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Old 05-06-07, 12:44
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They were used here in good numbers . A large kiln was built at Gembrook in the Dandenongs during the war to make the charcoal. The Kiln is still there to this day and a local festival is centred on it . quitea few people made their own .

There was a myriad of brands here in OZ . This advert from the Melbourne Argus daily paper .

Mike
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