Rare 1974 insight to Sharpies in Melbourne

Rare 1974 insight to Sharpies in Melbourne.By Greg Macainsh. From the little I can find on them ,they were the original ozzie boot-boys from around 1972 - 1976 into 'Pub rock / Glam rock'. GHANE CHANE (Ex-Sharpie}: It became very stylish. When it moved from being skinheads into sharpies, it became very stylish. People would dress very well -- the Conte, the crestknit, the black shirt, the black pinstripe pants -- we were all very fashionable. And I suppose that's where the name came, from looking sharp. When you were younger, you thought, "I'm gonna be a skinhead forever." You know, "I'm gonna die in my Conte. I'll be buried in it." You thought your gang was there forever. But, eventually, everybody grows up. I just got sick and tired of the violence and decided to move into music, fortunately LARRY JENKINS (Ex-Sharpie): Our jeans and cuttings were short, we all wore undersized clothes to make ourselves look bigger. The girls had their uniform too and they were quite similar to ours. They just had slightly longer hair.