Nostalgia

The Supersonic Concorde Airliner During its First Australian Visit 1972

Crowds gathered along General Holmes Drive, formerly Main Road 194, on the 20 June 1972, to see the controversial and spectacularly sleek, new supersonic Concorde airliner taking off from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, for a demonstration flight during its first visit to Australia.



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Sun newspaper columnist Dita Cobb kisses the winner of The Sun Toy Fund Cup, Reversi, at Wentworth Park in December, 1966.
In presenting the trophy, Miss Cobb, told the owner, Mrs. R. Johnston: "I noticed that Reversi was the only [This word has been automatically removed] in the race. Hooray for girls!"
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I'd take my plastic football to Pratten Park which was at the top of my street and kick goals barefoot until the groundsman would inevitably yell at me to get off the ground.
Lived just 3 houses from the southern entrance in the mid 70s, spent a lot of time kicking the football around Pratten Park, occasionally got the opportunity to take a few kicks at goal before being chased off the oval by the groundsman.
 

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