Radford Boy

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About Radford Boy

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  • Birthday 08/17/1945

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    Male
  • Location
    Blackburn Melbourne Australia
  • Interests
    Playing Golf, Lawn Bowls, Guitar. Photography and travel.
    Enjoy listening to all types of music

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  1. I was lucky. I was within walking distance of them I lived on Faraday Road (just down from the White Horse Pub). Grandma Brooks lived in Miall street and Grandma and Grandad Newberry lived in Guthrie Street. When I returned to Radford for the first time in 2001 I was saddened to see that neither house (or my own) was still standing. Didn't recognise the area at all. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, both before and after school as both my parents worked and left home early in the morning and didn't return until early evening. I left England in 1964 and never saw any o
  2. Former asst manager of Aston Villa FC sadly passed away in Melbourne Australia at the age of 92. Roy was right hand man to Ron Saunders when Villa were crowned first division champions in 1981 and European cup winners in 1982. Roy was a fellow member of Kingswood Golf Club here in Melbourne and was a great friend and a true gentleman. You will be sadly missed Roy. Rest in peace.
  3. Great to see those old photos. I lived on Faraday Road opposite the old gas works.There was a vacant block of land with us on one side and The White Horse Pub on the other which I think was run by an American chap. I remember fishing in the old Wollaton Canal and the Raleigh Pond. My dad (Les Newberry)worked at Raleigh from 1946 to 1964 when we moved to Australia.
  4. I think the music shop was Papworths. I used to buy records there and drool over the guitars. I think there was a scientific shop a bit further down and across the road was Jackie Pownalls which I think sold all sorts of second hand items.
  5. Hi Oztalgian. Not at the moment. I worked in Pro Audio most of my life but all I have at the moment is a Revox A77 2 track Stereo machine and the tape is 4 track mono at 1and 7/8 ips. Currently on the lookout for a machine that will play it.
  6. Boy, reading this brings back some memories. My all time favourite was the Goon Show. Somewhere, in a box (buried deep in my garage) is a tape with all of the Goon Shows on it. I must dig it out one day. It was carefully "backwound" and stored in a metal container so hopefully it is still ok. There is a community radio station here in Melbourne that is still playing them and they still have me in stitches.
  7. Hi Jendaw, I remember the name but unfortunately that is all. The only teachers I can really remember are Mr. Dixon and Mr. Guthrie however, I may have a class photo somewhere with Mr Hartley in it. I'll dig out the old photos and let you know. Cheers
  8. I lived in the Bungalow at 160 Faraday Road about 50 metres from the White Horse. I remember an American chap was the manager there and I used to play with his daughter. Our backyard adjoined Camm's Bus depot. I lived there until about 1958 when we moved to AInsley Estate.
  9. Hi karin, I got the two confused. I think heard your dad play at the Odeon in the early 60s.
  10. Not only road rules but health care, police, and education. Having 9 State governments in this day and age in addition to the federal government is absurd
  11. Initially at Henley Beach but then when I got married we bought a house at Fairview Park. Lived there until the shift to Melbourne in 83. We lived in Glen Waverley until 8 years ago when we downsized and moved to Blackburn. You are quite correct about Ringwood. It is about 10 minutes East of Blackburn
  12. Beautifully said Oztalgian. I grew up in Radford on Faraday Road and then Ainslie estate. Left England on December 20th 1964 to settle in Adelaide and met and married an Aussie girl in1973 When I asked her to marry me she said that she would one one condition - that I change my allegiance to the Australian Cricket Team. Having made the momentous decision to do so, I then became an Australian Citizen. A decision that I have never regretted. Australia has been very good to me. Lived in Adelaide until 1983 when I was transferred to Melbourne and have been there ever since.
  13. Magpies, Lorikeets, Rosellas, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos and Possums! The birds are lovely but the Possums are a real nuisance. They eat every thing in the garden and they run over the roof at night time. It sounds like a heard of elephants and if they get into the roof space they are a real problem. For some stupid reason they are protected (unlike in New Zealand where they hunt them and use them to make clothing).
  14. Hi Oztalgian, I lived in Adelaide for 19 years before being transferred to Melbourne. One thing we noticed when we moved was that most houses in Melbourne had ducted heating but not air conditioning but it was the other way round in Adelaide. Still, its not too bad, I still get manage to get in three games of golf most weeks. Even if the weather was as bad as Blackburn in the UK we would still be much better off. Very sad to see what is happening back in the old country.
  15. I left Nottingham in 1964 as a 19 year old to go to Australia as a "10 pound pom". Settled in Adelaide, met and married an Aussie girl and have now lived in Melbourne for the last 36 years. I have been back to the UK and Nottingham on several occasions but am always happy to get back to Oz as it has been very good to me.