My wife and I arrived in Adelaide in 1973 from New Zealand. Compared to NZ, Adelaide was a cosmopolitan revolution with much better food and wine offerings. The Hahndorf Inn was a revolution, and still is. Unfortunately my yellow bell bottom jeans have long since gone. The intensity of SANFL astounded us. Memories!
LOL! Sometimes visited, the Old Lions discotheque. I was a 20 year old, stonemason during 1973. Back in those days, i was slim and had good muscle tone. Can recall, wearing flares and body shirts.
Remember it well. Me strutting out in my chartreuse coloured amco V knees@ brown cuban heel boots. 10 foot tall @ bullet-proof, skinny @ not a care in the world. Don Dunstan was the king of the "camp" a great time to experience. The red legs club, the old lion@ arkaba top room. Happy days.
The days before self-service was instead Service Attendants. You didn't have have to get out of your car to fill up, and of course you also got your oil levels, and tires pressures checked, and then your windscreen cleaned and your waved goodbye free of charge.
I love Adelaide. Don’t care what anyone says, it’s got a good vibe, great beaches, friendly people, easy to get around and it’s cheaper than other states. Things always change that’s the way it goes.
Ahhhhh Adelaide 1973 went there with my family to see other family there in 1973, first day at my grandparents place where we were staying I met a girl called Mandy, she became my girlfriend for the 2 weeks we were staying there, lovely memories.
The State Library has two films in the collection about the history of the Festival Theatre. They are "The other opera house" (1974) and "Adelaide Festival Centre" (1998). We are not able to add them to RU-vid; the films can be viewed by visiting the library.
Yes, that's one sector of society then ... the square posers. Where are the with-it emerging hippies wearing paisley shirts, bell bottom jeans and pschyedelic hot pants? ... and listening to Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.
I miss when Australian people embraced their culture 😔 now we have to only embrace other countries cultures only. If we try to be proud of our background and all the hard work we achieved we are labelled arrogant and even racist 😔 we did a fine job and I’m not ashamed to say so. I think South Australia has some gorgeous views and architecture that isn’t found anywhere else. Younger children should be viewing this and this should be shown in the Adelaide airport, along with all the other footage obtained by Adelaideans so that we can showcase what we have come from. I’m amazed when the Duke William and Duchess Catherine visited they only went to Elizabeth when there are many different places to showcase South Australia
It was the real Australia I call it back in the 70,s and back I think,I lived for a few yrs in the early 70,s actually 73 to 76 & in a German homestead Nuriootpa,picked grapes,kids rode horses to school,we walked, down dirt roads.most our food was produced by my aunty and uncle,big garden,s,meat.our snacks were fruit or nuts what ever was in season.hasnt life changed & not for the better.
Well said!!!!! Very true, as with an Italian background and born in this very lucky country, I feel for Australians where the 80’s were the way I wanted it to stay, and ‘ an even ‘ amount of cultures were around , but today , even being brought up in Sydney, I’ve left because the segregation of ‘ new ‘cultures have choked suburban areas with an over run influx of far , far to many people and trying to survive in that state, has labelled it only a disgrace and a very very dirty city , it’s not a lady anymore , but a whore , sadly it’s a very poor word to use , but it’s the only graphic way I can describe it. That’s why we’ve moved to another state and soooo glade to be here , to beautiful here , they label it boring , so let them !!!!! The best kept secret!!!!!!!
My recollection of people in Adelaide back in 1973 was that they were snobbish, terribly pompous and self-righteous. They're all still alive and living in Canberra in 2023.
All this is very beautiful, but the reality is that you’ve got to work long hours in order to pay off the mortgage and bills. Where do you have the time for prancing about in the park and going to concerts. I know because I lived in Adelaide in the early ninties.
Having lived in Adelaide all my life, all I can say is good riddance to the way it was in the 70's. It was a backwater, long after that too. It's much better today.
I find it funny how everyone who doesn't actually live in Adelaide always have the same tired comments to make about it, when in reality you really have no idea. There's plenty of stuff going on, but who cares. Stay in your little bubble and keep judging the only state that aren't descendants of convicts lol
@@simonf8902 you're the only dull one though 🤷♂️ shut up and find something productive to do with all that time, Boomer, instead of all the trash talk which is only making you look like a fool
