Thats very true BB, being 15 I never got to experience any of this, only once I got into the old lawn mowers, fuel cans and machinery that I realized how much better Australia was back then.
Sadly my generation isn't the one that will make it better, they will just make it worse. To be honest I wouldn't be surprised if the Greens win the election and we get a Green's PM because of them....
They have been born and raised to sway to the no country, no gender, no race Idea. Its sad really.
Ahh well, we can only hope

P.S. being a petrol can collector that Esso reference is really bugging me, Esso has always been US owned, by Exxonmobil. They bought out the Australian Atlantic Petroleum, Exonmobil closed Esso Australia when they realized the Mobil brand would make them more money here. I couldn't help myself lol.