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Dec 11, 2020

I Remember When with Matthew Pavlinovich

2020 marks the 125th anniversary since the municipality and town of Helena Vale was proclaimed from the backbone of the Midland Railway Company of WA establishing themselves in the town and commencing

Nov 12, 2020

I Remember When with Milton Rendell

Do you remember what you used to do to get pocket money?  As a kid growing up in Guildford when you wanted to make a couple of bob you would cross the Helena River to the back of the Rosehill Countr

Sep 18, 2020

I Remember When with Milton Rendell

Do you remember when there was no shopping on Sundays, no late night trading on Thursday and shops closed at noon on Saturday? How things have changed. In those times, the local shops were your back

Aug 24, 2020

I Remember When with Milton Rendell

Do you remember when as a kid you would go looking for tadpoles? We had a couple of spots, the main one being on Allpike Street in Guildford where there was an old open drain that used to flood u

Jul 23, 2020

I Remember When with Milton Rendell

Do you remember getting your first bike? Dad had some old bikes he said I could ride and seriously they were a death trap as they had what they called fixed wheels in those days and for the those wh

Jun 26, 2020

I Remember When with Milton Rendell

Do you remember when having a phone in your house wasn’t common, I grew up in a house with no phone and if I wanted to give someone a call I used to have to go to the old red phone box on the corner

May 15, 2020

I Remember When with Milton Rendell

Do you remember your parents and grandparents talking about the depression caused during war times? I think my parents learnt a lot about survival and many ways how to be grateful for what they had.

Mar 13, 2020

I Remember When with Matthew Pavlinovich

Do you have memories of playing sport as a kid?  I began playing soccer as a five year old for the Swan Districts Junior Soccer Association at Swan View Park and can still remember the pair of leath