Louie the Fly. First introduced in television advertisements for Mortein fly spray in 1957, it was declared that Louie “spreads disease with the greatest of ease – straight from the rubbish tip to you”.
Manzil Room nightclub
No Eastern Suburbs railway, but green double-decker buses where from the top you could look down the glass at the driver
Nude bathing at Lady Jane Beach
Old Sydney Town
Orange People
Paradise Gardens, Cattai, Sydney
“Pashing Off” and “Going Around”
Radio 2SM with Ian Mcrae and Frank Hyde calling the Sunday football “its high, its long, its a goal”
Sunbury Festival (1972) The Sunbury Music Festival - which took place from 28 - 30 January 1972 (the Australia Day long weekend) -…
Fred Dagg Fred Dagg was actually New Zealand-born comedian and political satirist John Clarke, who appeared as Dagg on television always wearing…
Mark Holden Adelaide-born singer Mark Holden (born 1954) will always be remembered for his clean-cut image, his white dinner suit and his…
Wollongong The Brave 1 9 7 5 (Australia) 4 x episodes So raise your head high To a burnt sienna sky Of Dapto, Port…
Adventures of Long John Silver, The 1 9 5 5 (Australia) 26 x 30 minute episodes This early series - produced and filmed in Australia by overseas…
Loss of Innocence 1 9 7 8 (Australia) 4 x 60 minute episodes This four-part miniseries from Australia's ABC-TV was set in Sydney between…
Cheetah The English-born, Melbourne-bred Hammond sisters, Chrissie (the brunette) and Lyndsay (the blonde), were the archetypal 1970s sex bombs with big…
Gough Whitlam Born in 1916, Edward Gough Whitlam was elected to the Australian parliament in 1952 and became the leader of the…
Colour television was introduced in 1976, and at first very expensive
JAG Jeans
“Sic ’em, Rex!”
