Melbourne Sharpies

Rare 1974 insight to Sharpies in Melbourne.By Greg Macainsh. Lobby Lloyd and Billy Thorpe concert at the Melbourne Showgrounds

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[beachdude1962]

Tony Abbotts constituents

[MalThorgan]

In Sydney- sharpies were a social menace who were sole bent on bashing anyone with long hair & usually hung out in packs of 10-20 or more-& yes they were threatening for that reason. In Sydney 1969-1972 there were regular punch ups @ gigs & venues. Inner city-Enmore/Redfern & East Hills line-Panania sharps were tough & 2 B avoided @ all costs. As for "cultural impact" think Vandals & Rome ! The only redeeming factor 4 Sharpies is that they liked Lobby- Godfather of heavy rock!

[robdotcom71]

And the aussie bogan was born... lol!!

[gustavmarie]

The music by Coloured Balls in this is incredible...sounds like the Wipers...just almost ten years before them...amazing footage

[MrBrabban2]

@kentokie go back to school (ckickens) not fuckin chikens

[AussieAmazingRock]

Mine was Long.

S.S.

[pickypal100]

this might explain why I was born in 75

[MalThorgan]

@TheLittlebighaha - bodgies,sharpies,surfies,biker­s,skinheads-whatever,simply people grouping together 2 seek social identity & bonding through shared music,hairstyle or pastime,fueled by drugs or alcohol or both.

If you survive the Right of Passage then there's nothing 2 regret -- the sharps I knew (even became mates with a couple) were pretty much from working class school of hard knocks background-higher education wasn't a priority a higher wage at the factory was.

[MalThorgan]

@zaphodtrillian - yeah Canterbury- Riverwood - Belmore. The rule to stay alive was never to catch the last East Hills train out of Town Hall where it wasn't unusual for 10-20 + sharps to hit the platform (and anyone on it) ..........pity the sharps weren't around a few years earlier when Little Johnny Howard went to Canterbury Boys !

[TheLittlebighaha]

@MalThorgan Glad I wasn't around in '74 then... anyway.. I find it funny that my mum was around in that day and age (she was 17), also, I wonder what these people who were sharpies who would be around 60 now think of what they did when they were young..

[TheMichaelseymour]

sharpies ? ....Bluntys !!!

[eddie100]

The negative comments I have read, lead me to type a few words. If you weren't there, what do you know. They are real people doing their thing. If it wasn't for these people, you wouldn't be here. A lot of todays people were created in the back seat of a Holden or Ford car.