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  1. 13th Oct 2015, 12:20 PM #1
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    Default Army apprentice 1961

    How things have changed since 1961

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    Quote Originally Posted by morrisman View Post
    How things have changed since 1961
    Yep, been all downhill since the sixties...
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    This is a movie of a bush workshop in QLD during WW2 . Everything was done outside ! No sheds or garage .

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    Quote Originally Posted by morrisman View Post
    This is a movie of a bush workshop in QLD during WW2 . Everything was done outside ! No sheds or garage .
    Rarely rains in Townsville. Japs still a threat so not many smiles.

    I love the shot of the chap walking behind the press scratching his head.
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    I used to got to Balcombe a lot as part of a ferry run when I was in the army and I always thought it was in the most fantastic place due to its position and out look. I suppose it has been sold and the developers made millions in the deal.
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