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Francesjkey

@franjkey.bsky.social

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Social History enthusiast, book reader, Presenter of ‘Hear This’ on Vision Australia Radio, love libraries, photos and hanging around.

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Wandering in Parkville this week and came across this magnificent beast

Photo of a very rusted old car. Old Rover from 50's or 60's

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

The Yarra Hotel in Johnston Street Abbotsford Melbourne. A stones throw from Victoria Park footy ground. Built in 1853

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The beauty of Pub tiles. This is the Retreat Hotel in Abbotsford on a sunny morning.

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Sunday afternoon at the Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford. Good music, good crowd and great pub. #MelbournePubs

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Inner city Brunswick in Melbourne still has many old houses. This one begging for some TLC.

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Clayton Road shops. A bit wet in Melbourne today. Was happy to find these old signs on the street

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Catching the evening sun on Johnston Street in Abbotsford is this cheerful 1924 Mural.

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

More pavement mementos. This is outside the Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford. Opposite the Victoria Park footy oval, Collingwood’s home ground. This is probably from the 70’s when sharps and skinheads roamed Melbourne streets looking for fun and trouble.

Carved into cement are the words ‘Abbotsford Sharps’

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I love capturing these informal moments in time that folk were moved to commemorate. To friendship, love and existing in the moment.

Scratched into the pavement, “Johnny and Arthur 1.7.2000”

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Have had this book for ages & can always dip into it over and over, full of interviews with many Stars of the silent screen & early talkies. Full of anecdotes and trivia & directly transcribed from audio recordings which makes the personalities behind the ‘voices’ shine through #BookSky #Classicfilm

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Borrowed this from my library & loving it; Women in Rock, Australian counter culture in the 70s, punk rock scene, feminism, enjoyably gossipy and written with love, warmth & honesty. #booksky

Cover of book ‘My Rock ‘n’ Roll Friend’ by Tracey Thorn. Has a small photo of Lindy Morrison on it.

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Whenever I see a copy of this book I always buy it. Latest copy was $2. I always end up giving them away for the most memorable reasons. One was to an elderly woman who had gone blind, given all her books away, and this was the book she regretted no longer owning.

Open book with colourful frontispiece to ‘Van Loons Lives’ on left page and on the right page is written ‘Being a true and faithful account of a number of highly interesting meetings with certain historical personages…’

Illustrated inside cover of the book is by the author Hendricks van Loon. A depiction of a drawing room, with fireplace and table and chairs. Lots of light and colour

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Took a trip to Euroa recently and visited this once grand hotel. The bar was open, but the rest of the place is not used for much, except the occasional music event.

Ghost sign on old pub wall ‘Keefes North Eastern Hotel. Melbourne Bitter’

The courtyard of the North Eastern Hotel.

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 17/02/2024

Have been passing this building in High Street, Reservoir a while now, and finally took a photo.

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Francesjkey @franjkey.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

On a recent day trip to Walhalla we found all these bits of old china and a shoe sole. So many interesting designs.

Photo shows fragments of broken china laid out on a rock

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