You may have to ask Mum and Dad about this one. Tom The Cheap Grocers, I recall ours was at Berwick St and Canning Highway
Thanks Rosemary
Tom the Cheap Grocer - just about every suburb had one in the 60s
Who was lucky enough when flying to visit the crew in the cockpit when we were able to?
Sure was something I will never forget.
Thanks to John DIx for sharing a family snapshot with us.
Its a warm one tomorrow so I filled my flask with raspberry cordial and slipped into the freezer to take with me in a tea towel in the morning.
I had to duck down for a squiz at the progress on the face of the 87 year old Wellington Dam yesterday 22/11/20.
Built to employ people out of work during The Great Depression , the dam will now be a major drawcard of tourists to the region including the lovely town of Collie.
A mega mural has been commissioned on the dam wall , the first of 6 with the remainder to be applied by various artists in the nearby town of Collie 202 kms South of Perth.
Those of us familiar with Wellington National Park will vouch for the fabulous camping areas alongside the river and the chilly fresh water but most memorable is standing alongside the water rushing from the dam like a jet.
Wellington Dam's huge 367m x 34m wall face will provide the canvas for the mural, with the artwork having the potential to break a number of records - including becoming the world's biggest mural completed by a solo artist being Guido van Helten from Queensland.
A great addition to our growing Silo Trail which stretches from Merredin to Albany and Northam to Ravensthorpe.
You can watch the progress of the mural on https://www.facebook.com/kioskatthedam/ or jump in the Kingswood and make a day of it like I did yesterday.
For more on the project - https://consultation.dplh.wa.gov.au/regional-planning-bunbury/wellington-dam-mural/supporting_documents/609101%20%20ProjectBriefCollieMuralProject.PDF
