Where were you when you took this photo MRM looks like maybe Papa New Guiney. I have never seen any of our aboriginals using the head to carry the shopping but seen a few bogged trucks over the years. 
Dig
DIG:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI will pass on that one Buzzer I think possibly a eastern states truck maybe Brisbane Darwin SUD has a pretty big shoe box he may be able to help.I would say before Mushroom man arrived in Queenslandā¦
Dig
Geez! How old do you think I am, Dig? 
I reckon that photo was pre 1980, I was only just starting to spread my wings and hadnāt left the bitumen then.
Note the lack of mudguards on any axle other than the steer, that was to stop the mud building up and damaging the gear.
The scenery is pretty typical of most of Queensland, between the Channel Country and western Divide.
DIG:
Where were you when you took this photo MRM looks like maybe Papa New Guiney. I have never seen any of our aboriginals using the head to carry the shopping but seen a few bogged trucks over the years.Dig
Hi Dig, I took that photo in Nigeria in 1975, it was somewhere between Kano, Nigeria and Bangui in the Central African Republic. I would have to climb up in the loft to get my old Michelin maps out to be more precise.
I know that there are a few dog lovers on here so I thought that I would add this photo of one of our local Dingoes.
mushroomman:
Yes Dig, it was probably taken about twenty years or so before I headed Down Under, I took these two probably about the same time.7
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While looking through the photo shoe box, I did come across this picture that I downloaded from the local paper in 2003, after we had a bit of rain. I think that the company was N.Q.X. or North Queensland Express, I bet that S.D.U. can shed some light onto it.
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These were all taken about ten years ago.
I liked the Greyhound bus rego.5
These were all taken at Apple Tree Creek, I bet S.D.U. has passed this layby a few times.
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Good onya Mushroomman, talk about put a bloke on the spot.
Iād say the two top photos are Africa.
The paddling NQX truck would have been caught out in the resultant rain depression from cyclone Larry.
I was living in Cairns at the time, carting fuel to Karumba in a B-double. After loading in Cairns, I had to travel south to Innisfail, then cross the range via the Palmerston Highway, the closest B-double rated route to the west. The road was steep and wound itās way through dense tropical rain forest. After the cyclone I saw buildings, twenty metres from the road, that I never knew existed. There was one double story house that had lost its roof, that the owners had tied a sheet to the upper floor verandah, that said JUST LARRIED. 
No idea where the Skinny Dog photo was taken (Gold Coast maybe?), but Greyhound bought all 1,000 DOG numberplates.
Appletree, very familiar and the location of one of my most successful, devious plans.
I was living in Cairns and doing a weekly Cairns Brisbane return in a rather quick, unlimited 8v92T powered SAR.
Due to some ā ā ā ā poor admin by myself and my predilection to fill out my log book retrospectively, to my advantage, I found myself halfway to Mackay before realising that I had left home without my logbook. So long as I wasnāt silly and didnāt draw attention to myself, I had a better than even money chance of saving five logbook pages and not being caught.
Mushroomman sounds as if he can vouch for the hundred kilometres of narrow, winding and steeply undulating goat-track between Miriam Vale and Gin Gin, with few overtaking opportunities, prior to its realignment.
At about midnight, shortly after leaving Miriam Vale I caught up to a Toyota Land Cruiser, towing a very large enclosed trailer. He was travelling at 90~95 kph, I was happy at that speed so followed at a couple of hundred yards distance.
Once we got into the hills it became apparent that this was the non-turbo model, he struggled to hold 60 kph uphill. Once over the hill I attempted to overtake but the Toyota found a new lease of life, belching black smoke and doing itās utmost to stay in front. This happened a couple of times, so a little local knowledge by me would save the day, or night.
I knew where the next passing opportunity was, so I dropped back 5~600 metres and bided my time. My time came, I dropped out of overdrive and gunned it. By the time he realised what was happening, his sudden acceleration was in vain. I passed him at 140 kph, which wouldnāt have done his trailer any favours. 
Of course, he left his high beams and driving lights on, so I drove out of sight and settled down to a sedate 100 kph.
I didnāt stop in Gin Gin, just rumbled through at a non attention drawing 50 kph. Approaching Appletree Creek a northbound called me up, alerting me to the local copper in the median strip at Childers. He was wont to do this at night, checking logbook of North and southbounders, he also had his speed gun with him, as usual. (Not predictable are they? 
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I backed off and considered my options, parking up behind the roadhouse to wait for Mr Plod to go to bed was looking likely, when olā mate and his big wobbly box came into view.
A devious plan flashed into my mind. From Appletree to Childers is only a few minutes, uphill with an overtaking lane. I slowed down enough to allow the Toyota to catch up, without making it too obvious. At the overtaking lane, I let the truck labour and the Toyota crept past the restrained GM. Once I crested the hill and was out of the overtaking lane, I tucked in behind the big aluminum box and āoffered some encouragementā. The encouragement was obviously appreciated as my saviour scurried off, valve bouncing, smoke belching, as fast a rate as the 4.2 litres of raw, non-turbo Toyota power could muster.
As I ambled through Childers, the copper was otherwise engaged. I was tempted to give a peep on the air horn, but decided not to push my luck.
Where abouts in Godzone are you Mushroomman?
mushroomman:
DIG:
Where were you when you took this photo MRM looks like maybe Papa New Guiney. I have never seen any of our aboriginals using the head to carry the shopping but seen a few bogged trucks over the years.Dig
Hi Dig, I took that photo in Nigeria in 1975, it was somewhere between Kano, Nigeria and Bangui in the Central African Republic. I would have to climb up in the loft to get my old Michelin maps out to be more precise.
I know that there are a few dog lovers on here so I thought that I would add this photo of one of our local Dingoes.
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Fraser, Mushroomman?
Mushrooman:
I know that there are a few dog lovers on here so I thought that I would add this photo of one of our local Dingoes.
That includes me as Dig knows, love 'em all though not so keen on very small.
BTW some bloke in NT told me it was illegal to own an Alsation, because the resulting combination if mated with a Dingo, could be lethal.
Clever Dingo X fearless Ally = catastrophe.
Was he right or was he a spinner?
Wonder what they would have said if I had had my gentle old Rottie, Boss, with me.
Thanks to Buzzer, Andrew Morrison, mushroomman, DIG and Punchy Dan for the photos 
also the Aussie craic/yarn is going well
Oily
Loggers at Fort William to and fro the mill at Corpach.
Credit to Dan Lloyd(Trucker Dan home town Townsville Qsld) for the photos.
Spardo:
2 comments on that lot. How the hell do you sheet those barrels safely?Happily I was never asked to do so.
And is that a wartime Scammell? And if so is that the reason for the strange roping job? Regular driver called up for the duration?
Helif that wunt an fugly cab.
Star down under.:
mushroomman:
Yes Dig, it was probably taken about twenty years or so before I headed Down Under, I took these two probably about the same time.7
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While looking through the photo shoe box, I did come across this picture that I downloaded from the local paper in 2003, after we had a bit of rain. I think that the company was N.Q.X. or North Queensland Express, I bet that S.D.U. can shed some light onto it.
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These were all taken about ten years ago.
I liked the Greyhound bus rego.5
These were all taken at Apple Tree Creek, I bet S.D.U. has passed this layby a few times.
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Good onya Mushroomman, talk about put a bloke on the spot.
Iād say the two top photos are Africa.
The paddling NQX truck would have been caught out in the resultant rain depression from cyclone Larry.
I was living in Cairns at the time, carting fuel to Karumba in a B-double. After loading in Cairns, I had to travel south to Innisfail, then cross the range via the Palmerston Highway, the closest B-double rated route to the west. The road was steep and wound itās way through dense tropical rain forest. After the cyclone I saw buildings, twenty metres from the road, that I never knew existed. There was one double story house that had lost its roof, that the owners had tied a sheet to the upper floor verandah, that said JUST LARRIED.
No idea where the Skinny Dog photo was taken (Gold Coast maybe?), but Greyhound bought all 1,000 DOG numberplates.
Appletree, very familiar and the location of one of my most successful, devious plans.
I was living in Cairns and doing a weekly Cairns Brisbane return in a rather quick, unlimited 8v92T powered SAR.
Due to some ā ā ā ā poor admin by myself and my predilection to fill out my log book retrospectively, to my advantage, I found myself halfway to Mackay before realising that I had left home without my logbook. So long as I wasnāt silly and didnāt draw attention to myself, I had a better than even money chance of saving five logbook pages and not being caught.
Mushroomman sounds as if he can vouch for the hundred kilometres of narrow, winding and steeply undulating goat-track between Miriam Vale and Gin Gin, with few overtaking opportunities, prior to its realignment.
At about midnight, shortly after leaving Miriam Vale I caught up to a Toyota Land Cruiser, towing a very large enclosed trailer. He was travelling at 90~95 kph, I was happy at that speed so followed at a couple of hundred yards distance.
Once we got into the hills it became apparent that this was the non-turbo model, he struggled to hold 60 kph uphill. Once over the hill I attempted to overtake but the Toyota found a new lease of life, belching black smoke and doing itās utmost to stay in front. This happened a couple of times, so a little local knowledge by me would save the day, or night.
I knew where the next passing opportunity was, so I dropped back 5~600 metres and bided my time. My time came, I dropped out of overdrive and gunned it. By the time he realised what was happening, his sudden acceleration was in vain. I passed him at 140 kph, which wouldnāt have done his trailer any favours.
Of course, he left his high beams and driving lights on, so I drove out of sight and settled down to a sedate 100 kph.
I didnāt stop in Gin Gin, just rumbled through at a non attention drawing 50 kph. Approaching Appletree Creek a northbound called me up, alerting me to the local copper in the median strip at Childers. He was wont to do this at night, checking logbook of North and southbounders, he also had his speed gun with him, as usual. (Not predictable are they?
I backed off and considered my options, parking up behind the roadhouse to wait for Mr Plod to go to bed was looking likely, when olā mate and his big wobbly box came into view.
A devious plan flashed into my mind. From Appletree to Childers is only a few minutes, uphill with an overtaking lane. I slowed down enough to allow the Toyota to catch up, without making it too obvious. At the overtaking lane, I let the truck labour and the Toyota crept past the restrained GM. Once I crested the hill and was out of the overtaking lane, I tucked in behind the big aluminum box and āoffered some encouragementā. The encouragement was obviously appreciated as my saviour scurried off, valve bouncing, smoke belching, as fast a rate as the 4.2 litres of raw, non-turbo Toyota power could muster.
As I ambled through Childers, the copper was otherwise engaged. I was tempted to give a peep on the air horn, but decided not to push my luck.Where abouts in Godzone are you Mushroomman?
Enjoyed the yarn!
essexpete:
Spardo:
2 comments on that lot. How the hell do you sheet those barrels safely?
And is that a wartime Scammell? And if so is that the reason for the strange roping job? Regular driver called up for the duration?Helif that wunt an fugly cab.
Strewth Pete, hard to please or what? Clean lines, neatly raked screen, easy to change wiper, big heads, twin fogs, whatās not to like?
Spardo:
Mushrooman:
I know that there are a few dog lovers on here so I thought that I would add this photo of one of our local Dingoes.That includes me as Dig knows, love 'em all though not so keen on very small.
BTW some bloke in NT told me it was illegal to own an Alsation, because the resulting combination if mated with a Dingo, could be lethal.
Clever Dingo X fearless Ally = catastrophe.
Was he right or was he a spinner?Wonder what they would have said if I had had my gentle old Rottie, Boss, with me.
Yes I heard something similar David but there were plenty of Alsations around the Kimberly when I lived there.
One year during the wet the Derby clay target club was invited to Mount House station for a long weekend to sample some duck shooting and when travelling to the wet lands on the station 4wds we saw a pack of Dingos estimated 30 chasing a small mob of donkeys and after seeing the result of them catching one i have to say they didnāt need any inter breeding to up their savergry.
We were to late and to far away with shot guns to help the donkey but we had one old 303 station rifle on the vehicle with which we managed to scatter the pack for a while.
I had some misgivings about Lila and she does show here wildness if she spots the roos which visit us on a regular basis so we keep her leashed or penned when they are about but thatās not any different to our other dogs.
Dig
Froggy55:
Thanks for all your answers and suggestions! Austin Cambridges, yes certainly, and letās go for a post-1959 picture. A closer look to the picture shows some people, maybe queuing at a bus stop, dressed in style that certainly doesnāt look British. The trees on the right look more African than Far East. Then, what about Rhodesia, Nigeria or Kenya? And the yellow discs could indeed belong to a taxi company.
Must be UK.
Star down under.:
Fraser, Mushroomman?
Correct S.D.U. on The Fraser Coast at Hervey Bay a.k.a. āGodās Waiting Roomā.
Infact, two weeks ago they held a Mobility Scooter Convoy to try and retain the world record.
Click on the video to see more.
abc.net.au/news/2022-09-10/ ā¦ /101426144
Actually, Fraser Island has now gone Woke and it changed its name a few months ago to Kāgari, which is allegedly the Aboriginal name for the island.
Oily and our other Scottish Truckneteers may find the Scottish connection quite interesting if they look up Eliza Fraser, Captain Fraser and The Stirling Castle.
There is a brief history of it here.
fraserisland.net/fraser-isl ā¦ an-history
And not to go too far off track, I came across this road train video which I donāt think that you have posted before on Your Back Yard thread so apologies if you already have.
mushroomman:
Star down under.:
Fraser, Mushroomman?Correct S.D.U. on The Fraser Coast at Hervey Bay a.k.a. āGodās Waiting Roomā.
Infact, two weeks ago they held a Mobility Scooter Convoy to try and retain the world record.
Click on the video to see more.
abc.net.au/news/2022-09-10/ ā¦ /101426144Actually, Fraser Island has now gone Woke and it changed its name a few months ago to Kāgari, which is allegedly the Aboriginal name for the island.
Oily and our other Scottish Truckneteers may find the Scottish connection quite interesting if they look up Eliza Fraser, Captain Fraser and The Stirling Castle.
There is a brief history of it here.
fraserisland.net/fraser-isl ā¦ an-history
And not to go too far off track, I came across this road train video which I donāt think that you have posted before on Your Back Yard thread so apologies if you already have.
I always knew it as the Town of the Newlyweds and nearly Deads.
Weāll have to organise a coffee morning, you too Peterm. Anyone else relatively local?
Mushroomman:
And not to go too far off track, I came across this road train video which I donāt think that you have posted before on Your Back Yard thread so apologies if you already have.
Interesting, I didnāt realise there was such a variety of combinations nowadays. Bit of a change from my old A-triple.
SDU:
Weāll have to organise a coffee morning, you too Peterm. Anyone else relatively local?
Iām up for it, only problem is I canāt afford the bus fare. 
Spardo:
Mushroomman:
And not to go too far off track, I came across this road train video which I donāt think that you have posted before on Your Back Yard thread so apologies if you already have.Interesting, I didnāt realise there was such a variety of combinations nowadays. Bit of a change from my old A-triple.
SDU:
Weāll have to organise a coffee morning, you too Peterm. Anyone else relatively local?Iām up for it, only problem is I canāt afford the bus fare.
Tell me the route number, Iāll have a word with the driver. 
Star down under.:
Spardo:
Mushroomman:
And not to go too far off track, I came across this road train video which I donāt think that you have posted before on Your Back Yard thread so apologies if you already have.Interesting, I didnāt realise there was such a variety of combinations nowadays. Bit of a change from my old A-triple.
SDU:
Weāll have to organise a coffee morning, you too Peterm. Anyone else relatively local?Iām up for it, only problem is I canāt afford the bus fare.
Tell me the route number, Iāll have a word with the driver.
Not surprisingly heās gone out of business, shortly after he dumped me in Lahore last time.