[SEL] Austral Adverts Question

R & M Ingold randmingold at hotkey.net.au
Sat Mar 17 13:28:49 PDT 2007


Cyanide gas fumes were blown down rabbit holes to kill em. Ya dont really 
know how bad they were at the height of the rabbit plague. So, some folk had 
a good business going round with a blower setup.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
To: "Stationary Engine List" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; "Old Engine" 
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Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 4:45 AM
Subject: [SEL] Austral Adverts Question


> G'day Mates,
>
> Here's another question for the Aussies about their beloved Australs and
> the use thereof.
>
> Patrick Livingstone has a couple of really neat Austral adverts on his
> website.
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Graphics/Australad1.jpg
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Graphics/Australad2.jpg
>
> On the first advert it talks about the various types of sensible folks who
> use the Austral engine.  Most are obvious, Farmers, Irrigators, Miners,
> etc.  But one of the listed jobs baffles me.  In Oz, what are "Cyaniders"?
>
> On the second advert it mentions how much work you can do with a "Tin of
> Kerosene."  I've also seen references in the manual to using metal cut
> from a kerosene tin for various purposes.
>
> How big was the typical kerosene tin?  I'm guessing around five gallons.
> Was this how kero was typically sold in Oz back in that day?
> Do any of you have pics of original kerosene tins?  It sounds like
> something that would be a nice addition to Dave's Austral display info
> board.  Thanks!
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> Arnie Fero
> Pittsburgh, PA
> fero_ah at city-net.com
>
>
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