Broadmeadow Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Wayne Dempsey in a derelict American Suburban sleeping car at Broadmeadow, NSW. Photo by Pete Smith

American Suburban: a railway love story

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:September 16, 2019
Post category:History
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Wayne Dempsey’s dream, as a young man, was to work on the railways. Specifically, he wanted a job at the Eveleigh carriage workshops at Redfern. “I haunted the place, as…

The topless lady and the plane crash

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 21, 2019
Post category:History Militaria Miscellaneous Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography
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When a US Army Douglas C-47A Skytrain aircraft crashed into a stormwater drain at Broadmeadow in World War 2, plenty of people crowded around for a look. Quite a few…

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