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Tumut High 6th Form 1970

June 10, 2017 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

With thanks to John Pollard for the photo and description – please feel free to add any more details in the comments below. THS 6th Form Year 1970. I think the group is: Back Row from left: B Bloomfield, M Pollard, J Pollard, P McDonell, J Hillier, S Smith, B Boyle, R Arentz, R Knight, […]

Tumut Car Dealer Advertisements – 1972

November 27, 2016 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Chris Nicholes for these ads from a special October 1972 edition of the Tumut and Adelong Times:

48 Class locomotive hauling freight

June 25, 2016 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

This picture was taken in 1971 and shows a 48 Class locomotive hauling freight out of Tumut. Thanks to Glen Ward for the picture.

Norm and Cath Bye

June 9, 2016 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Marie Randall for this picture and description: Photo of Norm and Cath Bye’s home in River St. Taken from corner of Richmond and River Sts. Date unknown. 11 kids were raised in that home.

Tumut Flood Circa 1975

May 30, 2016 by lostadmin 2 Comments

Thanks to Doug McDiarmid for the pictures and descriptions (click on the pictures for the full-sized versions): Big storm-flood about 75/76 in Tumut area. Series of photos. This one (pretty sure!) is out the Blowering Road, around the area for the Wilkinson property (near the turn-off for the dam wall). Too long ago, and no […]

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