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Originally Posted by steaming my way
I thought the fowler was unidentified, or did I imagine it! Where did it come back from?
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The engine is 12063 as mentioned above, and it did indeed come back from Australia. The number is stamped on it. It was delivered on 13th September 1909 to Fowler's Sydney agent, W M Noakes, then went to H G W Thackeray of Young, NSW.
It is almost certainly in its original paintwork - the original lining is visible in places, and Richard certainly has not painted it.
Full story in Vintage Spirit, 125, December 2012.
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