The Australian Women\'s Weekly - June 2018

118 The Australian Women’s Weekly|JUNE 2018

PHOTOGRAPHYbySCOTT HAWKINS

One family has

travelled back in time

to experience the

transformation of

Aussie life from post-

war austerity to the

tech-age. Annabel

Crabb andThe

Weekly’sGenevieve

Gannonwent along for

the life-changing ride.

F

rom out the front, the Ferrone

family home looks thoroughly

modern. The structure is

square, streamlined and

painted in shades of grey.

In the garden water cascades from a

sleek fountain the shape of a bullet. It

is an urbane object of pride. But this

is no ordinary house. This two-story

dwelling in Sydney’s quiet south-west

has been turned into a time machine.

WhenThe Weeklyarrives for

our irst set visit to the ABC reality

documentaryBack in Time for Dinner,

we step into the lounge room and

back in time to post-war Australia.

Crossing the threshold is like popping

out the end of a worm hole into our

grandparents’ house – dark wood

chairs are upholstered in gold

brocade, rose patterns adorn the

cushions and framed sepia photos

and antique crystalware sit atop a

wood-panel radiogram.

“I wanted to unbolt everything and

take it home,” gushes the show’s host,

Annabel Crabb, who is dressed in a

50s-inspired pleated skirt.

in time

Step back

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