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Monaro Motors Tumut – 1935 Ford Roadster Ute

March 1, 2014 by lostadmin 1 Comment

Another great one from Chris Nicholes: Monaro Motors, Wynyard St Tumut. Demolished 1970 to make way for the Ashton motel. Monaro Motors was founded by Mr Herrick Ashton Cork. Hence Ashton motel. The ute was an Australian icon.1935 Ford ute very rare, owned by Moran Beattie, Gilmore.

Brandy Mary’s Flat 1964

February 10, 2014 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Pic and description thanks to Chris Nicholes: Looking North, towards Trout farm area. In 1964 just prior to construction of Blowering Dam. During construction a lot of this land was used for Workshops, storage site sheds and administration.

1970s Festival of the Falling Leaf – Part 2

September 18, 2013 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Tumut Fire Brigade Late 1960s?

September 17, 2013 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Would anyone like to identify people or a specific year? With thanks to Barry Bye for submitting the photo.

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