11 Forgotten Everyday Things From 1950s Australia that Will Surprise You

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  @personofearth5076 · 8 months ago

  The dunny man deserves all the respect that Australia can give them with a medal to go along with it. I remember those days, those men carrying filth all day long and never once complained. The greater generation were the strongest generation that I have ever seen. They were friendly and always talked to other humans, they were kind and if they knew that someone lost their job, without being seen they would drop off a box of food to that family.  You would constantly see them talking to another neighbour and if you stopped for a second to listen, not once did you hear them just talking about themselves like we do now. My parents generation were absolutely amazing and I'm proud to call them our parents.

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  @noelhayward4271 · 8 months ago

  I was born in Melbourne in 1940, lived in Yallorn for 20 years and with the exception of meat ordering and trading stamps remember all the features of life that you described, even the dunny man. For the last 25 years I have lived in Sweden so this program was very nostalgic for me.  Thanks for an excellent video.

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• JO

  @johncartwright4041 · 8 months ago

  In the early 1950's I clearly remember the dunny man running the length of our yard in Toowoomba. I fully expected some to splash out but it never did. I admired his ability  to run with a full can without any spillage.

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• JU

  @julzhotti5466 · 8 months ago (edited)

  My grandparents still had a clothes prop until the died, they never mentioned the dunny man. They talked about the &quot;lavatory&quot; being out in the backyard, i think they had a pit in the ground and they lived in the Melbourne suburbs up the road from Sandown Racecourse.<br>The dunny man shouldv been more recognised &amp; appreciated than what he was.

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• MI

  @michaelwinters7415 · 8 months ago

  I couldn&apos;t believe it, I spent all that time learning shillings and pence, then wham, good morning decimal currency, and then bloody feet and inches went for the metric system. I think that&apos;s when I realised this world was going to piss me off no end!😆🤣

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• RO

  @rosemarychaney-o7l · 8 months ago

  Yes. I do remember. Born in the 40s, I remember the dunny man who used to catch my mum reading in the backyard &nbsp;dunny. I also remember his name, where he lived and his children too. &nbsp;The one thing I dont remember is rotary clotheslines. &nbsp;They did not come in till the mid to late 60s. &nbsp;I also visited the ice factory, the dripping blacks, the small chunks the man used to give us kids. Red phone boxes we paid two pennies to use the big black phones, Learning to count by 12s as we had pounds, shillings and pennies. A scoop of icecream for sixpence. &nbsp;The change to decimal currancy a bit of a headache until we got used to it. &nbsp;The cane in school which created much better more polite, honest and respectful children. &nbsp;We called older folk Mr, Mrs or Miss. &nbsp;The police had mostly drunks to arrest. No shoplifters or disrespect or crime by children. We rode bikes unless rich enough fr a car. Llife was easier, kinder and much, much more honest. No locked doors or barred windows. Neighbours could borrow sugar etc even if one wasnt at home. More people went to church. God and the King were respectfully spoken of at school and the flag raiised, saluted and respected. &nbsp;THOSE WERE THE BEST DAYS OF OUR YOUNG LIVES!!!😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

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• MA

  @MasonBrown-r2z · 8 months ago

  Still love going to milkbars to this day I&apos;m an old soul so 1970s Australia is where I thrive 😅

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• PE

  @personofearth5076 · 8 months ago

  We also had the briquette man and the bottleo and they would call out as they went along the street.

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• CA

  @carlking3979 · 8 months ago

  We had a copper boiler that was used for clothes washing and to provide hot water for bathing. &nbsp;All ou water came from a rain water tank.

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• KI

  @kimlee1416 · 8 months ago (edited)

  Thank you for the video. Have enjoyed it. I waa born in 1956.

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• CA

  @carlking3979 · 8 months ago

  Our fruit and vegetable, milk and bread were all delivered to our door. &nbsp;The last to stop was milk deliveries in 1975.

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  @theroyalwhisper1 · 3 months ago

  Australians in the 1950s had more side quests before breakfast than I have all week. 😂