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Posts Tagged Tasmanian bushfires 1967

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LEONARD SHADBOLT – COURAGE UNDER FIRE

On August 20, 2023   /   History   /   1 Comment
Tags: Leonard George Shadbolt, Military Medal, Nassau Bay New Guinea, Tasmanian bushfires 1967, WWII
LEONARD SHADBOLT - COURAGE UNDER FIRE

Leonard George Shadbolt (son of Frank and Ethel Shadbolt) grew up in a home called Corra Lynn, in  Helen Street, West Ulverstone. He enlisted in WWII on May 12 1941, initially serving in the Middle East, and subsequently in New Guinea. On October 10 1943 Leonard was

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‘BEAN’ THERE; DONE THAT!

On April 30, 2015   /   History   /   13 Comments
Tags: Bean crops, Bean picking, Farm life, Fat Hen, Tasmanian agriculture, Tasmanian bushfires 1967, Ulverstone
'BEAN' THERE; DONE THAT!

My father planted  his first commercial crop of beans  on our farm near Ulverstone on the north-west coast of Tasmania, in 1958.  Initially we grew  just a couple of acres,  without the benefit of irrigation.  We picked the crop four or five times over, struggling to fill 

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