@ Moonie.....I share your sentiments mate.
I grew up ( ? ) in Wallsend NSW, an outlying suburb of Newcastle Australia.
A coal mining town that saw better days. At it's height, late 1880s , it had 30 !!!! pubs ( now I think there's only 4 left ).
Life was tough for everyone. The main pastimes were Alcoholism followed by Knuckle.
Looking at the photo you're probably wondering "where is everyone?"....they're either down the mines or at the pub.
If you look closely...yes, there is a body on the railway line !
I'd never move back
