#U/C: Darwin Waterfront Redevelopment

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Re: #U/C: Darwin Waterfront Redevelopment

#16 Post by crawf » Sun May 18, 2008 12:26 am

wilkiebarkid wrote:Ahh yes, heard them all. There is a Dick Ward Drive running through Fannie Bay and many years ago I frequented two nightclubs, one called Fannies and the other called Dix!

Who said Darwin is the last frontier?!
hah! my mother used to go to those places years ago when she lived there. I am annoyed that I didn't take any shots of the 'Fannie Bay Cool Spot' sign and the 'Dick Ward Drive' street sign

Pretty sure Dix & Fannies are long gone now, though there is a nightclub there called 'Ducks Nuts' which is pretty good IMO.

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#17 Post by wilkiebarkid » Mon May 19, 2008 10:59 am

crawf wrote:hah! my mother used to go to those places years ago when she lived there.
You're not left handed by any chance are you,......son?

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#18 Post by bm7500 » Mon May 19, 2008 12:45 pm

crawf wrote:
wilkiebarkid wrote:Ahh yes, heard them all. There is a Dick Ward Drive running through Fannie Bay and many years ago I frequented two nightclubs, one called Fannies and the other called Dix!

Who said Darwin is the last frontier?!
hah! my mother used to go to those places years ago when she lived there. I am annoyed that I didn't take any shots of the 'Fannie Bay Cool Spot' sign and the 'Dick Ward Drive' street sign

Pretty sure Dix & Fannies are long gone now, though there is a nightclub there called 'Ducks Nuts' which is pretty good IMO.
The Ducks Nuts was put into Administration by its owners 2 weeks ago :( At this point they are still continuing to trade.
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Re: #U/C: Darwin Waterfront Redevelopment

#19 Post by crawf » Mon May 19, 2008 10:11 pm

wilkiebarkid wrote:
crawf wrote:hah! my mother used to go to those places years ago when she lived there.
You're not left handed by any chance are you,......son?
I am..., whys that? :shock:
bm7500 wrote:The Ducks Nuts was put into Administration by its owners 2 weeks ago :( At this point they are still continuing to trade.
Thats a shame, though one night I went there it was packed then the night after it was pretty much dead especially the Vodka bar. Plus 'Ducks Nuts' has plenty of competition from other bars, wouldn't surprise me if Darwin has more bars/nightclubs per capita then any of other city.

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#20 Post by wilkiebarkid » Tue May 20, 2008 9:35 am

crawf wrote:
wilkiebarkid wrote:
crawf wrote:hah! my mother used to go to those places years ago when she lived there.
You're not left handed by any chance are you,......son?
I am..., whys that? :shock:
So am I!

I was just kidding. I mean, you know, your mum used to go to those places and so did I. You're left handed and so am I.

Did she work for a bank?

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#21 Post by crawf » Wed May 21, 2008 6:21 am

She did, apparently at Westpac. This is starting to get a bit weird :shock: :lol:

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#22 Post by wilkiebarkid » Wed May 21, 2008 1:49 pm

crawf wrote:She did, apparently at Westpac. This is starting to get a bit weird :shock: :lol:
CRIKEY!

I lived in the Westpac Men's accommodation in Knuckey Street and often found myself at the Women's flats called 'Taran' in McLachlan Street.

We all used to socialise together at the then Don Hotel and obviously there were functions organised through the Bank's social club.

I probably know your mum!

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#23 Post by crawf » Fri May 23, 2008 11:23 pm

You could of :)

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#24 Post by wilkiebarkid » Sat May 24, 2008 11:27 am

crawf wrote:You could of :)
You mean "could have"

I was there from 1983 to 1988 and again 1990 to 1998. My wife worked for Westpac during the same period, so I'm very sure she would know your mum.

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#25 Post by Cruise » Sat May 24, 2008 11:35 am

6 degrees anyone?

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#26 Post by wilkiebarkid » Sat May 24, 2008 1:28 pm

Cruise wrote:6 degrees anyone?
It is but a wee small world that we live in.

Hey Crawf, what is your mum's first name and did she work at any particular branch? My wife is curious too!

By the way, I love your work on SCC. Shows your lefty, creative side!

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#27 Post by Norman » Sat May 24, 2008 2:27 pm

wilkiebarkid wrote:
Cruise wrote:6 degrees anyone?
It is but a wee small world that we live in.

Hey Crawf, what is your mum's first name and did she work at any particular branch? My wife is curious too!

By the way, I love your work on SCC. Shows your lefty, creative side!
Perhaps this conversation would be better suited for Personal Messages (PMs)

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#28 Post by monotonehell » Sat May 24, 2008 3:16 pm

Norman wrote:Perhaps this conversation would be better suited for Personal Messages (PMs)
I dunno, it's become a bit of a soap opera, we're all waiting for the episode where someone works out that they are someone else's father...
Exit on the right in the direction of travel.

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#29 Post by Shuz » Sat May 24, 2008 3:47 pm

This is Sensational Adelaide's Bold and the Beautiful... Episode 3: The Revenge of the Sith.

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Re: #U/C: Darwin Waterfront Redevelopment

#30 Post by Norman » Sat May 24, 2008 3:56 pm

I'm just thinking of the Privatsphäre.

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