In The Early '70's, There Was A Huge Hailstorm In Sydney, And The Streets Were Under About A Foot Of The Stuff!! I Can't Remember Exactly What Year, Maybe Someone Can Tell Me, But The Local Catholic Bishop Press-Ganged My Brother And I To Climb The 3 Stories Of "Swifts House," The Bishop's Residence At Darling Point, To Shovel The Hail From The Roof, Which Had Dozens Of Hips And Valleys, Because A Wedding Downstairs Was Being Leaked On!! I Was About 10 Years Old At The Time, And My Brother Was In His Early Teens!! It Was An Incredibly Irresponsible Act To Send Us Up There, And A Very Dangerous Job, But The Catholics Were A Law Unto Themselves Then, And Frankly Didn't Give A Shit!! Nor Did They Give Us Any Money, Any Food, Or Even A Bloody Lift Home; Wet Through And Shivering, We Had To Make Our Own Way!! There Never Was A Heavier Hailstorm In Sydney, Oxford Street Was Buried In Hail!! I Hope Someone Can Remind Me Exactly Which Year It Was; I Think It Was In Winter, Because We Were Bloody Freezing After Moving Tons Of It Off The Roof Of Swifts!!
An original KFC building in the background. The only other one I've seen is on Sydney Rd, Kelso.
Do you know where this Kentucky is?
still a few around. one on Parramatta Road Burwood. used as a car yard now
In The Early '70's, There Was A Huge Hailstorm In Sydney, And The Streets Were Under About A Foot Of The Stuff!! I Can't Remember Exactly What Year, Maybe Someone Can Tell Me, But The Local Catholic Bishop Press-Ganged My Brother And I To Climb The 3 Stories Of "Swifts House," The Bishop's Residence At Darling Point, To Shovel The Hail From The Roof, Which Had Dozens Of Hips And Valleys, Because A Wedding Downstairs Was Being Leaked On!! I Was About 10 Years Old At The Time, And My Brother Was In His Early Teens!! It Was An Incredibly Irresponsible Act To Send Us Up There, And A Very Dangerous Job, But The Catholics Were A Law Unto Themselves Then, And Frankly Didn't Give A Shit!! Nor Did They Give Us Any Money, Any Food, Or Even A Bloody Lift Home; Wet Through And Shivering, We Had To Make Our Own Way!! There Never Was A Heavier Hailstorm In Sydney, Oxford Street Was Buried In Hail!! I Hope Someone Can Remind Me Exactly Which Year It Was; I Think It Was In Winter, Because We Were Bloody Freezing After Moving Tons Of It Off The Roof Of Swifts!!
Poor old Camden, seen it's share of inundation. The old Argyle Street bridge is a credit to it's designer and builder's. 😉👍👍
awsome, more old car footage please!!