1970s Mackay Footage 

I’ve had a house in Glenella for 22 years. Between then and now I’ve lived in Brisbane Sydney and Dubai and I’ve literally traveled around the world. I am so proud to call Mackay my home. Thanks for posting.

Grew up in Webbley St, West Mackay in the early 70's! Great imagery! Took me back 50yrs, can't wait to show this to my old man who is now 87!👍

This would be 1979 at the earliest . There is a red XD Falcon (3/79 release) in it.

The floating crane at the end of video was called the whirler ,it came up from hornibrooks bulimba workshop,spent many hrs on it during my apprenticeship as a boilermaker in the sixties, great times

This footage is both 1979 and 1980.

The 80s wasn’t much different that’s the Mackay that I grew up in And played in bands In the navrda room oriental hotel The balcony. Boomerang hotel blue moose Paradise nights. The penthouse. Velintenos Shamrock hotel Taylor’s hotel. The palace hotel. CCS. The loaded dog. The prince of wales hotel The ambassador on the roof top. We were tri fx. And also the nudge Me and my brother from north Mackay Mack and Paul andrews I’m also known as. Stretch. Love Mackay I visit and go fishing still with my best mate joe. From bakers creek It was a great place to grow up. Cheers to Mackay

As in most Aussie videos from the late 70s there has to be at least one Gemini.

Think I saw my mum’s old Holden in one scene but can’t be sure. I was probably sitting at home watching the Goodies or Curiosity Show at our house in Mount Pleasant or something lol.

Wow canelands looks so different now

@3:43 the interceptor makes a quick pitstop for a KB at canelands

Spent many hours and lots of 20ies at the pin-&-ball at canelands, and mr whippy. And remember the escalator at lambert’s, and the capital cafe for a vanilla milk shake in an aluminium milk shake cup with a paper straw.

nice

I remember those yellow trucks hauling raw sugar,Courts furniture store and the Sydney street Woolies