That business with tying steel cables happened when using rope scrapers underground. After tying the knot, someone had to hold the loose ends while you carefully pulled it tight on the winch controls. Or you could tie the ends with wire but that often fell off as the knot tightened.
A new definition of always from Officeworks:
We check our competitors’ prices daily, then drop ours. So you always get the lowest price, guaranteed.
*Exclusions apply.
Our pathetic PM has again failed to show leadership on terrorism. God help us all if he is anywhere near Canberra when Australia comes under direct threat.
We export raw minerals mainly because Australia self-imposes industrial, environmental and "net zero" regulations that other countries don't have. I don't see that changing. As everyone knows, we have (for example) the coal, iron ore and fluxes to make iron and steel and once did at several places, now the remaining one at Whyalla is threatened with closure. Closure will be blamed on costs, but we have the cost environment we have chosen.
In 1959 I paid 1/- for a piece of plywood to make a boomerang. I bought it at the side door of FA Stowe & Co in North Albury. I still have the boomerang and can provide photographic evidence if required.