Thanks for showing us the 'bog' site. I was only a kid at that time, but later on when I grew up and started driving coaches, I got to talk to a lot of old drivers about Tarcutta and Razorback. Around the mid '50's, the economy went a bit berserk with all the post-war reconstruction. By that time, a lot of returned soldiers had young families and needed housing and all the stuff that goes in them, so the freight task went berserk as well. A lot of old drivers remarked how antagonistic the (mainly) state governments were to road transport, as the truckies were taking a large amount of freight off the Railways, which were state owned. So a lot of drivers were of the opinion that the neglect of Highway 31 was a deliberate attempt to hamper the growth of interstate trucking. This may have some basis in fact, as NSW introduced a Freight Tax allegedly to pay for the 'wear and tear' of the highway system, and a 'side benefit' to the government was that it helped the Railways to stay competitive for a bit longer. So 20 years later, with the Railways basically losing the battle for freight, this all blew up in the politicians faces, as the Tax had become so burdensome to some drivers that they were being bankrupted by the state tax department. So in 1979, on the top of Razorback Range (just south of Camden) a couple of truckies pulled up their trucks across the highway and rang up John Laws (a radio talk back announcer with quite a large following in Sydney) and told him what they had done and that they wanted to talk to the Premier. The Premier did read the wind very well, and very soon there were hundreds of trucks parked all over Razorback and at other sites across NSW. The standoff continued for a couple of weeks and the state started to grind to a halt, so eventually the government caved in and basically deregulated the trucking industry. I hope this might provide you with some history, I have left out a lot of detail in an effort to keep it brief. And by the way, there is a plaque on the top of Razorback commemorating the people and this event.
@@malcolmduncan3047 thank you for the info mate. John laws is an Australian legend not just reserved for those in Sydney ha ha. As for the plague I don’t know why I kept saying that, I meant a sign or info board about what the area was. It’s a shame, there’s a parking bay south of little billabong with a big info board, but it only describes a couple of the local bird species and what the local tribe was. Obviously erected by a green council.
That was so interesting. It is so important to keep history alive. We should treat the Hume like Route 66 in the US. I remember this happening in Western Australia back in the early 1990s. They were doing road work on the Eyre Hwy near Madura Pass, so they put a temporary detour off the road and as it was summer it was left as dirt but then they had unseasonally heavy rain and it turned into a bog. I think the highway was closed for about a fortnight with no road freight getting out of Perth, but more importantly, nothing is coming into Perth.
@@stefantrnacek1394 yeah in the grand scheme of things in reality this happens every wet season up north. Some of the big river crossings are getting higher bridges built over them to try and keep the roads open but there’s still the hundreds of miles of dirt between the concrete sections. The Hume could have been like 66, but sadly when the towns were bypassed the locals just wanted to go on to a quiet life without all the traffic and tourists. It’s why most are dead now after dark and don’t even have a simple take away shop anymore. It’s sad to see
@Brad_The_Truckie we are losing so much of our history. That is why it was so great that you showed what you did. It would be great if you could get some drone footage of Little Sydney Harbour Bridge just passed the Wagga turn-off. It is bypassed now, but you can still see it from the highway. I have been over it many times back in the day.
I see it every day and keep looking at how I can get to it. Because I pass it at night in the morning I can’t pull up on that side of the road. There is a little parking bay on the south bound side but then I’d have to chicken across the road to get to that side. Plus it is on private property so it might just come to a aerial fly over but it is something I really want to do
Hello Brad Welcome back from your break, another great vlog of your day to day challenges The history lesson was awesome to watch And other great idea you did was with the maps in the corner just shows us where you get to
@@Prousie thanks mate. The maps are going to be a work in progress. I’m not sure if I should do a zoom out, zoom in or just a static map of where in nsw I am.
@@craigtomkinson2837 yeah I’ve seen some videos of people trying to drive up it during the wet. Another few years and it won’t be a issue once the black top goes down
Brad regular viewer of your blog loved the extra info on the Tarcutta incident,don't remember it myself even though I think my first Sydney trip would have been around 1955 was only a little tacker,god it's hard to make a comment on youtube, all the crap you have to go though,make a comment once before didn't have to do sell a bloody kidney,anyway regards Doug (I"m the guy who has a mate at TANGAMBALAMBA)
Hi, i love the history parts added in Brad. You realise how hard it would of been to basically do anything back then, no modern really heavy machinery to help you out etc etc. Now i watch the vids and know exactly where you are going, it's a strange thing lol. How did you go at the dentist, hope the little toofies are all better now.
Hey Brad Happy New Year to you, i've been a bit slack in watching the episodes. So have been trying to catch up. It's great to see the old Hume like you said it's a shame that there is no site of reconigtion of the old road. Cheers mate.👍👍👍👍👍
@@Brad_The_Truckie Hello mate was just watching your episode when you went to Gunning & i was going to ask you where the Truckers Memorial Wall at Tarcutta. But that video just showed me where it was. Cheers. 👍👍👍👍👍
Yes some roads are not built with traffic in mind. They are made with senseless people who probably don't drive much. With roundabouts, I always cut straight through both lanes, even if I'm a single trailer. You're at 129K views. You'll soon have that in subs too. Make it interesting and people will want to see more. I hate to point this out but a couple of times you've got no audio/music whilst driving. The main part was around 49 minutes and on to 53. Great video otherwise.
Dang it, that’s what happened when I break the editing up over two nights. I mistook where I left off and missed that section of music. And because it was a long video uploaded early so it had time to upload and didn’t watch it all the way through. Oh well. That’s what some of my older videos are like now after I had to take copyright music out of them.
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Great video mate
Thanks for watching mate
Thanks for showing us the 'bog' site.
I was only a kid at that time, but later on when I grew up and started driving coaches, I got to talk to a lot of old drivers about Tarcutta and Razorback.
Around the mid '50's, the economy went a bit berserk with all the post-war reconstruction. By that time, a lot of returned soldiers had young families and needed housing and all the stuff that goes in them, so the freight task went berserk as well.
A lot of old drivers remarked how antagonistic the (mainly) state governments were to road transport, as the truckies were taking a large amount of freight off the Railways, which were state owned.
So a lot of drivers were of the opinion that the neglect of Highway 31 was a deliberate attempt to hamper the growth of interstate trucking.
This may have some basis in fact, as NSW introduced a Freight Tax allegedly to pay for the 'wear and tear' of the highway system, and a 'side benefit' to the government was that it helped the Railways to stay competitive for a bit longer.
So 20 years later, with the Railways basically losing the battle for freight, this all blew up in the politicians faces, as the Tax had become so burdensome to some drivers that they were being bankrupted by the state tax department.
So in 1979, on the top of Razorback Range (just south of Camden) a couple of truckies pulled up their trucks across the highway and rang up John Laws (a radio talk back announcer with quite a large following in Sydney) and told him what they had done and that they wanted to talk to the Premier.
The Premier did read the wind very well, and very soon there were hundreds of trucks parked all over Razorback and at other sites across NSW.
The standoff continued for a couple of weeks and the state started to grind to a halt, so eventually the government caved in and basically deregulated the trucking industry.
I hope this might provide you with some history, I have left out a lot of detail in an effort to keep it brief.
And by the way, there is a plaque on the top of Razorback commemorating the people and this event.
@@malcolmduncan3047 thank you for the info mate. John laws is an Australian legend not just reserved for those in Sydney ha ha. As for the plague I don’t know why I kept saying that, I meant a sign or info board about what the area was. It’s a shame, there’s a parking bay south of little billabong with a big info board, but it only describes a couple of the local bird species and what the local tribe was. Obviously erected by a green council.
Apologies to those that were watching the premiere, I didn’t realise it forced you to watch minute by minute so ended it.
That was so interesting. It is so important to keep history alive. We should treat the Hume like Route 66 in the US.
I remember this happening in Western Australia back in the early 1990s. They were doing road work on the Eyre Hwy near Madura Pass, so they put a temporary detour off the road and as it was summer it was left as dirt but then they had unseasonally heavy rain and it turned into a bog. I think the highway was closed for about a fortnight with no road freight getting out of Perth, but more importantly, nothing is coming into Perth.
@@stefantrnacek1394 yeah in the grand scheme of things in reality this happens every wet season up north. Some of the big river crossings are getting higher bridges built over them to try and keep the roads open but there’s still the hundreds of miles of dirt between the concrete sections. The Hume could have been like 66, but sadly when the towns were bypassed the locals just wanted to go on to a quiet life without all the traffic and tourists. It’s why most are dead now after dark and don’t even have a simple take away shop anymore. It’s sad to see
@Brad_The_Truckie we are losing so much of our history. That is why it was so great that you showed what you did. It would be great if you could get some drone footage of Little Sydney Harbour Bridge just passed the Wagga turn-off. It is bypassed now, but you can still see it from the highway. I have been over it many times back in the day.
I see it every day and keep looking at how I can get to it. Because I pass it at night in the morning I can’t pull up on that side of the road. There is a little parking bay on the south bound side but then I’d have to chicken across the road to get to that side. Plus it is on private property so it might just come to a aerial fly over but it is something I really want to do
@Brad_The_Truckie a flyover would be good.
@ I’ll see what I can do
Another great video Brad, awesome bit of history there.
@@GaryBennett-r9f thanks mate, and thanks for watching
thanks Brad, the history lesson was great.
@@wint44 thank you, and thanks for watching
Hello Brad
Welcome back from your break, another great vlog of your day to day challenges
The history lesson was awesome to watch
And other great idea you did was with the maps in the corner just shows us where you get to
@@Prousie thanks mate. The maps are going to be a work in progress. I’m not sure if I should do a zoom out, zoom in or just a static map of where in nsw I am.
Thanks Brad, very interesting vid. Stay safe travel well. Greg.
@@theolfella-d2u thanks for watching mate
Lovely Ep and history, The Cape Road some years during the wet Season turns to a bog in some spots,
@@craigtomkinson2837 yeah I’ve seen some videos of people trying to drive up it during the wet. Another few years and it won’t be a issue once the black top goes down
@@Brad_The_Truckie Yes be sad, but so true, will have to book 6 to 12 months in advance to go there like many spots in QLD and WA now days.
Great video Brad , very interesting about the Bog. Keep up the good work
Stay safe
Thanks mate, and thank you for watching
Brad regular viewer of your blog loved the extra info on the Tarcutta incident,don't remember it myself even though I think my first Sydney trip would have been around 1955 was only a little tacker,god it's hard to make a comment on youtube, all the crap you have to go though,make a comment once before didn't have to do sell a bloody kidney,anyway regards Doug (I"m the guy who has a mate at TANGAMBALAMBA)
@@dougswarbrick6105 thanks mate, and know tangam very well
Hi, i love the history parts added in Brad. You realise how hard it would of been to basically do anything back then, no modern really heavy machinery to help you out etc etc. Now i watch the vids and know exactly where you are going, it's a strange thing lol. How did you go at the dentist, hope the little toofies are all better now.
@@KylieMuir ha ha yeah $700 down the toilet, back again at the end of the month. They charge a lot to do very little
@@Brad_The_Truckie Well last time i took my cat to the vet to get a rotten tooth extracted it cost me over 1000, geesh
@ wow
Hey Brad Happy New Year to you, i've been a bit slack in watching the episodes. So have been trying to catch up. It's great to see the old Hume like you said it's a shame that there is no site of reconigtion of the old road. Cheers mate.👍👍👍👍👍
@@petercollins939 thanks mate, watch when you can it’s fine
@@Brad_The_Truckie Hello mate was just watching your episode when you went to Gunning & i was going to ask you where the Truckers Memorial Wall at Tarcutta. But that video just showed me where it was. Cheers. 👍👍👍👍👍
@ no worries mate. Thanks for checking out some of the older videos
Razorback was April 1979 , I bought my first truck the week before the blockade.
@@bushmannevkoch9907 oh wow, where you caught up in it?
Yes 6 days at Doyalson X roads Northern Central Coast.
@@bushmannevkoch9907 what freight were you carting. It’s said perishable items were allowed to pass
@@Brad_The_Truckie reinforcing steel out BHP Bennetts Green Newcastle. Acco 8 wheeler and Pup trailer.
were is your depo in canberra i need to send some freight to albury
@@johnplunkett6633 feel free to send me an email via the address in the video description and I’ll give you all the info
Yes some roads are not built with traffic in mind. They are made with senseless people who probably don't drive much. With roundabouts, I always cut straight through both lanes, even if I'm a single trailer. You're at 129K views. You'll soon have that in subs too. Make it interesting and people will want to see more. I hate to point this out but a couple of times you've got no audio/music whilst driving. The main part was around 49 minutes and on to 53. Great video otherwise.
@@RoadTrainAdventures thanks for the heads up mate. Must of missed the music gap while editing. I think most skip the driving montages anyway
Dang it, that’s what happened when I break the editing up over two nights. I mistook where I left off and missed that section of music. And because it was a long video uploaded early so it had time to upload and didn’t watch it all the way through. Oh well. That’s what some of my older videos are like now after I had to take copyright music out of them.