The sharpies were a uniquely-Australian, predominantly Melbourne-based phenomenon in the 1960s and 70s, which followed on from the bodgies and widgies of the 1950s. These working class suburban kids were distinct from British skinheads in their look and liked their music hard, loud and local, following bands such as Lobby Lloyde, Billy Thorpe, Rose Tattoo and early AC/DC. By the 1980s youth culture had splintered into a myriad of different tribes, largely grouped around different music styles, a