Hello! I'm new here and would like some help with some unanswered questions :)

[Homeandawayfan.]

Maybe the foundations of the original shop seen 1988-1989 lay under the grass and bracken of the spot where it stood.

 

I liked the 2nd shop which was like a mini supermarket. The 3rd shop was just a copy of Arkwright's shop from the BBC sitcom Open All Hours. Out of the 3 versions of the local store, the 1st and 2nd were my fave.

[Summer's Bay]

Does anyone else think that Rebecca was not supposed to be a televised character like the missing Stewart sister? Alan didnt leave anything for her in his will, and the producers felt it would be better for her to be in boarding school and not at her brothers funeral? Also Barbara mentioned that her two proudest moments where having Alan and leaving Donald...ummm hello...wasnt she proud when she had Rebecca?

[Bobby Forever Missed]

4 hours ago, Summer's Bay said:

Does anyone else think that Rebecca was not supposed to be a televised character like the missing Stewart sister? Alan didnt leave anything for her in his will, and the producers felt it would be better for her to be in boarding school and not at her brothers funeral? Also Barbara mentioned that her two proudest moments where having Alan and leaving Donald...ummm hello...wasnt she proud when she had Rebecca?

Also Roo mentioned that she was Celia’s only niece in Episode 7......methinks Rebecca was only added so that Fisher could ask for Lance to sign the Santa Never Stops In Summer Bay single (probably also to add more drama to the Bobby/Fisher reveal in 1989)

[Summer's Bay]

16 hours ago, Bobby Forever Missed said:

Also Roo mentioned that she was Celia’s only niece in Episode 7......methinks Rebecca was only added so that Fisher could ask for Lance to sign the Santa Never Stops In Summer Bay single (probably also to add more drama to the Bobby/Fisher reveal in 1989)

Don must’ve been so annoyed at Rebecca asking for the autograph

 

I also found it interesting that Donald thought that Bobby was a bad influence on Rebecca even though Bobby got the highest HSC marks for the year 

[Red Ranger 1]

19 hours ago, Bobby Forever Missed said:

Also Roo mentioned that she was Celia’s only niece in Episode 7......methinks Rebecca was only added so that Fisher could ask for Lance to sign the Santa Never Stops In Summer Bay single (probably also to add more drama to the Bobby/Fisher reveal in 1989)

Rebecca was established very early on, even before Alan was: It was a bit jarring to find Don also had a son when previously only a daughter had been mentioned.(Carly even commented on the fact.)So, even if they didn't intend to bring her in (and I agree it's highly likely they had no plans in 1988 when they probably weren't sure how long the show would run for), the above moments where she seemed to get forgotten about and not show up for her brother's funeral would have been strange even on first viewing.

[Summer's Bay]

Are there any photos around of Nicolle receiving her well deserved Logie award?

[Sunny Girl]

On 05/05/2019 at 00:25, Summer's Bay said:

Are there any photos around of Nicolle receiving her well deserved Logie award?

I would love to see these. That was in 1990 from memory, wasn't it? 

[Luigi Severus Fletcher]

What exactly happened to the old shop in real life? Was it demolished?

[Red Ranger 1]

3 hours ago, Luigi Severus Fletcher said:

What exactly happened to the old shop in real life? Was it demolished?

The original was apparently a case of life imitating art!

https://www.backtothebay.net/locations/hogans-general-store/

[Chair]

If that store sold groceries what did Alf's store sell? Or was this later Alf's store?