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Luna Park in memorabilia

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Nicole Brett, who now lives in Brisbane, has possibly Australia's largest collection of Luna Park ephemera. She has thousands of items, ranging from tea-towels to teaspoon collections, old entry tokens, tickets and matchboxes embossed with the Luna Park insignia.

"My earliest visit was in the 1970s, but my most vivid memories are post-1981 after the 1982 re-opening after the Ghost Train tragedy of 1979," Ms Brett said. Photo: Paul Harris

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"My earliest visit was in the 1970s, but my most vivid memories are post-1981 after the 1982 re-opening after the Ghost Train tragedy of 1979," Ms Brett said. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

"1930's-1940's Matchboxes" included in Nicole Brett's Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul Harris

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"1930's-1940's Matchboxes" included in Nicole Brett's Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

An archived birdseye image overlooking North Sydney's Luna Park. Photo: SMH

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An archived birdseye image overlooking North Sydney's Luna Park. Photo: SMHCredit:The Sydney Morning Herald

"The Melbourne Luna Park is not the same – its face is more sinister, but ours seems to smile on Sydney," she said. Photo: Paul Harris

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"The Melbourne Luna Park is not the same – its face is more sinister, but ours seems to smile on Sydney," she said. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

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Luna Park in 1997

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Luna Park in 1997Credit:Peter Morris

"The single is from 1980, and Martin Sharp was obsessed with Tiny Tim" says Nicole Brett, with her Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul Harris

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"The single is from 1980, and Martin Sharp was obsessed with Tiny Tim" says Nicole Brett, with her Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

An archive image which pictures park-goers on a roller coaster in December, 1977. Photo: Robert Pearce

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An archive image which pictures park-goers on a roller coaster in December, 1977. Photo: Robert Pearce Credit:Robert Pearce

Nicole Brett's amusement park archive has been keenly catalogued in her Corinda home, where her halls are packed with framed photos and paintings. Photo: Paul Harris

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Nicole Brett's amusement park archive has been keenly catalogued in her Corinda home, where her halls are packed with framed photos and paintings. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

"A 1970's patch from early before the towers fell down. Looks like the same face on the number 5," says Nicole Brett with her Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul Harris

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"A 1970's patch from early before the towers fell down. Looks like the same face on the number 5," says Nicole Brett with her Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

"Post-1969, as they have the logo where happiness is like the tea towel 1970-1979. It was before the ghost train fire," says Nicole Brett with her Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul Harris

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"Post-1969, as they have the logo where happiness is like the tea towel 1970-1979. It was before the ghost train fire," says Nicole Brett with her Luna Park collection at her Brisbane home. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

American performer Johnny Ray visit Luna Park in Sydney on March 6, 1956. Photo: SMH

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American performer Johnny Ray visit Luna Park in Sydney on March 6, 1956. Photo: SMHCredit:The Sydney Morning Herald

Spoons from different eras in Nicole Brett's Luna Park collection. Photo: Paul Harris

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Spoons from different eras in Nicole Brett's Luna Park collection. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

A collection of spoons from different eras in Nicole Brett's Luna Park collection. Photo: Paul Harris

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A collection of spoons from different eras in Nicole Brett's Luna Park collection. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

"The fact it has survived so many things: openings, closures, even deaths, makes it the proverbial underdog of amusement parks. So many others have closed," Ms. Brett said. Photo: Paul Harris

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"The fact it has survived so many things: openings, closures, even deaths, makes it the proverbial underdog of amusement parks. So many others have closed," Ms. Brett said. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

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"The Melbourne Luna Park is not the same – its face is more sinister, but ours seems to smile on Sydney," Ms. Brett said. Photo: Paul Harris

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"The Melbourne Luna Park is not the same – its face is more sinister, but ours seems to smile on Sydney," Ms. Brett said. Photo: Paul HarrisCredit:Paul Harris

Luna Park in 1995.

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Luna Park in 1995.Credit:Robert Pearce