light fantastic
September 4, 2009
Yesterday I spent a few hours helping a pal out. New house, new neighbourhood. Cleaning cupboards, lining the linen press, y’know the kind of thing. Anyhoo – at one point I put down the Spray n Wipe, crawled out of the shelving, and saw this…
Ahhh. What a beautiful house 
sweetness
July 4, 2009
fizzy drink, soda pop, lolly water – whatever…
Once upon a time, Phillips and Stone manufactured their refreshing drinks in Bairnsdale and Orbost. The glass is smooth and opaque in places, after long exposure to the elements. It’s a long time since we measured things in fluid ounces, I feel lucky to have found such a local artefact so close to where it was made – and on one of my favourite beaches, half buried in the sand. Inside the bottle is a steam locomotive collectable card from Australian Licorice, Victoria St, Brunswick. I can imagine some folks having a picnic lunch, eating sweets, and having fun. Good times…
Parts of the Australian Licorice factory still stand at 342-8 Victoria St. Associated with MacRobertson’s, Rowntree, and Allen’s, the factory operated until 1985. Read more here.
