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An unsung fashion hero: The Singer treadle sewing machine
The Singer transformed not only the textile industry but became the world’s first truly global business. Bob Byrne recalls the favoured workhorse of multiple generations.
Nostalgia book author
Bob Byrne
Style
Remembering Prue Acton: Australia’s ‘golden girl of fashion’ in the ’60s, ’70s
Remembering Prue Acton: Australia’s ‘golden girl of fashion’ in the ’60s, ’70s
Joanne Thompson takes us back in time to the downright groovy designs of Australia's 'Mary Quant'.
Vintage fashion collector & seller
Joanne Thompson
Nostalgia
Australia’s amazing little shops of hardware
Australia’s amazing little shops of hardware
Bob Byrne reminisces about the smaller, more personal, family owned hardware stores that flourished from the 1920s through to the '70s.
Nostalgia book author
Bob Byrne
Experts
Oh-so-pretty purses: My vintage bag collection
Oh-so-pretty purses: My vintage bag collection
Joanne Thompson shares some photos and details of her favourite vintage bags, spanning Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco styles - through to the 1960s.
Vintage fashion collector & seller
Joanne Thompson
Experts
Vintage fashion hacks: How to bring clothing and accessories back to life
Vintage fashion hacks: How to bring clothing and accessories back to life
Joanne Thompson shares her top 12 tricks for getting vintage items looking as good as new again. Just BYO candles, vodka and nail brush!
Vintage fashion collector & seller
Joanne Thompson
Lifestyle
Built to last! Household items from yesteryear that are still as good as new
Built to last! Household items from yesteryear that are still as good as new
People across the globe have shared photos and details of the products that have stood the test of time, from stoves to sewing machines.
Written by
Jocelyn Nickels
Nostalgia
The sexiest songs from the 1970s that’ll still get you in the mood today
The sexiest songs from the 1970s that’ll still get you in the mood today
The sultry ballads and raunchy rock 'n' roll hits that were guaranteed to put you in the mood.
Written by
Calista Bruschi
Budgeting in retirement
Parenting in the ’70s and ’80s: Things we did then that would raise eyebrows now
Parenting in the ’70s and ’80s: Things we did then that would raise eyebrows now
"Naturally, when you look back at the things you did as parents in the '70s and '80s, one might wonder how on earth your children survived."
Written by
Calista Bruschi
Nostalgia
Buttered bread roll anyone? ’70s school canteen list brings back fond memories
Buttered bread roll anyone? ’70s school canteen list brings back fond memories
An original canteen list from 1974 has sent people down memory lane.
Written by
Rachael Rosel
Nostalgia
Deja vu! The iconic royal jewellery handed down through the decades
Deja vu! The iconic royal jewellery handed down through the decades
As the new generation of royals mark their place in history, here are some of the ways they've memorialised the generations before them.
Written by
Rachael Rosel
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‘My long-forgotten autograph books and the childhood memories they held inside’
by
Robyn McCoy
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‘Greece: In admiration of Corfu’s picturesque past’
by
Rod Wise
Bloggers
‘Lifting the lid on shoe boxes of the past and all the things we kept inside’
by
Robyn McCoy
Bloggers
‘Old-school romance and the story of how I met the love of my life’
by
Gay MacDonald
