What are some memories of your wonder years?

[Bulldog Wrestler]

I used to love the galaxy marbles. I can see a couple of them in the first picture you posted. I can still appreciate them today simply for their beauty and what a work of art they are. I wouldn't mind purchasing a packet today if I came across them. Even other marble they have nice colours and just look good I can admire.

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They definitely had some fascinating ones. I think that was part of the appeal. I have the ones that I owned and won, along with much older ones that came from older relatives. Some of the older ones are clear glass. Old drink bottle would be sealed with a marble and kids would break the bottle to get the marble. I guess the ones in my collection would be between fifty and a hundred years old.

 

[Wahesh]

Any Bonkas?

I had 1 galaxy bonker.

Speaking of Bonkers... another memory of my wonder years...

 

[Wahesh]

They definitely had some fascinating ones. I think that was part of the appeal. I have the ones that I owned and won, along with much older ones that came from older relatives. Some of the older ones are clear glass. Old drink bottle would be sealed with a marble and kids would break the bottle to get the marble. I guess the ones in my collection would be between fifty and a hundred years old.

I'd definitely get them valued at the very least - you may be holding onto something very valuable.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

I'd definitely get them valued at the very least - you may be holding onto something very valuable.

I will have to dig them out one day and try and sort through them. Even the most common ones are probably worth a few dollars each. There's quite a few hundred all up. I haven't even looked at them in about 20 or 30 years.

 

[N4TE]

It’s still there and haven’t been for years but when we would drive out to Cronulla we would stop here :

https://paulsfamoushamburgers.com.au/

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

I remember the Toolie Birds from cereal packets being somewhat collectable by kids in to 70s.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Ampol Jolly Swagman Club - the petrol company, Ampol put out a bunch of stuff to keep kids occupied in cars, particularly on holiday journeys. I remember a big car show at Bankstown in the 70s. It was on what used to be a big carpark opposite David Jones, on Lady Cutler Avenue. It was inside a gigantic marquee, and they had a lot of famous vehicles, such as, from memory a car belonging to Elvis, the Batmobile from the 1966 TV show, the Munsters vehicle etc. From memory, it was run/sponsored by Ampol as a Jolly Swagman Club event. Does anyone remember this car show? I could be wrong on the Ampol part, but the car show definitely happened... maybe mid-70s?

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

I remember this being one of the manuals at the time, when I was in the Cub Scouts

 

[Roll the Bones]

I know Thunderbird 2 was actually green, but this is the exact model toy I had in the 70's and probably still have somewhere. Not sure if Thunderbird 4 has survived with it though.

 

[UmoGus]

Anyone remember in the early 2000s, waking up early before your parents woke up to watch the women's exercise show before cheese tv came on?

That was the start of my perverted life

 

[N4TE]

Anyone remember in the early 2000s, waking up early before your parents woke up to watch the women's exercise show before cheese tv came on?

That was the start of my perverted life

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Anyone remember in the early 2000s, waking up early before your parents woke up to watch the women's exercise show before cheese tv came on?

That was the start of my perverted life

For the adults and curious youngsters of the late 60s, through the 70s, Swami Sarasvati was the interesting TV show in the mornings...

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

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I know Thunderbird 2 was actually green, but this is the exact model toy I had in the 70's and probably still have somewhere. Not sure if Thunderbird 4 has survived with it though.

I think I have a green one somewhere, if it wasn't one of the many things my parents "accidently" threw out, when we moved houses, when I was about 13.

 

[Wahesh]

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I remember them. There was a WB show on Saturday mornings then you'd switch to Go (channel 99) for the continuation of it. It was a weird format.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

I literally still have the first $1 note I was ever given, by a great aunt in the early 1970s I guess

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

 

[Wahesh]

Who remembers when EB Games had a different name?

 

[CroydonDog]

Speaking of old school.

I'm currently in the queue at the Post Office to purchase... a money order. The only other option I had was an effing bank cheque. Get your shit together ASIC. I should send them a bill for my time as well (currently $600 per hour).

And then this waste of paper arrived on my doorstep last week...