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Central Railway Station - November 5, 1942
I have a similar one, with my grandfather and his unit, from WW2.View attachment 37740
Australian troops encamped near the Great Pyramids before shipping out for the Dardanelles. The men from ‘down under’ earned a reputation for drunkenness while in Egypt
Reminds me of a practice that some less than honest SRA employees indulged in back then which was referred to as "plucking the rack" or similar.Preparing tickets, Cronulla Railway Station - December 15, 1939
Or while collecting tickets at the exit barrier, would receive excess fares (in the form of cash), which would often end up pocketed. Railway detectives every now and then would pass them a marked banknote to see where it ended up.Reminds me of a practice that some less than honest SRA employees indulged in back then which was referred to as "plucking the rack" or similar.