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Just had reboot ~ thanks to Michael Brown ~

Ben a busy 18 months and things have been radically changing for the better for us in FNQ Aust. As a result I have not done a lot of field ...

Well again we have been under the hammer of extreme Mercury and cruel UV ~ while the southern regions of Australia break out their woollies.

Of late very two days we get severe local...

Well finally ~ managed to get out again ~ this time with ol' Mate Terry ~ who has moved to Mareeba ~ which is far better situation and a mere 40 Km form our place.

We are hoping this...

As suggested been a bit quiet in FNQ ~ and now we have had on going rian~ evem as i speak it is raining with extreme forecast ~

But managed a couple of Hunts. The "first" was a...

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Reckon not too many missed that point !

I for one got myself into strife with some folks when I criticised Military re-enactors who were on the corpulent side and was not...

An intriguing assessment of Australian Diggers in WWII by Rommel and the German Soldiers who confronted the Australians i North Africa ~


What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About...

Another late start as never expected to see the weather was when we got up so after some procrastination ~ I packed up and headed out ~

Windy ~ 23 Deg. very isolated showers ~ Setting...

Also on my Wish list ~ only ever seen one which was dug locally ~

Noice!

BC Thanks mate

I followed tru on the Air force book link and it was the 38th Bombardment group that came to Australia ~

They had B17 and P38s mostly locally at Mareeba ~ and would...

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As suggested the archives were destroyed inthe 1970s by fire ~

But we have reached this point ~ Sadly died at 23 years ~

The token relic names engraved ~ Found in...

An intriguing response from the United states ~


Unfortunately, to my knowledge, there is no ‘list’ of those from the 22nd BG that served in Queensland and certainly nothing specifically...

Actually that is completely Logical after all it ws back then the US Army Air corp ~ right.

Dumbo! Thanks for rattling the bucket ! MAP


I will put that to Mate doing the search!~

Hey Folks

Can any one offer a link to Personel archive records of USAAF in WWII~

I am sure there is a link on site but not having much luck ~ have the US Army link but

We have a ...

Most have recovered the Classic Brass Military Buttons.

And some may well have seen these brass buttons damaged or even crushed !(?) No one has come up with a definitive answer to why ~ ...

Hey Blokes ~ I have exchanged details with Carolyn ~

Unfortunately have already returned the ID tag in question to th extended family several years ago ~

I have offered send her a...

Yes ~ They were brave young men ~

There were many positive stories.

A good friend of my Mum's ~ was a tail gunner in a Lancaster and sserved in bombing runs over Europe ~ the only ...

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Life ~ Christmas with the 385 th BG.



Hope all over indulge~ and Life is Great ~

I FINALLY finished my Twenty Five Pounder Armour Piercing round,

They were originally Black but no way ~ am I spending yonks cleaning the round and paint it black ~

We are palming...

I ecenlty WON a Coiltek MD Coil but ti was not the right one for my Detector and after offering a smashing hot deal no one wanted it so i approached a trader and hewas glad to do a deal ~
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Been a tad slow of late ~ between extremes of heat and now the Wet season in tropical FNQ has started early ~

But we ~ mate and I headed out to a new area for permission on burnt off farm...

I owe a HUGE thanks to friend Rod after he sent me a ink related to my extended great Uncle who wo went MIA in September 1945 ~ AFTER VJ day in the Milne Bay area ~ as pilot of a C47 ...

Point if clarification ~ trypo on my part Corretc ~

H.G.&R. Ld. - Hepburn, Gale & Ross Limited. - Other Equipment - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum

Yes My typo mistake HGR ~

Seesm they made a LOT of WWI kit ~

Can anyone help with this mystery dated 1918 Item found in Australian military WWII camp this week

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Can anyone advise as to what this is ~

Found this week ~

WWII camp stamped RGS (Manufacturer ) 1918 ~ Research says they made a Huge variety of Military kit ~ but what is this ~

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