Gidday Mick, I can emphasise with you about the dirty fuel. In 84 when I was living in
Tom Price I went from
Newman out to CSR and my 44 of diesel I believe was the dregs drained out of "empty's" as when I got out on the great northern Hi-way the other side of
Halls Creek I was having filter blockages. Got to
Wyndham and dad's workshop and drained the
tank and got a lot of fine rust and crud out of my
tank. The old drums would rust and it looked like very fine black sand. I worked for Shell at the depot in
Tom Price in those days so I knew what comes out of old drums, I used to drain diesel drums that came back and let it sit for a long time and then take off the top.
I like reading your
blogs, it stirs the desire to get back there, I may head down the CSR next year on my long service leave. I would like to go to
Mulan, which I think is the old
Lake Gregory home-stead that I visited several times in 73 with Dad when we were carting fuel out past Weriado
Well for Ray Geo doing a siesmic survey.
Cheers