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Great ‘Prop’ to have on your wall
Below: Irish rugby legend Rob Kearney dropped into the Architectus Studio in QV1 to present a Western Force signed jersey to the IACC’s St. Patrick’s Day lunch prize winner Helen Hancock, acting marketing & communications manager buildings Stantec, joined by committee members Lindsay Ahern, Vibe Legal, Sallyann Mc Donald, Mc Donald Surveys and WA Chapter president IACC and Mark Black, Architectus & National Vice President IACC.
Men and machines Above: Irish Scene recently
happened upon JB O’Reilly’s publican Paul North with paint brush in hand sprucing up a piece of old agricultural equipment from his native Wexford that is a part of the furniture outside the Cambridge St watering hole. Paul relayed a fantastic yarn about the farm yard piece – a family heirloom – and his great aunt mushing up turnips in it. We won’t give away any more detail but would encourage readers and customers to ask him about the story and you can decide for yourself then if it’s a great yarn or a Furphy! Meanwhile, just a little bit down the road from Paul’s pub, another piece of old school technology passed down through the years to another friend and supporter of Irish Scene has also been given a new lease of life. West Perth TyrePower operator Adrian Shipcott (left) – and his lovely wife Fiona – is used to all shapes and sizes of vehicles and transport at the Troode Street store. But when Adrian mentioned to his dad that he was on the look out for a tractor to help them manage their 26.7 hobby farm south of Perth, he couldn’t have expected what came next. John Shipcott, 83, originally a farmer from Lancashire in the UK, transformed an old Singer sowing machine passed down through the family, into a miniature tractor. “It wasn’t exactly what we had in mind but it was done with care and attention and we love it of course,” said Adrian, who we believe is still in the market for a full scale tractor. If you have an unusual story, artefact or collection, Irish Scene would love to hear from you!
Get well soon Tony! Right: The man
(and legend) behind the much loved “Minute with Synnott” column has spent a lot of time in hospital lately so we - and many others - wanted to wish him well and a full recovery. Tony is seen here in Osborne Park hospital about a week before St. Patrick’s Day, pouring over the last edition of Irish Scene. We will make sure Tony is one of the first people in Perth to get their hands on this issue of the magazine. A special shout out also to Mick Murray and friends who have been doing their best to look after and visit Tony as much as possible.
Left: Les Parker’s life remembered and celebrated at JB’s
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