Reminders of your childhood

[Willie Ray]

the Elle McPherson Tab Cola commercial...
My Lord she was something.

 

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The Raindrop Fountain at Roselands

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I remember that merry-go-round but not that rain fountain. I'm guessing that's 30 odd years ago?

 

[horrie hastings]

I remember that merry-go-round but not that rain fountain. I'm guessing that's 30 odd years ago?

Yeah not sure when they took it out, I went there sometimes in the early to mid 90s and it had gone by then . We used to visit friends out at Narwee back in the late 60s and early 70s and we always used to walk up to Roselands, don't know why but it was a magical place as a kid, I remember a water wheel out the front also.

 

[horrie hastings]

 

[horrie hastings]

The water wheel at Roselands

 

[horrie hastings]

the Elle McPherson Tab Cola commercial...
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Here is the commercial

 

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Yeah not sure when they took it out, I went there sometimes in the early to mid 90s and it had gone by then . We used to visit friends out at Narwee back in the late 60s and early 70s and we always used to walk up to Roselands, don't know why but it was a magical place as a kid, I remember a water wheel out the front also.

Back in 1965 when it was opened, Roselands was officially the largest shopping mall in the southern hemisphere. That's probably why it was so popular back then because it was unlike anything Australia ever had before. It's probably the equivalent to when the new Westfield Centrepoint (re)opened up in 2010.

These days Roselands is considered medium sized. There was a proposal in 2016 to redevelop it as it was 50+ years old and in need of a facelift. The proposal was accepted and was given to a company in Abu Dhabi, however the deal fell through for some reason and they decided to refurbish it instead. This is taking place right now starting with the ground floor. Then they'll do level 1 then 2.

 

[Willie Ray]

Here is the commercial

Excellent, thanx for posting that.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Any child of the 80's would remember these all over suburban Australia laid-out by homeowners in an attempt to stop dogs backing one out on their front lawns..

The day me and my old man found a Henry the Third laid arching across the top of a bottle on our front lawn was the light-bulb moment this method was futile, and the bottles were banished forever.

 

[Das Gupta]

Don't know if posted yet but before Itunes whenever I wanted a song I usually listened to the radio and used one of these to play back later.

Only thing is you would need a pencil every now and again to wind the tape back in.

 

[Das Gupta]

Still got one of these.

 

[Life's Good]

 

[Das Gupta]

 

[PARRA_FAN]

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[horrie hastings]

The fire at the old Buckingham's department store in Oxford St, living in Paddington at the time I remember the smoke filling the air in the distance, my aunty and uncle lived only a block and a half from the site. I think my parents may still have one of the news paper articles from the time.

 

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Any child of the 80's would remember these all over suburban Australia laid-out by homeowners in an attempt to stop dogs backing one out on their front lawns..

The day me and my old man found a Henry the Third laid arching across the top of a bottle on our front lawn was the light-bulb moment this method was futile, and the bottles were banished forever.

I remember that... but however exactly did they stop dogs from dropping one?

 

[Twizzle]

they didn't

 

[PARRA_FAN]

the curiosity show

Dean Hutton was a regular on Hey Hey Its Saturday I wasnt aware until the mid 90s the curiosity show existed. It was replayed on Nickelodeon just when Foxtel was launched.

Speaking of Hey Hey:

I was saddened it ended in 1999 but when they brought it back 10 years later I dont think too many people knew it was back until that Red Faces skit that went right around the world.

Unfortunately their comeback shows didnt rate due to PC.

Still I had a great memories as a kid watching it on a Saturday night.

 

[Parra]

I remember that... but however exactly did they stop dogs from dropping one?

Supposedly dogs won't shit near water. Whoever thought this never owned a dog.

 

[beave]

and the thing was, the bottles burnt the f**k out of your lawn in summer so it was completely f**king pointless.