We’re in Exmouth WA at the moment and found this photo at the Vlamingh Lighthouse.
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I found the following tidbit as well
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Cheers, John
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In 1973/74, I spent 12 months based at the RAAF Base at Learmonth, about half an hour south of Exmouth. A lot of the American servicemen based at the Harold E Holt naval base had their cars shipped over. The American government imposed a $2,000 bond on each car that came into Australia. If an owner sold their car before their two year tour was completed, they lost their bond. A lot of the cars that was sold were taken to Perth and converted to right-hand drive.
Quote from: dnb on July 10, 2019, 07:09:18 PM
In 1973/74, I spent 12 months based at the RAAF Base at Learmonth, about half an hour south of Exmouth. A lot of the American servicemen based at the Harold E Holt naval base had their cars shipped over. The American government imposed a $2,000 bond on each car that came into Australia. If an owner sold their car before their two year tour was completed, they lost their bond. A lot of the cars that was sold were taken to Perth and converted to right-hand drive.
That’s cool info mate. It’s the first time I’ve been up here - a great place for a holiday.
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I hope the weather is better up there than it is in Adelaide right now John. I’m having a great holiday in my shed none the less. Thanks for the post.
Cheers
Clay
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. . . Am I alone in seeing the irony of a naval base, no less, named after Harold Holt?
Rob
Quote from: ardiesse on July 11, 2019, 09:35:04 AM
. . . Am I alone in seeing the irony of a naval base, no less, named after Harold Holt?
Rob
😀😀 Not at all Rob. We discussed his demise when the kids asked “Who’s Harold Holt?â€
I did some research and found he went missing 3 months after being at the opening. They renamed the facility in his memory about a year later.
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Man of the sea
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Portsea at that
All the way with LBJ
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The Harold Holt base is not actually a naval base but a listening station with a large antenna array originally American run.
Sorry not trying to poo poo your fun there ;D
Neil
Quote from: FireKraka on July 12, 2019, 11:49:41 AM
The Harold Holt base is not actually a naval base but a listening station with a large antenna array originally American run.
Sorry not trying to poo poo your fun there ;D
Neil
That may be so, but there's a swimming pool named after him in Melbourne. Australian sense of humour..