Caversham Main School Can anyone from Dunedin remember when Caversham school was 2 schools, they were called Caversham Main and Caversham InfantsI was there mid -late 50'sCaversham Main had been damaged in an earthquake before i went there. There used to be a big board helping to hold up n inside passage wall. I was running down there one day fell over and bruised my hip very badly on the board. My brother got the strap for running inside They said I'd been punished enough by the fall so didn't get the strap. It wasn't long after this they pulled that school down and rebuilt. It became Caversham School and the other one became Colage St. school They divided the pupils up by where you lived. We lived Lyndsy Rd so went to Colage St
corporal punishment had teacher who used to use Tsquare as weapon of choice,bend ya over put a Z on t square and wack on ass,didn't hurt but if he made you bend over bt blackboard the moment he wacked ya you hit ya head on the lip of blackboard,very rarely would he use the cane but one day 2 of us gotit only later did he say we really pissed him off so he gave us the cane instead of t square,after that i wondered why guys would PAY to be whipped.
Who was in Palmerston North in the 60s? Remember the Nicoberg coffee lounge, Ricky's night club (or whatever it was back then), the Flamingo etc. etc. etc. And the Ballroom Astoria when they stopped having old-fashioned stuff and opened up for 'real' dances with the latest bands? My boyfriend at the time was in the local music scene and I loved it!
Came out from England in 1960 and settled in Feilding. Was only 10 years old then, but by the time I was 14 I was really into the 60s thing. Went to Feilding High but used to hop on a bus every Friday and Saturday night and head over to Palmy!
I used to go to Surry Street in Caversham quite a lot as, two of the group, The Inbetweens,[Tony & Paul], lived at I think No.40, and they were friends of mine. I used to help run their fanclub.Oh memories. The Inbetweens won the 1970 Battle Of The Bands.Used to go to the Ag. hall dances when they played there.
Aniseed balls were just lovely - 5 for a penny. Was it you soldiermum who put them in milk? I have never tried aniseed wheels - don't know what they are actually. Do you remember the fortune lollies - had little messages on them. Fizzy fruits were another favourite of mine.the 60's as a child on the east coast of the north island (Te Araroa). no power. rode horses everywhere.My mum made all of our clothes. we lived on a farm. even to school. the 70's was at college in murupara, had power and took bus to school, milk in bottles. moved to taupo in the early 80's and man have i seen some changes! still like aniseed wheels when i can get them...

As a product of the 70s I remember hanging out at our local dairy. All the kids in our street use to collect the glass fizzy drink bottles, the ones you could get the refund on and cash them in to buy an assortment of lollies. Bubblegum like gold rush was always a favorite. K and B bars were always good value. Any of the 2 for 1 cent lollies. I remember the Telethons. Staying up all through the night eating taties and burnt popcorn the you made in the pot on the stove...not the microwave. It makes me laugh the old L&P adds that are on the telly at the moment, thats exactly how it was...those were the days. Playing bullrush at the park, pinching fruit off the neighbours feijoa tree. swimming in the tidal creek with a really dangerous undertoe.
Remember taking the bottles back and getting enough for a bag of lollies or whatever. My parents had a shop and I remember people bringing in crates of the bottles and having to count the dirty things and lug them around to the back of the shop.
The Shoreline when it was new. BBQs at Waitati, walking up the Outram for a swim, water skiing on Waihola then off to that shack of a pub, fishing and a beer at the Portobello. The odd Friday night up at the 'Gardies' with all the scarfies or down to the Beach Hotel with the surfies.

The Shoreline was the flashest. It is now a pile of rubbish and concrete. Remember that pub at Fairfield which is now a development for new housing. I remember my cousin talking me into going to the beetles with her and when we got there (good seats) everybody was screaming and going crazy.
I recall in one of the streets in Upper Hutt therelived an old chap who was an alkie and had this enormous pile of empty beer bottles in crates on his front lawn. His place was about 2 miles from us but at night once or twice a week. when it was dark I used to ride my trusty BSA 28" bike around to his place. The bile had a front carrier with a canvas newspaper bag on it and I would uplift a crate of empty bottles. Used to take them to Strouds liquor store and get the 1/- & 3d. refund. At the end of a year I had enough money for my 1st rifle :)
what about blokes' socks in ...... lime green, ming blue, shocking pink ... bodgies and widgies ... the divorce court listings in Truth ... Nivea and Vicks vapour rub for just about everything ... winklepickers ... the arrival of pantyhose ... tartan bras ... Matteus Rose (spelling?) ... getting doubled by your boyfriend (far more innocent than it looks!) ... real exams ... ladies a plate ... half-gees, kegs, sherry for the sheilas ...
In the early 70s my Mum use to dress me up as Holly Hobbie! We even wore identical jump suits - bright orange, brown and pink big flowers with a big zip. We (the neighbourhood kids) would hang out all weekend. Build huts, play cowboys and indians, bullrush, spot light etc. We had banana seat bikes and chopper guards. Chocolate yougart came out I think in about 1975!
70's boy here i rememeber the days when we got a belting from our parents and were told it was the best thing for us "its the only way you will learn" my mother use to say(scream)as she brought the wooden spoon down across my ar*e
Bottle Drives We had a bottle drive at primary school to make money for a school trip - from Wellington to Christchurch. Overnight on the ferry and all day in ChCh. Then back on the ferry. The big shed at school was full of bottles - we were all frantically collecting so we could go on the trip. Great fun.
What about paper trails? Collecting news papers and old magazines for some money - no idea where they went though. I also remember them being piled in the cloakroom and when we tied them into bundles we found all sorts of crud thrown in the back - old moldy lunches ugh!
We used to take old newspapers to the fish and chip shop. No fancy white paper then - just good old newsprint. Boy did those f&c taste great. Who remembers flips (potato fritters) - they were delicious with woster sauce and vinegar.
Boer War Vetrans I can remember them marching on ANZAC day. I can also just remember an old clasic car race ?in Dunedin going up Caversham Hill. Some had to turn round and go up backwards because the petrol couldn't flow upwards. When those cars were made I don't think they had petrol pumps in them then - I should have said Look Out Point Hill not Caversham
We had an old car that had to go backwards up a steep hill. Can't remember what it was though. Aah, the good old days.

Children of the 50s, 60s, 70s, come in here again

70s chic first thread has gone - so lets start again. Who remembers - aniseed balls, gob stoppers, beatles hair cuts, minis - skirts and cars. Milk bars, Adams Bruce ice cream
what about: hot pants, witches britches, Deep Purple
No weekend shopping and the dairy was only allowed to sell certain things. I remember they had boards up covering some of the stock
It was safe for me to walk to the bus stop after work on a Friday night in Auck. city, and walk from one place to another on an evening out
Oh, loved The Partridge Family the original Dr Who and Flash Gordon
I used to go to piano lessons every week after school and go home on the bus - in the dark - never any problems. I was never scared
Milk was 4 cents a pint and you could get the best chocolate milk I have ever tasted in cream bottles. It was a real treat. I just remember the warm school milk, it went out of vouge just after I started school thank goodness. It was foul. Aniseed circles were my favourite lolly. Long hot summers, holidays seemed to last forever, none of the wishy washy weather we get over summer today. Best memories, lying on a bed of sweet green grass watching a fluffy cloud or two in an otherwise beautiful blue sky.
Dave Dee, Dosey, Beaky, Mick and Tich. Yea the summers went on for ages and I grew up in Dunedin. Always getting sunburned, then peeling and being white again.Picnics every weekend at places like Outram glen or Woodside which we re-named Woodstock.Drinking "Fluffy Ducks" as we got older, in the Fairfield Tavern when it was new.
We used to go flounder fishing during the summer - we would tie an old knitting needle to the end of a pole and try and catch a fish. I don't think I ever managed it - too slow. We didn't have to go out very far in the water to see the flounder.
ii remember when milk was 2 cents. my dad was the milkman and i workrd from a very young age. that was the days when milk was at your gate in time for breakfast
I can remember when the milkman used to come with his horse and cart (vague memories). My dad used to try and get the manure for his garden - he had this drum with the manure and water - it was disgusting but we had a great vege garden.
Big Charlies bubblegum, being able to walk to school on your own and go anywhere you wanted and feeling safe.
I also remember it being the days where the teachers could still give you six of the best. I had that so many times. and you know i wouldnt flinch. One time i did and the man teacher bought the strap down so hard i pulled my hand away and he hit his 3rd leg. when he recovered man i realy got it. Even remember going home telling mum and all she said well you should behave yourself.
Going to the 2pm matinee at the pictures. There were always cartoons, and a serial and then the main picture. It was a real outing.