An amazing look back at Sydney's southern suburbs of Rockdale & Brighton Le Sands in the 1940s. We love our area... we love our history L J Hooker Brighton Le Sands
Don't ya just love these old promotional movies on bringing people to a particular area. Whats also great is that you see all modes of Sydney Transport being used in one spot!... Trains, Trams, electric Trolly Busses & Diesel Busses
Thanks for uploading! very interesting for this viewer who grew up a few miles away, and has vivid memories of being stung by jellyfish as a kid near the old "Rockdale Baths". The "Municipality of Rockdale" no longer exists since it was merged into the Bayside Council in 2016. The sea bath now has no jetties or diving boards for older kids to jump off. The "500 acre parkland" must refer to Scarborough Park which is now mostly in Kogarah rather than Rockdale. The Rockdale end of the park must have held the now lost racecourse, polo field and cricket field. That area seems to be filled in with industry, and a nearby section seems to be wasteland waiting either for distributor construction or more development. The bowling club is now a skate park. Of the sports mentioned in the film, only baseball, football and tennis seem to be still operating. So many changes!
I used to go to rockdale trash and treasure market in the 80s miss those days,the vendors at those markets were characters, southside plaza was interesting, wonder if theres any footage out there of the markets
Rockdale was my first suburb when I came to Australia and I lived there for 8 years. I liked that suburb so much so that I wanted to buy a house there but housing prices is sooooooo high there, lol 😂 . Love you, Rockdale forever.
its like looking at a different country, different people, different culture. different world. Australia today is a completely different country. not even recognisable
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Don't ya just love these old promotional movies on bringing people to a particular area. Whats also great is that you see all modes of Sydney Transport being used in one spot!... Trains, Trams, electric Trolly Busses & Diesel Busses
Very nice piece of video history about Rockdale & Brighton Le Sands area which gives us a nice picture of life back in those days.
Thanks for uploading! very interesting for this viewer who grew up a few miles away, and has vivid memories of being stung by jellyfish as a kid near the old "Rockdale Baths".
The "Municipality of Rockdale" no longer exists since it was merged into the Bayside Council in 2016.
The sea bath now has no jetties or diving boards for older kids to jump off. The "500 acre parkland" must refer to Scarborough Park which is now mostly in Kogarah rather than Rockdale. The Rockdale end of the park must have held the now lost racecourse, polo field and cricket field. That area seems to be filled in with industry, and a nearby section seems to be wasteland waiting either for distributor construction or more development. The bowling club is now a skate park. Of the sports mentioned in the film, only baseball, football and tennis seem to be still operating. So many changes!
It's where I grew up and left 34 years ago, and I still feel a particular feel to even though I now live 1000k away.
I used to go to rockdale trash and treasure market in the 80s miss those days,the vendors at those markets were characters, southside plaza was interesting, wonder if theres any footage out there of the markets
Rockdale was a beautiful suburb back in the old days.
These people would turn in their graves if they saw what Rockdale is today.
Rockdale was my first suburb when I came to Australia and I lived there for 8 years. I liked that suburb so much so that I wanted to buy a house there but housing prices is sooooooo high there, lol 😂 . Love you, Rockdale forever.
It’s a million dollars insane
its like looking at a different country, different people, different culture. different world. Australia today is a completely different country. not even recognisable
Sounds like dogwhistling
Its good to know Brighton Le Sands is protected from "weed", possibly not in 2022!
Its been 8 years tht I left rockdale forever,I really missed all those memories at brighton li sand beach with airport view 🙁
2pac Cr7 same man grew up there then I moved away and I miss those good ol days
Did u ever go to the trash n treasure markets
2:14 It's George Castanza!
I had a slot car track there in 1985 in the seven ways ,,
I used to go there :)
Like a lot of Sydney suburbs it was a nice place to live until it was hijacked.
Funny how the stations are built just like in London for instance Crawley
All of London is much uglier than this for the rest
@@sterlingpound217 Sydney is like a modern London on the water ill say
Q: what is a speculator? lol
A Surface Parasite, who has multiple investment properties - a rent seeker, flipper, tax avoider and inflator of housing prices.
yo where 16ix at??
Its now Wogdale and bay st runs lol
Bloomy wogs !!....🤣🧉🇦🇷
thats so old
What’s happened . Rockdale is now an absolute toilet ..
Bloody efnicks !! 🤣🧉🇦🇷
... or speculator lol
Well, a Real Estate mobster would pitch that.
Wheres all the ethnics at hahaah
Hahaha wogdale