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30-06-11, 09:18
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And I can bet it will be another case of vandalism, where, like in the decommissioning of the Leopard Tanks, the power packs will be removed and the hulls filled with concrete so they "sit right".
When are we as a nation going to understand that (at least some) vehicles, water-craft, aircraft and even weapons need to be historically represented as fully functioning examples of their manufacture? Planes that fly, ships that sail, tanks that drive and weapons that can still fire. Most of the Army museums around the country only have operational pieces because of the time, effort and money donated by their volunteers and retired corps members, not because of the pittance provided by Defence for the maintenance of the AHU. Last edited by Dianaa; 30-06-11 at 09:25. 
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30-06-11, 10:00
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Surplus
Its interesting that the press release compares today to the end of the WW2 era.
Not much is similar . Can you imagine a road train of surplus tanks being driven from Pucka to West Gippsland , through Melbourne . That happened just after the war, when 3 locals here bought heaps of Grants, Stuarts and Matildas . Drivers were hired and off they went along the main roads . One tank towing another . Hayward was one of the consortium , and the other two I cannot recall. They bought heaps of spares too, including NOS engines in crates. Mike
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30-06-11, 13:00
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WWII Surplus
The name was Heywood, and quite a few remains are to be found around here.
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30-06-11, 21:34
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Eric
You should gather them up and bury them, with respect.
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01-07-11, 02:18
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Shady creek
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Hayward was at Shady creek . The propery is now a sand blasting business , I go there now and then to get stuff blasted. The sand blaster there told me the whole story, his wife is the daughter of the original 'Tank man'. A complete Grant was just down the road here where I live, in an old sawmill in the bush , it was driven there after the war and they just left it , they never used it, complete with main gun in situ . Around 1990, the tank man at Narre Warren procured it. I could say more, but this isn't the place  Mike
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