Social Science Things we remember but do not exist now...

[Gasometer]

TV Stations closing at midnight-ish and reopening at 5am ish.

 

[little graham]

Manners.

 

[Leper]

Richmond playing in Grand Finals regularly (or even at all).

 

[BALKAN]

Toys R Us, Hay St Perth

 

[GROTTO]

TV Stations closing at midnight-ish and reopening at 5am ish.

I was told the National Anthem would be played just before the station would shut down for the night!

 

[MisterMarcus]

Petrol being 49c a litre.....

 

[beez]

South East Melbourne Magic
Pizza shapes in their original size box
My first porno collection

 

[Messenger]

Brashs

Downyflake Donuts

 

[Gasometer]

Petrol being 49c a litre.....

I remember being 18 with my first car and freaking out at 56c.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Petrol being 49c a litre.....

Petrol at 20c a litre....

Telegrams.

Phone boxes.

 

[Gasometer]

Milk in bottles delivered.

Doctor's doing home visits.

Amphometers...Cops would place measuring cords over roads to determine speed b/w point a and point b..

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Going to the footy on a Saturday arvo, listening to all the other scores on the way home, getting home just in time for the 6pm replay, with the likes of Peter Landy calling the action.

 

[radiojake]

Yumbos at Hungry Jacks

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Red Bull. Not the drink, the hamburger place we had in Perth pre-McDonalds.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

K-Mart selling guns and ammo.

 

[NSWCROW]

 

[Blues177]

The fast food hamburger places called the Red Barn. The building was shaped like a barn.
I remember the one on Victoria Pde East Melbourne where Mc Donalds now stands.
The slogan was 'when the hungries hit, hit the red barn'

 

[iDon]

Great ABC tv shows with ripper intros like Round the Twist and Ship to Shore.

 

[raskolnikov]

North Sydney Bears.

 

[Tulip]

Milk in bottles delivered.

Doctor's doing home visits.

Amphometers...Cops would place measuring cords over roads to determine speed b/w point a and point b..

Still have our milk delivered here.

 

[Freofalcon]

Hazelnut rolls
Giant sandwiches being "giant"
Mcfeasts

 

[bradrowe#32]

"Chopper" Read.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Novelty pizza delivery cars. The ones with the big phone or something on the roof.

 

[FreoGirl]

20,000 people at WAFL games

The Perth Daily News

$10 fares to Rottnest

Bread delivery

 

[HirdyLannister]

The Dodo