The year is 1984.
Australian kids have gone mad over PJ, Goose and Judy.
Cruising the streets of Bowden-Brompton, Adelaide, is our very own pack of BMX Bandits.
They are:
Royce, George, Jodie, Scott, Paul, Jamie, Darren, Jason and Brenton.
Their turf:
Green Street Playground track - but not enough jumps so they take to the streets.
It was wondered, "where will the Bandits be in the year 2001?!!!".
So where were the Bandits in 2001 and where are they now? The Bandits would now be 35 to 40 years of age and we are asking for your help in tracking them down!
This story is just one of many that the City of Charles Sturt is hoping to uncover as part of a history walking route through the suburb of Brompton.
Post a comment to share your stories of the Bandits, and to leave clues to help us find them!
7 comments:
Hi everyone
i would just like to make a correction to the story in the paper there is no female in the photo we are all males .i think the error was because of my name which is jody ryan im now 38yrs old married 2 children 1 girl age 21 and 1 boy aged 11 and running my own cleaning and carpet cleaning business . as far as the others in the photo jamie is my brother also know as honky he is married also and has 4 children .darren is also married with 2 children george has 1 child , paul im not sure about same with scott and royce i have not seen him in quite a few years .i can be contacted on jodyryan80@hotmail.com .
Hi All,
It's good to see the boys again. Ah, the memories. I too grew up in Brompton, having lived there for 34 years. I remember Darren, who was a good friend of mine back at primary school. It is refreshing too see such things and would like to see more on the characters (the Goat man), events (the successful picketing of the proposed highway through Brompton)and places of Brompton. Keep up the good work. You can take the boy out of Brompton, but you can't take Brompton out of the boy!!!
Cheers
Nick K
Hi All,
Royce here. I am 37 years old, married with no children and living in Beverley. Working as a Sheet Metal Worker for the last 10 years also in Beverley. Last saw George about 2 years ago at Underdale and saw Scotty about 6 years ago at the footy. Both havent changed a bit. Life has been good to me so far.
Would love to catch up with the old gang.
Cheers Royce
Contact - maz.royce@optusnet.com.au
hi as you already know im now married with 4 children aged 6,8,12 and 14. I now live down south so am not in the area anymore and im working for a demolition company.Paul last I knew has 3 children, Scott doesnt have any children and is not married the last time I saw him, and Brenton has one child and still lives in the area as far I know. I can be contacted at shari.ryan@australiaonline.net.au
hello people,
would like to see an overall history of Brompton. My brother and I, 68 and 64, were born in East street, Brompton, near the gasworks and spent a lot of time playing in the pugholes. We enjoyed living in Brompton and our mother always said all the nice people lived there.
Jennifer simms & Graham Beinke; contact 8263 2078
We are still searching for stories and anecdotes of life in the Brompton area. We invite you to post all kinds of information, such as local characters and discriptions of momentous and tragic events - as well as the everyday stuff!
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