[SEL] Register Opinion

[Michael Young]

The local register is an assemblage of info for the Aussie engines only.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Listerdiesel" <listerdiesel at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Register Opinion


> On 04/02/2008, Michael Young <michael.y at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>> Patrick, for those of us that own an Austral and the rest that wish they
>> did, it looks like you are doing a great job. I have a copy of the last
>> print out from Peter Wilcock and look forward to seeing where you are 
>> going
>> with it now.  As long as peoples privacy wishes are maintained the more 
>> in
>> the pubic domain the better.  It was a shame to see what happened to the
>> Hornsby register a few years back when it was taken off the Steam Engine 
>> of
>> Australia website - due to the wishes of the new custodian of that info 
>> not
>> Paul's.  Fortunately I snuck a copy (for personal research purposes
>> naturally) from the Google cache just after it was taken off - phew?
>>
>> Michael Young
>
> The Hornsby register information is not something that I knew about,
> but most engine information can be obtained from Ray Hooley, who holds
> the works records for Ruston & Hornsby, I assume that he has the
> Richard Hornsby stuff as well.
>
> Ray is getting on in years now, he must be in his 70's, but he still
> keeps up a good service for engine owners. After all the hassles of
> the house move last year, he is taking a well-earned break.
>
> Peter
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