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    Thanks and congratulations to the thoughtful folks who have taken the
 trouble to gather, and publish, the information they have on Terowie.
 A couple of years ago,in a sudden fit of nostalgia, I decided to drive
 in off the main road and take a look at the old place.       I had last
 been there about 65 years before, when I was a kid, living in Port
 Augusta.     By far the strongest memory of the place that I had, was of
 the most beautiful pies ever created, available from the refreshment
 rooms on the platform.     That, and the hissing of the steam locos, the
 crowds of people changing trains -all seemed quite fresh in my memory.
 Come to think of it, I was there once more a few years later, although I
 was still little more than a kid.      That time, I was on a troop
 train, heading for Darwin, and although I don't recall getting a pie at
 the refreshment room, but the army would have been feeding us, and its
 unlikely they would have been feeding us delicious Terowie pies.
 One thing that took my eye on my more recent visit, was the bronze
 plaque on the platform, commemorating the visit of General Douglas
 McArthur during WWII, and surprising me with the information that it was
 on that very spot that he uttered that timeless promise "I will Return"
 referring, of course, to the Philippines.   I don't think I had had any
 firm idea of where the General had made that promise - I just hadn't
 ever thought of it being at Terowie.          We live and learn.
 I am still a little surprised that this bit about the plaque did not get
 a mention in your pages on Terowie. Perhaps you could include it somewhere?
 Thanks again for the time you people have put into the project, and
 please accept my best wishes.
 Jeff McKenzie, Kalgoorlie, West Aust., (retired engine-driver,
 Commonwealth Railways, later Aust. National).
          Jeff Mckenzie     austrail@aurum.net.au