Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

[Twodogs]

Re: Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

There is a whole cafe in Castlemaine decked out in Dogs colours, posters and photos too - very cool.

Really? Which one? What street?

[Murphy'sLore]

Re: Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

I think it's called Saffs? In Mostyn st, opposite the big bookshop.

This was before Christmas though, they may be over it by now

[Twodogs]

Re: Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

I think it's called Saffs? In Mostyn st, opposite the big bookshop.

This was before Christmas though, they may be over it by now

I was curious to know. This site has a deep affection for Castlemaine.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

I was curious to know. This site has a deep affection for Castlemaine.

Because of Loddon Prison?

[GVGjr]

Re: Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

Because of Loddon Prison?

I lived in Castlemaine for a few years and I think Twodogs used to visit relatives in Norwood Hill in his younger days.

I lived in a pub for 2 years and even on a property right next to the Farady school where the infamous kidnappings occurred.
I can't recall too many Footscray supporters when I lived there.

As for the Prison, I can recall going to the Castlemaine courthouse for school and one of the judges there was famous for telling the younger first time offenders to bring a toothbrush with them the next time they appeared as they would then be a guest of the big house.

[Twodogs]

Re: Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

I lived in Castlemaine for a few years and I think Twodogs used to visit relatives in Norwood Hill in his younger days.

I lived in a pub for 2 years and even on a property right next to the Farady school where the infamous kidnappings occurred.
I can't recall too many Footscray supporters when I lived there.

As for the Prison, I can recall going to the Castlemaine courthouse for school and one of the judges there was famous for telling the younger first time offenders to bring a toothbrush with them the next time they appeared as they would then be a guest of the big house.

My parents had a weekender at the top of Hunter st-an old mining cottage-set on two acres with the national park next door. We spent most weekends up there (when there was no Footscray game on) for about ten years. Awesome stuff, yabbying in the dams, caddying for the golfers, seeing how far into the national park we could walk before the bush got too think to keep going, hustilng pool at the Cumberland Hotel for raspberry lemonades, collecting drink bottles and cashing them in at the Northen milk bar, trying to sneak into Buda without the old lady who lived there seeing us, the Chinese market, Stoneman's shop, the Theate Royale (first and only place I have seen a Star Wars movie) the swimming pool (right next to the nurses' quarters from the hospital), enough space for proper scratch cricket and footy matches, we even excavated an old mine shaft on our property and found an old bottle that was worth $500 in the late 70s.

I loved Castlemaine! And most of my dad's side come from Bendigo so one set of Grannos lived up there-and in Footscray-they liked to move every couple of years.

[KT31]

Re: Ok, When should I take the Flags down and scarf from my car?

I lived in Castlemaine for a few years and I think Twodogs used to visit relatives in Norwood Hill in his younger days.

I lived in a pub for 2 years and even on a property right next to the Farady school where the infamous kidnappings occurred.
I can't recall too many Footscray supporters when I lived there.

As for the Prison, I can recall going to the Castlemaine courthouse for school and one of the judges there was famous for telling the younger first time offenders to bring a toothbrush with them the next time they appeared as they would then be a guest of the big house.

My parents had a weekender at the top of Hunter st-an old mining cottage-set on two acres with the national park next door. We spent most weekends up there (when there was no Footscray game on) for about ten years. Awesome stuff, yabbying in the dams, caddying for the golfers, seeing how far into the national park we could walk before the bush got too think to keep going, hustilng pool at the Cumberland Hotel for raspberry lemonades, collecting drink bottles and cashing them in at the Northen milk bar, trying to sneak into Buda without the old lady who lived there seeing us, the Chinese market, Stoneman's shop, the Theate Royale (first and only place I have seen a Star Wars movie) the swimming pool (right next to the nurses' quarters from the hospital), enough space for proper scratch cricket and footy matches, we even excavated an old mine shaft on our property and found an old bottle that was worth $500 in the late 70s.

I loved Castlemaine! And most of my dad's side come from Bendigo so one set of Grannos lived up there-and in Footscray-they liked to move every couple of years.

When I was a tad younger, (at Tech and apprenticeship years) any chance we got a few mates and myself used to love camping at Baringhup.
Loved it, lots of great memories.