Nostalgia

Aussie sayings to take you back to when you were a child. Source: Getty

Nostalgia

Step back in time with these nostalgic Aussie sayings

These nostalgic Aussie sayings will make you 'carry on like a pork chop' and take you back in time.

Written byPam Van Der Kooy

Nostalgia

Treasured memories at the drive-ins of yesteryear

Treasured memories at the drive-ins of yesteryear

Beginning in the mid-1950s the 'drive-in pictures' phenomenon swept Australia and then disappeared almost as quickly as it began.

Yesteryear buffBob Byrne

Drive-in cinemas first opened in Australia in the 1950s, but they’ve grown in popularity of late. Source: Getty

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‘The memory of the money tin lives on’: Saving money in the ’50s and ’60s

‘The memory of the money tin lives on’: Saving money in the ’50s and ’60s

Most kids in the 1950s and '60s will recall getting special money tins that were handed out by banks and sliding as many coins as they could find through the slit at the top.

Do you still have your tin?Source: Shane Alexander Dawes/Facebook

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Why do we refer to December 26 as Boxing Day?

Why do we refer to December 26 as Boxing Day?

Once the excitement of Christmas Day is over and done with, families come together across Australia to celebrate Boxing Day. A day usually spent catching up with loved ones, chowing down on leftover food, watching sports or splashing the cash in the end of year sales. But do you know why we actually refer to the day after Christmas as Boxing Day or where certain traditions came from?

Why do we refer to the day after Christmas as Boxing Day and where do certain traditions came from? Source: Getty Images.

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Your favourite Christmas foods from your childhood

Your favourite Christmas foods from your childhood

Traditions change but there's nothing better than the nostalgic taste of our favourite childhood Christmas foods.

Christmas pudding was the go-to dessert during the 1950s and '60s, but things have changed since then. Source: Getty

Recipes

Recipes that defined the parties of the ’60s

Recipes that defined the parties of the ’60s

Food from the '60s is all the rage thanks to renewed interest in the decade.

Recipes that defined the parties of the ’60s

News

Twitter ignites on ‘over the shoulder boulder holders’

Twitter ignites on ‘over the shoulder boulder holders’

An oldie but goodie has sent Twitter into a frenzy with people paying homage to the phrase "over the shoulder boulder holder" in reference to women's bras.

Elissa NapierElissa Napier

The internet came together to remember where they'd heard the phrase. Source: Getty

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It’s called ‘cream bun’ for a reason

It’s called ‘cream bun’ for a reason

This nostalgia blogger takes us back to the good old days when all we ever wanted, or needed, was a 'real' cream bun. What sweet recipes take you back in time?

Written byPam Van Der Kooy

Memories of meals shared, Mum’s special recipes, sneaky treats at the Bakery after school with your pocket money... Source: @macking.about/Instagram

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Cooking with CorningWare: Vintage cookware fetching thousands

Cooking with CorningWare: Vintage cookware fetching thousands

Iconic 70's cookware CorningWare is now worth thousands of dollars, with demand from collectors leading to people listing their vintage dishes on buy and sell websites.

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Corningware dishes worth thousands. Source: @midcenturyvibes74/Instagram

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The henhouse: From a palace to a corner shop

The henhouse: From a palace to a corner shop

When I was a young girl growing up in a working-class suburb in New Zealand, we were blessed with an enormous backyard that Dad filled with loads of vegetables and fruit trees.

Written byKaren Jones

This blogger remembers the fun a good imagination can bring. Source: Getty

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