Re: Re: SER1 60th Anniversary

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And what did they do?  I have a '56 86" and would be interested in
improving the brakes too.
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:30:01 +1100 c.murray@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx writes:
> Also, at one time the Snowy Mountain Scheme had the largest fleet of 
> Land Rover
> anywhere in the world, at one stage over 700!!  Was the first 
> organisation in the
> world to make it manditory to wear seat belts, and forced Land Rover 
> to improve
> their brakes, as some vehicles were going through a set of shoes in 
> less than a
> week!!  When Rover refused to do anything to improve the brakes, the 
> head of the
> scheme grounded every Land Rover they had until Rover did something 
> about it.
> 
> Regards Craig Murray.
> 
> 
> 
> > Diana Alan <dianaa@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > Exactly the Snowy Mountain hydro electric project.  The first Land 
> 
> > Rovers
> > imported into Australia were imported for the project and Cooma 
> was the
> > Headquarters of the Snowy Mountain Authority.
> > 
> > Diana
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mark Strangways" <mark.strangways@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
> > To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: SER1 60th Anniversary
> > 
> > 
> > HI Diana,
> > 
> > Is there any signifigance of holding the 60th event in Cooma? I 
> know
> > that the 50th was held there (in fact I have a cloth patch that 
> Allan
> > kindly gave me) and I have also been to Cooma hunting for relics 
> of the
> > Snowy Mountain Hydro project, but is there any other reason?
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Mark
> > 
> > >>> dianaa@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx 15/12/2004 13:30:40 >>>
> > Tom
> > 
> > That's great we can get to the Anniversary but have to pay full 
> fare to
> > get back.  Does anyone have a spare LST (Landing Ship Tank) they 
> could
> > loan us?
> > 
> > There is always the 60th Anniversary to be held in Cooma, 
> Australia,
> > everyone is also invited to that as well.
> > 
> > Diana
> > -
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
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> 
> 
> 

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