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A few stories of my early years as a Mechanic, on the old ATL Melbourne Tote - Log File

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Updated 20-Dec, 2025, 6:42 AM AEST by Don McKenzie

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Log File

This is just a quick and dirty log file, as my jottings can be months apart, I'll add any new major sections or additions to this log file, so that new data and information can be readily tracked.

11-Nov-2009: Chris Robertson Email 27-Dec-2009: Chris Robertson Email 13-Jan-2010: Peter Collier Email 11-Feb-2010: Kevin Johnston Email 2-Apr-2010: Howard Lilley Email 15-Apr-2010: Peter Collier Email 22-Apr-2010: Ron Cooper Email 30-Apr-2010: Peter Collier Email 24-May-2010: Bob Doran Email 19-Jun-2010: Echuca and the Race change 30-Jan-2011: Cliff Ellen Email 5-Feb-2011: Graeme Twycross Email 5-Feb-2011: Graeme Twycross Tote Van Pictures 6-Feb-2011: Mick Gulovsen Email and Picture 6-Feb-2011: Arnna and the code barrel 7-Feb-2011: Doubles Betting Comes to Melbourne by Peter Collier 27-Feb-2011: BBQ at Cro's place 11-Mar-2011: Chris Robertson Email 18-Mar-2011: Chris Robertson Email 19-Mar-2011: Ros Dyer Email 22-Mar-2011: Peter Collier Email 4-Jul-2011: Queensland Racing Interview on totalisator history 12-Jan-2012: Ron Parkinson Email 12-Feb-2012: Peter Nelson Email 27-Feb-2012: Elliott Roper Email 9-May-2012: Kingsley Bruce Email 14-Nov-2024: Chris Robertson Email 22-Jul-2025: Peter Collier supplied ATL staff commencement dates 9-Sep-2025: Efforts to recover part of the electro-mechanical Mornington Tote for historical preservation. 30-Oct-2025: Brian Conlon Email

James Brennan, President of the Western Australian Trotting Association (W.A.T.A.) demonstrating the new automatic tote, 1929. Believed to be a J5 TIM.

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