THE LOCATIONS - THEN & NOW
This is a final tribute to Jack Smethurst of "Love Thy Neighbour in Australia" and in particular I brought to you and celebrated the Australian version as this was the last edition to hit our television screens, recorded 1979 and broadcast in 1980 by Channel Seven. It had been over a year since his death (February 2022) and I decided in February 2023 to start the road trip to the destinations, the nearest possible and the exact locations. Early mornings and late nights, and lots of walking.
Well here it all is in one episode now.
Please enjoy the next thirty minutes as I do my best to entertain you with then and now images and videos of the show and my recordings of recent months, I made this episode as if it were the last movie. You will see what I mean. Just pretend we are sitting in the cinema watching this film okay.
Remembering how Sydney was back then in 1979 and now 2023.
00:00 River Thames introduction and my Parramatta River introduction screen split
00:14 Jack Smethurst image b. 09.04.1932 - d. 06.02.2022 (UK)
00:19 The Conclusion and what we found before Main title
00:36 Main title with Auburn Road images then (1979) and now (2023) no sound.
We open with...
The Airport
00:55 Introducing Airport with Mr Marley
01:55 Eddie Booth and Jim Lawson have a beer
03:28 Drunk
03:47 Sydney airport lounge areas
The Avis Desk
04:40 "Are there any messages for me?"/"That's right white boy...."
Auburn Road
06:05 Love Thy Neighbour Australian titles with split images, then and now footage
Marley Engineering (filming location unknown)
08:28 The interview with Marley and meeting Jim
Auburn Road
09:30 Images from home of Bernard and Joyce and episode footage split screen
09:42 Drinking with Bernard
The Auburn RSL Club
10:13 Auburn RSL images of then and now episode footage with new video footage
"Well Eddie, This is our Club"
13:06 The poker machines then and now (Auburn RSL/Club Auburn)
"Shall we have another?" says Bernard/ "Same again Cyril" shouts Eddie
Auburn Road
18:13 Going home drunk split screen "Tie me kangaroo down sport...."
19:40 Putting out the signs on the front porch to keep out burglars
21:00 "And no interruptions" Then and now at the front door
21:45 In the back yard "I've grown something very unusual" with images then and now
23:35 "Take Bernards car, He won't be going anywhere today!"
ending with Edde and Jim at the front yard in the street
and end of the show with complete Auburn Road footage then and now
25:35 This series end titles "This tribute to Jack Smethurst"
