Telling on ourselves (age-wise) without telling our age!

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I took those photo today with my phone , it’s in Glenelg …👍👍👍


Looks like Petrol was 72 cents a Gallon for unleaded , and 79 cents for leaded ….last time this old timer worked

I didn’t have a car back in the early 1970’s so can’t say if petrol was that cheap
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Here is what Google has to say about this bowser

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This iconic Golden Fleece petrol bowser is roughly 50 to 60 years old, dating back to the late 1960s or early 1970s.
It is a well-known heritage street landmark located on Agusta street Glenelg ( Adelaide South Australia)
 
The day the Beatles Visited Adelaide …they had planned to give the “ city of churches “ a miss , however a fairly loud mouthed radio announcer who was ~ often half drunk while on air ,( talk back ) set up a petition to get the Beatles to visit SA …which worked …

I wasn’t living in SA then , I was still in NSW …..and being 1964 we were still using the old currency of Pounds / Shillings / Pence

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I was 12 and my Mum wouldn't let me go to Melbourne to see them. Quite right by the way. I was so jealous though a friend was allowed to go lol.
 
Way back when I fist moved to SA ,The advertiser was printed in the mornings ( huge paper) …had to look it up ..it was larger than A3 size paper

Traditional Broadsheet (Old Advertiser)~600 mm × 380 mm (23.6 in × 15 in)
Tabloid / Compact (Current Advertiser)~430 mm × 280 mm (17 in × 11 in)
Standard A3 Paper420 mm × 297 mm (16.5 in × 11.7 in)

The news… was printed in the afternoon …..it’s been years since it went to the morning only paper being the Advertiser
 
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