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I went to work in that area 1960/61 and on my first day I was surprised to hear the question asked by someone "Are you going to The Chapel at lunch time ?". I kept my head down and thought I was going to be working with a load of bible thumpers. To my great pleasure I was put straight as to it...

All the coal bags I ever Saw had 2 handles, they were made of rope which went all round the bags in a double loop that also reinforces the bag. Very simple but very effective, some clever member may come with a picture. Cheers Tim.

Hi Pen, my wife days the same as my old Mom used to "Don't put too much on ,you'll put the fire out". Cheers

Some of those women look awfully short, especially the lass on the left.

Hey remember if you threw a bit of salt on the fire you got blue and other colours flaring up, chased away those little dragons that lived in those tiny caves in the fire. My medication kicks in about this time! Cheers

I was one of those sickly kids that caught anything going so was dosed up with all the treatments mentioned except for Fennings Fever Treatment, unless I got it mixed with something else " as a treat". In my early childhood we had an elderly aunt staying with us WWII period and she lived in a...

Also heard the claim that the guns in Cannon Hill fired on Prince Rupert forces on Camp Hill but it was doubtful that either were within range. Mind you on a clear day with the wind in the right direction ? Cheers Tim

Thanks for that Lyn. It's a bit weird for pelican, we are very lucky where we live her in our part of Oz as they are quite common in our local rivers and inlets. Though a bit awkward on land they are as graceful as swans on the water and also in flight. Cheers Tim

Love the bird on the roof extreme right. Has this been mentioned in other sites, is it a pelican or a phoenix? Cheers Tim

Whoops "Exterminate".

Viv, don't think they are milk churns but Daleks waiting for the call to "Destroy ! " Cheers Tim

Damp coal also weighed heavier. our Coalman had set of scales on the back of the cart and would weigh the bags before delivery, any shortages were made up from a small loose amount which included bits that fell onto the trucks platform. My Mom and neighboring housewives would check each bag and...

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Viv, the movie was Easter Parade, starring Judy Garland, Fred Astride, Peter Lawford and Ann Miller. Great movie. Cheers Tim

Garden, cookie. My Mom's first job was with them as a Dairy Analysis. She left them in 1930 when she married my Dad. When she went to work during the war (WWII ) it was as the cook in a factory ( Gold's ) which was on the other side of the yard from Wacaden's. Life's a bit strange isn't it

My mother used to say " He would bite his nose off to spite his face " A saying of some deep meaning but as a kid it went right over my head !

Peg, Catch a Falling Star was by Perry Como, the sing barber. Cheers Tim

Thanks for the memories ! If I remember correctly there used to be a cockatoo sitting on a stand as you approached the Lilypond, as they can live to 100 years I wondered if it was still around ? Also have half a memory of going to a dance there c1959/60 is that possible ? Cheers Tim. Ps Watch...

I worked in a shop on Camp Hill in the 50's and being a miserable old git now my wife and I have developed an "in" joke as I moaned that all my mates were at work and I couldn't go shopping on a Wednesday etc. so post 160 by dib44 got a bit of a laugh from us. Cheers Tim

Mickymoo, stick to the old vine, it's the new stuff that pickling. Have a Happy 75th. Cheers Tim