From 9:18 the film sleeper cutter is from my great pop (1899 - 1990) his name was James Thomas In yarloop I am his great grandson of Bunbury I have this video on VHS He made it when he was 70 in 1969
Thats when men were men, didnt ride around on an e-scooter with hair in man bun sipping a soy latte holding or some bullshit whinging about how mummy and daddy didnt cuddle them enough.
My family are looking into our history and my great grandfather and his brother left home and began timber-getting in QLD 1900s? Well I never heard of it. Thanks for the information in this video
My Grandfather spent the first 3 or 4 years in the bush near Greenbushes in s.w of W.A cutting sleepers by hand when he first came to Australia in the early 1920,s.
Looks easy now all the infrastructure and machinery are brought in. Think about all the hard bastards that cut those paths/tracks water holes, rail tracks and engineering that is involved. Fucking wow i say.
@@bushratbeachbum Haha Yes. Thanks for your comment. I get bagged out a lot for swinging the axe like this. Is always from people that have never swung an Axe all day.
During the first eleven minutes of this show I thought the murderer might have known the victims. The covering over their heads, the brutality, and the time spent in the salon. No proof, but those things stuck out as clues.
I worked for the Dept of Main Roads in Sydney back in the early 60's and was a Bridge Maintenance worker, Part of my job was to trim down very large logs into what was called Headstocks and measured 14" x 14" logs. I used axes, crosscut saws and Broad Axe's and finished them with an Adze. I was very lucky not like our friend in the film by slicing through the top of my boot with the Broad Axe, it only cut my sock and just scraped my toes, had it been a bit deeper I would have lost the lot. It certainly was an art form to Jack up Pyrmont Bridge and replace the timbers 58 years ago, and to my knowledge they are still there. Bob Law.
Jarrah and wandoo were used for railway sleepers but not karri because it is prone to rot and termite attack when in contact with the ground.Karri is an excellent structural timber however and was most commonly used in roof construction and was available in very long lengths.
That's incorrect, the Pemberton mill supplied approximately 1.4 million Karri sleepers for the trans Australian railway. The contract specified Karri sleepers were okay as long as they were treated. Roughly 20% of the sleepers on our railway are Karri and most are untreated. They seem to last as well as the Jarrah ones but once rot gets into them they just turn to oatmeal. I'm yet to see termites in the Karri sleepers, they only get bug attacks after they rot by which time they're stuffed anyway. We do get termites in the Jarrah sometimes though. We have a small percentage of Wandoo sleepers, they're a pain to remove and they rot terribly in our very wet conditions. Still, all our Wandoo and Karri sleeepers are 40+ years old now so they've had a good run!
More interested in buying a house, flashy cars and possessions than paying her taxes. Then stupidly thinks she can get away with threatening naming names. Ps I love these journalists that suddenly think they are Columbo, good luck.
Smith was aiming to take control of Perth brothels. Robin Thoy is a former detective who knew and feared the 'purple circle' police clique as "pretty powerful people" who "could do whatever they wanted."
One of the locals gave me a book, which was based on his family who worked in the Barmah Forest cutting sleepers. It was a real eye opener to how hard their life was, and how little they seemed to get for all the hard work.
Like taking care of 32kids a day and 2 of your own isn’t enough you need to be A forensic investigator... on top of it?? Pure speculation and plain nosy lunacy! Between her and the police no wonder he got away! He could’ve walked outta that shop naked and no one would be moved or recall seeing him.... but everyone in building heard screams and still no reaction! Little towns don’t actually do anything they just gossip about everybody. Had to be a drifter if someone they knew they would’ve known by now ppl don’t keep secrets for 23 seconds let alone 23 yrs!
This murderer sounds like a criminal who broke out of prison, who was mad and who hated his mother. Total crazed man, how ugly, and unnecessary. This poor son. Just goes to show you never dismiss a scream.
What? The mayor of the town WAITED over 2 years to be interviewed in this horrific double murder? I'm sorry a mayor would not just wait around in 1991 even a partially forensically savy person would have been in touch with law enforcement asking to make a photofit to help the police to find the maniac! Come on if you have that type of information you can't just wait around like a perennial wall flower to be asked. Wouldn't you feel obligated to be proactive enough to contact the police until they take you seriously. Who knows maybe he did, although you'd think the author would have said more about it and the police would've been called out in a bigger way about their inadequate investigation!
This crime was likely committed by a Serial Killer, on his way out of town, and the Country: In Australia, you may know him as Mr Cruel. In the US, we know him as The East Area Rapist, Original Night Stalker (Golden State Killer). Just 2 weeks prior to this murder in Portland, in April 13 1991, Karmein Chan was abducted in Melbourne (the only victim never released alive), and Mr. Cruel DISAPPEARED, never heard from or seen again. It’s my theory that he left Australia via a Merchant Ship or by seaborne vessel. He certainly wasn’t going to leave by airplane, considering the fact that the Planes flying on approach to Melbourne Airport was the factor that gave away his location, where he took his victims. This is a VERY INTELLIGENT, and highly skilled predator, who was as meticulous in planning, as he was prolific. You should really rethink your theory, madame. The man capable of such a crime, is not the guy you’re going to find playing rounds of golf and living the average life in a small port town.
