Death of Tom Kruse

That would have been Ding's roadhouse at Yunta, and Tom worked initially for Harry Ding.
Another guy who worked for Harry Ding was Fred Teague.

Harry Ding had the mail contract and Tom and Fred were two of his drivers.

Fred's son John runs the Mobil at Hawker.

Sad news about Tom.

There is a great book about Toms exploits,
Mail for the back of beyond by John Maddocks.

cheers

Dave

G'day Dave B

Right on mate, it certainly was the Ding(s) Service station on a red hot Yunta day to be exact and my trusty series 2 short wheel base Land Rover was feeling a tad puffed from the head wind, I was on my way to Waukaringa then on up into the Lake Callabonna region.

As all the folk that have responded to John and Vals thread and no doubt all those who knew him personally rightly say, Tom Kruse was certainly a gentle man and quite a well built bloke too with a real mans hand shake ~ like a bloody big vice ~ with a smile !

Safe Travells : PICTOURS

Pesty, I heard the news on the radio a couple of hours ago and I too was saddened to hearof his passing although 96 years was a pretty good innings.
Des