Lost Photo
 

Hi Guys

Hanno has been reminding us to use the attach file Paper Clip Icon so photos don't get lost.

Well here is an example, posted a link last fall showing a video of London VE Day which had a HUP possibly one of the CBC recording units. Just went back to look at it and this is all you see

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Fortunately I did save screen shots if the key images on the video.

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So save those photos the CLOUD blows away.

Cheers Phil

PS Thanks Hanno for reminding us.

Houses on trucks
 

Hi Tony

That's my father on the left on the bridge in the photo. My parents split and then he died when I was young, so recently I went searching for photos of the moving of those houses. I already had all of the ones posted here, except for one. I am very grateful that someone posted it, as it is the best one of the whole collection which shows my father.

The houses were located in a town called Tallangatta in Victoria, which is now referred to as 'old Tallangatta'. The whole town was moved to higher ground, about five miles away, because the area it was situated in was to go underwater when they extended the Hume Weir. The town was moved in 1955.

The trucks and vehicles were owned by a contractor called Ernie Nunn, who came from Ballarat to shift the town.

The new town of Tallangatta continues to thrive today, and is undergoing a facelift at the moment. All of the houses which were moved, are still standing in their new locations.

I joined the forum to post a better photo of the jeep you point out following the house over the bridge. In appreciation of the photo I gained from you guys. Thanks again.

http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/0B...tml?sort=3&o=0

http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/0B...tml?sort=3&o=0

Hi Tracey

Thanks very much for your post, I'm pleased you were able to ID your father in the old photo. The internet is an amazing place!

Nice to know those old houses are still standing in Tallangatta today. I used to pass through when visiting relatives in Cudgewa back in the '80s. It's a beautiful region off the beaten track. I recall one time we dropped in on the way back from Sydney, taking a "short cut" over what appeared on the map to be a bridge across the Murray. We arrived at dusk to find no such bridge existed, and were about to turn round in disgust when the sound of a motor was heard across the water, and out of the gloom appeared a cable driven vehicle ferry - a most unexpected but very welcome sight! Great to see it's still running today.

Cheers,
Tony

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The Wymah Ferry! I've been on that a few times.

Yes, it is a lovely area. I've been away from here for more than 30 years. Its been fun exploring the area again.

Even more interesting after doing family ancestry research, and finding out where my ancestors lived, when they first arrived in Australia, and revisiting those places with that in mind.

After the town of Tallangatta was moved, two of the work crew stayed behind, being my father and his brother. Both married local girls, and started up their own house removal businesses. My uncle Bob is shown in the photo of the other house on the bridge, with the old bus in the foreground, on the roof of the house. My dad is in the foreground of that one too, with Ernie Nunn.

When I was a child, we used to drive ahead of, or behind dad's truck, in an old panel van with the 'danger wide load' sign on it. I still remember being on some of the work sites, and always amazed to see a house hit the road. Dad once blacked out a small town, when they took down the power lines on their way into it.

Dad went back to Ballarat and to work for Ernie again, after my parents split. Uncle Bob stayed in the business for many years afterwards, but has died a couple of years ago now.

Uncle Bob moved lots of army buildings, into Bandianna, to become housing for the immigrants after WWII and moved buildings for workers on the Hydro Electricity Scheme.

Thanks again for the photo you posted. :)

Found the attached when doing a 'trawl' though the NZ National Archives site this afternoon!
Taken on the day that the NZ troops entered Trieste in May, 1945.

Looks like a Ford CMP with a No.11 cab made it through the war in Italy!


Ref: DA-08388
New Zealand Infantry men dismounting from their trucks at the Albergo Excelsior, a hotel in Trieste, Italy. Photographed by George Kaye on the 4th of May 1945. NZ National Archives Collection.

Cheers,
Pete M. :thup:

Found a few more from my collection.
One is used by the RAF. Photos taken in Egypt ww2.
Keith

Unusual vehicle
 

The vehicle on the right of the pic above looks like an Australian Ford-Marmon Herrington Artillery Tractor No 3 or 3A, but it has a hard cab which I have not seen before. Any comments?

Chris

Dodge D15, I'd say.

Thank you so much Hanno!!!

My 76 year old eyes are not that good anymore as well the photo was a bit out of focus.

I came to the same conclusion but was having trouble finding a good photo of a Dodge with the roof hatch (they apparently came with and without the hatch).

I will have to go with this one.

Bill

Be Quick!
 

Ya got to be quick, but at the 4:35 mark you may spot a very handsome F15...
YouTube Link

Doesn't go that far...
 

It seems to finish at 4:34...

But if you go to 4:08 you may see a silhouette of something close to Howard's heart!

Well..
 

At 2:46 you may just see the front of another truck....!!!!!!

Yeah, dunno how I got that wrong... 4.08 was what I meant! :doh:

Eagle Eyes
 

Well spotted, Tony! I missed that one! What a handsome beast! :salute:

I spent quite a bit of time during my childhood there

Wow
 

Both of your trucks in one film clip: wonderful find!

Aaaannndddd....
 

And if you are quick, real quick, a C8AX (or parts thereof) in the foreground of this second video at the 20 second mark...
https://youtu.be/6rnL7zUmax4
The C8Ax is a survivor and now lives in Yass.
:cheers:
EDIT: But upon reflection, I thought the C8AX had a roof hatch... but the truck depicted may be a different one?

I was speaking to Roy Hewitt (the previous owner of the property where the quarry is) just yesterday, he must be nearly 90 years old, and still going well.

in the background
 

sourced from facebook 'WW2 Radio'
no details barring the date, 1943.
Photos : Myron Davis - LIFE Collections.

its obviously hot so the troops aren't wearing much uniform...but the slouch hats and ABC (Australian Broad casting ?) point towards them being Diggers.

Background
 

That's a perfect example of CMPs in the background, well found! They look like Australian F60Ls.

From the Holgate Archives
 

An "In the Background" from the family film archives (screengrab)
My Family (plus a couple of ring-ins) at Tathra NSW 1954

From the Holgate Archives II
 

Those of you on FB may have already seen this.
Family Holidays on the NSW South Coast, Tathra, 1949.
Those that know Tathra and the famous Wharf may find it interesting. But for those of us that like our CMP's skip to around the 4 minute mark.
TATHRA 1949

Roy
 

Wow I didn't think he'd still be around.
I must give him a call
H

Australian band in Palestine:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/mpc2005009824/PP/
Sorry if no news.
Cheers!

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Cab 12 Chev.

Regards Rick.

Hi Rick,
And thanks for that. Although I didn't upload the picture not because I'm lazy. I've posted the link instead because there is some info on the picture in the site and also there are several options for downloading it.
For example you can download the picture in stunning quality in TIFF format, preferred for printed publications. Indeed, the file size is big but it is worth, I think. You'll be able to read the tyre manufacturer :)
Cheers!

Is this one a Ford?
 

A good one for this thread, is the Blitz a Ford or Chev? I think Ford as it seems to have two handles on the roof in front of the hatch.

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Photo put up on F/b site 'White Scout Car Appreciation Group & Register'.

Regards Rick

CMPs
 

Seeing it's in Europe it won't be an Australian built truck so it can't have two handles.

Both makes had a single grab rail in front of the hatch on Canadian built trucks.

Thanks Keith, you are never too old to learn. :thup2:

National Army Museum - London, Image number 105099:
https://s29.postimg.org/fxbtfy64n/CMP_105099.jpg
More info here:
http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collecti...5-03-63-14-218
Cheers!