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thanks Pat

Pat
Is there a time frame for this photograph?
At the end of WWI the Finnish Army purchased 1000 horses from the Australian Army.
Apparently they were a little underwhelmed with the quality of the horses when they arrived.
Rob

Thanks Ray Don't think we will get that far south at this stage. We had a bit of a laugh last time we were in Washington,,, the WWII memorial says WWII was 1941 - 1945,,, that sounds real funny from our perspective - makes me wonder what my dad was doing in 1939, 1940 and most of 1941 if the war did...

Not received Pat,,, sent you a message on here with my email but the system email is correct as I receive post notifications

Thanks Pat

Thanks Guys I am sure the Rocket Museum will be on the agenda - we are being hosted there by an old friend who is well versed in the military history of the area. Pat - 300 miles a day can stretch it at times but we are used to that here in Australia and your roads are better than ours plus all 4 of...

I have two roles at my school - History Teacher and School Marshall (I am responsible for the "tone" of the school) and on my office wall I have a number of items that reflect things I have done. 1. A photograph from the Anzac Day Parade (25 April) 2001 when I organised the Regimental Guid...

Pat Current planning is to land in Billings on 1st October and pick up an SUV and drive to Cook City 2nd October we drive to West Yellowstone via the park 3rd is around Yellowstone 4th we will be staying somewhere around Jackson Hole and are planning to do a kayak on Yellowstone Lake for half the da...

Looks like we are extending our stay in the Wyoming (Rosebud, Little Big Horn etc.) area and then heading to visit friends in Huntsville for some time visiting some sites of historical interest around Chattanooga and Chickamauga.

I will be in the US again in Sept - Oct this year. Helen and I will be travelling with friends so will have some limits on where we go and when but currently plan to be in Utah-Arizona Canyonlands initially and then Yellowstone- Wyoming for about a week. Then plan to fly to NY/Boston and then back t...

Those are swords, not sabres,,,,,,, 1908 pattern thrusting sword.
Rob

Ron
Is it possible to get a copy of pattern #70?

Yes,,, the first few seconds were based on fact,,, the black and white footage of Washington that was spliced in with the real newsreel footage was shot at the back of the gold coast showgrounds, the mountain scenes were shot in New Zealand and the desert scenes were shot near Broken Hill, The camp ...

Please!!! That movie was made here but I can assure you the story came from your side of the pacific and the crew and directors as well as the main actors were all from there too! I was involved in it from early on when it had the working title of Fiddlers Green. We even offered the services of a mi...