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  1. 12th September 2012, 07:19 PM #1
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    Series in action, way back when

    Hi all,
    I would like to share a recent stumble-upon, the following website of National Mapping (NATMAP)'s history

    XNATMAP home page

    Under the title header if you look at the NATMAP link there are a number of galleries with Series Ones, Twos, Two As, Forward Controls probably some Threes; and a number of Inters and larger trucks.
    More can be found under 'Documents' in particular Published Documents> Geodetic Survey

    Here are a few selected favourites





    and a short story about the last (Aussie) Forward Control:
    Article by Paul wise
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    Love these old stories, reading one of Len Beadles books has given me a bit of zest for these tales.
    I do have a question though, what is a Tellurometer used for?
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    Now I know what a tel-thingy is.

    THE BIRTH OF THE MRA-2 TELLUROMETER AT NATMAP
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    And now for some recent action

    Here is a recent clip (a couple of months ago) of a 1957 Series 1 playing trains-moving a pair of 1951 steam locomotives (named Alfred and Judy) in the UK:
    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3QBSPCF5k]MVI 8766 - YouTube[/ame]
    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiiiTgl8B_Q]MVI 8767 - YouTube[/ame]
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    Did you notice the spring leaves on the Series I parting due to the acute angle on the winch cable? I thought the Series I was going to be lifted off the floor with the initial attempt.
    Roger
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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh View Post
    Hi all,
    I would like to share a recent stumble-upon, the following website of National Mapping (NATMAP)'s history
    <Images removed>

    and a short story about the last (Aussie) Forward Control:
    Article by Paul wise
    Interesting article and I wonder if this SIIB was the one tested by the Army several years earlier. After all the Army Testing Establishent was a branch of the Dept of Supply and located in Maribyrnong.

    The one fault in the article is it's reference to the last forward control. SIIB were still being sold new in 1973 (33100455D-4/10/73, 33100439D-16/7/73, 33100441D-11/7/73)

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    Found this on another website. The caption simply said 'roo shootin'
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    Series 1 forging tracks in Tassie Highlands

    The latest edition of my flyfishing magazine is heaven, it has merged fishing with Series landies in a story about a group of anglers who were the first to take vehicles into Tassies Western lakes area. In 1962 they took a "1954 short-wheelbase landrover" and a 90" ute where none had gone before. The story is in Flylife Number 71 FlyLife - About Us and some of the Series pictures are below
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    Here's a gallery of Land Rover images on Flickr from 'lindsaybridge'

    Land Rover/s - a set on Flickr

    Series I, II/IIa and a Forward Control IIa.

    I wonder what the angle iron hanging under the bumper is for?



    A few more Flickr selections


    1962 - Don (aka Bondi) Beech and &quot;Klaus Immerman ornothologist from Germany&quot; with Govt. Landrover in KRS area by Kununurra Historical Society Archive &amp; Museum, on Flickr


    1962 - Crys and Karen Richards with Landrover at WA-NT border - KHS-2011-31-201-7.69-P2-D by Kununurra Historical Society Archive &amp; Museum, on Flickr


    1961 - Kevin's parents visiting from Perth on drive to Top Dam - KHS-2011-31-192-6.42-P2-D by Kununurra Historical Society Archive &amp; Museum, on Flickr


    1959 - Unknown men with black snake - KHS-2011-31-431-8.01-P2-D by Kununurra Historical Society Archive &amp; Museum, on Flickr
    Dinner!

    All of which can be seen in this collection
    Cars in the North - a set on Flickr
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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh View Post
    Here's a gallery of Land Rover images on Flickr from 'lindsaybridge'

    Land Rover/s - a set on Flickr

    Series I, II/IIa and a Forward Control IIa.

    I wonder what the angle iron hanging under the bumper is for?
    Hi Mark,

    It's a ground anchor, sometimes you needed up to three or four to get a good purchase. Hammer it into soft ground, tirfor or winch off the hole at the top.

    Bob
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