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Strange indeed for this site...........
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750 OHV BSA with non-original front end.....sold for $10,000A at Harry's auction 1998.
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Late 1920's Royal Enfield, Lilac and unrestored Indian Super Scout at Harry's storage.
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Restored 350 Harley, Velocette behind it.
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Inside Harry's business "Munro Machinery" sorting stuff out for the auction.
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A couple of nice "oily rag" Harley's going into Harry's auction.
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Me back in 1998 at the storage facility holding the final contents of Harry Beanham's motor cycle collection.
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Gearco, Gearcano, Munro Machinery, Allparts M/C Wreckers, Camco, Threadco-Allgears, Diecut along with a couple more companies were all under Irvines Ltd.
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Many companies and many locations too.
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Harry Beanham's empire.
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Photo dated 5/10/1964.
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Harry Beanham with just bought Gnome Rhone....Photo dated 22/4/1923.
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Harry Beanham on the front cover of the final auction after his death.
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Harry paid 2 shillings duty on the spares for his Gnome Rhone....dated Aug 30.
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Harry was meticulous in keeping records and always had a pencil or crayon to mark something with.
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Harry's parts tag that arrived with his spares on "30th Aug'23"...pinned to the letter from OSL.
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A letter to Harry Beanham dates 28th June 1923 from Overseas Sales Ltd, the Gnome Rhone sales people in the UK.
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Page 2 of letter from Overseas Sales Ltd to Harry Beanham re his "spares", duty charged (40%) with Harry's notes below.
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Harry's part draft for his letter to the Editor of the Motor Cycle magazine.
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A reference for Harry dated 9th February 1928.
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A reference for Harry dated 16th May 1928.
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Harry asked for 6 shillings above the award rate to come down to Tasmania
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A reference for Harry dated 21st September 1927.
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I guess Harry would have needed this for his trade as a Pattern Maker?
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Harry was a very keen photographer..I have nearly a thousand glass plate negs.
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Harry was a member of the AJS Motor Cycle Club...of course.
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Harry spent some time in Hobart in 1928...joined the Tasmanian Motor Cycle Club whilst he was here.
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Harry was an accomplished musician and played many instruments very well.
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Letter to Harry (must be post 1929, Harry started Allparts in 1929.)
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I do have a Motor Cycle magazine that has a letter from Harry published in it, not sure if it is this one.
