Time to Roam Magazine Issue 5 - October/November 2013 | Page 24

Now meet the Propert girls,
Ruby and Tammy
Graeme and Christine Gill have
the rare honour of owning and
restoring two Propert folding
caravans.

L to R: The twin Properts with the Australianmade Morris and Galant, the Morris was
Christine’s first car, with her since 1964.
Top right: The very detailed Propert folding
caravan brand plate that includes patent
numbers and even the factory address in
Vaucluse. Below, Some of the Gill’s collection
of Propert kitchenware including the top
selling egg beater and bathroom scales from
the 1970s. Photos: Phill Terry

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It started out as a hobby for the couple
when they retired and moved from Canberra
back to their hometown of Laurieton NSW.
The couple had grown up there, met and
married decades ago.
They came to acquire the first Propert,
now christened Ruby, from a r []]