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10 NeutralAbout topaz1v
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- Birthday 14/06/1940
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Australia
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Reading,Painting,Genealogy
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Thanks for that info Raggy, I have been in Oz for 40 yrs now so not up to date with steel industry now Jean
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I am sure Viners are still in sheffield, I used to work for them in the 50's and from personal knowledge know their cutlery was first class, Jean
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Thanks for replies, yes it was the Locarno.ditzy me, well you are all ragin I suppose,, I woke at 8 this mornin with a wee hang over but a glass of water and 2 little tablets soon put me right. av a good one Jean
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Hi Rob and welcome, have to talk now as I have friends over and they have brought grog so probably soon I will be incapable of iterating anything sensible,New Years and all that, so can I say A very Happy New Year to you all on this forum, luv to yas all Jean
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Oh how I would love a cold snap all it entails here in OZ is putting a jumper on, I have not worn a coat since 1972 and I have a lovely Beaver Lamb fur coat in the wardrobe, which I will not part with till I die, cos my Mum brouht it over for me in 1977, we dont have to worry about lavvies freezing only that they have enough water to flush , because of our droughts Jean
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Can someone tell me the name of the huge Ballroom in Sheffield in the 50/60's was it the Lyceum,\ I know we used to go to the City Hall for live shows. used to go to this ballroom once a month and hang out with some famous people back then, I used to work in Shefield cant name names for fear of libel, some stories I could tell Jean
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With regard to the knocker uppers, We had one in our village and his nickname was Pester ,you can guess why. well he was paid sixpence a week by his clients and as one o you said they were mostly colliers, he had a clothes prop and used to knock on the guys window with it, if after 3 knocks he saw no light on he would go on to the next call.now to change the drift a bit when I was a young lass (adored by my dad) cause I was the only girl with 4 brothers, when I went to kiss him goodnight, he always said see thi int mornin, so years after, talkin to mum I asked "Y does dad never say good night". she said " one night when he was on night shift, he passed a fellow collier int entry, and said goodnight Alf,next day when he got home from pit he heard "alf " dropped dead at top of the entry at 9.45 that night, since then Dad had never said goodnight to anyone. Jean
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Hi there, anyone in OZ, a lady in Sheffield is looking for her long lost brother, BARRY STEPHEN SMITH born 1947/48 in Sheffield came to Australia in 1968 do not know which state he is in , just trying to help by putting a message out thanks Jean in OZ
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Remember any old silly verses etc you were told as a child
topaz1v replied to Joto's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Hi Nan, know wisemans Ferry very well used to live in Newcastle but now in QLD -
Remember any old silly verses etc you were told as a child
topaz1v replied to Joto's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
PT says "Be a responsible owner, have your pet Chipped and Neutered." my motto is be a responsible wife and have your husband chipped and neutered,lol -
Remember any old silly verses etc you were told as a child
topaz1v replied to Joto's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Love the site PT,, been on here b4 but a long time ago -
Remember any old silly verses etc you were told as a child
topaz1v replied to Joto's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Mae West would have said "come on up and meet me sometime" -
Remember any old silly verses etc you were told as a child
topaz1v replied to Joto's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Hi nanrobbo from a fellow Yorky in Oz -
Remember any old silly verses etc you were told as a child
topaz1v replied to Joto's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Hi PT, nice to meet you. hope all is well in dear old Sheff today