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THE year was 1984 and a lot was happening around the Great Lakes.
Some of the news that made headlines in 84' was a proposed council revamp to turn Wharf St into a mall and the opening of a bodyboard manufacturer in Tuncurry.
To browse through some photos from The Advocate's 1984 archives simply click the gallery above.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Peter Slade at Forster High School with his creation
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Alexander Sutherland, 5 at the time, from Tuncurry
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Amber Smit and Susan Aldridge sold colourful balloons at Forster Primary School’s fete held on Friday, November 9, 1984.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: B-grade cricket captain Tim Jamison and Rod Hallett
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Mark McDonald from Forster
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Bob Sherwood and Brian Brooker.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sister Devenish, Sue Irvine and Helen Boys
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Graham Herring and Tod Mathers
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Kathey Cunningham and Tracey Simon.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Wharf St Forster in 1984 on a wet and windy afternoon
THROWBACK THURSDAY: this was an 'after' photo of the sktech of the then proposed Wharf St mall with an oyster shell bandstand.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Turbo bodyboard factory on Douglas Avenue in Tuncurry.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Kim Baggs of Forster (getting face painted) and Sacha Maguire of Tuncurry.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Brett Corkery
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Year 2 at Tuncurry Public School
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Teacher Kate Dengate with students (not in order) Yeshe Smith, Kate Newman, Kylie Benge and Carl Bramble.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: local women promoting a message at the Tourist Awareness Seminar at the Memorial Services Club.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sean Burgess, Fleur Anderson and Paul McShane
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Fran Nichols and Alma Mobbs