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Bob Byrne

Bob Byrne had a long career in commercial radio, before becoming a columnist/blogger at the Adelaide Advertiser, writing about memories of the recent past. Bob set up the popular Adelaide Remember When, Melbourne Remember When and Australia Remember When Facebook pages and is author of the extremely popular and best-selling Australia Remember When and Australia Remember This Too!.

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Books from this author

Adelaide Remember When

Adelaide Remember When is the city we remember, in pictures and words.

Melbourne Remember When

Remember dropping into the Coles Cafeteria on Bourke Street for a feast of rashers, sausages and mash, with gravy, from the bain marie

Australia Remember When

The best of Bob Byrne's hit Facebook page and much more, Australia Remember When is a bumper book that shows us bits of Australia we've forgotten, local identities and landmarks we loved and reminds us that the best parts of Australia haven't changed.

The Best of Bob Byrne's Boomer Columns

Beautifully nostalgic Adelaide stories – originally published in Bob Byrne's hugely popular Boomer column in the Adelaide Advertiser – now available in one bumper book.

Australia Remember This Too!

'Enjoy hours reminiscing on Christmas Day about the Coles Cafeteria, Mello Yello yo-yos, Professor Julius Sumner Miller, Nintendo's original handheld Game & Watch and Singer sewing machines. A terrific time capsule.' — The Herald Sun