Does anyone remember in ossy - Page 4

bondi38 · 14-02-2009, 18:08

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Originally Posted by garinda

I've mentioned earlier that at one time Ossy Co-op paid out the biggest dividend in the whole country.

My grandparents used to tell me tales that 'divvy day' was like the Wild West, with people staying off work, and running up the road to spend their share of the Co-op's profits in one of the town's many pubs...if they hadn't signed the pledge.

Well Gary i am going to have to aviod your mum when i see her on the road for putting her through all this info .
But one thing it is gratefully received we all apreciate the info she is giving us its good to have our memories jogged up at our age you tend to forget the good old days when we were young .

bondi38 · 14-02-2009, 18:11

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Originally Posted by garinda

I've mentioned earlier that at one time Ossy Co-op paid out the biggest dividend in the whole country.

My grandparents used to tell me tales that 'divvy day' was like the Wild West, with people staying off work, and running up the road to spend their share of the Co-op's profits in one of the town's many pubs...if they hadn't signed the pledge.

Forgot to say i will buy you a drink when i see you out and about for all your info or 2 custards at your place and a cup of tea how about that.

garinda · 14-02-2009, 18:13

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Originally Posted by bondi38

Well Gary i am going to have to aviod your mum when i see her on the road for putting her through all this info .
But one thing it is gratefully received we all apreciate the info she is giving us its good to have our memories jogged up at our age you tend to forget the good old days when we were young .

I did ask her about the boy from the tripe shop, Alan Crawshaw, she said he was a 'bonny lad', but didn't know him well because he was older than her. Sorry.

Royboy39 · 14-02-2009, 18:38

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Originally Posted by garinda

I did ask her about the boy from the tripe shop, Alan Crawshaw, she said he was a 'bonny lad', but didn't know him well because he was older than her. Sorry.

I was in the same class as Alan Crawshaw at Rhyddings.

He was'nt a 'bonny lad' at all he was as ungy as sin?

. If its the same lad he will be 69/70 years young.

ossy kid · 14-02-2009, 21:08

Isn,t the tripe shop now the fitness equipment rental shop?

bondi38 · 15-02-2009, 10:39

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Originally Posted by ossy kid

Isn,t the tripe shop now the fitness equipment rental shop?

Yes you are right it is the fitness shop well not actually a fitness shop Mark hires the machines out i think for you to use ay home.

bondi38 · 15-02-2009, 10:44

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Originally Posted by Royboy39

I was in the same class as Alan Crawshaw at Rhyddings.

He was'nt a 'bonny lad' at all he was as ungy as sin?

. If its the same lad he will be 69/70 years young.

You are right age wise but not ugly as sin you are going worse i will send you photo of him i married him in a pantomine at sunday school when i was abot 10 it was called Tom Thumbs Wedding anyone remember that.

south aussie · 15-02-2009, 12:00

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Originally Posted by garinda

I've mentioned earlier that at one time Ossy Co-op paid out the biggest dividend in the whole country.

My grandparents used to tell me tales that 'divvy day' was like the Wild West, with people staying off work, and running up the road to spend their share of the Co-op's profits in one of the town's many pubs...if they hadn't signed the pledge.

Everyone had a divvy number ours was 1339

jaysay · 15-02-2009, 12:06

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Originally Posted by garinda

There was one on Catlow Hall St, at the bottom of Fielding Lane, and one up Stanhill. I can't remember where the other one was, maybe the West End.

Think there still is one over West End, mate of mine had it, used to deliver too in a fruit and veg van, dropped stuff of for me sometimes. I'm talking about ordinary Grocers shop here not CO-OP

jaysay · 15-02-2009, 12:14

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Originally Posted by south aussie

Everyone had a divvy number ours was 1339

Was a big thing, divvy day when I was a lad, can remember going with my grandma up t the top co-op as we called to collect it, but remember the number though. Having said that its just reminded be about the Co-Op chemists accross from the Town Hall, Harry Clark was the chemist,

bondi38 · 15-02-2009, 13:48

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Was a big thing, divvy day when I was a lad, can remember going with my grandma up t the top co-op as we called to collect it, but remember the number though. Having said that its just reminded be about the Co-Op chemists accross from the Town Hall, Harry Clark was the chemist,

ye i forgot about him now lets go up from the top of simpson street starting with Percy Denners pet shop that will test your age.
Or we could go starting from Irish League starting with Bobby Lambs fruit& vedge come on now lets hear all you old ossy folk.

esteemedjuju · 15-02-2009, 17:24

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Originally Posted by jaysay

There was one down near the Palladium on the corner of Collier Street Rindi and the if I remember rightly the one where your Dad had the night club had a Tailors and Hardware as well as food

the co-op had one up stanhill, west end, new lane,fielding lane all grocery shoe shop,ladies wear, tailors, hardware, grocers, dance /meeting rooms, butchers all on union road top end, furniture grocers pharmacy all bottom end and

garinda · 15-02-2009, 19:01

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Originally Posted by bondi38

ye i forgot about him now lets go up from the top of simpson street starting with Percy Denners pet shop that will test your age.
Or we could go starting from Irish League starting with Bobby Lambs fruit& vedge come on now lets hear all you old ossy folk.

I'm afraid being born in 1965 means I can't go way back.

I do know that what's now my brother's shop, and before that my dad's, and granddad's, who bought it in 1945, used to be Sam Boot's bakery, and before he aquired just before the Great War it had been a chip shop.

ossy kid · 16-02-2009, 02:03

Don,t forget about Jimmy Stevies pie shop at the top of Cross St.

jaysay · 16-02-2009, 11:31

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Originally Posted by bondi38

ye i forgot about him now lets go up from the top of simpson street starting with Percy Denners pet shop that will test your age.
Or we could go starting from Irish League starting with Bobby Lambs fruit& veg come on now lets hear all you old ossy folk.

Good grief can remember both those Marian, How about Birches cycle shop on Tinker brow, Nellie Barns fruit and veg opposite St Paul's School, and Miss Mackinsons toffee shop on the same block together with Mrs Riley's Herbalist, Chan's Chip the first Chinese I can ever remember, was next door to John Scholes newsagents both between the Horse Shoe and the Prince of Wales pubs. Bureau Wine Shop, Baldwins Fruit and Veg and Adams toffee shop all on the same block between the Town Hall and Emric Eccles Chemists