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Logging Operations in the Central North West Coast of Tasmania - After World War II

At the end of the Second World War, Australia went into rebuild mode. Sawn timber was in short supply on the mainland of Australia, as a direct result of Darwin’s bombings by the Japanese in 1942-43. One-third of the city’s homes were badly...

07 Nov 2024

1949 M L Bedford Truck

I drove past this old girl on a regular basis, sitting in the paddock behind a farmhouse in the village of Dalgety, NSW. She was buried deep in grass and the bonnet was missing. The idea to rescue her eventually got the better of me, and I thought...

06 Nov 2024

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350 trucks at WA Mack Muster & Truck Show

With nearly 350 trucks on show, the third Western Australian Mack Muster and Truck Show was never going to be anything other than a success. As over 8,000 enthusiasts and spectators converged on the show, which was held on the spacious grounds of...

Kyabram Mack Muster Part 3

In this episode of TruckStop we round out our visit to the Kyabram Mack Muster: Steve Parton from Strathalbyn, SA, finally got to a Mack muster with his 1982 R600 after a restoration that took nine years - the scroll-work and signwriting were only...

Kyabram Mack Muster Part 2

In this episode of TruckStop we continue our visit to the Kyabram Mack Muster: Allstone Quarries from Bendigo in Victoria, celebrated 50 years in business last year. Co-owner, Wes Bird, who says that their fleet is predominantly Macks with a few...

Kyabram Mack Muster Part 1

In this episode of TruckStop we visit the Kyabram Mack Muster: We have a chat with Dion Wilson, a builder from Triabunna, Tasmania, who rocked up to the muster with his 1987 Mack Super-Liner which he purchased in 2017 from Walgett, NSW. Originally...

Logging Operations in the Central North West Coast of Tasmania - After World War II

07 Nov 2024

1949 M L Bedford Truck

06 Nov 2024

International Intrigue

He was eager to see the family’s new truck, but first it had to go to Smiths in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell for its wide coach-built cabin and stake side market garden body. He was duly impressed when it arrived with its shiny, flowing...

05 Nov 2024

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In the Pipeline

In May, 1969, Alan Cant of AEC Logging Company was approached by the transport company who had the contract to deliver steel gas pipes along the six foot deep trench that was being dug from Adelaide to the Moomba gas fields, a distance of over 600...

31 Oct 2024