Darwin. 1974.
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 at 18:13
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Leppy
Hey Cumbo, I used to run the Back Bar ( dirt floor) at the Don Hotel in
Darwin in ,74, and i stil remember The Tree People from Lamaroo....Leppy.
Reply By: Member - Madfisher - Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 at 20:28
Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 at 20:28
Another post from a diff dimension.
Pete
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Reply By: Best Off Road - Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 at 20:35
Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 at 20:35
Very unusual.
Must be a mate of Bonz or Lucy.
Jim.
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Reply By: Top End Explorer Tours - Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 at 22:13
Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 at 22:13
They are now called long grassers.
Steve.
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 09:26
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 09:26
Gday
I had a couple of beers there in 1968......
Murray
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Follow Up By: Member - Kingsley N (SA) - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 09:39
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 09:39
I saw the Delltones at the Don Casino in 1982, but there was no dirt bar by then!
I was refused service at the Vic in 1982 because I had thongs on. I think the Vic has gone now.
Kingo
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:03
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:03
I had me bucks night at that venue in 1969
I didn't see you there, Muzbry?......lol
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:13
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:13
Willem
I was at the Nightcliff that night.
Murray
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:58
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:58
Hahahahahaha
Them were the dayz....LOL
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Follow Up By: bgreeni - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 13:43
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 13:43
I remember the competition as to who would have the first "blue" in the new bar at the Vic - must have been about 67.
In those days the Don was the "Blacks pub"
Bruce
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Follow Up By: Dave & Shelley (NT) - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 23:34
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 23:34
Hi Kingsley,
The Vic is still alive and
well, still full of nice drunk people and backpackers these days.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Kingsley N (SA) - Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 at 10:53
Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 at 10:53
OK Dave & Shelley that's good to hear.
I googled the Vic and came up with this impressive site
link
I think that what I may have heard was that the accommodation and private pool is now gone. It looks like a very
young crowd! We lived in
Darwin from 1982 to 1984. My God! that's 25 years ago.
Kingo
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 at 15:24
Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 at 15:24
Kingsley
Tempus fugit = Time flies
We spent time in
Darwin 1968-71, then 1977-1982, then 1984-1992 then 1996-1997.
The place was a magnet. But in the end it got too hot for us and we moved down south. Now I wished we had stayed there...LOL
Had some happy times at the Vic Hotel.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Kingsley N (SA) - Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 at 16:04
Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 at 16:04
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My favourite Dawin photo!
Kingo
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