Reply With QuoteThat is my 2nd cousin, she is Sicilian , and Angelo is coming to see you, BobOriginally Posted by Debacle
Oh, hell........
Sheerluck.....I was being facetious, no machete fun times for you
And it was both
I did like your bogan Yoda in your post "whip you with my mullet, I will."
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SubscriberThat is my 2nd cousin, she is Sicilian , and Angelo is coming to see you, Bob
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
Lord Jock
I am guilty of souveniring one of the Old Ghan Railway dog spikes just after it ceased to run in 1980. I mounted it on a plaque!
Cheers, Mick.
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1971 S2A 88
1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
1972 S3 88 x 2
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1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
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Must admit we've picked up a few over the years - there's plenty about.
This pic was taken in 2008, ~ 25years after the line closed.
As a general rule I don't like people taking souvenirs, especially one offs like the Beadell signs etc, but in reality these rail spikes are more like picking something out of a rubbish dump.
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What's gonna happen to those spikes if they don't get collected? Perhaps they'll continue rusting away? It's not like they're part of Roman ruins or Aboriginal sacred sites, is it. How old are they?
DM, now I'm confused but I do like the pictures you post
Lord Jock
The line started from Pt Augusta in the 1880's so there are probaly a few among them that date back that far!What's gonna happen to those spikes if they don't get collected? Perhaps they'll continue rusting away? It's not like they're part of Roman ruins or Aboriginal sacred sites, is it. How old are they?
DM, now I'm confused but I do like the pictures you post
Cheers, Mick.
1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
1971 S2A 88
1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
1972 S3 88 x 2
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-014
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
REMLR 88
1969 BSA Bantam B175
AT REST
ok....
now that we're back on the thread
I didn't think much of the attitude either but must 'fess up, this hatrack took our fancy in Hawker and it has proved very useful.
I've got a close up on one of the spikes for you - it's probably one of the 1880 ones I expect
as you can see SWMBO thinks she's entitled to use of one of the hatrack spikes as well
Lord Jock
Still got this too!
Cheers, Mick.
1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
1971 S2A 88
1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
1972 S3 88 x 2
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-014
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
REMLR 88
1969 BSA Bantam B175
AT REST
ah.... nice - wonder if it can still be obatined ?
I am reading the book at the moment "The Ghan " by Basil Fuller.
Its a beaut book.
I have never collected a spike while passing thru but next time I will.
I like the idea of having one mounted on a plaque with a bit of a story.
I will not plate or paint it. I would sand it lightly to remove the loose stuff and then coat it with rust converter thereby keeping it looking near to original.
Cheers.
PS: I also like the idea of the hatrack.
One of those would be beaut to hang me Akubra's and Pith helmet
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