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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby heater31 » Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:53 pm

The Dark Knight wrote:
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am Bays wrote:Getting your new Greg Chappell Cricket Centre catalogue or walking down into the old Rowe and Jarman store on the south side of Grenfell St and seeing the most expensive bat for under $150 (GN GC Master Scoop)

2016-17 GCCC Catalogue has the GN Momentum Pure - $995

Your first pair of pads had buckles on them....

There have been models over the $1000 mark for a couple of years now....

I've seen them and thought who the hell would buy a cricket bat that costs that much?

You would want to be premier First Grade minimum not these park hard wicket players ;)
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby The Dark Knight » Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:58 pm

heater31 wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:
heater31 wrote:
am Bays wrote:Getting your new Greg Chappell Cricket Centre catalogue or walking down into the old Rowe and Jarman store on the south side of Grenfell St and seeing the most expensive bat for under $150 (GN GC Master Scoop)

2016-17 GCCC Catalogue has the GN Momentum Pure - $995

Your first pair of pads had buckles on them....

There have been models over the $1000 mark for a couple of years now....

I've seen them and thought who the hell would buy a cricket bat that costs that much?

You would want to be premier First Grade minimum not these park hard wicket players ;)

Have you seen anyone using one?
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby heater31 » Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:05 pm

The Dark Knight wrote:
heater31 wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:
heater31 wrote:[quote="am Bays"]Getting your new Greg Chappell Cricket Centre catalogue or walking down into the old Rowe and Jarman store on the south side of Grenfell St and seeing the most expensive bat for under $150 (GN GC Master Scoop)

2016-17 GCCC Catalogue has the GN Momentum Pure - $995

Your first pair of pads had buckles on them....

There have been models over the $1000 mark for a couple of years now....

I've seen them and thought who the hell would buy a cricket bat that costs that much?

You would want to be premier First Grade minimum not these park hard wicket players ;)

Have you seen anyone using one?[/quote]
Haven't really noticed. Seen plenty of sticks reserved for First Class players though. Those would have to be $1000 each.
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Magellan » Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:55 am

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am Bays wrote:Getting your new Greg Chappell Cricket Centre catalogue or walking down into the old Rowe and Jarman store on the south side of Grenfell St ..


I think I remember this, it was before they moved into Regent Arcade next to Players Bar.

From memory in was in the shop next to Cibo, which last I remember housed a sushi train.

I reckon Ro-Jays was situated further east, FC, on the corner of Grenfell and Hyde Streets on the ground floor (perhaps the basement as well). The sushi train tenancy did have a sport store back in the late 1980s, but I can't recall its name, maybe "Sports Locker" or something?

There's some interesting 90s Adelaide pix in this story (apologies if it's already been posted):

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger ... d605f1440e
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Computer Crashed » Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:19 am

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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Mr Beefy » Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:17 pm

Magellan wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:
am Bays wrote:Getting your new Greg Chappell Cricket Centre catalogue or walking down into the old Rowe and Jarman store on the south side of Grenfell St ..


I think I remember this, it was before they moved into Regent Arcade next to Players Bar.

From memory in was in the shop next to Cibo, which last I remember housed a sushi train.

I reckon Ro-Jays was situated further east, FC, on the corner of Grenfell and Hyde Streets on the ground floor (perhaps the basement as well). The sushi train tenancy did have a sport store back in the late 1980s, but I can't recall its name, maybe "Sports Locker" or something?

There's some interesting 90s Adelaide pix in this story (apologies if it's already been posted):

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger ... d605f1440e

Was Hughes and Loveday on grenfell st?
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Keefy » Sat Aug 06, 2016 2:59 pm

Mr Beefy wrote:
Magellan wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:
am Bays wrote:Getting your new Greg Chappell Cricket Centre catalogue or walking down into the old Rowe and Jarman store on the south side of Grenfell St ..


I think I remember this, it was before they moved into Regent Arcade next to Players Bar.

From memory in was in the shop next to Cibo, which last I remember housed a sushi train.

I reckon Ro-Jays was situated further east, FC, on the corner of Grenfell and Hyde Streets on the ground floor (perhaps the basement as well). The sushi train tenancy did have a sport store back in the late 1980s, but I can't recall its name, maybe "Sports Locker" or something?

There's some interesting 90s Adelaide pix in this story (apologies if it's already been posted):

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger ... d605f1440e

Was Hughes and Loveday on grenfell st?


Think Hughes and Loveday was just off the mall in Regent Arcade and Rowe and Jarman was at the other end next to Players Bar
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Footy Chick » Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:01 pm

come to think of it, I reckon it was Smith and Weston? or Phillips and Weston? Is that ringing a bell with anyone?
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Corona Man » Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:05 pm

Smith & Wesson is a gun... Hughes & Loveday just off mall in regent arcade as suggested. Rowe & Jarman were at other end of regent, though I recall they were in KW street at one point!?!?
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby am Bays » Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:30 pm

R&j was in the South side of Grenfell St and when it moved over the Rd, it's old location was taken over by JRs Surf and Ski IIRC.
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby am Bays » Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:30 pm

R&j was in the South side of Grenfell St and when it moved over the Rd, it's old location was taken over by JRs Surf and Ski IIRC.
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Footy Chick » Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:04 pm

There was definitely a sports shop in Grenfell, partly owned by Paul Weston IIRC.., I just can't remember the other surname.
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby GWW » Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:24 pm

Ebert & Weston wasnt it?
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby am Bays » Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:53 am

When you remember Footy Chick as Falcon Chick....
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Wedgie » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:42 am

Stuffed if I can remember what was on the land prior to 1990 that the Entertainment Centre and Channel 7 now occupies. Anyone remember?
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Booney » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:48 am

W Brown and Sons, metal merchants went down in the 80's. It was a scrap yard for years.

Big windows all along Port Road at high level. Big double gates on Port Road that went into the yard.

I think, may be wrong, Paramount Browns is the Brown noted above.
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Wedgie » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:49 am

Booney wrote:W Brown and Sons, metal merchants went down in the 80's. It was a scrap yard for years.

Cheers, stuffed if I can remember it which is weird.
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Footy Chick » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:11 pm

Also on that corner where channel 7 is, was which a count? Dis - a- count!
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Booney » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:11 pm

Footy Chick wrote:Also on that corner where channel 7 is, was which a count? Dis - a- count!


He was South Road, where the Urban Stone place is opposite the cemetery.
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Re: You know you're nearing 40 in Adelaide, when you remembe

Postby Magellan » Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:36 pm

I think both FC and Booney are right.

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