You know you're nearing 50 in Adelaide, when you remember...

[RustyCage]

Gawd, you know you're nearing 40 if you can remember Lloyds!

I remember Lloyds and I'm only 29

[heater31]

Rowley Park, many great memories of that place, loved going there as a kid

... and getting covered in mud if you were too close to the bend!

My dad used to take me there. No idea where it was, I just remember it was dark and obviously muddy!

Torrens Rd Brompton. A former brick pit that was owned the the SA soccer Federation who wanted to use it as a home base but couldn't get any grass to grow. So the leased it and Rowley Park Speedway was born.

I think once it closed and sold for housing the streets were named after drivers who lost their lives at the speedway??

My old man was involved in the speedway and once told me there was a plaque on the site in dedication to Rowley Park. Have never been able to locate this plaque so cant confirm it exists

http://www.salife7.com.au/adelaide/plac ... k-speedway


at the end of Video there is vision of said plaque

[Jim05]

AC/DC at Globe Derby

[lesthemechanic]

Lasscocks nursery at modbury.

yes,I remember it but refresh my memory as to where it was...

The corner of North East & Bridge roads. There is a BP petrol station & a tyre store among others there now.

North East and Bridge Rds intersect?

Yes, Sorry my bad. N.E. & Wright roads was what I meant. My old man used to run a service station just down the road on the corner of N.E. road & Kelly Road many years ago. So I pretty much spend my Saturdays & Sundays in that area. BTW, there used to be a lot of service stations along that piece of road.

[JK]

AC/DC at Globe Derby

During Jailbreak was when the fence started coming down IIRC

[Rik E Boy]

or was it someone else took over Lioyds, can't remember which way it went,

Didnt it become Harry's?

Bingo. Harrys it was. I used to live just around the corner from there.

regards,

REB

[Ian]

or was it someone else took over Lioyds, can't remember which way it went,

Didnt it become Harry's?

That's it, IIRC Harrys were owned by Harris Scarfe, hence the name Harrys

[Booney]

Sway wriggle paddle sit
hop tickle hurdle knit
stretch stretch stretch stretch
hit hit hit hit hit hit
bounce bounce bounce bounce
play play play play
be in it
TODAY
Live more of your life
Be.In.It. YEAH!

[story of my life]

AC/DC at Globe Derby

During Jailbreak was when the fence started coming down IIRC

It was towards the end of for those about too rock i reckon

[JK]

AC/DC at Globe Derby

During Jailbreak was when the fence started coming down IIRC

It was towards the end of for those about too rock i reckon

My regularly failing Grey matter qualifies me for this thread

[RJM]

AC/DC at Globe Derby

During Jailbreak was when the fence started coming down IIRC

It was towards the end of for those about too rock i reckon

My regularly failing Grey matter qualifies me for this thread

I wanted to go but an over protective mother (country AND western fan) plus no way of getting there and back put the kybosh on that concert. Ended up going to see a movie called Cry Freedom that night with my Dad on a free double pass from a 5AD competition at the cinema in Hindley St that later became Timezone then the symphony orchestra home.

No substitute for AC/DC but did get free beer before the movie despite being 15. Dad was OK with that and nobody asked for ID.

[goraw]

AC/DC at Globe Derby

During Jailbreak was when the fence started coming down IIRC

haha good times. the fence was coming down , then ya had to get over the track fence, followed by cops swinging there bats, once u got through there u were in!! who made who was the next song after we got in .

[Dissident]

Gawd, you know you're nearing 40 if you can remember Lloyds!

I remember Lloyds and I'm only 29

I remember Lloyds

Used to be one in Surrey Downs, where the chemist/doctors office is now, next to the Golden Grove Tavern.

[The Sleeping Giant]

The stock yards at gepps x with livestock.

[Big Phil]

The stock yards at gepps x with livestock.

And the smell when driving past them...

[Footy Chick]

The stock yards at gepps x with livestock.

And the smell when driving past them...

That was awful, I used to hold my breath whenever we drove past

You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide if you can remember the antics of our old friend George at Adelaide ZOo.

I'm sure there would be a few of us with a George story or two.
He squirted me with a hose once

[Dissident]

a "hose"

[Footy Chick]

a "hose"

Yes, a HOSE, he stole it off the keeper and apparently took full aim at me and my Grandmother.

[Dutchy]

[mighty_tiger_79]

feel sorry for the keeper who lost his hose!