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Fans of the iconic Queensland premier can now take a closer look into what his world outside of the office was once like. Source: Getty.

Nostalgia

Attention Queenslanders! Sir Joh and Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen’s estate is up for auction

There'll be over 800 items up for sale that once belonged to the famous premier and his senator wife.

Written byRachael Rosel

Food

Celebrating MasterFood’s 75th birthday: Do you remember these iconic products?

Celebrating MasterFood’s 75th birthday: Do you remember these iconic products?

After 75 years in business, the home-grown brand is remembering its most iconic creations!

Written byRachael Rosel

Nostalgia

Rockstars in their own right! Aged care residents recreate iconic album covers

Rockstars in their own right! Aged care residents recreate iconic album covers

Residents of a UK aged care home were lucky enough to have a special photoshoot to keep spirits high during lockdown.

Written byRachael Rosel

These residents were made to feel like the stars of the show! Source: Robert Speker/Twitter.

Nostalgia

Good ol’ days! Do you remember building a billy cart out of bits from the dump?

Good ol’ days! Do you remember building a billy cart out of bits from the dump?

Nerves of steel were required if you wanted to win the race down the hill!

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Building a billy cart from bits found at the dump was a fun experience for kids in the 1950s and '60s. Source: Getty

Nostalgia

Be kind, please rewind: Remembering the world of VCRs

Be kind, please rewind: Remembering the world of VCRs

It was always courtesy to rewind before returning!

Written byRachael Rosel

Video tapes hit their peak in the '80s. Source: Getty.

Nostalgia

Left, right, left! Remember marching into class each day?

Left, right, left! Remember marching into class each day?

School has certainly changed since the 1950s!

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Baby Boomers would remember marching into class each day as kids. Source: National Archives of Australia

Nostalgia

Forget the pens! Remember the old school desks with an inkwell?

Forget the pens! Remember the old school desks with an inkwell?

Classrooms look a lot different nowadays!

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Aussies would remember the old school desks with an inkwell during their schooling days. Source: Facebook/ Adelaide Remember When

Nostalgia

Before supermarkets there was ‘your family friend and grocer’

Before supermarkets there was ‘your family friend and grocer’

Baby Boomers would remember taking a shopping list to the store each week, and maybe even getting a paper bag full of broken biscuits as a treat.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Before supermarkets came to be Aussies bought their groceries from 'your family friend, your grocer'. Source: Facebook/ Australia Remember When

News

Remember taking part in the Sing! Program at primary school?

Remember taking part in the Sing! Program at primary school?

It was better than doing times tables!

Written byJocelyn Nickels

The Sing! program in primary school was a favourite activity for many Baby Boomers growing up. Source: Facebook/ Adelaide Remember When and Getty

Nostalgia

Cod liver oil: The childhood memory you’d probably rather forget

Cod liver oil: The childhood memory you’d probably rather forget

Having to take a spoonful of the liquid each day was a hated experience of many.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Baby Boomers would remember being forced to consume a spoonful of cod liver oil each day. Source: Getty

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‘No turning back! How I survived hiking the Grand Canyon’

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by Julie Grenness

‘How I discovered the real talent behind some of Tinseltown’s most famous tunes’

by Rod Wise

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by Julie Grenness