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The old way of taking aerial photographs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382273) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Aug

When we lived in Esperance, Vince worked at the port authority. They wanted to build a small boat harbour meaning a harbour for small boats away from the main harbour. They needed aerial photos of the proposed site. Nowadays...

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Crying wolf and paying for it

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382273) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Feb 23

MyLotter nuttybooklady (@lazydaizee) wrote about February 6th being National Sickie Day. You can catch up here: https//:www.mylot.com/post/3542800/national-sickie-day. She wrote that more workers call in sick on the first Monday...

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A younger Prince Charles

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382273) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Nov 19

In the responses to my discussion about Queen Elizabeth’s tour of Australia in 1954. John Roberts (@JohnRoberts) mentioned that he had seen Prince Charles quite close up in Beverley Hills. Between 1973 and 1980, Vince worked at...

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Post Authority employees rescue a lost kitten

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 28 Aug 19

In the amazing world of kittens who get lost in New York City comes this strange story where a kitten was trapped in a catwalk inside the Lincoln Tunnel on Wednesday. Two employees of the Port Authority answered the call for help...

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A disused jetty falling into disrepair

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382273) • Rockingham, Australia 31 May 18

This photo is of the tanker jetty in Esperance. We lived there for seven years soon after we first married and Vince worked at the Port Authority. The town eventually outgrew the tanker jetty when nickel discoveries at Kambalda...

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