I can remember(doesn't seem that long ago) when my father used to give my brother and I 20c(2 shillings or 2 bob) to go to the afternoon matinee(pictures).
This was our afternoon's entertainment:-
11 pence fare into the movies(pre show cartoons and serials and 2 movies with intermission where we used to swap comics)
1 pence worth of lollies(bag)
12 pence for a hamburger for lunch.
and we used to walk to and from the theatre( Berala to Lidcombe in Sydney)
And I don't think I'm really that old.
(must be kidding myself)
My first beer (later of course) 1 shilling a middy(10c) 1/6 pence (15c) a schooner.
