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My most memorable Brumbies Super Rugby final

Tim Gavel's most memorable Brumbies Super Rugby final experience with his Globite suitcase. Read the whole story here

picketfenceimports Just goes to show you some things never go out of vogue! The good old Globite School Case still as popular today as it was in 1966!!

emilystrangeness #sentimentalsaturday...my very first day of school and proudly toting my red #globite school case #1981 #vintage #retro

I used to have the small school bags in the 1960’s when it was time for me to get a new one, my Dad used my old one to take his lunch to work

thewoodsfolk Big news, look what we have found! Beautiful 'old school' style cases. Complete with stickers: pre-stuck or DIY. $44. You guys keep admiring our display ones and now you can take one home!! #baglove #caselove #globite

Sheree Winward-williams That's me in the front with mine in 1979

I still have my four globite school bags and im 52

Linda Reynolds 1969

Cheryl Attridge This is what mine look like now.

I had one at high school best cases ever made

Sandra Mcmillan

Carolyn Butcher Don't recall if this is a Globite but mine was a dark blue colour. First day of school, Feb 1968 in Auckland

I've never owned anything else that could take the punishment my school case took

Kirsten Taylor 1975 - my first day of school with my new globite

Lynette Reay My husband and his Globite

They were the premium school case to have

Christine Power My first day 55 years ago

Kim Fletcher omg brings back good memories. I even remember in Primary School we had raincoats for the cases and for our shoes in wet weather lol Photo approx 1964

Louise Cleary 1969.....and I still have it

Debbie Mitchell Here's mine around 1969

opening ceremony olympic games globite school port

Donna Potirakis Still have mine, covered in stickers from the past. Strong enough to sit on after a long day at school waiting for the bus home. Privileged to own one.

Jodie Leanne Travers

Linda Johnson The smell of squashed bananas lingers on

Johanna Moore Found mine. My brother and I on my first day of kindergarten

Jill Walsh 1st day of Grade 1 in 1975

Narelle Blakeman First day of school age 5 in 1966 with my globite case.

Mark Hammersley

Kerri Patricia I had a small one for school in the 60’s....it was so tough and was thrown around quite a bit, and was used somewhere down the line by all of my siblings. I still have this one which was bigger and used for travel......it sits proudly in a bookshelf and I use it for storage these days (I think it still looks great!)

Cara Riach I joined the Regular Army and needed a suitcase to take to basic training...and it has travelled Aust with me since the late 70's......

Cara Riach She went every where with it around Australia....overseas...on boats ,planes,cars,buses.....and then

Cara Riach This was my Aunty's suitcase...then

Sandy De Jong Yes I remember this is my first day of school mid 60s maybe 66

Lanii Douglas

Lanii Douglas Here she is the following year. It's become a tradition to photograph her with my cases. I have another of her with a bigger one. I can post up later if you like.

Kate Cox Lined up with my 5 brothers 1970 - Globites at the ready

Mark Chapple 1967

Scotty Weatherstone

Selwyn Steley Here's a pic of the inside of mine from 1970 which I still use for storage of photos.

Cheryl Attridge This was my school bag

Ros Adams My school bag from 1969 to 1974

Lee-Ann N Michael Gooley Back pack in '66

dancerbelle888 I love Gumtree...found these cute vintage suitcases to store my numerous pairs of regular & dance shoes...I only wish I knew what era they were from!

flutterbychic My crafternoon assistant is once again run off her feet! #crazycatlady #crafternoon #sewing #globite #reuse #vintagefabric

obnovintage

newportredcrossshop 45 yr old Globite school case

lifebuoy_cafe A lovely old suitcase by Globite - finding its way home soon to the grandson of the man who owned the company. The search is over.

daxville #globite #costumedesigner #suitcase #daxville #labels

theinventry Time traveller...

reretroblog Old Globite schoolcase

chinderahbayantiques

daylesfordmillmarket Beautiful Vintage Suitcases

conorlion Vintage Suitcases #Globite #oldworldtravel #suitcases #travel #vintage #leather #stripes

garytsl Those who carried a school case like this to school say aye!

2ndhandstudio Strange rectangle shape! Super cool!

urban_rustic and still packing it

urban_rustic back to [old] school #yay #vintage #globite #oldschool #suitcases #love

teapotsandpistols Yes, I Have A Thing For Old Cases Too!

nannahadthat This would have to be one of the nicest Globite ports I have seen - it's large, it's navy, it's gorgeous.

calicoindustree Storage solutions for photographs and loose parts

weebumpydragon Treasures from #antiquefair

boganvogue Found something else and it got whole lot better when we saw the vintage stickers inside.

frenchfortuesday This is the start of the suitcase collection. As a home decoration they look fab, but also very handy for storage.

Lynn Nerdal‎ My first Globite, Canberra, Australia 1961

Greg Turnbull First day of school. Ashbury 1966

Sue Napier‎ Sydney 1960's...

Simon Morgan those were the days

Simon Morgan did they make a special back in the day

florie.and.me Little brown school cases going to the vintage beach house interstate for on trend bedside shelves. O how I love thee three little browns #globite #brownschoolcase #vintage #beachhouse #vintage #vintagedreamer #adelaide #ontrend

recycology #vintageluggage #stumbleuponin

Lorin Heah I’m not sure if these are the old steam trunks? I used them for a wishing well at a wedding.

Stephen Bean Wow almost forgot I used to have one for Primary school!

Mark Hammersley

Graham Hayden

Christine Justice Luggage size and school case. I love the latches on the big one and the school cases were perfect for putting on their end and using as a seat.

Neil Leigh Here are a few of mine.

Paul Birch My old Globite (1964) school case.

Cathy Kinsey Mine is still as good as new.

Kyle William My brother and I did a print ad in school uniform with our trusty Globites about 48 or 49 years ago!

Carolyn Foster I had a few Globite suitcases growing up. One lasted a long time well into my adulthood, but didn’t make it with the many moves over the years. I do however have pictures of me with my Globite case that I used for school. Taken in 1964. My first day of school.

Fiona Wardman

John Morton I take it on all of our trips but I wouldn’t subject it to aeroplane travel.

John Morton My Globite.

Gail Veronica 40 years old. I use to buy my daughter a school bag a year.

Gail Veronica

Jennifer Cox My brother and I and our Globite in approximately 1983.

Miyo Baker And I still have mine I’m the little one on the far left also have a yellow bigger one I got a few years later.

Wendy Weekes 1960s version that I’ve covered with stamps & envelopes sent to me by family and friends, and then lacquered. Great storage for old letters.

Karen N Kerry Clayton Found this a while back... that would be in 1971

Lisa Schofield Here’s my first Globite on my first day of kindergarten back in 1982. Mum wrapped green ribbon around my handle so I knew which was mine.

Kerry Souter First day of school with my brother and our globites. Still have it ... storing a kid’s train set.

Siobhan Harding This used to be my port from primary school (around the time we got the telephone by the sticker inside - early 1980s ) now I keep my sewing stuff in it