Buzzer:
Buzzer
Fawcetts Bulk Haulage reasonably large fleet of KW and Mack into livestock and side tipper work plus some liquid tanker operation based in Adelaide River [100 kms south of Darwin on the Stewart hwy}.
Dig
Dennis Javelin:
5thwheel:
Spardo:
Guy Big J high roof sleepers, whatâs not to like?Was that Westfieldâs from Mansfield? If it was and they were running those back in the day, Iâd have been up the A 614 like a shot.
Hated those side blowing exhausts though, such a racket and fumes right under your nose. With my Atki I was a regular at Sainsburyâs in Buntingford, up the high street blowing all the empty milk bottles over.
Says Mansfield on the doors David!
David
Was with Pickfords at some time according to this pic. Donât know if it was before or after this Westfield pic was taken though.
public.fotki.com/boballoa/briti ⌠html#media
Was Westfield part of Pickfords at some time?
Just noticed that this pic seems to have been taken at the Pickfords depot in Enfield in Sep 85. The KYV___P reg noâs were issued in London in late 1975 so Iâd hazard a guess and say that Westfield pic must have been taken after that date. I know that the removals division had a strict 8yr policy regarding the length of time we kept a truck but I donât know what the situation was with the heavy haulage fleet as their trucks wouldnât have done anything like the mileage the removal vans did.
Edit: This pic shows a (then) 9yr old Scammell with the same reg no area code so I think itâs safe to assume that these Westfield trucks started life with Pickfords
mushroomman:
I will have a guess David and say that they might have Afghani roots, we all know the valuable contributions that the Ghans made to the country.You know how it was back then, start off with a couple of camels, swop them for a Foden and the rest is history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_ca ⌠_Australia
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Of course, how stupid of me not to have thought of that, Iâm sure you are right. 
A fascinating couple of links too, so Abood was Lebanese then, and thus maybe a Christian which would explain his âchristianâ name. A true pioneer. And what about the bloke in Bourke cemetary? Only 32 years old when he died, I bet there is a story there too.
Spardo:
SDU:
This was allegedly an S21, severely damaged in an accident and recabbed with an early K100 cab. I think it was more likely the Delta at the top of the page. It became known as the Fodworth.I love that, but do you have any idea of the founderâs origins? Sounds Asian to me, possibly Pakistani (though Cedric seems well Anglo
) and I wonder when they first came to Oz bearing in mind the white Australia policy (official or otherwise). I left for the last time in 1970 I think it was, and although I had seen many dark faces, but all indigenous, I remember how shocked I was along with my mates who came to make sure I went*
, to see an African face at Mascot airport. Common enough in Blighty of course, but not in Oz.
- to make sure I went That was a joke of course amongst us, I was in fact very touched at the turnout and even received some farewell gifts.
The Aboods family migrated from Lebanon before WW ll.
I canât remember if Cedric was born just before or after the move. His formative years were in Australia.
Spardo:
mushroomman:
I will have a guess David and say that they might have Afghani roots, we all know the valuable contributions that the Ghans made to the country.You know how it was back then, start off with a couple of camels, swop them for a Foden and the rest is history.
Of course, how stupid of me not to have thought of that, Iâm sure you are right.
A fascinating couple of links too, so Abood was Lebanese then, and thus maybe a Christian which would explain his âchristianâ name. A true pioneer. And what about the bloke in Bourke cemetary? Only 32 years old when he died, I bet there is a story there too.
A story, I will give a story as Max Bygraves used to say.
In 2003 we set off in our motorhome from Brisbane, to go around Australia. About two months later we arrived in Broome in Western Australia and stayed a week parked on a campsite by the beach. Broome was famous for its Pearl fishing and every day we would walk past a couple of gravestones which looked like they had been neglected for many years. As one of the gravestones was for an Edward Cokayne Chippindall R.N. Age 34, the second son of the Rev John Chippindall of Cheetham Hill, Manchester we decided to spend a few minutes tidying the plot up.
I could imagine Edward Chippendall wearing one of those big heavy copper diving helmets searching around the seabed looking for Pearls, trying to make his fortune.
About fifteen years later, I joined ancestry.com and was very surprised to learn that the Rev John Chippindall of Cheetham Hill, married my motherâs grandad and her grandmother.
Sorry for the thread drift but you couldnât make that up. 
mushroomman:
Sorry for the thread drift but you couldnât make that up.
No drifting at all mate, the thread title is Past as well as Present and Inbetween. And really most interesting, a live link from so long ago.
BTW SDU, I think your link says that Abood arrived in Australia at about 5 or 6 years of age.
Star down under.:
Spardo:
SDU:
This was allegedly an S21, severely damaged in an accident and recabbed with an early K100 cab. I think it was more likely the Delta at the top of the page. It became known as the Fodworth.I love that, but do you have any idea of the founderâs origins? Sounds Asian to me, possibly Pakistani (though Cedric seems well Anglo
- to make sure I went That was a joke of course amongst us, I was in fact very touched at the turnout and even received some farewell gifts.
The Aboods family migrated from Lebanon before WW ll.
I canât remember if Cedric was born just before or after the move. His formative years were in Australia.
I wonder if Abood was the Lebanese version of Smith. We had a jewellers by the name of Abood at Cannon Hill K Mart. Just a small side track.
Spardo:
mushroomman:
Sorry for the thread drift but you couldnât make that up.No drifting at all mate, the thread title is Past as well as Present and Inbetween.
BTW SDU, I think your link says that Abood arrived in Australia at about 5 or 6 years of age.
Thanks David, I have reached that stage of life, when one cannot totally rely upon oneâs memory.
P.S. the link was supplied by mushroomman.
Star down under.:
Spardo:
mushroomman:
Sorry for the thread drift but you couldnât make that up.No drifting at all mate, the thread title is Past as well as Present and Inbetween.
BTW SDU, I think your link says that Abood arrived in Australia at about 5 or 6 years of age.
Thanks David, I have reached that stage of life, when one cannot totally rely upon oneâs memory.
P.S. the link was supplied by mushroomman.
Whoops, all Australians look alike to me.
backsplice:
0I,m sure Oily will agree with me the photo from Tyneside of the fergie 35 (gold engine ) the Tattie howkers could be in Angus around the mid 50,s or a wee bit later Angus Registration
Aye Robert and the wire baskets were call sculls, one between two when gaitherinâ, other memories were that there would be a couple of drill of earlys planted and they were dug with a graip also after the main crop was lifted the ground was grubbered with spring tines to unearth any missed during lifting.
Cheers
Oily
Thanks to lurpak, Buzzer, star down under, mushroomman, Dig and Punchy Dan for the photos also all links and the craic
Oily
Scots at Leeming Bar last month.
oiltreader:
backsplice:
0I,m sure Oily will agree with me the photo from Tyneside of the fergie 35 (gold engine ) the Tattie howkers could be in Angus around the mid 50,s or a wee bit later Angus RegistrationAye Robert and the wire baskets were call sculls, one between two when gaitherinâ, other memories were that there would be a couple of drill of earlys planted and they were dug with a graip also after the main crop was lifted the ground was grubbered with spring tines to unearth any missed during lifting.
Cheers
Oily
It Aye IOily right enough certainly brings back memories of the school tattie holidays and freezin hands balaclavas to keep the lugs warm and asore back at the end of the day âŚyour piece bag full with your boilin and looking forward to harrowing the next day but no bad wages at a pound a day âŚand 20 yard bits 
⌠vivid 70 years on !!!
5thwheel:
backsplice:
0I,m sure Oily will agree with me the photo from Tyneside of the fergie 35 (gold engine ) the Tattie howkers could be in Angus around the mid 50,s or a wee bit later Angus RegistrationSorry Backsplice,the decaled Massey Ferguson would have been a post 1958 model with red tin work and a grey engine,the âgold bellyâ was a Standard 23C engined FE35 Ferguson tractor,I have one of the last Ferguson âgold bellyâsâ 1957.
Up the back of the yard at one of my regular drops today was a (part-restored/ part working) Fordson Major with current (NSW, Australia) plates - Fordson blue, some sort of jerry-rigged front-end loader, Dexta front grille. Got my phone out, went to take a snap or three⌠blank screen (dead battery). I really am a complete and utter [zb]ing [zb] and I am kicking myself.
Star down under.:
Cedric Abood was well known for his appreciation of Foden, in the day.
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Apparently income didnât stretch to an all Foden fleet.
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Going upmarket, adding a sleeper.
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This was allegedly an S21, severely damaged in an accident and recabbed with an early K100 cab. I think it was more likely the Delta at the top of the page. It became known as the Fodworth.
Thanks very much for the photos of the Aboods wagons SDU. As Iâve said before, I used to see their wagons regular around Sydney and NSW and do drops to their Northmead depot.
Star down under.:
Spardo:
SDU:
This was allegedly an S21, severely damaged in an accident and recabbed with an early K100 cab. I think it was more likely the Delta at the top of the page. It became known as the Fodworth.I love that, but do you have any idea of the founderâs origins? Sounds Asian to me, possibly Pakistani (though Cedric seems well Anglo
- to make sure I went That was a joke of course amongst us, I was in fact very touched at the turnout and even received some farewell gifts.
The Aboods family migrated from Lebanon before WW ll.
I canât remember if Cedric was born just before or after the move. His formative years were in Australia.
A bit of interwebs trawling on Cedric Abood gave me this: roadtransporthall.com/inductee?id=1148
ParkRoyal2100:
Star down under.:
Cedric Abood was well known for his appreciation of Foden, in the day.Apparently income didnât stretch to an all Foden fleet.
Going upmarket, adding a sleeper.
This was allegedly an S21, severely damaged in an accident and recabbed with an early K100 cab. I think it was more likely the Delta at the top of the page. It became known as the Fodworth.
Thanks very much for the photos of the Aboods wagons SDU. As Iâve said before, I used to see their wagons regular around Sydney and NSW and do drops to their Northmead depot.
Abood descendants are still in the transport game, using the same livery, but specializing in crane trucks, based on the Gold Coast.
