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Reply #225 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 10:56pm

Kat wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 3:02pm:

Nice shot, Wolseley!

Love the old brake-van (Guard's van) behind the loco - spent many an hour on them
when I was a young freight Guard.

I was recently walking thru Darling Harbour with a mate who is considerably younger
than myself. I made a casual comment along the lines of, 'You know, this place would
make a fantastic rail freight hub...'.

No, he didn't 'get' it.

And, on the subject of Darling Harbour, in case you missed it, here is a photo taken in December of 1969 (I think) that I posted here a while ago:

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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #226 - Mar 13^th, 2016 at 9:35pm St Andrews Cathedral during the construction of Town Hall Square shopping arcade. Scanned from a slightly faded 35mm colour slide. I can't remember when I took it but it was probably around 1972 or 1973.
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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 15928 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #227 - Mar 26^th, 2016 at 9:37pm The croc that "lived" under my tv as a kid.
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Re: photo bucket
Reply #228 - Mar 26^th, 2016 at 10:00pm

Wolseley wrote on Mar 13^th, 2016 at 9:35pm:

St Andrews Cathedral during the construction of Town Hall Square shopping arcade. Scanned from a slightly faded 35mm colour slide. I can't remember when I took it but it was probably around 1972 or 1973.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1717/25630335702_d0d3060f3e_b.jpg

I used to work for the Gu'mint in St Andrews House right behind that..... but my favourite was QANTAS House......... (hint, hint for those with any idea)......

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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #229 - Mar 29^th, 2016 at 8:04pm York station, England, in 1975.
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GordyL Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4365 Hate Town Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #230 - Apr 2^nd, 2016 at 3:39pm Wonder what the povs are up to today.
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GordyL Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4365 Hate Town Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #231 - Apr 8^th, 2016 at 2:34pm Lotza matzos
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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #232 - Apr 15^th, 2016 at 4:57pm Windmill Street, The Rocks, in the early 1970s:
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GordyL Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4365 Hate Town Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #233 - May 10^th, 2016 at 7:36pm Green and blue
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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #234 - May 10^th, 2016 at 11:07pm Two Wolseley 15/60s at the 2014 Orange Blossom Festival Display at Baulkham Hills.
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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5802 Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #235 - May 11^th, 2016 at 7:47pm I learnt to drive in a Wolseley. Beautiful car it was. Very comfortable.
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Reply #236 - May 11^th, 2016 at 8:30pm

Black Orchid wrote on May 11^th, 2016 at 7:47pm:

I learnt to drive in a Wolseley. Beautiful car it was. Very comfortable.

Very comfortable indeed. Although (assuming you are Australian) the steering would have left a bit to be desired as far as accuracy was concerned. The steering of the 15/60, and it's peculiarly Australian descendant, the 24/80, was of the rather antique variety of cam and peg steering (very much from the Austin side of the BMC heritage rather than Morris, which was the more modern rack and pinion). A couple of years ago, I took my 15/60 to the local mechanic for a pink slip. They said that they would pass the car but warned me that the steering would be an issue next year.

The steering box and suspension had been rebuilt a few months before but, what the **** if I had left it any longer I would have needed a blue slip rather than a pink slip, so I said thank you and goodbye.....

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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #237 - May 11^th, 2016 at 8:33pm 1930 Rolls Royce Phantom II:
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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #238 - May 13^th, 2016 at 1:04pm And more of the same car:
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janetan New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2 California Gender:	Re: photo bucket Reply #239 - May 16^th, 2016 at 5:20pm Every city has its own unique beauty, very nice place of the God
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