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RIP Roland Pauligk 24-Jan-2017 At 9:58:21 AM BA

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The photo of Roland and Hex (the c--katoo) in the VL article (see link above; the caption for the photo at Geryon Hut in Tassie is wrong, Roland is second from right and the others are described from left to right. Baxter is on the left) was probably taken at the base of Redmans Bluff. Roland took in lots of aluminium cans, built a fire (as only Roland could) and then melted the cans, poured them into moulds and cast some of his earliest giant RPs. He also made Bongs (not that sort), bolt plates and crackers. Sedgie wrote an article describing the history of his gear that appeared in a copy of Argus (VCC newsletter) quite a few years ago.
Memories include Roland making a fire at Araps for about 40-50 people, we were sitting about 10m away from it, it was that hot! Roland and Anne spending hours trying to find Hex in the Wolgan Valley. His old Toyota Crown station wagon which had every single bit of plastic removed by Hexie, the corella and galah that were his travelling companions.