Fascinating. Also bloody sad when one considers that nearly all the industries listed are now gone with bugger all to replace them. On a side note, I once worked in the office of Nick Sherry, the narrator Ray Sherry's son. All the best to you Nick!
Yes, I'm not quite sure what happened to Tasmania - it seemed so dynamic, then, in the heart of the Swinging Sixties - when I compare it to growing up in rural England, which was a struggle - it was hard. I know the 70's sucked, did it drag Tassie down too? The Cat & The Fiddle looked so much fun back then... Today, it almost feels like we're dragging ourselves through molasses, there's not that vibrant, can-do attitude any more and it IS sad. I reckon Tasmania could be a huge power house of dynamic trade and services, we have hydro - although selling it to our detriment - great soil, climate, irrigation, reasonable transport links, I think they should bring back rail, people from all over, new people come here all the time to start up businesses, but how many stay beyond a couple years? - I think we should be Australia's shining star... Great little film, shame it can't be restored as it is important piece of history.
Fascinating. Also bloody sad when one considers that nearly all the industries listed are now gone with bugger all to replace them. On a side note, I once worked in the office of Nick Sherry, the narrator Ray Sherry's son. All the best to you Nick!
Yes, I'm not quite sure what happened to Tasmania - it seemed so dynamic, then, in the heart of the Swinging Sixties - when I compare it to growing up in rural England, which was a struggle - it was hard. I know the 70's sucked, did it drag Tassie down too? The Cat & The Fiddle looked so much fun back then... Today, it almost feels like we're dragging ourselves through molasses, there's not that vibrant, can-do attitude any more and it IS sad. I reckon Tasmania could be a huge power house of dynamic trade and services, we have hydro - although selling it to our detriment - great soil, climate, irrigation, reasonable transport links, I think they should bring back rail, people from all over, new people come here all the time to start up businesses, but how many stay beyond a couple years? - I think we should be Australia's shining star... Great little film, shame it can't be restored as it is important piece of history.
Hobart was more progressive in 1961 than now. Narrator Ray Sherry, former TVT6 newsreader of the day is father of Senator Nick Sherry.
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Yep...things have gone backwards. No Hydro Electric Commission, No work, no prosperity, too many greens. Love the old AR International truck in this.
Thankgod for al those things.
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Agree Hobart was more progressive back then, we've definitely gone backwards...no trains, no trams, no jobs....
The more things change the more they stay the same.