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My room – Olympic Dam Village – Feb 1994

Tuesday 18th September, 2007 2 Comments

The workers quarters at Olympic Dam Village (the township built to service the Olympic Dam mine before Roxby Downs was built) … was the only place they could accommodate us when I went there for my second stay. Very rudimentary conditions with a shared shower/toilet block and a very noisy airconditioner in each room that … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Work

Simon in Roxby Downs – Feb 1993

Monday 17th September, 2007 Leave a Comment

The main street of Roxby Downs as it was in February 1993. I’m sure it’s a bit different now with all the development in the town in recent years! This was the first of three times I lived in Roxby Downs, each time I lived there for a period of 3 months while working for … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Work

How to set up an external widescreen LCD monitor with an IBM ThinkPad

Friday 14th September, 2007 Leave a Comment

download latest video drivers from ATI download DriverHeaven’s DH Mobility Modder.net tool and follow the instructions (as summarised here) uninstall current drivers supplied by IBM / Lenovo install new drivers – this step will most likely fail, but should at least copy the driver files to the computer unzip Mobility Modder zip file and run the … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Technology

Andamooka – Feb 1993

Wednesday 12th September, 2007 Leave a Comment

During my first of three periods living in Roxby Downs while working for Western Mining at Olympic Dam - Leanne came to visit – we drove out to Andamooka for the day.

Filed Under: Photography

A man and his car

Tuesday 11th September, 2007 Leave a Comment

My first car – a 1973 2-door Toyota Corolla … older than me by a couple of months. The photo was taken in mid-1992, I would have been 18 or 19.

Filed Under: Photography

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