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thermite
Brisbane, Queensland
9443 posts
1954


1964


Heard about these on Brisbane Times

More old school videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/FILMAUSTRALIA
12:40pm 20/04/12 Permalink
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$ack
Brisbane, Queensland
1480 posts
Nice find
12:52pm 20/04/12 Permalink
Eorl
Brisbane, Queensland
6327 posts
Whoa that's a wicked find! It's really interesting seeing how life was like in the 50's and 60's compared to now. Today's generation can't even operate without technology.
01:15pm 20/04/12 Permalink
thermite
Brisbane, Queensland
9444 posts
The weird thing is the films were strongly highlighting how technologically advanced the lifestyle in Brisbane was, particularly that second one showing a lot of industrial machinery and telephones all the time.
01:31pm 20/04/12 Permalink
Reverend Evil™
Wynnum, Queensland
20417 posts
Wow. Those videos are awesome. I love seeing old fotos and videos of Brisbane. Just seeing all that stuff and wishing you could go back in time and check it out.

Thanx to Nerfy for double posting or I would have missed this.

8-)
12:16am 05/05/12 Permalink
Nerfy
Brisbane, Queensland
5878 posts
Thanx to Nerfy for double posting or I would have missed this.

Yessss, I am a hero. :D

Today's generation can't even operate without technology.

Well, according to Mad Men they had fridges, stoves, and lightbulbs back then, which are the only killers to live without in my experience.
12:55am 05/05/12 Permalink
Whoop
Brisbane, Queensland
19852 posts
Whoa that's a wicked find! It's really interesting seeing how life was like in the 50's and 60's compared to now. Today's generation can't even operate without technology.

It could, but it would be inconvenient as hell.
particularly that second one showing a lot of industrial machinery and telephones all the time.
I like how he was saying how beautiful brisbane is and how wonderful everything is right as they show a smoke stack billowing out pollution into the atmosphere.
01:06am 05/05/12 Permalink
Linker
Brisbane, Queensland
1616 posts
Yeah thanks Nerfy for reposting. Awesome video. It is truly bizarre to see the settings in that timeframe, especially Queens Gardens... I walk past that Queen Victoria statue every day to work.
03:42am 05/05/12 Permalink
E.T.
Queensland
4293 posts
That 1st video shows the Oasis which used to be down at Sunnybank. I remember going swimming there as a kid.
Its a shame it got pulled down because it was a beautiful spot.
11:33am 06/05/12 Permalink
RockitMan
Brisbane, Queensland
6409 posts
It looks exactly like Ipswich today.
11:58am 06/05/12 Permalink
Reverend Evil™
Wynnum, Queensland
20426 posts
Yeah, I remember that Oasis place as well. I wonder what's there now.
12:03pm 06/05/12 Permalink
E.T.
Queensland
4295 posts
Yeah, I remember that Oasis place as well. I wonder what's there now.


Its just houses now.
141 Station Road, Sunnybank was the address.
12:12pm 06/05/12 Permalink
crazymorton
Brisbane, Queensland
3034 posts
those were awesome to watch. i grew up in Brisbane and lived inner city before it was cool so it was very interesting to see those places and remember things.
05:41pm 06/05/12 Permalink
parabol
Brisbane, Queensland
6949 posts
Vid of UQ Computer Center in the 60s below.

I like it how the woman does all the manual work and brings back the results, while the engineer guy sits back and does all the "creative" work with cigarette in hand. Reminds me of Mad Men :)

08:37pm 06/05/12 Permalink
gamer
2470 posts
Hahahaha I have a mate at work that goes on and on about the 'old days' and how he would submit his program (as a bunch of punch cards) for reading... only to have it handed back 3 days later with a "ERROR ON LINE 531" so he would go fix it only to submit again and get another error on another line LOL. How irritating and time consuming.

He still has his final program for uni at work in a box... lol
08:30am 07/05/12 Permalink
Outlaw
Gold Coast, Queensland
1978 posts
They should play these on TV (instead of ads) to give younger people more of an idea what life was like. I believe the History Channel used to run short clips like these about Australia and the Commonwealth.
12:21pm 07/05/12 Permalink
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