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[Tony Wheeler]

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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