Thiess Collection

[quote="Lance Jones"]I had a call from Glen Thiess [Grandson of Bert ] on Friday to come down to see Him , Deanna and I went yesterday ,He wanted to discuss a few things with Us re the collection . All the Tractors and Gear including a few Threshers , Scoops and stationary Engines are going to the Ipswich Railway Museum where they will be permanently Housed. This is great Result for such a fine Collection and really a fitting Tribute for the Thiess Bros . They were undoubtedly the early Pioneers of major Construction and Coal Mining in Australia and indeed world wide . the company is still a Major operation ,But the Thiess family are no longer involved . A very interesting Book was written of the Family "The Thiess Story" of their lifetime of Work , Would make a great story for our magazine , If anyone could do a Parsees of the Book into a story for the Magazine contact Me . There are many pictures in the Book .
The collection includes some quite rare tractors ,[Out Here ] ranging from Holt 2 Ton's through to D8's including the D8 with the giant Howard rotary hoe attached , Also there are 2 imported machines , Cat 60 and a 5 Ton Holt both in magnificent Condition .To My knowledge there are only [3] 5 tons in Aust. and I believe a Military version is Coming here soon .
There is a large quantity of Bits an pieces that we are negotiating on for the Chapter and I hope to have some good news on that next Week.
Also early last week I was called to Brisbane to pick up 14 cartons of Parts books and manuals , and they had come from Thiess Holdings , and were Being thrown out and they Cover Gear from the late Forties to First of the high track D6 . Not sure what we will do with them at this point but at Least they are saved .
Bert Thiess and his Son Neil were early members of ACMOC and unfortunately both Passed away within a few Months of each other ,as the younger members weren't particularly interested or able to look after the Gear this is a great Result all around LJ[/quote]

It is good to hear that the grandson has some interest in seeing the collection saved. It should be a great addition to the museum. Just one more reason to visit Australia.

Hi, O-I-H.
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Just my 0.02.

Hi, O-I-H.
While we may not be very far from it, we are no longer IN the backwater. We ackshully have MULTIPLE flights DAILY connecting all of our capital cities to many overseas destinations, even some in your fair land. C'mon over. I'll toss another shrimp on the barbie.

Yer mite wanna lern ter speek 'Strine beefour yer cumm ova tho.

http://www.upfromaustralia.com/aussieslang.html

Just my 0.02.