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This is a view of "the island" of the #aircraftcarrier  HMS Ocean by #officialwarartist Frank Norton. Norton was deployed to the Royal Australian Navy in Korea for 5 months in 1952. He made more than 50 works documenting the ships, the technological environments of the Navy, and the sea.

To see more of Norton’s Korean War works: http://ow.ly/rT5a50A8I0v

#MyAWM #AWMemorial #RAN #Korea #RoyalAustralianNavy

Image: Frank Norton ‘HMS Ocean, the island’
(1952 oil on canvas on plywood, 61 x 66 cm)    
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To mark the 70th anniversary of the  North Korea, November 1950. Australians of 3RAR march along the road from Kunu-ri during the retreat. (148896)

#Onthisday 19 June in 1952 the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, relieved the 1st Battalion, the Leicestershire Regiment, on the Jamestown line in Korea. 

Over the next year, the battalion undertook nightly patrols to control no man’s land and provide security against direct attack. Minefield fences were repaired and maintained and raids were conducted to capture prisoners and gather intelligence. Learn more: http://ow.ly/3rKF50A3tYF

#KoreanWar70Years

Photo: Four Corporals of A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) at sea on board the SS Devonshire embarked for service in Korea.

Nicknamed "the grey-headed old bastard" by the men of 3RAR, Brigadier Basil Coad welcomed Australian troops to Korea by saying: "I have always admired Australian soldiers and to have a battalion in my brigade is a dream come true."

Coad had held commands during the Second World War, was awarded a DSO for his leadership and bravery at Normandy and a Bar to the DSO for his actions during the invasion of Germany in 1945.

Coad developed a strong relationship with 3RAR's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Green. After Green's mortal wounding, Coad kept a picture of himself with Green in Korea on his desk for the rest of his life. 

Firm, fair and a born leader of men,he was an inspiration to those he led, and the men of 3RAR have never forgotten him.

Read more: http://ow.ly/W8mg50AaQOq

Photo: Brigadier (later Major General) Aubrey Coad with Lieutenant Colonel Charles Green after conducting a forward reconnaissance near Chongju. It is the last known photograph of Green before his death.

A view of the destroyed road bridge over the frozen Han River separating Yongdungpo and Seoul.  Note the jute sandbags stacked in the foreground which are being used by a guard from Republic of Korea (ROK) Army (out of picture). 

Photographer: Phillip Oliver, Hobson 
Photograph: HOBJ2043

#PhotoOfTheWeek #KoreanWar70Years

Plans for Operation Roundup began on the island of Yong Pyong Do. On 15 May 1952, Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle, commander of the Bataan, went ashore on the island to meet the Wolfpack leaders and inspect installations. The guerrillas sought Bracegirdle’s support for a plan to attack the mainland and push the North Koreans back from a communist-held mainland peninsula, Ponggu-yon. Local intelligence had revealed that Ponggu-yon was held by at least two battalions of North Korean and Chinese troops, supported by artillery. If the plan succeeded, it would provide greater security for the islands and the guerrillas who occupied them. Bracegirdle could see the advantages, and offered the guerrillas his support for the operation. 

Read more: http://ow.ly/TAo650A2xaw

Image: Crew members play cards, smoke and enjoy hot drinks before lights out in the stoker’s mess aboard HMAS Bataan. The men are (left to right) Able Seaman Arnold Anderson, Leading Seaman Frank Seymour, Able Seaman Harold Hoogwerf, Able Seaman George Sewell and Able Seaman Malcolm Stott. (HOBJ3419).

Image: Portrait of Sergeant Stafford Kenny James 'Len' Lenoy an Indigenous serviceman from the KuKu Djunkan and Butchular Nations. This portrait was taken by Ian Robertson on 19 February 1951 at Chuam-ni, South Korea. Lenoy served during the Second World War in the Aitape-Wewak campaign and transferred to 67 Battalion at the end of the war on Morotai for occupation duties in Japan. Lenoy was the Medium Machine Gun Section Commander in A Company, 3RAR during the battle of Kapyong on 24 April 1951 when he was killed in action. (P01813.802).

Read more here: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/snapshots-from-korea

#officialwarartist #IvorHele completed more than 30 portraits of service personnel during his 4 month deployment to Korea, concentrating on the individual's experience of the conflict.

To view more Korean War portraits: http://ow.ly/Wdc350zZn69

I try my best to remember the past and those that gave so much so we can live the life we lead today 

I try to do this and share things with people to educate and hopefully keep the stories going 

Sadly I have been a bit caught up in my own world and haven't got back to this

Shame on me 

Anyway some more 

Paul

Image:  Private Charles Felsman, Private William Bailey and Corporal Herbert Perry have to send their Korean mascot, "Hotrod" back to Pusan after his parents were located. "Hotrod" was cared for by the Australian Field Maintenance section since it landed in Korea. They are standing on front of a Douglas C-47 Dakota which will fly him to Pusan.                            

Hundreds of Korean children displaced or orphaned by war were 'adopted' by United Nations units as mascots, houseboys and washboys. "Hotrod" was probably one of the few who were reunited with family.

6 hours ago, Maxidyne said:

BTW, does anyone have the actual Mack transmission fluid recommendation?

Yes as I  said before sae 50

Hope this clears it up

Paul

Well I  guess you need to ask your self why you want to change it

Oil bath lasts for ever and work as well if not better than a paper element type

Only down side to a oil bath is you can get a bit messy when service time is due

Oil bath are cheaper to own and operate and work far better in extreme conditions 

Dunno if -40 changes the efficiency of them as I have never been anywhere that gets that cold

So I would just leave it 

Paul

Hytran would work fine, it's  thin, runny and is built for extreme gear use amd as a bonus it wont froth and can do hydraulic work as well 

Hytran feels like a similar viscosity to what you might normally use in a Mack box

According to Google 

Hytran is a sae 10 and a sae 50 is what Mack recommended 

Is this one fith as thick or is it some other measurement ? Dunno sliding scales and what not ???

I know it feels similar as it runs thru your fingers

I dont know why you would want to but if you chose to I think it would work fine 

Paul

Ok you jokers are all getting serious on some other threads here and need to lighten up a bit and have a good chuckle at Brown Dog

You may get lost in some Australian talk and may need to listen to it a few times to fully get it

I had to and I live here 

Laugh my head off every time I hear it and the sequel 

There you go

Have a laugh

Paul

Welcome, we are a pretty friendly bunch

What problems are you having ?  thats truck related problems 😀

Paul 

Welcome to the forum and keep us posted as you move along

Paul 

I dont even notice the aircleaners on my R model so I guess the answer to your question is no they dont block your vision 

Paul

Dunno about softening the ride, most people just run low tyre pressure to start with

Paul

On 6/21/2020 at 5:46 AM, Vladislav said:

Interesting story and pics.

BTW do Australian trucks have 17 digit VIN numbers or shorter ones? Or 17 digits starting from 1979? And did Macks have VIN stamping on the RH frame rail (or LH?) or neither of?

Yes and no Vlad, I think prior to 1988 (not sure on that date but that date comes to mind for some reason) there was no requirement to have a vin number

The vin number was as simple as the first one shown, just 5 or 6 numbers 

All Australian Macks before that time had the chassis number used as there official id

The chassis number was stamped into the RHS chassis rail between the leading drive axle and chassis number and it's about a inch or 25 mm high and consisted of at a guess 15 numbers and letters and may well of been 17 in total 

When ordering parts for those older Macks in Australia you use the chassis number not the vin number

Paul

50 psi

As long as the tyre wall isnt flexing to much 

If the wall flexes  to much the tube will scuff on the wall and cause the tube to rub thru

A lot of people run 10.00's at 60 - 65 on hobbie type trucks but I think even 50 would be fine 

Paul 

8 hours ago, built like a mack truck said:

I can tell you for a fact, macks are really the greatest name in trucks. they are in my blood, and will be forever. man you can hear a mack, well the real ones. i was so lucky to have my dad. whose daddy buys his baby gal her mack of her own, my dad. i loved the smells, i loved the life, i drove to make my living. my mack dm600. this forum makes me happy, so happy. dont drive anymore, and regret giving it up. Daddy died of cancer in 85. i was a gal, my shop mates new me from birth. I was scared to drive for strangers. it was hard for a gal back then, never stop, i dont even have my mack anymore. i should had stepped up to find a goood company to sub with. but all these people would be strangers. i could do it all, and loved snow plowing and taking a chain to pull cars back on the road. i alwyas earned plenty of extra cash pulling the dummies back on the road. people would think i was mean, no i just loved carrying on the mack tradition in my family

Welcome aboard 

Paul 

To add a bit more if I may

Not only does he have his toy collection he also appears to employ a lot of people to maintain restore and help

And in this video he says something to the effect of "dont worry we are taking care of them "  

As a comedian he did nothing for me at all but since discovering his youtube channel I can say I have seen him in whole different light

Paul

Yep, Im liking his videos more and more, and this Corvair is pretty cool looking beast

Of course I  then spent some time on youtube looking at others lol

Paul 

They did have the evidence I believe, the bloke admitted to driving, Wendy's staff saw him drive

Some interesting facts some people seem to be missing or just dont want to talk about 

This person showed poor judgment, he chose to drive when drunk, he chose to try drive thru Wendy's when he was obviously not capable of doing so, he chose to fight the police, he chose to steel their weapon, he chose to discharge the police weapon at the police, he chose to run

So now after all of these poorly thought thru decisions are made we are now been expected to believe that he was going to make the right decision and stick to it until he was sober at someone else's house whom may not of even been home and even if they were home, he may not of even been welcome there 

Had the police let him go and he caused even more problems or even worse some innocent people to die I wonder if the very same people throwing the police under the bus would then blame the police for not arresting him when they had the chance ?

I do think that this wasn't a crime you needed or deserved to die for, however this doesn't change the facts this fella started the chain of events that lead to his demise 

It's like walking into a bar and picking fight with the biggest meanest dude there and crying fowl when he beats you to a pulp

Paul