tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post2619784081360562629..comments2023-12-24T23:43:26.726+11:00Comments on Backtracking: Sepia Saturday: Installing the new boilerBoobookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-19745755390651652762016-10-10T13:07:13.840+11:002016-10-10T13:07:13.840+11:00i use to live next door to this factory as a kid ...i use to live next door to this factory as a kid I remember that boiler sitting there and my dad run trucks out of the yard<br />The brick building i think is still there but after the school brought the land they pulled down the wooden shed behind the boiler and the cut down the side wall to keep as a fence to our place The shed was lucky to be still there then, as a kid i would light fires next to it in the grass and see if i could put them out as the fire got biggercharlie palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236824114257147111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-58285738542500389262012-12-10T01:56:56.237+11:002012-12-10T01:56:56.237+11:00Being a former customs officer the photo looks lik...Being a former customs officer the photo looks like an illegal distillery to me. That activity is illegal here unless of course you pay excise. But apart from that, the picture is a gem!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-12854110766773047852012-12-09T15:31:58.545+11:002012-12-09T15:31:58.545+11:00There's a sense of fun in this picture as if t...There's a sense of fun in this picture as if they are smiling less for the camera but more at a joke of some kind. I think they might be just filling a tub with hot water for washing up.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-88842197857118633112012-12-09T12:10:29.529+11:002012-12-09T12:10:29.529+11:00Quite an interesting photo! I wonder who took it ...Quite an interesting photo! I wonder who took it and why.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-60017122984055305292012-12-09T10:54:54.530+11:002012-12-09T10:54:54.530+11:00The cordials in Australia are usually non-alcoholi...The cordials in Australia are usually non-alcoholic soft drinks. I'm not sure whether this produced aerated cordials - I'll have to do some more research. And I don't kmow what flavours they produced either. Lemon would have been one.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-45963424570299976892012-12-09T08:26:20.680+11:002012-12-09T08:26:20.680+11:00I think it's absolutely wonderful that you hav...I think it's absolutely wonderful that you have this work photo. It's real life, so to speak, as opposed to pose photographs. I wish you would tell us more about the cordials they made.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-28771748452928923002012-12-09T02:45:01.978+11:002012-12-09T02:45:01.978+11:00What a wonderful picture! They look happy. What ...What a wonderful picture! They look happy. What kind of alcohol is in a "cordial" anyway? I will have to look that up.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-90107339767369617772012-12-09T01:02:19.636+11:002012-12-09T01:02:19.636+11:00Looks like a boiler to run some piece of machinery...Looks like a boiler to run some piece of machinery that's hiding inside the sheds...lots of wooden shipping boxes in the background, too. I'm with Bob here: "work photographs" show so much of life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-91464808307804062262012-12-09T00:48:21.688+11:002012-12-09T00:48:21.688+11:00I'm sure there is something brewing there. It ...I'm sure there is something brewing there. It makes me want to see a photo taken from a different angle.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-4942889266961028282012-12-08T11:55:56.859+11:002012-12-08T11:55:56.859+11:00That's a really interesting photo. If I didn&#...That's a really interesting photo. If I didn't know any better, I'd think that was a still. But you don't think of concocting cordials in some illegal kind of way. Cordials sound so innocent. Too bad the business didn't work out.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-49764751845319711622012-12-08T11:09:40.553+11:002012-12-08T11:09:40.553+11:00This is a great photo!
When I think of "cord...This is a great photo!<br /><br />When I think of "cordials" I automatically think of "Anne of Green Gables" and the cordial she and Diana got tipsy on. Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-10701293636198980322012-12-08T01:27:46.218+11:002012-12-08T01:27:46.218+11:00I do like "work photographs". they seem ...I do like "work photographs". they seem to give a much more accurate view of what life really like than all those studio set pieces. That photograph of yours is so full of information.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-90044447481517990852012-12-07T23:48:50.551+11:002012-12-07T23:48:50.551+11:00It's clear to me I know nothing about how thin...It's clear to me I know nothing about how things work. I wouldn't have thought a boiler would be outside. Such an interesting picture!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com