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Demolition of Sheahan House

January 21, 2022 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

With thanks to Carole Quinn for the photo, showing the recent demolition of Sheahan House, the previous maternity ward at Tumut Hospital. It’s an end of an era but with a silver lining: Tumut now has a new hospital. Post your memories of Sheahan House in the comments below.

Corn Harvesting – Blowering area

January 19, 2022 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

With thanks to Chris Nicholes: A 60’s Photo, Corn Harvesting for Mountain Maid cannery at Batlow. Out Blowering way, two Internationals from Kells garage.

3rd Year (3A), Tumut High School 1962

January 17, 2022 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

With thanks to Margaret Whitley: Front row: Dianne Foord, Jennifer West, Lynette Pearce, Janet Crampton, Jenny Learmont, Robyn Piper, Jenny Weeden, Margaret Hosken, Roslyn Simmonds, Jill McIntyre, Helen Clout, Pauline Anderson Back Row: Meryl Shaw, Jennette Annetts, Wilfred Klaus, Bobby Douglas, Ron Blomfield, Chris Bonner, Peter Crampton, George Lusis, John Giddings, Roger Learmont, Joe Halas, […]

Leo Hoad – Yarrangobilly Caves 1951

August 11, 2021 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Jeff Brown for finding these pics of Leo Hoad at Yarrangobilly Caves. Photographer is R Donaldson.

Edgar Joseph Baker’s Truck

May 29, 2020 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Malcolm Baker for this great picture and description: I am putting on a photo of one of Edgar Joseph Baker’s trucks. This one is reputably the first truck to be driven over Talbingo Mountain to Kiandra. I am not sure which year but I believe it was somewhere around 1925. I believe the […]

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