Nostalgic memories of Deri's local history

Share your own memories of Deri and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Can you remember when the 'Deri Old Club' on Bailey Street was named 'The None Political Social Club? I can. My dear old Dad was landlord there for a few years, I remember being about 7 years old in the lounge room upstairs where functions were held, when a hypnotist performed the room was packed you could hardly see him through the haze of cigarette smoke. The customers were in awe as he went through his ...see more
In the 1960s I lived in Ogilvie Terrace and spent lots of days wandering happy and safe in Deri. I remember the nut wood, picking whinberries, Doreen's shop, the gas pipes where we balanced and luckily did not come to harm, the horse-shoe rock where we all jumped off and again were lucky not to break an arm or a leg, sitting behind the reservoir catching frogs instead of going to Sunday School... It was an idyllic place to ...see more