember much about that day. Aged 13, I was at home in Mt. Eliza, on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Australia. 12.30 p.m. Dallas time on that fateful Friday wa…