Mike

You must remember the old Southern Cross "one lunger 32 volt lighting plant I can still recall being sent out to start the thing down the back yard in its own shed had a pile of batteries in the room I think they were 2 volt batteries linked together to make up the 32 volts and we had a fuel tank that was filled to certain levels for most nights the tank had a glass gauge on the side and was marked out in hours and we filled it to cover the period up to lights out, was a mongrel when visiters turned up and we had to torch our way down to the shed and top up the tank (could'nt really ask how long they were staying ) bit rude so you had to fill the tank and then go down again later to turn the plant off. mum used the stored battery power during the day for fridge ironing etc. Still remember how much I used to hate that crank handle on that old power plant it used to get stuck on the flywheel and you would head for the hills until it spun itself off  and put another dent in the tin wall or roof bloody thing could break your arm or anything if you didnt time it right.
We all had our own tilly lights in our rooms those days and you would read by the light of those having to pump the pressure up every now and then to keep them bright and around 9 oclock mum would start to yell about getting up for school or work and turn them lights out.
Had eyes in the back of her head that woman!!!!

Cheers Furphy

You can move them Derek but you cant hide em "we will follow you anywhere" just to keep you bored with our ramblings.
Cheers Furphy

Bloody hell Mike Taa Taa Taa
Furphy

hey mikel they look quiet tilly hanging around  lol    u certainly have a few   i can rememer them in my young 44 yrs  punping then up  or putting new mantel on them great collections  congrate wazza

Hey Wazza not just Tilly lights look at the camp ovens under the bench I am more than happy to assist if he needs somewhere to store some of that gear wink wink nudge nudge
Furphy