AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING CAMPING AND LIFESTYLE FORUM

Reply #30 - Mar 9^th, 2014 at 7:41am

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Nice one Jeff, they are few and far between. The museum at Morven (Qld) had a set, I don't know if they are still there.
Rob.

When I die I hope my missus doesn't sell my camp ovens for what I told her I paid for them. pd

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Reply #31 - Mar 9^th, 2014 at 11:06am

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To me there is something special about the Bedourie style of camp oven.

Traditionally designed and made in Australia especially for Australian conditions. In my mind the only traditional Australian camp oven.

My Bedourie (Dr Livingstone and not Simpson) is the first camp oven I ever bought. This was after seeing someone roasting a chicken in what I then thought was a large tin can. It is now thirty odd years old and I still use it.

For those unaware, Southern Metal Spinners in Adelaide now make the Dr Livingstone version of the Bedourie but these old treasures from Simpson are amazing.

Thanks everyone for the photos. I am going to move this into the History section of the forum.

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Reply #32 - Jun 14^th, 2014 at 12:36pm

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Ive just been reading a book called "Roping in the History of Broncoing" In short a book on the history and techniques of how our Australian cattlemen roped and branded cattle, Yes I read some weird stuff at times. Or what may seem weird to some.
Anyway, One of the blokes credited with starting Broncoing off was a bloke by the name of H. Compton Trew , or just "Compie Trew"
It seems that Compie was a bit of a bush innovator.
Ive found the Chapter from the book on the internet, it makes for interesting reading if you are interested in the origins of the Bedourie Oven.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

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Reply #33 - Jun 14^th, 2014 at 1:26pm

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Thanks Rory.

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Reply #34 - Jun 14^th, 2014 at 1:28pm

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Thanks for that mate. That is really interesting to me because the info comes from people who lived in the area and knew the man and what he had done. The reference in that Keith Willey's book would be worth finding also to see just what he had to say about the Bedourie ovens.

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Reply #35 - Jun 14^th, 2014 at 1:31pm

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It would be interesting to see what the other book says Derek, the one by Kieth Willey, "The Drovers"
I cant find anything much about it on line. If you see a copy best grab it.

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Reply #36 - Jun 14^th, 2014 at 2:06pm

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Hey chally this might be of topic
Did you get to find out what the Simpson pan was you got on your trip?
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Reply #37 - Jun 14^th, 2014 at 4:00pm

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BGW71 wrote on Jun 14^th, 2014 at 2:06pm:

Did you get to find out what the Simpson pan was you got on your trip?

Not as yet mate but I think it is a roasting pan. I will keep looking for any info on it. I will try and get a photo of it and post it up on here.

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Reply #38 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 11:02am

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Here's a photo of an 8 inch Simpson Bedourie that I picked up on the way to the Cessnock swap meet. I don't think there would be too many of these around, it's pictured next to a Furphy 8 inch bean pot that I traded with PD for a 15 inch Harding.
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Reply #39 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 5:17pm

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Wow very nice indeed well done 2 great ovens for your collection

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