Uncle Tom (Thomas Parsons), as he was locally known, was the proud owner of a “T” Ford car, which he purchased in 1943. Previously, it had been owned new by a nearby friend, Henry Hingston, but Henry had died in January 1943. The car had been placed for sale in a Launceston used car sale […]
Dad (Eric Badcock) was always interested in aircraft and flying and often related stories about them and various happenings over the years. A particular highlight for him was his first flight which occurred at the opening of the Western Junction airport near Launceston, Tasmania on the 28 February, 1931, Dad’s 20th birthday, the plane being […]
(20/4/1924 to 24/9/2008) In 2004, when Athol was being admitted to the Toosey Aged Care facility at Longford, Tasmania he was introduced to other residents as being a legend but being well known in the area would have needed few introductions. Athol was born at Deloraine the second youngest of a family of one girl […]