Outback mailman Tom Kruse passed away last Thursday. He was 96 years old and the tenth of twelve children.
Tom was famous for driving his truck to deliver mail to Outback Australians.
He used to carry lollies in his pockets so kids raced out to meet him first when his truck turned up at properties.
The ABC website has a short article and photo of Tom. If you click where it says 'Video' you can see some great old film of Tom Kruse.
In 2008 former governor-general Major-General Michael Jeffery unveiled a bust (head and shoulders statue) of Tom Kruse at the Birdwood Motor Museum.
I was there that day.
The Governor-general left in a helicopter, which was exciting.
There was a large crowd gathered outside the museum.
And after the speeches, my friend Bill Marsh sang a few Aussie songs.
Bill Marsh wrote Audrey's song and recorded it with the help of Dave Hansford.
Have you heard Audrey's song?
There are also some fun activities connected to Audrey's song on my website.
To the right is a photo of Bill Swampy Marsh that I took at a Sunday afternoon barbecue.
