Adelaide
Remember When
Published on 1. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-74223-220-1 (ISBN)
Description
Remember ... childhood visits to the Adelaide Zoo with a ride in the elephant cart, school lunches and a glass bottle of sun-warmed milk, spending Saturday night at Downtown or Tilt to play arcade games or go rollerskating, rides at Magic Mountain or Dazzleland, dances at local clubs with local bands, early TV shows and sleeping on the lawn on a hot Adelaide summer night?
Adelaide Remember When started on Facebook in March 2013, and within 12 months had 17 000 followers and spawned a regular weekly newspaper column in The Adelaide Advertiser. This book brings together the best photographs and commentary from a time we love to remember.
Adelaide Remember When started on Facebook in March 2013, and within 12 months had 17 000 followers and spawned a regular weekly newspaper column in The Adelaide Advertiser. This book brings together the best photographs and commentary from a time we love to remember.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Illustrations
250 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
545 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74223-220-1 (9781742232201)
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Person
Bob Byrne had a long career in commercial radio, particularly 5DN Adelaide, before becoming a columnist/blogger at The Adelaide Advertiser, writing about Adelaide of the recent past. He set up the popular 'Adelaide Remember When' Facebook page. He lives in Adelaide, Australia and loves it.