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A.H. McDonald Vaporising Cup Oil Engines

Many years ago, I was with a friend at his parent’s house. It was a couple of years after his father had passed away, and he decided to show me his late Dad’s shed. It was in that shed that I first laid eyes on a McDonald vaporising cup engine...

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Foden Wagons on the Western Front WWI

In May 1918, five Australian Army Corps, under the total command of Lieutenant General John Monash as GOC, made history as the Australian Imperial Forces went in to action to achieve some of its greatest victories south of the Somme River, in the...

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Draper’s Windmill Gas Engine Reaches 100 years Old!

Drapers’ windmill at Margate, East Kent, UK, is the only working smock mill in Margate. It was built in 1850 by local master millwright, John Holman of Canterbury, but no-one knows who owned this mill up until Mr Holman’s passing in 1855. The...

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2023 TADOMS Oakey Rally - Tractors

2023 TADOMS Oakey Rally - Tractors

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2023 TADOMS Oakey Rally - Tractors

2023 TADOMS Oakey Rally - Tractors

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Bill’s Emu Engine

Bill’s Emu Engine

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Reading Brothers Engines

Reading Brothers Engines

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Southern Cross Victoria Engine

Southern Cross Victoria Engine

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Foden Wagons on the Western Front WWI

In May 1918, five Australian Army Corps, under the total command of Lieutenant General John Monash as GOC, made history as the Australian Imperial Forces went in to action to achieve some of its greatest victories south of the Somme River, in the...

By The TOMM Team

A.H. McDonald Vaporising Cup Oil Engines

Many years ago, I was with a friend at his parent’s house. It was a couple of years after his father had passed away, and he decided to show me his late Dad’s shed. It was in that shed that I first laid eyes on a McDonald vaporising cup engine...

By The TOMM Team

News and Letters

A Handy Gadget

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This photo is of a very easily made little gadget which is very handy. When working on old engines, I often find I have to make up special pipe fittings by silver soldering together various bits and pieces. Holding these pieces in place with normal...

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Greg Williams’ Tractor Trek

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Although I have been around tractors all my life, I only got hooked into collecting them three years ago. A friend suggested I might like to get a tractor going, so I bought one for $800 and fixed it up, and have been doing that ever since. My hobby...

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