Footage of South Australia's Monash Adventure Park surfaces as playground undergoes


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Epic footage emerges of a free 'adventure playground' built in South Australia in the 1980s - but the 'child-safe' park that replaced it will infuriate you. Monash Adventure Park Playground was.


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Created by 'Grant' in the 1980's and enjoyed by young and old alike. Shut down by the people who didn't want anyone to take any risks.They haven't shut down.


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Old footage of a South Australian playground has resurfaced after the park underwent a significant transformation. Children flocked to the Monash Adventure Park Playground, around 240km north-east of Adelaide, every day during the 1970s and 80s. First built in the 1960s by Monash local Grant Telfer, the park quickly became.


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'Put Monash on worldwide map' By the 1980s, an estimated 300,000 people a year were visiting what had become one of South Australia's biggest attractions. Archival videos of the playground on social media today attract thousands of opinions on whether the playground was good, old-fashioned fun or plain dangerous.


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The Monash Adventure Playground in 1983. (Supplied: Alison Halupka) Riverland man Grant Telfer designed the Gopher mobility scooter. But the engineer, designer and builder is most well known for.


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MONASH ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND, MONASH - 1967-1992.. Modbury's Skateline was the place to be seen as an Adelaide teen in the 1980s. At the time, roller skating was all the rage, and there were.


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The rides at the Monash playground in 1979 were as popular with adults as they were with children. (Supplied: Alison Halupka) 'Put Monash on worldwide map' By the 1980s, an estimated 300,000.


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The record for a Friday night at the Monash club was getting something like 11 or 14 kids on it at once, I can't remember but it was double digits. it was absolutely crazy because if you didn't grab on properly you fell onto a roughly welded cage.


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'Put Monash on the world map' By the 1980s, an estimated 300,000 people a year were visiting what had become one of South Australia's biggest attractions. Archival videos of playgrounds on social media today attract thousands of opinions on whether the playground was good, old-fashioned fun or just plain dangerous.


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A Delight for the Young and the Young-at-heart. May 2020. First established in the1960's, The Monash Adventure playground became iconic during the 70's and 80's. It was originally developed by local Monash identity Grant Telfer and was a destination trip made by many South Australian families.


Grant Park Playground, Monash Australia, Grant Tefler, and more thoughts on Playground

A family video of the old playground at Monash in South Australia. The park was the creation of Grant Telfer in the 1960's but due to public liability etc it.


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The 'Adventure Park Playground" at Monash brings back a lot of happy memories for many Adelaide and country families. It was started in the late 60's by engineer, Grant Telfer and was developed over a twenty year period at an estimated cost of $150,000. Grant did most of the work himself and thinking back to some of the playground.


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