From the Archives,1979:Defiance still on Razorback

From the Archives,1979:Defiance still on Razorback

Midway through a nine-day blockade by truck drivers around Australia demanding the abolition of road taxes,our reporter met the'revolutionary truckies'of Razorback Mountain.

  • byEvan Green

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Nailing a bridge crossing with an oversize load.

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