Happy Christmas Memories.

[John Albert Evans]

Ivan,

I still have a silver thupenny bit and a spare set of teeth should i break mine

JOhn

[Captain Kong]

I will always remember Christmas in 1938, no money in the 30s for anything let alone Christmas.
My dear old Dad got a short piece of wood, nailed a coco tin to it, got some cotton bobbins, for the wheels, a bobbin for the funnel, and painted it red and black, a piece of string to pull it along, It was a puffer train, FANTASTIC, Loved it.
I remember that from 77 years ago,
Today kids have hundreds of pounds spent on them with all kinds of electronic devices I don't even know the names of, IPADS, IPODS ZBOXES XBOXES SMART PHONES ETC or whatever they are called,
I bet not one of them will have a memory of it by next Christmas.
They don't know they are born today,
Brian

[cappy]

###we were so poor myold man went and nicked a turnip from a field .....stuck aseagulls tail feather in it ....and told us ....it was a peruvian wood cock for xmas dinner.....and cost as much as 6 turkeys..........honest cappy

[Captain Kong]

Hi Cappy,
Have you any memory of John Arton`s Christmas Party at his Hide away this year. I couldn't make it,
Cheers
Brian

[cappy]

Hi Cappy,
Have you any memory of John Arton`s Christmas Party at his Hide away this year. I couldn't make it,
Cheers
Brian

###solicitor making a statement later cant comment......except it wasnt me.......someone else did it .....but although i am in the local nick .....i will not grass on him ....anyway he is now on a quantas due in perth 3 hours time ...shaved his beard off but he still looks like him......oops the nice officer has brought more gruel for dinner ....mums the word.......cappy ps its the last bleedin party i am going to a john artons

[Captain Kong]

I don't know what you have done at John Artons Hideaway home but the Nuns are out looking for you,
Better if you stay in the Nick,
How much to say nothing, ???
Brian

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Searching for Cappy.

[cappy]

I don't know what you have done at John Artons Hideaway home but the Nuns are out looking for

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Searching for Cappy.

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##jeez brian they are not all pregnant are they .......whoops my mouthpiece ses ....dont say nothing....cappy

[Richard Quartermaine]

When I first sailed to Britain in 1947 both the 'thruppeny bit' silver and the octagonal were in circulation although rarely the silver one. I was introduced to the farthing, and tanner that we in Oz called a zack and silver threepenny bit was a triz (those my mum used to put in the Christmas puds). Our shilling was a deena, we only had two bobs and no half crowns as in Britain. If I remember rightly, a few crowns were in circulation there then. Of course we were paid off in those large white five pound notes.
The Brit quid in those days was on par with NZ but A25/-. On trips I could save my Oz coins (6d, 1/-, 2/-) for the London coin operated underground.
Richard

[Evan Lewis]

(Vernon) Can you perhaps put me right on this. The "Ticky" a Three or Sixpenny ,coin?

Only ,as we would get nearer to departure day,from Kapstaad ,after four to five days alongside,before "Homeward bound." On the "Mail Boats ".

The Last of the Big-time Spenders"Myself included. Would be ,'A little light on !,In the pocket.

So . before gravitating to Del's or The Navi's Den

The Fav, spot. would be. Adderley Street's ( Rail Station. ) The "Tickey Hock," Bar.

Don't really know ,what the large glass ,served , contained. But ,Boy! it did the trick. And only a "Ticky " a shot.

For the Wine connoisseurs:
Don't know ,where the Grape originated.Though for that Price,at that time . Who Cares! Cheers!

[Charlie Hannah]

#4... There were silver threepenny bits Ivan, my wife used to have a bracelet made of them, cant seem to find it now. Cheers JS

Maybe its in next years Pudding John.Cheers.