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Peter Evans

Peter Evans

Peter Evans was born in Melbourne, Victoria before moving to Brisbane, Queensland in the late 1960s. Here he met his wife and started his own family with a son.

Peter had a range of job experiences during the 1980s including being a milkman, petrol station attendant, and a liquorice maker before returning to university to gain his teaching degree. He taught students in primary schools for 27 years.

In his spare time, Peter enjoys writing children’s books and nostalgia articles, working on projects in the garden and tinkering with computers and musical instruments.

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First home adventures

First home adventures

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The many phases that come with Christmas Day

The many phases that come with Christmas Day

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Reflecting on the concerts of old

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This blogger takes us on a nostalgic trip back in time to revisit the iconic teenage hangouts of the past. Source: getty
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Teenage hangouts of old

Teenage hangouts of old

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Journeying into the past with tales from the golden era of full-service petrol stations

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Our glass milk bottles were collected by your milkman and sent back to the dairy where they were pressure washed and refilled for the next delivery. Source: Getty
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'On another occasion, a thing called the brake master cylinder decided to leak and spray brake fluid over the hot engine every time I pumped the brakes.' Source: Getty
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From mechanical woes to wild adventures: Tales from owning my first car

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‘Life before the internet’: A nostalgic journey into the pre-digital era

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