• You were paid to train for work - now you pay to train.


• You played sport for fun and not for money.


• Australia was good at some international sports rather than has-been.


• Unemployment was truly low, with no fudged government figures.


• People usually lived well on one income instead of poorly on two incomes.


• People were very green with recycling bottles, no plastic, items were re-used and thrift.


• Housing was modest but inherently strong as against flashy housing and inherently dodgy.


• Television was Black & White and radio was still strong. Content was more important than the presenter.


• Media was vinyl and tape but always expensive.


• People widely exercised through general exertion and didn't pay to exercise.


• You could get served at a bank and a service station, banks and service stations were more plentiful and more competitive. In fact, most companies had regional offices.


• You would pay a person at a large store usually by cash not pay a machine with plastic.


• You could talk to a person in a business on the telephone directly and without much delay.


• You could complain to a person in a business because they had a representative in your local area.


• You could buy Australian made cars, white-goods, electronics and many other manufactured products.


• You could walk a mile and spend a penny.


• You would vote for policies rather than personalities.


• We complained about our poor politicians then...wait we still do.


• Conscription ended in 1972 and the Vietnam War finished in 1975 but Australians are still fighting in American wars.

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