Nostalgia

[tigerballs]

Who ya gonna call?

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How many of those did I smash....

 

[jadtiger]

How many of those did I smash....

I was never that desperate for a zac

 

[tigerballs]

You need this to go with that

How good was that ad? Straight to the point and everything you needed to know. Try that, Albo.

 

[tigerballs]

Public pay phones where, if you didn't have enough money for the call, you called the operator and made reverse charge phone calls.

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We had a busted one up the street and my brothers and I would race each other to press the B button to get the dodgy refund. Straight into the corner shop for 10c worth of mixed lollies.

 

[tiger_one]

The latest about Katoomba’s State Heritage listed Paragon Cafe:

Katoomba's iconic Greek Café asks for help

This nationally renowned, iconic Greek café celebrated its centenary in 2016. For most of that time, the Simos family established, developed and operated the Paragon.

neoskosmos.com

 

[coivtny]

Mine started with UJ. 👍

So did mine. It was UJ5853 and then it became 745853. I lived at Burwood Heights.

 

[tiger_one]

So did mine. It was UJ5853 and then it became 745853. I lived at Burwood Heights.

I was in Shaftsbury Road.

 

[coivtny]

I was in Shaftsbury Road.

Kelso St for me.

 

[twentyforty]

If you’re ever passing through Gundagai stop by the famous Niagara Cafe. Opened in 1902 and absolutely nothing has changed since.
check out the photos on the wall of other patrons, you’ll recognise a lot of them.

 

[tiger_one]

 

[tiger_one]

Remembering Killer Kowalski

Wladek Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik) known professionally as Killer Kowalski, was a Polish-Canadian professional wrestler.

 

[Halbrowne61]

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Robin Hood aka Richard Greene( I think).

 

[jadtiger]

Robin Hood aka Richard Greene( I think).

Lol i useed to watch that show when i was a kid

 

[tiger_one]

Lol i useed to watch that show when i was a kid

Me too.

 

[gallagher]

Remembering Killer Kowalski

Wladek Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik) known professionally as Killer Kowalski, was a Polish-Canadian professional wrestler.

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Any relation to Chanise Kobolowski?

 

[Magpie_Magic]

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Is that Burwood plaza?

 

[Magpie_Magic]

I was in Shaftsbury Road.

Burwood was one classy suburb.

 

[tiger_one]

Is that Burwood plaza?

No champion @Magpie_Magic - it's Parramatta. But they all looked much the same back in the day.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Lol i useed to watch that show when i was a kid

Didn’t we all !!

 

[tiger_one]

Do you remember Wests player of the month awards Thursday night's at 7.30 I think Burwood Plaza 1980?

The Magpies always had great grassroots support.
Simpler times back then.