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Sydney Morning Herald
26-05-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Ship happens
Reportage on the front garden grounding of cargo ship, NCL Salten in Norway, has Nola Tucker of Kiama thinking: 'In Norway, or elsewhere, what are the legal rights of homeowners who wake up to find a ship in their front yard? Automatic possession of the ship and its cargo or is it a matter of conquest by the ship and a cosy home ashore? It would be useful to know just in case. Is there a precedence?' 'As a 'city slicker' in the late 1960s, I was impressed by the use of milk cans as letter boxes (C8) in rural areas, with the lids attached by a chain,' writes David Nelson of Caringbah South. 'The old 44 gallon drum was less commonly used but served a similar purpose. Move on 50 years and the faulty refrigerator was put to similar use, usually with a padlock securely attached. No doubt, large plastic barrels are the 'in-thing' today.' Andrew Taubman of Queens Park was a bit put out when Viv Munter called it a mailbox, so it's letter box from now on. Got it? Good. 'Our letter box was stolen over 20 years ago, the day before we had a dead gum tree removed,' recalls Llewellyn Dickeson of Culburra Beach. 'One of its sturdy, forked branches and a chainsaw later, we had a new custom-made letter box. It's still standing and has since been enhanced by the addition of a small wooden port barrel. Truly a one-off and very functional creation.' We're discovering that letter box theft is/was a thing, as Jenny Archbold of Bellingen explains: 'Our letter box was situated at the top of the lane. We had a really smart looking one until someone decided they needed it more than we did. We replaced it with an equally attractive one. Too attractive. Same thing happened. So we nailed a battered old metal esky onto the fence. That went too. Problem solved by an understanding postman who drove down the lane to our relocated letter box.' 'After 15 years of collecting Lan-Choo (C8) labels in the 1950s/60s, I at least expected a Royal Doulton dinner set, but was disappointed to receive a long-handled stainless-steel straining spoon which has in fact, turned out to be much more useful than a dinner set, parts of which may be broken by now,' says the aptly named Patricia Spooner of North Turramurra. 'Thank you, Lan-Choo.'
The Age
26-05-2025
- The Age
Ship happens
Reportage on the front garden grounding of cargo ship, NCL Salten in Norway, has Nola Tucker of Kiama thinking: 'In Norway, or elsewhere, what are the legal rights of homeowners who wake up to find a ship in their front yard? Automatic possession of the ship and its cargo or is it a matter of conquest by the ship and a cosy home ashore? It would be useful to know just in case. Is there a precedence?' 'As a 'city slicker' in the late 1960s, I was impressed by the use of milk cans as letter boxes (C8) in rural areas, with the lids attached by a chain,' writes David Nelson of Caringbah South. 'The old 44 gallon drum was less commonly used but served a similar purpose. Move on 50 years and the faulty refrigerator was put to similar use, usually with a padlock securely attached. No doubt, large plastic barrels are the 'in-thing' today.' Andrew Taubman of Queens Park was a bit put out when Viv Munter called it a mailbox, so it's letter box from now on. Got it? Good. 'Our letter box was stolen over 20 years ago, the day before we had a dead gum tree removed,' recalls Llewellyn Dickeson of Culburra Beach. 'One of its sturdy, forked branches and a chainsaw later, we had a new custom-made letter box. It's still standing and has since been enhanced by the addition of a small wooden port barrel. Truly a one-off and very functional creation.' We're discovering that letter box theft is/was a thing, as Jenny Archbold of Bellingen explains: 'Our letter box was situated at the top of the lane. We had a really smart looking one until someone decided they needed it more than we did. We replaced it with an equally attractive one. Too attractive. Same thing happened. So we nailed a battered old metal esky onto the fence. That went too. Problem solved by an understanding postman who drove down the lane to our relocated letter box.' 'After 15 years of collecting Lan-Choo (C8) labels in the 1950s/60s, I at least expected a Royal Doulton dinner set, but was disappointed to receive a long-handled stainless-steel straining spoon which has in fact, turned out to be much more useful than a dinner set, parts of which may be broken by now,' says the aptly named Patricia Spooner of North Turramurra. 'Thank you, Lan-Choo.'
