Nostalgia

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120 years ago, Central Railway Station officially opened.

On 4 August 1906, after several years of construction, the first train left Platform 12 for Parramatta, beginning a new era for Sydney's growing rail network.

Designed by Government Architect W.L. Vernon, the impressive 15-platform station featured a grand arched roof, covered platforms and pedestrian subways.
It was built with sandstone sourced from the Pyrmont Quarry, decorative marble from Borenore near Orange, and a ticket office crafted from Tasmanian blackwood.

120 years later, Central remains the busiest station on the Sydney rail network and an important hub of daily life.

 

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Looking north towards Queenscliff from South Steyne across a sea of beach umbrellas as beachgoers try to cool off during the summer, Sydney (1966)

 

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Australia’s oldest lighthouse stands in Sydney.

Governor Macquarie ordered it built in 1816, designed by Francis Greenway, a convict architect serving time for forgery.
The foundations crumbled and it was rebuilt in the 1880s, this time to closely resemble Greenway’s original design.

It’s been the longest continuously operating lighthouse site in Australia since 1794, and it’s still fully operational today.

 

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Brian Henderson the Channel 9 News Reader.
The Host of Bandstand passed away on 5 th August in 2021 age 89.
RIP

There was the phrase: 'Brian told me'

 

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Rocket's racket maker marks his second slam.
World Tennis, December 1969.

 

[tiger_one]

"California Chocolates" - "in the Redwood Boxes".
Made in Sydney.
(From the Sydney "Sun" on 4 May 1966)

 

[Halbrowne61]

Arnotts Assorted Cream biscuits .............. yumm!



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[Halbrowne61]

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“Let your fingers do the walking “

 

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[Halbrowne61]

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Ha ha. Best blinker in the business TO.

 

[tiger_one]

Ha ha. Best blinker in the business TO.

And champion @Halbrowne61, it worked going left or right. 😉

 

[Joelcainenumber1fan]

ok who wants a free vhs voucher might be still good an d comes with 2 free bars 😉
btw wtf are dime bars i dont remember them though i was in the country back than

 

[tiger_one]

ok who wants a free vhs voucher might be still good an d comes with 2 free bars 😉
btw wtf are dime bars i dont remember them though i was in the country back than

Champion @Joelcainenumber1fan - you can still get them, though they changed the spelling of their name in the early 2000s from DIME to Daim. They're in selected Woolies and Coles stores.

 

[tiger_one]

"Bobby Dazzler" was a light hearted sit com made for the 7 Network and screened over the summer months from Nov. '77 through to March '78.
It starred John Farnham as 'Bobby.:

 

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Hauberk and Gary Willetts on the track at Rosehill for the 1979 Rawson Stakes (now Ranvet Stakes).

Trained by Bob Hoysted, Hauberk finished a dead-heat second with Happy Union, behind Marceau this day.

He ran placings in some of our major races, including a third to stablemate, Manikato in the '78 Caulfield Guineas and a second behind Manikato in the '80 William Reid Stakes but he is probably best remembered for his record-breaking win in the 1979 Sandown Cup.

 

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5 August 1984.

Relief and jubilation as participants are about to cross the finish line in the City to Surf run at Bondi Beach, Sydney.

 

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