Leader Trucks, The Australian
Challenger (Including Western
Transport and the Early Years of Mack
Australia
Leader trucks have a unique place in
Australia’s transport history; they were the
only trucks produced in significant numbers
by a wholly Australian company. The many
models offered by this firm ranged from 12
ton, 4-wheel cab-overs up to 250-ton heavy-haulage bonneted
tractors – some of the most powerful road-going vehicles
available at the time. This book tells how one dynamic man spent
30 years turning a dream into reality.
This book is now sold by Plough Book Sales
www.ploughbooksales.com.au
With ANZACS in Vietnam
A photographic record of 6RAR/NZ
(ANZAC) Battalion 1969-70
Three of the Australian infantry battalions
that served in Vietnam were ANZAC units,
incorporating New Zealand infantrymen.
With ANZACS in Vietnam tells the story of
one such unit during its 1969-70 tour of duty
in Vietnam. The book features hundreds of
previously unseen colour and black-and-
white photos taken by the soldiers themselves. Also included is a
DVD featuring the original song "The Green Soldier" penned by
a member of 6RAR/NZ.
$45AUD - Now with free postage within Australia
Southern Cross Engines
(An Illustrated History of
Toowoomba Foundry’s Steam,
Internal-Combustion and Windmill
Engines)
For 74 years Australia's Toowoomba
Foundry produced a wide range of
engines, windmills, pumps,
generators, lawnmowers, milking
machines, etc. ...even aircraft. This is the story of the
enduring Southern Cross machines and the people who
made them.
This book is now sold by Plough Book Sales
www.ploughbooksales.com.au
Book 2: The Clue of the
Hickory Handle
Ronnie & Tip from Toomaroo Museum,
along with Barbie and Wendy, stir up a
hornet's nest when they link the mysterious
disappearance of a champion axeman to an
unsolved 30-year-old train robbery.
The supplement includes Caterpillar
tractors; Electro-Motive diesel engines and
locomotives; Fiat tractors; LeTourneau
earthmoving machinery; Hargans buzz saws; Competition
woodchopping; Sawmilling; Milking machines and the Baltic
Simplex company.
Book 1: The Mystery of the
Missing Magnetos
Ronnie's the tractor expert, Tip's the
computer whiz, and Barbie's the grazier's
daughter. There's trouble galore when this
trio decides to investigate the theft of some
valuable magnetos from the Toomaroo
Museum.
The supplement includes the working
principles of internal combustion engines;
various makes of tractors like the Lanz and K&L Bulldogs,
McDonald, Ronaldson-Tippett and Steiger; and brief histories of
Ronaldson-Tippett, Kelly & Lewis, A.H. McDonald, Southern
Cross, and H.V. McKay.
Book 3: The Riddle of the
Fergie and the Fish
A pleasant day’s fishing turns into a
nightmare for Ronnie & Tip and their friend
Barbie, along with a birdwatcher named
Cathy, when they get involved with a
ruthless gang of wildlife poachers.
The supplement includes Ferguson
tractors; Fitch Four-Drive tractors; early
steam engines; Rider-Ericsson hot air
engines; International Army trucks; Haflinger 4WD; British
Seagull outboards; Australian Lungfish; the Paradise Parrot and
electronic stun guns.
Changing Horses
(The life of R.S. Porteous; soldier,
sailor stockman, artist and author of
“Cattleman”)
Syd Porteous packed a lot into one lifetime:
A Light-Horseman in World War 1;
Commercial artist in 1920s Melbourne;
Jackeroo, then part-owner of a vast Central-
Queensland cattle run; Pioneer tourist-
launch operator to the Barrier-Reef islands;
First Mate on a US Army merchant ship in World War 2; Author
of several classic Australian novels, including the prize-winning
Cattleman.
$20AUD
- Now with free postage within Australia
The Toomaroo Museum adventure stories - introducing young people to old machinery.
Written for middle and secondary school-aged readers. Each book contains an illustrated supplement which covers the machines and manufacturers mentioned in the story.
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SPECIAL OFFER! $12.50 each or get all 3 Toomaroo books for $30.00AUD posted within Australia
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4352, Queensland AUSTRALIA
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