A walk down memory lane

Spend some time and take a stroll down Memory Lane.

What a lot of changes you have experienced over the years. It is fun sometimes to remember what life was like when you were younger. Your experiences will be many and varied growing up in different part of the country or even the world.

Thank you to all those who have posted comments already as they make great reading and bring back lots of fun memories.

Remember when:

Money	pennies, sixpences or a pound note was a lot of money
Telephone	you stood in the one spot to talk as a cord was attached from the phone to the receiver
Television	black and white TV, the excitement of colour TV and a choice of two or 3 channels to watch. If you missed your favourite show, bad luck, as you could not record it to watch later.
Computers	what are you talking about, never heard of them.
School	hours learning your times tables.
Friends	it was safe to play with all the kids who lived in your street.

What are your favourite memories from the past?
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Cheryl Howlett from Wyong NSW born 1954	Third of eight children, father retired from the army and bought land at Mardi (1963) on the NSW Central Coast near Wyong when it was a country town, school holidays were spent either swimming in the dam or out in the bush. Knew when to come home (hungry), travelled in the back of the ute. A lot of great memories such as milking the cow, cracker night, travelling to the tip and finding good stuff people had thrown out especially empty bottles. Houses were big, bedroom easily held three single beds, wardrobe and chest of draws. ONLY had about 5 sets of clothes, Play, school, going out and sunday school, special occasions. Mother only had to wash one day a week (no automatic machine) today some mothers wash more often with only 1 child. Food was simple but fresh and delicious. Comment posted: 25th October 2011, 12:14:07 pm
Teri from Adelaide born 1950	I remember going to the neighbour's house in 1960 to watch TV as our family couldn't afford one. They were the first family in the street to have one and so all the neighbourhood kids came too watch. We all piled into the small loungeroom to watch in amazement. My brother (12) didn't like this and wanted our own so rang the TV company (on my parent's behalf unbeknown to them) to suggest that we might like a TV as well and it would be a good idea if they came out to our house. Short story is that we also got a TV - WOW!. Comment posted: 24th September 2011, 07:48:01 am
Doug Grice from Brisbane born 1957	I remember living in southport 1964 on the Gold Coast and there was a picture theatre called the Pier Theatre it jutted out in the southport river and at the end was a swimming pool(salt water) it was amazing as you walked under cover to the see a show you could see the water under the theatre it was great.The last movie I saw at the pier was TORA,TORA,TORA Comment posted: 7th September 2011, 05:30:16 am
Jim from Mandurah born 1950	I recall my slide rule in at CBC in Kalgoorlie. You couldn't do without it. I'm thankful though that some bright spark invented programmable calculators and then computers for my working life although all it meant was that your employer could pile more work up for you. I was fortunate to have two Uncles on sheep stations where I could spend the school holidays. My group of mates would ride our bikes with carts out the bush and camp out, trap a few rabbits (not proud of that now) and have a good time. It was just good clean innocent fun with no drugs, alcohol, sex etc. If we left early in the morning we would buy half a loaf of hot crusty bread and put a quarter pound block of butter in the middle and let it melt through - heaven! My folks never worried about us unless the weather came in. The best part of cracker night was cooking the potatoes in the coals at the end of the night. Picking mushies every May at Hannans Lake was fun. Never even saw drugs until I was 25. A simple life. Comment posted: 6th August 2011, 09:38:48 pm
rob crawford from Regents Park, NSW born 1954	I remember the simple things, playing with anyone that was at the local park, cracker night, sunny boys, 2 bob could buy a pie, cream bun and small coke, summer in the sun and 6 weeks school holidays over xmas was amazing. Comment posted: 1st August 2011, 03:21:31 pm
Ray from Goolwa born 1951	great time no worries playing with other kids Riding your bikes walking to school in all weather Comment posted: 14th July 2011, 09:46:39 pm
Robyne from Goolwa born 1953	Being able to safely ride your bike around to friends and not come home till late in the afternoon Getting your Pen license when you learnt to write all your letters correctly and neatly Comment posted: 14th July 2011, 09:44:54 pm
Colin from Tailem Bend S.A. born 1953	What a great era we grew up in riding bikes for miles and never once thought you would come to any harm (not like these days sadly).Listening to radio shows like Smokey Dawson, Greenbottle and when it was your birthday hearing your name called out on the radio and listening to a horse (named Gandi) galloping and the announcer telling you to go and look in the almond trees next door and you would find three or four chocolate frogs in a bag tied in the tree.Riding your bike looking for bottles to take back to the shop for lollies. Watching shows on TV like Rawhide, The Three Stooges, Combat, Rifleman. Progress what an awful thing it has been bring back the old days any time you like. Comment posted: 23rd May 2011, 02:57:41 pm
Mandy Reed from Yass NSW born 1954	We lived on the land, and had the mail delivered 3 times a week (still does) plus a beautiful fresh loaf of bread....my brother and I used to collect the mail, and on the way home demolish the inside of the bread. Mum was not impressed. We didn't get TV until the late 60's and were only allowed to watch one show a week, so being a horse mad kid I sat glued to Fury. But later the Mickey Mouse Club, Resue 8, Laramie, Bonaza etc etc would dominate our lives. Cracker night was huge for us, a big bonfire, lots of friends and heaps of crackers, rockets catherine wheels etc. I remember dropping a sparkler into my box of crackers, that did cause a loud, bright display, but then all the other kids had to give me some of their crackers......ha ha Comment posted: 13th May 2011, 04:27:50 pm
David from Carrickalinga SA born 1952	Reading some of the comments regarding computers reminded me of my first clash with modern technology. Does anyone remember Slide Rules? I remember getting mine when I was in my Intermediate year {Year 10} at Marion High School in Adelaide. We were not allowed to use it in tests as it was considered by our maths teacher as cheating. It was confusing to use and really I found it easier to simply do the working out on paper anyway. I still have that slide rule and I still find it hard to use for anything other than simple multiplication. Comment posted: 12th May 2011, 12:28:39 am