Via Ros Erskine, these brilliant pics of the staff at AJ Baker Garage in Wynyard St from the early 1950s (click on the pics for full size). Comments on those in the pics are from Douglas Baker – thanks!: Back row: Alec Baker, Kelly Morris,Fred Leck,Col Hoad,John Baker,Marce Walsh, Dallas Lowther (customer), Graeme Baker, Jim […]
Tumut Taxi Rank 1969 and 1971
With thanks to Chris Nicholes, these great pics and excellent descriptions: Tumut Taxi Rank 1969. 6 1968 Fords, all brought new from across the street at Monaro Motors. New car under $2,000, tank of petrol $3.00 tyres $15.00, taxi fare around town area 30 cents, 2 Holdens absent, 8 taxis on duty. Today only one, […]
Outside Learmonts in Russell St
With huge thanks to Tracie Bahun, this is a great picture, with Tracie’s description below: This is one of my favourite photos of my dad Kevin McGrath who unfortunately passed in december 1980 (top right). Also in the photo are Chook Denning, my uncle Joe Bowden, Rex Brown and I’m unsure of the others. It’s […]
1990 Junction Music Festival
With thanks to Glen Ward: Also – if you’re on Facebook, check out Glen’s superb Junction Music Festival archive here.
First car to travel up Talbingo Mountain
Another brilliant photo from Chris Nicholes: 1925 Flint, A car which spent its early life in Tumut, owned by the Moffat family. This was the first car to travel up Talbingo mountain in 1929. Photo in Kirra st Tumut, outside my first house 1974. Update (with thanks to Kevin Swann) – the first car up […]