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“Offset is just a Flash in the Pan”
I guess A.B.James’ statement must be up there with some of the Best! For example, “The Titanic is Unsinkable” “The Truth is out There…” Mulder (X-Files) Filed under: HUMOUR Tagged: theflash
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Pass the Watering Can, please
During my apprenticeship (1950 to 1955) most comp apprentices had to spend some time in the railways poster area which was behind the canteen on the Jobbing floor in the King William Road building....
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Bloody Comps 1
Circa. 1954: From Left to Right: Ambrose Gill, Don Loose (App.), Ray Stagg, Ramon Evans (App.), John “Dingo” Mansfield (App.), Jack Wells and Merv Warner. Photos sent in by Don Woolman. I’m sure Don...
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Long and Short of It All
Alan Hitchox and a small Victorian man. South Australian GPO versus the Victorian GPO at Weigall Oval, Plympton in 1955. Robert Alan Hitchcox was born 14th May, 1938, in Adelaide. He played Sheffield...
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The Cooks
Comps Fred Hardwicke and Bruce Lockier preparing the Christmas Lunch for the Comp Room around 1954. Fred of course is the shorter of the two and played a number of games for North Adelaide in the...
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Boys Night Out 1954…
Comp. Apprentices on the Piss Left to Right: Rex (Fitzy) Wells, John (Mac) McInerney, the late Colin (Padre, The Bishop) Haines, Ramon Evans, Paul (Moose) Korff. Don Filed under: WORKMATES Tagged:...
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Bloody Comps 2
JOBBING CHRISTMAS PARTY 1954 Left to Right: Vic Byford (Ian Grunert has Vic’s Leather Motorbike Jacket), Eric ???, Alf Freeman (English chap and ended up Comp. foreman at Griffin), Cyril Barson, Fred...
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“I will be there Toff”–The Flash
Yes, this is Don Woolman and I will be there on Friday Alex! Filed under: LUNCHEONS Tagged: theflash
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The Flash becomes a Legend.
Don Woolman was born on 26 April, 1935, and went to Thebby Boys Tech and left with his Intermediate Certificate. He commenced work as a shit boy at The Guv in 1950 and was finally apprenticed to Hand...
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Pass the Watering Can.
During my apprenticeship (1950 to 1955) most comp apprentices had to spend some time in the railways poster area which was behind the canteen on the Jobbing floor in the King William Road building....
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More on the Old Guv’s Casino Raid.
I thought that I could add a little more to the story about the police raid on the Cricket Club’s Casino Night held at the Netley Canteen in the 1970s. As far as I can remember I was contacted on the...
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