Tag: John Thomas Page

Vaughan Drag Saw

Post author By Ivan Badcock
Post date May 9, 2021
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In 1924 Grandfather Page (John Thomas) purchased an American made Vaughan portable drag saw to help with his timber cutting operations. He continued to use it for almost 30 years until going blind in the 1950s. Over the near 30 years from purchase he cut vast amounts of timber with the machine. On several occasions, […]

The Happenings of Nature

Post author By Ivan Badcock
Post date January 26, 2021
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Dad (Eric Badcock) and other family members would often relate and reflect upon some of the extraordinary events that occurred through the acts of nature and how it touched their lives and that of others in Tasmania. FLOODS Floods were often year by year events with some floods being larger or having more dramatic effects […]