Glossary
Glossary
A Glossary is an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. This Glossary is of names and places some people will recall...maybe not so technical.
Burvale Hotel- Local Burwood pub we weren't allowed to go to.
Con's Fish and chip shop. Another hangout when pinball was to busy at The Red Baron (see entry below)
Edward Beale - Upmarket hair stylist
Frankston beach houses - Back in the 60's it seemed to take hours to travel to this beach suburb and stay at Gould Street. (Today, the trip is relatively short).
Frankston trips - Many infamous trips were made to this suburb of Melbourne. Why infamous.. a bit like a football club...What happens on the trips stays on the trips.
House of Merrivale & Mr John - Fashion
Levi, Lee and Wrangler - The 3 most popular jean brands of the time. Always complemented by a "Miller's" shirt and either Adidas (Rome) or Puma runners (Nike...who were they?). and lets not forget the "Peter Hudson" White Diamond or Ron Barrassi football boots. some of us even had plastic boots.
McClures, Mergellina's - Restaurants? Places to eat at, late on Saturday night
Mr Figgins - A shop for great shoes
Prahran Football Club - A number of guys from our year united and barracked for this VFA team. As a result, our year primarily became, "The official cheer squad".
Surfers Paradise - Back in the 60's, the most seen place to go to for a holiday. As the 70's came along so did international destinations including Europe, USA and Bali.
Terence Marini - Hair stylist. You certainly had to let others know that you went to Terence for a haircut
The Red Baron - Also know as Frank's - Friday night at Frank's was always standing room. 2 pinball games, a soccer table and hamburgers. (Famous for "Big Indian" and "King Pin").
Treads - Shoes made from Rubber tyres
Winfield, Marlborough, DeMaurier - items that promote lung cancer....(So how many class members still smoke today?)
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