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rockylizard · Guru

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Olley46 · Guru

Your going back a couple of days there Rocky,I can remember buying a full Boston bun at the school canteen,good old days.

Lance C

Desert Dweller · Guru

Back in the early 60's when I was just a lad, my best mate used to ''bot'' a penny off anyone that he could every day & then go buy himself a meat pie with the money that he'd accumulated. They were a lot cheaper back in the non-decimal currency days.
Interesting menu but I would have passed on the Egg sandwiches, they smelt like farts when you first unwrapped them!

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Lived in Cairns when young, and Thursday was our tuck shop day , my fave was a mince roll (meat patty on a bun) and a cream bun!

Always had 6pence to buy a lolly over the counter , got heaps. Catholic school, so no meat onFriday.

Young Simmo · Guru

A Poppy-Seed loaf cut longways and stuffed full of Polony and Lettuce was my once a week treat. About a shilling back around 1950.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Remember the lollies - Mates (twice as big as they are now) - acid drops (much more acidic than now) - mint leaves, musk sticks, whizz fizz, choo choo bars, white knights, licorice straps. Sixpence could buy a lot!

03_Troopy · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
Back in the early 60's when I was just a lad, my best mate used to ''bot'' a penny off anyone that he could every day & then go buy himself a meat pie with the money that he'd accumulated. They were a lot cheaper back in the non-decimal currency days.
Interesting menu but I would have passed on the Egg sandwiches, they smelt like farts when you first unwrapped them!

Yep, I can remember buying a pie for 11d back in the early 60's and 6d for a large brown paper bag of broken biscuits.

dishlicker · Senior Member

Hi there John. We must of gone to the same school, thats me on the left i think the good looking young chap. I was a milk monitor back then remember( free milk ). I f you notice the price list the fifty cent peice hadn't been made. gday cheers

Wombat 280 · Guru

You must be rich kids I never got to order my lunch ever . Back in the 50's it was brown bag it or go without

dorian · Guru

I always brought my own lunch to school.

It's interesting to read today's "NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy - Canteen Menu Planning Guide (2006)":
www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/schoolsweb/studentsupport/studentwellbeing/schoolcanteen/cmpguide2.pdf

Maybe the next edition will have halal and kosher foods, non-GM cereals, etc.