Comments on: Mandin /mandin/ Exploring the world with my friends Wed, 08 Mar 2023 04:14:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: NeilEnnis /mandin/comment-page-1/#comment-21117 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 04:14:10 +0000 http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/mandin/#comment-21117 In reply to Don Maskell.

G’day Don
Thanks for the fascinating memories!
Neil

]]> By: Don Maskell /mandin/comment-page-1/#comment-21115 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 03:02:57 +0000 http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/mandin/#comment-21115 Hell there , I attended Strathpine State School from 1947 until 1952 , one of my school mates was the son of the Distillery managers , His Mum was lovely and made us a snack after shcoll if I visited and we would look for mushrooms around the pond.
Yes the Molasses was deliveried in railway tankers from Strathpine shunting yards now gone.
The tankers were drawn by bullocks which were kept in the pound yard behind the old town hall.
When the “Ferguson” tractor came out the bullocks were retired but were soon reemployed as the modern tractor was not up to the task.
Later i became a trades man and the Company carried out maintenance shut downs around Xmas … the men always had their billy of tea on the job and when pipe work valves were being dismantled they were very carefull to spill some rum into the handy billies … Ahh the memories
If you look at the old Town hall .. notice the small door on the left? , that was the council office.. now look at our council buildings!

]]> By: More Mandin Pics « Musings /mandin/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:07:19 +0000 http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/mandin/#comment-112 […] Mandin Pics Here’s some more pictures of the Mandin Fish Trap on the North Pine River. View Larger Map October 22nd, 2009 | Category: History, Pine […]

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