This video is brilliant. Mum was born in Gawler in 1937 as was I in 1956. Mum will love seeing this video. Dear Adelaide. A special place in our hearts even though I now live in Cairns in my retirement. Have a special place in my heart for my home town of Adelaide where I grew up. Thank you for this special video.
Really interesting to see this footage- especially of north terrace and the railway station, much of which hasn't changed a whole lot. That, and the fact that it still talks about the four lakes of Mount Gambier, which now only has two, as Browne's Lake and Leg of Mutton Lake have long dried up
I remember Rundle Street, before it was turned into Rundle Mall. The first street in the world I understand ever to have been been changed so. That was in 1976.
It struck me how class conscious society was back then. "the great estates" (houses for the rich). the great students of learning from St Peters and PAC (who would also be the ones to go onto university because it was all upfront fees back then and kids from public schools probably couldnt afford it. I'm glad that is one thing that has changed in our modern times. I am currently sitting in my housing trust home immediately across the road from PAC, (which I could never have afforded to send my sons to), and I have just come back from visiting my son, Doctor Hayes, because today, everyone can go to university.
It struck me too they mentioned the great "public" schools of St Peters and PAC. It makes me wonder if this film was aimed at middle class British people in the hope of luring some skilled immigrants.
I had to leave because we were so generous with overseas refugees that there were no houses left ,but I get the same getting homesick until I actually go back there and have to drive
As kids we would pick blackberries at the Gorge, then later ,would skip school and spend the day at the Gorge. Lots of Italians in my suburb of Newton, .I remember all the market gardens spreading for acres behind our house. And stealing the little, ripe watermelons.And getting chased by cranky farmers, cursing us kids in Italian 🥰🥰
If you went any time after roughly the 70s those trains would've been long gone- unfortunately, while South Australia used to have an expansive and well-running passenger railway network, beyond the bounds of the main Adelaide metro area there aren't any true passenger trains to be found.
I miss those days... I'm not from them, but I have a rather romantic view of what they were like... and I know there was not so nice things about those days, but I do miss how refined people were and the music & architecture of that day. Modern architecture is plain and horrible and most of our modern music could hardly be classified as music...
Modern popular culture stems out of brain damage. People aren't just getting cancer, diabetes and heart disease in mass, they're slow cooking their brains. Mostly due to the type of food being consumed.
The story I heard is they ripped up the tram lines when the Holden car factory opened here to maximise the number of people buying cars. Holdens have gone now anyway so we might as well slap a few new trams lines in here and there
@@MysticOblong unlikely, it was due to the introduction of the bus which was more flexible, as every city in Australia ripped up their tramlines except Melbourne.
@@facethefacts9014 OK I didn't realise Perth and Brisbane etc ripped up tram lines too. Will look into it further and see if there's evidence of a deal between Holden and the gov. It's something I heard from a historian I think a long time ago. I'm not a fan of urban sprawl and reliance on cars so the story suited my biases ha ha.
My beautiful Adelaide, gave me the best childhood ever.From Mt. Lofty to Glenelg, was my playground. 💖💖
This video is brilliant. Mum was born in Gawler in 1937 as was I in 1956. Mum will love seeing this video.
Dear Adelaide. A special place in our hearts even though I now live in Cairns in my retirement. Have a special place in my heart for my home town of Adelaide where I grew up. Thank you for this special video.
Really interesting to see this footage- especially of north terrace and the railway station, much of which hasn't changed a whole lot. That, and the fact that it still talks about the four lakes of Mount Gambier, which now only has two, as Browne's Lake and Leg of Mutton Lake have long dried up
We are soo very lucky to have recordings such as this.
Oh Adelaide was so beautiful ... the trees, the suburban gardens, the orchards in the hills ...
It still is.
@@geoffmower8729 Absolutely
Adelaide has so many trees compared to any other city I've seen.
Gorgeous 🥰🥰 Wish it could have been recorded today in colour. Would have been breathtaking.
a wonderful record of the beautiful state of SA
I remember Rundle Street, before it was turned into Rundle Mall. The first street in the world I understand ever to have been been changed so. That was in 1976.
It struck me how class conscious society was back then. "the great estates" (houses for the rich). the great students of learning from St Peters and PAC (who would also be the ones to go onto university because it was all upfront fees back then and kids from public schools probably couldnt afford it. I'm glad that is one thing that has changed in our modern times. I am currently sitting in my housing trust home immediately across the road from PAC, (which I could never have afforded to send my sons to), and I have just come back from visiting my son, Doctor Hayes, because today, everyone can go to university.
It struck me too they mentioned the great "public" schools of St Peters and PAC. It makes me wonder if this film was aimed at middle class British people in the hope of luring some skilled immigrants.
Well thankfully the evils of socialism had not taking ground at that period.
They're still is a class divide but it's just harder to see
We still are. We just pretend we’re not.
Still a beautiful city and a great place to live, unlike the atrocious cities that Sydney and Melbourne have become.
Nice to see Linnets Island Resort guests pulling in large whiting at American River, Kangaroo Island. Thankyou.
This makes me feel homesick.
I had to leave because we were so generous with overseas refugees that there were no houses left ,but I get the same getting homesick until I actually go back there and have to drive
Fascinating footage.
Should be River Torrens rather than "Torrens Lake".
And I believe we saw Morialta Falls, not "Gorge".
Still a lovely city.
It is actually Torrens Lake because the river is dammed here to create it. Or you can use the Aboriginal name Karrawirri Parri.
As kids we would pick blackberries at the Gorge, then later ,would skip school and spend the day at the Gorge. Lots of Italians in my suburb of Newton, .I remember all the market gardens spreading for acres behind our house. And stealing the little, ripe watermelons.And getting chased by cranky farmers, cursing us kids in Italian 🥰🥰
Ah, the days when you were the only car on the road during a Sunday drive through the Adelaide Hills.
Lots of sidecars!
I remember the gracious city .. of my childhood ...
Now .. oh dear ...
Iv'e been to Adelaide, I don't remember any trains that travelled to Mount Lofty. interesting
If you went any time after roughly the 70s those trains would've been long gone- unfortunately, while South Australia used to have an expansive and well-running passenger railway network, beyond the bounds of the main Adelaide metro area there aren't any true passenger trains to be found.
When I was a very young kid you could catch the interstate trains at the city station as well
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Love the cyclist at 5:23. The Adelaide hills are now a magnet to cyclists. Every weekend in their hundreds.
I miss those days... I'm not from them, but I have a rather romantic view of what they were like... and I know there was not so nice things about those days, but I do miss how refined people were and the music & architecture of that day. Modern architecture is plain and horrible and most of our modern music could hardly be classified as music...
Modern popular culture stems out of brain damage. People aren't just getting cancer, diabetes and heart disease in mass, they're slow cooking their brains. Mostly due to the type of food being consumed.
And now the trams are back in North Terrace
Ok so you can dance!
The story I heard is they ripped up the tram lines when the Holden car factory opened here to maximise the number of people buying cars. Holdens have gone now anyway so we might as well slap a few new trams lines in here and there
@@MysticOblong Haven't heard that, but could be true
@@MysticOblong unlikely, it was due to the introduction of the bus which was more flexible, as every city in Australia ripped up their tramlines except Melbourne.
@@facethefacts9014 OK I didn't realise Perth and Brisbane etc ripped up tram lines too. Will look into it further and see if there's evidence of a deal between Holden and the gov. It's something I heard from a historian I think a long time ago. I'm not a fan of urban sprawl and reliance on cars so the story suited my biases ha ha.
Found pics of country Horsham vic 1908 etc 1920s .
Torrens Lake
They haven't really done much to the city in the last 80 years it all looks the same
So better than Sydney and Melbourne huh.