Who remembers the old Underwood and Royal typewriters?

I was taught shorthand and typing at Miss Hale's Business College in Sydney, anyone else go there?

Glad you have stopped standing on your head Gil and have realised that signing in makes a huge difference :^O

Have you ever watched an old movie at home you saw when you were a kid and been in awe of the fact that when we watched it the first time we never knew we would one day be sitting at home and watching it on a screen.

Walt disneys 'Fantasia'

'How Green Was My Valley'

'Mr. Chips'

'Brigadoon'

'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

'Carousal'

the list goes on and on and now when I see them again I am still intrigued that I can return to the kid I was who didn't know this world was coming.

Darkie, what a vibrant and celebratory thread.  Brilliant of you to start it.

Yes, I remember the old typewriters.  Back in the 'olden days' you could do a business course in the second and third year of high school and leave with the Intermediate Certificate, fully qualiffied in typing, shorthand, business principles and bookeeping, ready to be a junior secretary in the business world.

Bit different today, eh !!.

morning all♥

I went to Metropolitan Business College, Miss Hales deadly rivals. I absolutely hated Business principles and bookkeeping, so would wag those subjects and go the the Elvis movies instead.

Speaking of movies, I hated Bambi and Lassie movies cos it made me cry buckets.

Morning all,

I went to a business college in Adelaide, learnt bookkeeping & typing and also how to work the old switchboards with the cord & plugs.

Eventually got a job in Sydney and was a telephonist....I loved the old switch boards.

Darki,

Do you remember Oklahoma, that was on foxtell just recently.

Oooooooookala....homer

Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains etc.

tra la la

Awww the old sylvester plug switch board, my very first job was as a Telephonist/Receptionist after completing my Intermediate cert  and doing a secretarial typing/shorthand book keeping year at the convent, being taught by the cranky nuns :^O

Not sure about the barn dance JB i've graduated to the shuffle now :^O

Purple - was that Muirden's Business College?

I went there for a short time, in 1958, but as Typing, Shorthand, Maths, & Bookkeeping, were my very best subjects at School - I felt I knew it all already & they couldn't teach me any more anyway, so I left!

Buddy Holly was my favourite singer - I was devastated when he was killed in that 'plane crash.

James Dean was my favourite film star & he killed himself in his Porsche - so that was sad, too.

Purple - was that Muirden's Business College? I went there for a short time, in 1958, but as Typing, Shorthand, Maths, & Bookkeeping, were my very best subjects at School - I felt I knew it all already & they couldn't teach me any more anyway, so I left! Buddy Holly was my favourite singer - I was devastated when he was killed in that 'plane crash. James Dean was my favourite film star & he killed himself in his Porsche - so that was sad, too.

I have no idea what the Business College was called, to long ago.

I mainly wanted to do typing as back then if you knew how to type, there was plenty of jobs.

I didn't wear shoes to school till I was in high school...not because mum couldn't afford them, I just hated shoes, so I spose it was easier to let me go barefoot  (and cheaper!)  High school was different and I wanted to fit in too.  Quite a lot of kids went barefoot in my primary school.

Also on school days, I had one teacher who used to hit my hand with the sharp edge of a ruler almost every day...the sadistic pig....he wouldn't be allowed to get away with that these days!

What about the free milk delivered to the schools, in the little bottles, on a good day vanilla, chocolate, strawberry with about 1/4inch of cream sitting on the top. Not so good when it was delivered and  left in the sun.