Sunday, July 26, 2009

New Idea Sampler











What our mothers read in the mid-seventies. Look closely at some of the mail-order ads,hehe!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Davis Gelatine Cookbook

Some of these are desserts and some are not- make sure you choose correctly!
This one is "Sunshine Salad"

Two chickens skewered together?






Honestly I really don't even know what some of this food actually is!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Mining Machinery Promotional Stickers
















Collected by my Father at Mining trade shows during the 1980s and 1990s.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Diet Advice
















Terrifying Weight Watcher food from the 1960s/70s . Why should Wendy McClure have all the fun?

Sunday, June 7, 2009

A Night At The Theatre











At the premiere of "The Lucky Lady" in the mid 1970's. From an old "New Idea" magazine

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

A Day At The Races







Melbourne Cup images from the late Sixties and early Seventies

Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Colours of the Eighties




Dredged up from my thin collection of vintage Australian decorator magazines. This is Australian House and Garden from 1983.