Cheffins vintage sale may be of interest?
machinerysales.cheffins.co.uk/a … Ely-Cambs-
Spardo:
That’s a bit how I looked when I first arrived in Darwin, minus the corks though, never did see anyone with those, but yes to Matilda on me back. And the sweat with the humidity was real and the Wet was just finishing down the track.
David I recall when unloading at a drilling rig quite some way into the Great Sandy desert in northern WA an air craft landed at the air strip and a passenger demounted with a bag full of cloths etc and wearing a brand new stetson hat complete with corks , later in the day I caught up with the gentleman he told me he was a drill pipe inspector for the drilling company was 70 plus years of age had just married his 4th wife and when he was finished at this rig he was flying to meet her in Hawaii for a second honeymoon and he could still perform quite well 
, I asked him about the hat and he said an Aussi he sat next to him on the plane flying in from the USA had advised him to purchase a corked hat before heading for the desert.
He wore it for the 4 days he was there the flys at that time were away on holiday somewhere so maybe it was the corks after all.
This was us on the rigs air strip after loading the rig out waiting for the sun to go down and the sand to cool a bit to give us traction over the dunes on the 400kms back to the HWY,
Dig
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Spardo:
That’s a bit how I looked when I first arrived in Darwin, minus the corks though, never did see anyone with those, but yes to Matilda on me back. And the sweat with the humidity was real and the Wet was just finishing down the track.This was us on the rigs air strip after loading the rig out waiting for the sun to go down and the sand to cool a bit to give us traction over the dunes on the 400kms back to the HWY,
Dig
And not a cork in sight ha ha. The nearest I got to a cork was back in Blighty when somebody bought me a little cloth swagman statuette, complete with corks, and no flies. As for them, I had to be satisfied with the Bush Wave. 
Mixed feeling and comments on this announcement, it would be sad if the distinctive livery were to disappear.
Oily
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Spardo:
That’s a bit how I looked when I first arrived in Darwin, minus the corks though, never did see anyone with those, but yes to Matilda on me back. And the sweat with the humidity was real and the Wet was just finishing down the track.This was us on the rigs air strip after loading the rig out waiting for the sun to go down and the sand to cool a bit to give us traction over the dunes on the 400kms back to the HWY,
DigAnd not a cork in sight ha ha. The nearest I got to a cork was back in Blighty when somebody bought me a little cloth swagman statuette, complete with corks, and no flies. As for them, I had to be satisfied with the Bush Wave.
Around that time late 80s the WA gov had come up with a plan to eradicate the flies and it worked they mounted boxes on posts here there and every where with as I understand it a type of microwave unit in each one this zapped the females and made them sterile so they could still breed but were operating with empty breech blocks, we all laughed a bit when told what was happening “useless governments wasting tax payers money blah blah” but it worked and we had probbly close to 20 years without the little buggers but the system has shut down I think about 5 years ago and they are back with a vengeance.
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Spardo:
That’s a bit how I looked when I first arrived in Darwin, minus the corks though, never did see anyone with those, but yes to Matilda on me back. And the sweat with the humidity was real and the Wet was just finishing down the track.This was us on the rigs air strip after loading the rig out waiting for the sun to go down and the sand to cool a bit to give us traction over the dunes on the 400kms back to the HWY,
DigAnd not a cork in sight ha ha. The nearest I got to a cork was back in Blighty when somebody bought me a little cloth swagman statuette, complete with corks, and no flies. As for them, I had to be satisfied with the Bush Wave.
Around that time late 80s the WA gov had come up with a plan to eradicate the flies and it worked they mounted boxes on posts here there and every where with as I understand it a type of microwave unit in each one this zapped the females and made them sterile so they could still breed but were operating with empty breech blocks, we all laughed a bit when told what was happening “useless governments wasting tax payers money blah blah” but it worked and we had probbly close to 20 years without the little buggers but the system has shut down I think about 5 years ago and they are back with a vengeance.
Dig
What you need is a few decent salesmen to go around the world creating an export market in flies.
Oh wait, I see that that arch Brexiteer Rishi Sunac has joined the Trans Pacific Partnership, so much better than the largest market in the world on his own doorstep. Your troubles are all over mate. 
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I always thought that Munro livery was very striking. Back in the eighties they used to deliver rolls of paper at our warehouse from Tullis Russell and had a few units in their livery of grey and blue
T.B
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Spardo:
That’s a bit how I looked when I first arrived in Darwin, minus the corks though, never did see anyone with those, but yes to Matilda on me back. And the sweat with the humidity was real and the Wet was just finishing down the track.This was us on the rigs air strip after loading the rig out waiting for the sun to go down and the sand to cool a bit to give us traction over the dunes on the 400kms back to the HWY,
DigAnd not a cork in sight ha ha. The nearest I got to a cork was back in Blighty when somebody bought me a little cloth swagman statuette, complete with corks, and no flies. As for them, I had to be satisfied with the Bush Wave.
Around that time late 80s the WA gov had come up with a plan to eradicate the flies and it worked they mounted boxes on posts here there and every where with as I understand it a type of microwave unit in each one this zapped the females and made them sterile so they could still breed but were operating with empty breech blocks, we all laughed a bit when told what was happening “useless governments wasting tax payers money blah blah” but it worked and we had probbly close to 20 years without the little buggers but the system has shut down I think about 5 years ago and they are back with a vengeance.
Dig
They’re called insectocutors and they are also widely used in restaurant kitchens here (and I guess all over the world).
Dennis Javelin:
They’re called insectocutors and they are also widely used in restaurant kitchens here (and I guess all over the world).
Aren’t they electric dodads that attract then electrocute them, Dennis? I’m not sure that’s what Dig means.
Spardo:
Dennis Javelin:
They’re called insectocutors and they are also widely used in restaurant kitchens here (and I guess all over the world).Aren’t they electric dodads that attract then electrocute them, Dennis? I’m not sure that’s what Dig means.
On reading his post more carefully you’re probably right. I spent a few months training to be a chef after I left school and just remember them making a popping noise every time a fly got zapped by one of the electrodes. Fortunately I was never asked to clean any of them.
gazsa401:
Is there a theme developing here Gazsa? First Shippos now Home. I’m trying to think of the 3rd one in the chain, but have been too long away.
Dennis Javelin:
Spardo:
Dennis Javelin:
They’re called insectocutors and they are also widely used in restaurant kitchens here (and I guess all over the world).Aren’t they electric dodads that attract then electrocute them, Dennis? I’m not sure that’s what Dig means.
On reading his post more carefully you’re probably right. I spent a few months training to be a chef after I left school and just remember them making a popping noise every time a fly got zapped by one of the electrodes. Fortunately I was never asked to clean any of them.
As I understand it the female fly was zapped to make them sterile not killed this did not stop the mating cycle just that they weren’t breeding more flys.It would appear that was the only way without using tons insectorside poisining the atmosphere.
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As I understand it the female fly was zapped to make them sterile not killed this did not stop the mating cycle just that they weren’t breeding more flys.It would appear that was the only way without using tons insectorside poisining the atmosphere.Dig
That’s what I thought, but I thought only on April the 1st originally. But it sounds very effective so why was it stopped, was it very expensive then? Or was it because they were entitled wildlife? 
A bit like Salties. 
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As I understand it the female fly was zapped to make them sterile not killed this did not stop the mating cycle just that they weren’t breeding more flys.It would appear that was the only way without using tons insectorside poisining the atmosphere.Dig
That’s what I thought, but I thought only on April the 1st originally. But it sounds very effective so why was it stopped, was it very expensive then? Or was it because they were entitled wildlife?
Good one David entitled wildlife, that is probably what happened, the protect the snakes 72 different breeds of,huge fines for accidentally shooting one that’s taken residence in your patio etc protect the salty getting bigger each year there was talk of a cull anything over 15 feet but that was shelved, when I first went to Derby and was about to start my career in the cattle industry my boss told me don’t go near the water of rivers and large billabongs at the same time each day as crocs work on habit and they were still being shot at that time. Great whites aren’t quite but if your unlucky enough to get eaten by one public opinion will be on the sharks side you shouldn’t be in the ocean where it lives.
Aboriginals are exempt from punishment for killing any of them as most are considered as natural foods for the them.
I think your correct re the flys.
Taken up residence in the car port about to be relocated.
Dig
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Nice to see one of Wm Plant’s tippers, they had a largish fleet based at Tean in Staffordshire but I don’t know if they are still operating? I remember one of our fitters at Tilcons Ballidon quarry telling me that he sold one of Plant’s drivers a battered old pre-war Vauxhall car in the 1950’s for £10, he proudly took it home and used the living room carpet to cover it up! His wife was not happy… 
Pete.