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Les Egan’s truck parked in the snow at Mirimbah camp.
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Forestry Commission – Cletrac dozer on Mt Stirling Road.
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Forestry Commission drilling rock with a jack hammer and an air compressor, when making Mt Stirling Road. (Powder monkey blowing out rock.) George Ramage in right hand corner
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Forestry Commission grader working on the Mt Stirling Road.
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Forestry Commission – Cletac dozer working on the Mt Stirling Road
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Forestry Commission. “Possum” Grant blowing out rock when constructing the Mt Stirling Road.
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Forestry Commission, Mt Stirling Road. Two operators battering the banks of the road with small dozer and drawn grader. Keith Greenaway on dozer (left) and Bill Batey (right).
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Forestry Commission. Four wheel drive. Grader working on the Mt Stirling Road.
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Forestry Commission. Galleon 4WD grader getting a general service.
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Forestry Commission – Mt Stirling Road. Dozer working with 4WD Blitz in rear. Ford 4×4 was the road foreman’s work vehicle – Les (Bul) Kennedy.
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Forestry Commission – Mt Stirling Road. Workmen’s hut and compressor in rear of photo. Cletrac dozer at the front. Len Argent was the contractor.
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Forestry Commission. Working a two man ‘Blue Streak Chain Saw”. Right hand corner, Jim Westcotts Chev Ute. Note: ‘Furphy’ tank.
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Forestry Commission – Mt Stirling Road. Harry Norris with back to camera and George Ramage lighting the fust to blow out rock. They were called ‘Powder Monkeys’.
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Forestry Commission – Mt Stirling Road. Harry Norris and Val Burch both worked on the Mt Stirling Road. Val at back near dozer.
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Forestry Commission – Harry Norris and Charlie Clarke, Mt Stirling Road, 1940s.
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