I remember......

[horrie hastings]

The other thing i remember about the Wales bank apart from the Donald Duck money boxes were the accounts they had for kids,i had a Donald Duck savings account and my sister had a Snow White savings account.

[horrie hastings]

Those horrible bottles of milk they used to dump outside the class rooms and they would sit out in the sun for ages then the teacher would make you drink them even though they were warm and starting to go sour

[WickedAngel]

Those horrible bottles of milk they used to dump outside the class rooms and they would sit out in the sun for ages then the teacher would make you drink them even though they were warm and starting to go sour

yep, remember them! yuk!

[Hawkeye]

Those horrible bottles of milk they used to dump outside the class rooms and they would sit out in the sun for ages then the teacher would make you drink them even though they were warm and starting to go sour

What about those kids that used to bring ovaltine tablets to drop into the bottles ?

[Hawkeye]

The other thing i remember about the Wales bank apart from the Donald Duck money boxes were the accounts they had for kids,i had a Donald Duck savings account and my sister had a Snow White savings account.

When the bank used to send someone round to the school each week to pick up every kids bank books and the $2 in each.
They used to give everyone a ruler and pencil and occasionally (if you were lucky) one of those money boxes.

Speaking of money boxes ...what about the Coffin moneybox ....the hand used to come out of the coffin and take the coin !

[Guest]

Hearing the 'double on the main game''dude walking around Sports Ground

When you could run onto the field after the game

Getting the bex out for mum after a big night

Sitting on the bed listenging to the top 40 with my cassette deck at the ready to press record when my favourite songs at the time came on

Crabs





Fresh from the river tasted oh so good

I remember winning $16 in the 20c double at the local footy many years ago

[Guest]

You would play footy at school with the Commonwealth Bank money box
Big Charlies
Bazooka bubble gum
Slurpees
Sauce was always free
Choo choo bars
Wagon Wheels were HUGE
Sex involved no else but myself....hang on....

They too are back. Can get em in licorice or raspberry flavour up here.

[Kingbilly]

I remember when fights were one on one (not that I was in that many)
When those that ran off and got 10 mates were called cowards.

I remember the old Dr Who series, the Goodies and Cat Weasel

[novice chook]

Those horrible bottles of milk they used to dump outside the class rooms and they would sit out in the sun for ages then the teacher would make you drink them even though they were warm and starting to go sour

I got in so much trouble first day of every school year as I refused to drink them no matter how much the teachers threatened or cajoled and Mum would have to come down to school each year to tell the teacher I didn't have to drink them. She wouldn't write a note because she struggled to write in English at that time, having only come from Germany a few years before, so she'd have to make a special personal trip.


NC

[melon....]

Paying 20cents to see Angus Young rehearse at Ashfield Boys.

Cartoon Corner every arvo at 4:00pm.

Pot of Gold with Bernard King.

Watching Hoges eating 20c worth of Hot Chips on Granville Station every arvo for tea.

Bay City Rollers

Countdown with Molly Meldrum

Sounds with Donny Sutherland

Kenny Everett

The Goodies

Morcombe and Wise

On The Buses

The Two Ronnies

Bonanza

Green Acres

Captain America on Saturday Mornings.

Mike Willesee hosting ACA

Dennis Lillee's aluminium bat

Tony Grieg's White SP motorbike Helmet.

The release of "Living in the 70s" - Skyhooks

Buying Dunlop Vollies, and school uniforms at Woollies.

Space invaders, Donkey Kong, Galaga - 20c a game

professor Julius Sumner Miller

[stephenj]

i remember growing up in paddington in winter the coakman came round selling coak for the fireplace, the rabbito sold fresh skinned bunnies, the clothesline man sold treebranches with a fork for the clothesline, a shillings worth of mixed lollies was enormous! ten shillinbgs was a kings ransom, old oxford pictures was still on, you could use an american one cent coin instead of sixpense in archies pin ball machines! the scg and sports ground opened their gates at half time so i got in free for the second half! when you went to the movies there were cartoons or a newsreel on first instead of ads! and you got dressed up. our phone number in paddington was fa1341

[Guest]

Dave Allen on Friday nights.

[Guest]

The "Where do ya get it?" ads....what where they for again???

Sargents pies from Maroubra Junction

Corner shops were everywhere

Refunds on empty bottles

[stephenj]

"and dont forget bring your money with you" knock and kirbys ad? pick a box, the money or the box? artie and peardie on saturday afternoon league broadcasts on the abc!

[WickedAngel]

I remember being a little girl sitting on my Nanna's knee and helping her sew on her treadle sewing machine. Wonder what she would make of the new computerised ones today?
Also remember my Mum wearing gloves and a hat whenever she went to church, CWA meetings, local agricultural show.