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    THE WAY WE WERE

    Jun 06, 2019 4 minutes
    Words and Pics Kath Heiman

    When we think about 1960s caravans, many of us probably picture those old immobile vans in caravan parks everywhere, forming the nucleus of onsite residences or holiday homes.

    With permanent annexes attached, their tyres flat or rims entirely removed, and with many of their interiors gutted to support a more residential floorplan, it could be argued that these units barely warrant the title of caravan. Or could it?

    WAVE OF NOSTALGIA

    Recently we were lucky to find a 1961 copy of Keith Winser’s Australian Caravan and Touring Manual in an antique store. Originally priced at 7 shillings and 6 pence, that amounts to just over $10.50 in today’s money.

    In its time,

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