{"id":348,"date":"2010-01-25T13:13:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T02:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wepidgeon.com\/pidgeonpost\/?p=348"},"modified":"2013-08-25T12:05:20","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T02:05:20","slug":"caravanning-with-wep-tue-17th-aug-1937-wattle-flat-tired-supplies-exhausted-time-to-head-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wepidgeon.com\/pidgeonpost\/?p=348","title":{"rendered":"Caravanning with Wep &#8211; Tue., 17th Aug 1937; Wattle Flat, tired, supplies exhausted, time to head home."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-350\" title=\"Men at work\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wepidgeon.com\/pidgeonpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Men-at-work-taken-on-a-1938-trip-to-Jindabyne-with-Jess-and-Lennie-Lower-for-the-Telegraph-600x300.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wepidgeon.com\/pidgeonpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Men-at-work-taken-on-a-1938-trip-to-Jindabyne-with-Jess-and-Lennie-Lower-for-the-Telegraph-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wepidgeon.com\/pidgeonpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Men-at-work-taken-on-a-1938-trip-to-Jindabyne-with-Jess-and-Lennie-Lower-for-the-Telegraph-600x300-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 17<sup>th<\/sup> Aug.<\/p>\n<p>Wattle Flat<\/p>\n<p>Parked alongside the road home. 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