Not sure if it's been on here yet. ..
First job roustabout $85 a week.
fuel price 26 cents per litre . Arr memories.
Not sure if it's been on here yet. ..
First job roustabout $85 a week.
fuel price 26 cents per litre . Arr memories.
1st year apprentice $70 what crapped me off was the dole was $71 a week!
Fuel was 23 cents per litre. Though I remember it being around 17 cents per litre when I was on my L plates.
Selling HJ 253 Engine
Engine Number QR718*** | 19M5 Clock Casting at 6 O'Clock
19th December 1975 Suit HJ Late Dec 1975 to April 1976
Jan 82 Trainee manager Woolies $120 p/wk
Feb 82 Got licence (Vic) Fuel was 37c
April 86 Fuel now 52c as per pic of Blue Victor en route to Perth where on the SA/WA border it was approx 80+cents a litre. Sitting on 130-140kms an hour with a 253 trimatic with a/c on, not so smart
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Paid $5 per hour at a Chinese restaurant
Fuel was 39cents a litre
Started an apprenticeship in 1978. Weeks pay was $35.00 mum took $15.00 for board. The Sandman took $12-15 per week for fuel ⛽ had to do 20 hours a week over time to cover car payments. This period in my life gave my a real appreciation of money and savings. Then I was stupid enough to build a 327 chev engine for the pano. Lots of fun but not much smart.
Last edited by axistr; 23-02-2019 at 03:01 PM.
yeh try to work that out ...just does not add up .. work get a future or the alternative .Originally Posted by Innuendo
1st year apprentice was on $70 a week fuel was like 21 cents a litre didnt even blink an eye lid at burning $20 on fuel on a Saturday night cruising with the boys in my Torana and chucking bog laps around town and trying to hook up with some chicks
some of the best times of my life
Just love hearing stories like this ...1st year apprentice was on $70 a week fuel was like 21 cents a litre didnt even blink an eye lid at burning $20 on fuel on a Saturday night cruising with the boys in my Torana and chucking bog laps around town and trying to hook up with some chicks
some of the best times of my life
Cuttin laps ...doin Maines in the holidays checkn out the talent.
1st year apprentice cleared about $45 a week, $5 would just about fill the tank, that was in gallons. When fuel changed to litres,it was 15c a litre.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
I got some great stories when i got my first van goin down south to Margaret River
but hey PG rated so sorry cant do
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