With thanks to Chris Nicholes for the picture and description: Bill Sundin on the DKW motor cycle on the old winding gravel! Snowy Mountains highway, 1966. I worked on the reconstruction of this road, inspiration point to Kiandra, 66/69. The new road was a vast improvement all done on budget and on time despite all […]
1950 International Truck
With thanks to Chris Nicholes for the picture and description (click on picture for full size): Tipper fitted with a Berryman Loader, This method of loading a truck was very common in the 50s and 60s. The advent of Bobcats made them redundant, They operated by means of a Winch mounted under the body which […]
Festival of Falling Leaf 1968: The Sherwood Petites
With thanks to Judy Davis for this great pic and info (click on image for full size): Marching girls – The Sherwood Petites we were called. In the parade for the Festival of the Falling Leaf in 1968.
Wynyard St 1918
Courtesy of Tegan French, a picture of Wynyard St Tumut in 1918, after the World War 1 armistice:
Demolition of Talbingo Hotel
With thanks to Brian Rosetta, a pic of the Demolition of the Talbingo Hotel to make way for the construction of Jounama Dam.