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Title: Jim Murray's Casey's Bar Certificate!
Post by: Michael Alexander on May 28, 2008, 11:35:07 AM
This is turning into an amazing week with me receiving quite a few pics from the 60's. Here is one from Jim Murray, do any of you know anything about this certificate, seen one before? Thanks Jim, the rest of these pics will be uploaded to the mainsite with the next update:
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Post by: Carl Wrbka on May 28, 2008, 12:33:50 PM
Dont recall my Dad ever bringing home one of these certificates. He spent about 300 days of the year in Caseys. Maybe it was before our time.
Title: Re: Jim Murray's Casey's Bar Certificate!
Post by: Malcolm Bertoni on May 28, 2008, 02:30:45 PM
I was given one of these certificates when I left the mine in 1974.  It was the first and last time that I went into Caseys as I didnt drink. Good clean living at Affenrucken you know.

The number on my certificate is 1070 and I still have it.  The signature is H Clewley or something like that.

I'll scan it and post it on the forum.

Does anyone know when Caseys ceased to exist?

Malcolm
Title: Re: Jim Murray's Casey's Bar Certificate!
Post by: Michael Alexander on May 28, 2008, 02:45:08 PM
Caseys the bar was outsourced by the mine in about 1993. The bar is still there, well the counter is and two of the booths are there..... the place is now called the "Coolbox", modified with gambling machines, pool tables and an african outdoor eating kinda place.....the swing doors are still there.....
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Post by: SandyB on May 28, 2008, 04:12:06 PM
Similar to the proclamation certificate I posted some time ago  .. somewhere  on the site ...
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Post by: bobbysmith on May 28, 2008, 06:19:20 PM
great find,i remember my mom talking about this,i was intrigued to what the blue nose meant,will ask my sister kay,she will remember,or does anyone else know
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Post by: barb (Fry) on May 28, 2008, 07:15:17 PM
Blue nose - I don't know in this case  - 
but all gentleman of a certain age who consume large volumes of alcohol over an extended period of time (life)
develop a large bulbous nose of identifiable stature that has a particular colour
blueish in colour this may be the reference the barman was making !!!!!

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Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on May 28, 2008, 07:20:10 PM
Oh wise one,that makes perfect sense. I'm sure my dad had one as well,looks familiar, and he did have shares in the place.
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Post by: bobbysmith on May 28, 2008, 07:27:58 PM
thank f***k,mines only red,i would love a blue one,how do i change my colours,loved them smurfs,dont get me wrong,im still a staunch red house boy,rhodes ahoy xx
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Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on May 28, 2008, 07:34:26 PM
Drink more white spirits Bobby, that eventually gives you a blue nose and broken veins in your cheeks. My mother always said: "Don't drink spirits my girl or you'll turn into a...we'LL call it a smurf here
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Post by: georg ruf jr. on May 29, 2008, 01:01:03 PM
Quote from: bobbysmith on May 28, 2008, 07:27:58 PM
thank f***k,mines only red,i would love a blue one,how do i change my colours,loved them smurfs,dont get me wrong,im still a staunch red house boy,rhodes ahoy xx

Go for it Bobby.
Title: Re: Jim Murray's Casey's Bar Certificate!
Post by: Malcolm Bertoni on May 30, 2008, 01:01:21 PM
Hi guys

Here is my blue nose certificate from Caseys in 1974.
Anybody recognise the signature?
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Post by: Michael Alexander on May 30, 2008, 03:10:49 PM
These certificates fascinate me....how many were made/presented?

I do not know the signature....
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Post by: Michael Alexander on May 30, 2008, 03:11:27 PM
ooops...now I do... that's Harry COwley's signature... anybody concur?
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Post by: Cherry (Alcock) on May 30, 2008, 04:39:48 PM
Yup, Harry Cowley and the previous one looks like Viv Reyneke's dad.
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Post by: Rhona on June 03, 2008, 04:48:57 PM
@ Bobby  - another name for a 'blue nose' would be a whiskey nose......  quickdop  quickdop  quickdop  quickdop