Hi
I want to make an album for my son who was born in 2003. I would like to include a list of Australian/world events, entertainment news ie movies and songs from that year as well as cost of things such as loaf of bread, milk, newspaper, petrol, etc? It's a shame I didn't think to note these things down when he was born!!! Some information I have found on the web. I was just wondering if anyone has some information from 2003 to help me fill in the gaps. Many thanks in advance for your help.
Margo

Max 30.9.2003

I have some of this stuff in Jaydes baby book, she was born in Sept 2003.

Petrol was 89.9c/l
Milk was $2.40 for 2L
Newspaper was $1.20
Bread was $2.30
Movie ticket was $13.80

No 1 song: Where is the Love- Black Eyed Peas
Prime Minister was John Howard
Popular TV shows: Australian Idol, Big Brother, Survivor, 24, The Mole, Home and away, neighbours, Groundforce
Olympic Champions: Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Lleyton Hewitt, Anthony Mundine

Try here for more news headlines
http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/yir2003/text/default.htm

From the site posted by the PP



Except it was actually more than 500 homes and 250 of them and all four deaths were in my suburb! Canberra bushfires on Wikipedia

Steph

LittleissPink and s_m ... thank you both so much for that - it is exactly what I was after.
Cheers
margo

I distinctly remember the Wallabies losing the world cup to England that year.

USA sent troops into Iraq.

From Wikipedia

The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1, 2003, was led by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia, Poland and Denmark. A number of other countries were involved in its aftermath. The invasion launched the Iraq War, which is ongoing.

My DD was born on 22 March so I remember it well as it upset me so much that this was the world I was bringing her into.

I cannot believe how ridiculously inflated these things are now!
Also-you could pick and chose a rental of your choice. Now you feel thankful to get a sh*thole!

Anyway-My DD was born...you could put that in your book

sorry but I had to comment

Milk is still around $2.40 a litre, $ Bread is the same if not cheaper, and our newspaper is still the same.
Pretty good really considering how much the petrol has gone up.

My daughter was born in 2003. Enjoying all these things.

I disagree.
I pay approx $4 for 2 litres of milk, the same goes for a loaf of bread.
If you find these are the same or cheaper where you are-then I'm coming to live with you!

Oh wow, what a good idea my DS was born in November 2003 and I hadn't thought to write some of these things in his baby book.As a PP mentioned the wallabies did lose the world cup to England my DS was born in England when the game was on, so DH kept popping down to look at the TV to see the game and as he is a pom he was very excited!!!!
Fiona

Well I was at the pub watching the game and I was very excited too.. Until Johnny Wilkinson ruined everything for us at the last minute.

Damn him!

Where do you live ?
It is not $4 anywhere here in Perth, and was even cheaper when I was in brissy last year, if I spent $2 a litre on the 30 litres a week I go through, I would be long broke.
Unless you are buying gourmet milk.

This is going to sound really dumb but...What's 'gourmet' milk? we're in Adelaide
Just came back from the shop and for dairy farmers full cream it is $3.60. For Pura light start it is $4.16.

I wonder if there is a price difference between states?
I'm genuinely interested to know...
Sorry OP! talk about a hijack eh!

Maybe ? I might start a Misc topic and ask everyone.
sorry OP...

Raisins
All this talk about the price of milk, I have just come back from shopping and checked to see how much our milk was.We pay $3.79 for 3 litres of woolworths brand milk, we are in NSW.
Fiona

SARS - orginated in China from Civet cats but Hong Kong was generally blamed by the media for spreading it to the world. Nearly 1000 people died in Hong Kong from SARS.