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| 1963-66 |
Indentured for four years with Email Ltd (Orange) and successfully completed a Fitting and Turning (Toolmaking) apprenticeship. |
| 1967-68 |
Employed by Email Ltd as a Draughtsman in press tool, jig and fixture design and prototyping of Westinghouse appliances.
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| 1969-77 |
Travelling and working overseas with several return visits to Australia.
Throughout this period Fred was employed as a mechanic, courier and tour leader by Asian Greyhound Ltd.
Apart from two extended periods working as a Diesel Fitter in the London workshop,
most of his time was spent on tour between London and India/Nepal.
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India Overland with Swagman Tours for more.
In the 1975-76 trekking season in Nepal, Fred was also Joint Operation Leader for Sherpa Himalayan Expeditions.
During his short return visits to Australia, Fred worked as a production line foreman,
a sheet metal worker, a roustabout and as a Fitter during the deconstruction of the Rum Jungle uranium mine.
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| 1977-80 |
Employed in Melbourne by Contract Drafting Services as a Design Draughtsman.
Projects included general engineering design and detailing, car body assembly tooling, and jig and fixture design for clients such as Ford Motor Company, A.M.I. (Toyota), Borg-Warner and International Harvester.
During this period Fred was also involved in establishing an Australian based tour company specialising in walking and rafting in the Himalayan region.
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| 1980-81 |
Purchased and operated an offset printing business, Melbourne. |
| 1982 |
Employed by Contract Drafting Services as a Design Draughtsman on Contract to General Motors Holden, Melbourne. |
| 1983-84 |
Completed a part time course in Plastics Fundamentals at the Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology, while working part time for Contract Drafting Services.
Travelled for three months in the U.K. and India.
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| 1985 |
Moved to Hobart, Tasmania to study art. |
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