Where in the St.George area are you from?

[saint.nick]

I saw a good thread in the Bulldogs forum asking the same thing about where people come from in the C/B locality. I liked the idea, and thought I'd emulate what they did

 

[Old_Timer]

Ok Nick, I will start it off.

I was from Wolseley St, Bexley. Right next to the canal in the lowest part of the street. We lived in an old style 2 bedroom, plus sleep out, weatherboard cottage. The front lawn was small enough to cut it with a pair of scissors. There was a nice corner shop, at the junction of Wolseley St and Forest Road. Every saturday I would treat myself to a vanilla ice cream, providing I made enough money from my bottle collection.

Our area was very much, blue collar, working class. Definitely not a ritzy area like Carss Park, but a nice place for a kid to grow up in the 1930's.

 

[saint.nick]

That's fascinating, because you lived in the street of Marist Brothers, so I probably know the house you're talking about, and clearly know the corner shop. Bexley has changed a lot demographics wise since then. I graduated at Marist last year by the way That's a nice complement for me about Carss Park, because I live there, and have done so for most of my life. Born in Hurstville private, lived in George St. Sth Hurstville till just before the '99 grand final, and then remember standing on my new front drive way in Carss Park wearing a new dragons GF shirt my late fanatical grandfather had just bought me, wondering what it was all about and why it was too big for me.

 

[rainman44]

I have been a carlton boy from day dot but now im at blakehurst for the past 4 half years living next to a house that Ben Matulino just purchased.

 

[Old_Timer]

Oh a carss park toff r we Nick, LOL. I played a bit of footy around there. Lovely area, but way out of my working class roots. Beside them buggars used to get the bottle deposit back for themselves.

Gee, I wonder what Wolseley St look's like now.

p.s. we went to the same high school Nick. Mind you I was a few classes ahead of ya!

p.p.s. the school first's footy team, of which I was a member, played in red and white hoops!

 

[Old_Timer]

I have been a carlton boy from day dot but now im at blakehurst for the past 4 half years living next to a house that Ben Matulino just purchased.

Whereabouts in Carlton rainman?

 

[Como Connection]

Lived in McPherson Street, Hurstville, parallel to Stony Creek Road, near the small Kingsway shops when growing up, school at DLS Kingsgrove. Since married have lived at Como for 33 years now.
First beer at the Grove Inn. Still have a beer once a week at the Ritz for old time sake, Hurstville has changed some what hey !!

 

[Divine]

One of many Shire residents who await reunion with the Motherland.

 

[jubbsy]

Where else but Jubilee Avenue

 

[big pat]

damn, i can't play this game, i'm in punchbowl, oh well go the dragons anyway, what was that bang, is that another drive by, carry on guys.

 

[MattYg1]

Mortdale REPRESENT!

 

[The Cobra]

Lived in Carrington Ave,Hurstville then moved to Loftus, lived there for ten years then moved to the super Dragons stronghold of Mudgee.

 

[Willow]

Where else but Jubilee Avenue

You must travel a lot.

Not St_Jubbsy btw.

 

[Willow]

damn, i can't play this game, i'm in punchbowl, oh well go the dragons anyway, what was that bang, is that another drive by, carry on guys.

That's close enough pat.

I maintain that St George is everywhere is everywhere is St George.

 

[denis preston]

Born at St George hospital ,lived in Arcadia st Penshurst near Gifford park. Now Picnic Point for 25 years.

 

[LOYAL DRAGON]

Earlwood near Bexley. We dont the leader anymore.

 

[moik]

Thirroul.

 

[Old_Timer]

damn, i can't play this game, i'm in punchbowl, oh well go the dragons anyway, what was that bang, is that another drive by, carry on guys.

Punchbowl Pat? What happened to ya tribal loyalty. You should have been a berries supporter.

 

[Old_Timer]

....I maintain that St George is everywhere is everywhere is St George.

Well I wonder where the guest moderator lived in their youth?

They seem to talk about the shire a lot. Probably Kangaroo Point.

 

[Old_Timer]

Lived in Carrington Ave,Hurstville then moved to Loftus, lived there for ten years then moved to the super Dragons stronghold of Mudgee.

Are the Mudgee Dragons still going Cobra?