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Phluff, I know the minimum wage is $640 a week with a pay rise to commence starting in July, I have 7 Girls working in my Shop, not all at the same time thank God, but the wages in a Bowling Centre are miniscule to the potential turnover of a Centre running at 40 linage. I don't know how old...

Phluff, I know what wages are like now, the period I wrote about happened years ago, so many increases but my wage did not hardly change for 15 years whilst working in Newcastle. Example in 1990 I earned $615 per week or $15.50 an hour, when I left Mayfield in 2005, 4 days a week as a Casual...

Bowling has been through tough times before. In the 60's after a whirlwind start to Bowling in Australia, it died around the recession in 1966, Brunswick made the decision to pull out of Bowling in Australia. It took many years until it started to pick up again, I believe it was due to prices...

Jim, your not listening, they do talk about the Larger Racquet Head in Tennis and the extra power and bigger sweet spot they have compared to yesteryear, the Cricket Bats do not have to be hit in anymore they are thicker and the Ball can be hit a lot further these day's, as for those Darts, I...

So who is that John, Batson? If it is say hello for me, we worked together at Bankstown in 87, was good as a Manager, made things happen, people seem to be drawn to him like a Magnet. It's a pity AMF didn't appreciate his skills, I worked with many Managers over my 38 years in Bowling Centres...

Rushcutter had the World Cup in Australia in 1984, 82/30 Machines, newly installed Magiscore, Flat Gutters that were just turned over, nothing else done. I worked there up until the Easter of 84 and had the Machines operating fairly well, so much so I could run both floors on my own on a Good...

And I think his Main Ball was a Blue Hammer but don't quote me on this I have known to be wrong on a few occasions. willey

The Robot has not Bowled a 300 to my knowledge. willey

I worked on the Machines when they first Built Southgate, I remember the opining night the machines had trouble returning the Balls, bad belts on the Ball Elevators. Just no room inside to run a Nationals. willey

I think the Record high Average in the US was 261 willey

The unfortunate thing is you do not need a Ditch to Score. I go back a while so I have seen some great scoring over the years, it's fantastic to watch. I remember the SPC was brought back to Bankstown in 1987. It started from the Preview Tournament, Barbara Richmond Bowls a 300, the first in...

I'm not even Bowling at the moment but I can tell you what the problem facing the Seniors is " NO BALLS ". How can part time Bowlers be expected to go to a Tournament hundreds or thousands of Kilometers away and have an Arsenal of Balls just so they can Compete on an equal footing, as Geoff...

Jason and Androoooo are probably not talking about the same thing, the lanes were changed over to Synthetics about the year 2000, I do remember Jason bowling in the Lake Macquarie Open in I think 1998, the year that I left Bennetts Green, after working their for 10 years, they still had the...

Your right Jim it was the old Enfield Bowl, though it had the Machines replaced in about the year 2000 ex Machines from Central Park Lanes in the Central Coast ( these machines I actually went to Japan to check them out before they were shipped to Australia in 1981) I worked at Enfield in the...

Micheal Little was the first person I thought of when Wayne put up his Argument. Here was a guy that is sponsored by a Ball Company,this is the only way we in Australia can Compete in America. You must have a Sponsor. I remember Billy Gardiner got a whole lot of Money together to try it in...

Further to your Snowflake reference, Garry Williams and Graham Bacon always Bowled Championships, under the Team name of Salt and Pepper. willey

Thanks for that Brenton, I was not sure but it did look like Velo, I think your right about Hamer, I remembered his name later, same as Whillans and Alan Atkins, I bowled 1982 Brisbane Cup with them. I have Colin Mitchell in the back row but I worked with him in 1979 and I don't recall him...

This has been on before, but I will start with the easy one's Back row; Minjoy,Velo, ?, Mitchell, ?, ?, Williams, Cook, ? Next row; Geoghan, ?,?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Batson Front row; ?, Hoskins, ?, Kury The 2 in Jackets; Hutchinson, O'Keefe willey

Is that the same Bob Brunell that worked at the Old Parramatta on George street and went to Darwin in the 1970's, also had a Brother Steve who worked the Counter. If it is my condolences to his Family, I found him pleasant to Bowl with and work with, although he had a Gruff personality. RIP...

" I WISH WE COULD GO BACK TO THE OLD DAY'S" What a lot of Rot, the game has been changing since the OLD DAY'S. Let's see they used to bowl with Wooden Balls which progressed to Rubber Balls, than on to Plastic Balls, than on to Urethane Balls, than on to Reactive Balls. Ahh but that's not the...

Michael, that Idea for Air Conditioning Bumpers came from Ireland, we had an Irish Head Tech working at Balgowlah at the time. I remember we had Blow up Bumpers in 1969 at Fairfield, only enough for 2 lanes, unfortunately they always leaked Air. Without Bumpers nobody let their under 5 kids...

Androooooo, I Don't think you should Pander to one individual, not knowing Nev, I think he is a bit sensitive about your Avatar etc. This has nothing at all to do with the lack of Posts on this site. I've noticed a lot less Topics coming through now, it did pick up when John Velo was posting a...

Nev, an old Book Titled "PAR BOWLING" started with the words"there are 20 million Bowlers in America and there are 30 million Coaches". I did my level 1 coaching course 10 years ago but I haven't bowled for 7 years, can I still Coach? I haven't lost that knowledge even though I have not kept...

As George say's Earl Anthony was the Best ever, didn't Dick Webber win titles over 6 decades first. willey

15carrty, as I worked in Pro-Shops for many years, I found Ebonites Hook Again as the best and most reliable method to invigorate the Ball, I did it in conjunction with a re-surface and had 100% results. willey