Comments on: Gudday from Derwombat. PEOPLE - PRINT - HISTORY Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:17:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: derwombat /about/comment-page-1/#comment-18717 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 03:02:59 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-18717 It was a railway Shed Chris and not a smelting shed. I posted the reply some months back verified by G. Hofmeyer.

Cheers Rod

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]]> By: Chris McDonnell /about/comment-page-1/#comment-18716 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:56:44 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-18716 Hi Rod,
Did you ever get to find out about that curved building at the back of the old printing building.

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]]> By: derwombat /about/comment-page-1/#comment-18662 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:42:20 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-18662 It was certainly taken along the Nullaboor. All the pics I’ve seen are pretty vague about whether it is South Australia or Western Australia. But I have found an article from the ABC which may help a bit. I’ll put it up in the next few days.
Thanks Malcolm.

Regards, rod

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]]> By: Malcolm /about/comment-page-1/#comment-18658 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 06:27:28 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-18658 Hi
In the story about the Trans raioway line you show a picture of men laying railway tracks.
Can you tell me please where that pic was taken
Thanks
Malcolm

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]]> By: Jeff Burgher /about/comment-page-1/#comment-17993 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 23:24:29 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-17993 Hi all,
I was a childhood neighbour of Warren Pietsch and spent a lot of time with him as a youngster. As often happens when you marry and leave home you lose touch. I was trying to find him on line recently and came across your obituary, so I now wont be able to catch up with him to talk about the old days. It was only recently posted so thanks for that.
Incidentally I was a Hansard Junior in the old days (1966) when we used to run the hansard texts and proofs back and forth to the back door of the old works next door, so we were close then too without actually meeting again.
As a youngster he was never without a football or a basketball in his hand. He introduced me to South Adelaide Basketball at Forestville (where I never matched his prowess) and also to the Beetles.
Oh and his mum’s kichen was solid black and red.
RIP Warren.
Regards and thanks, Jeff Burgher.

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]]> By: derwombat /about/comment-page-1/#comment-12361 Sat, 07 May 2016 06:46:55 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-12361 A good proofreader too…
Rod

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]]> By: Diane Poole /about/comment-page-1/#comment-12358 Sat, 07 May 2016 05:52:29 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-12358 My father Ron Lahiff worked at the SA Government Printing Department in King William street and at Netley. He was a proof reader and a compositor before that.

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]]> By: Miriam /about/comment-page-1/#comment-11231 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:07:05 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-11231 Hi Rod, yes Miriam is not a common name, it’s actually Jewish for Mary (though I’m not Jewish!). Interesting history about your name. Enjoy the Christmas season with your family. Warm regards. M

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]]> By: derwombat /about/comment-page-1/#comment-11228 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:31:29 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-11228 Thanks Miriam,
I had a lovely Auntie called Miriam, I don’t think it is a common name in Oz, But neither is Rodney (Rod), most of them are baby boomers, I was named after a British WWII warship, HMS Rodney. I think it assisted in the sinking of the German ‘Bismarck’ back in those dark times.
Keep well and safe over Christmas Miriam.
Regards, Rod

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]]> By: Miriam /about/comment-page-1/#comment-11227 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:37:22 +0000 http://derwombat.net/?page_id=51814#comment-11227 How lovely to ‘meet’ you Rod and many congratulations. Stay happy in sunny Adelaide.

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