Lovely part of Sydney mate. Would've loved to be able to live there, but never able to afford it.

They sure were and bloody uncomfortable on the upper ankle when fully knotted. I played league, cricket and yawnion at the school...

Which beach LFC. Ours was the iconic Cronulla and later Coogee where I had a race with death in my first car.

high tech like that. Not sure how we progressed to that for obviosuly the blueprint was as you had, fine tuning I guess. I luved...

We were not as hi tech as you, old pram wheels, wooden fruit crate, piece of rope to steer. Had races down the local streets. I recall I...

Brother and I used to catch cicadas and Christmas beetles. Kept the cicadas in a shoe box with holes in lid.

:eek: Even more archaic at the school.

ah those lollies at bargain prices ! I'm paying for it to this day, countless fillings, root canal, teeth pulled out, paid for 3...

That covers just about everything RIMB. End of thread.;)

Yep eat your fill at the local picture theatre, blackened tongue from the choo choo bar, suck the musk sticks to a point and poke a girl...

Home on hols I went nutso, feeding my face with lollies, riding my tricycle everywhere, sliding down nearby dirt hill on corrugated iron...

Semi regional, Engadine in Sydney's south. I and my brother were sent north to this school in Parramatta because my deceased father had...

Before I was sent to the school my big brother was one hellova rabble rouser and always in trouble. One such stunt was he'd wait for the...

lets go for the young un's never got to experience this incl my kids. Home delivered Milk and Bread ! The breadrun was a massive fab...

While almost all of you were having a normal childhood of playing with mates after school or on the weekend then going home to the...