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Pics from the State Library of Victoria.

PRI = Peoples Republic of Indonesia ?

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ces&offset=180

BCOF Listening to the Test cricket in Japan. The radio is a Philips No.4 receiver , made in Australia for military use.https://www.kurrajongradiomuseum.com.au/rs4.htm

Posing with a W.S.108

Don't know what radio set this is. PNG crossing a stream somewhere.

A W.S.101 with a Militia unit, looking at the uniforms.

In Japan: BCOF symbol on the windscreen panel. Many years ago a BCOF/Korean war veteran told me: there were so many surplus jeeps available in Japan "I had mine painted a bright yellow"

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ces&offset=110

A few more from the SLV

A 1941 Mercury sedan has been in a bingle. Numbers on the bonnet indicate a military application. Ford coupe ute next along.

A improvised ambulance of some kind up in the islands

Carriers in Japan circa 1950
https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ons.&offset=40

Melbourne scene 1943. Looks like a 1939 Willys sedan in the foreground with the distinctive bug-eye headlights. The Shrine of Remembrance in the distance.

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...yle&offset=250

Military 1941 Plymouth 12cwt with Dodge badging and grill.

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...AND&offset=140

Some of these pics I have posted previously but not in the higher resolution format.

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ages&offset=50

PICTURE
[Man, possibly Mr. Luciano Limoni, standing, wearing hat, hand resting on truck, Bonegilla or Bandiana] [picture]
[ca. 1952]

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...tains,bandiana

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...iana&offset=10

Melbourne ARP exercise.

This is a 1940 Pontiac conveying returned veterans: circa1945. The Victorian two letter reg. plate scheme began in 1939 with AA-000 and ended in 1953 with ZZ-999. Many vehicle restorers make the mistake of painting a white border on the plates.

"Military 1941 Plymouth 12cwt with Dodge badging and grill." - actually in service in the Northern Territory with the Commonwealth Public Works Department.

Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil (Post 294060)

"Military 1941 Plymouth 12cwt with Dodge badging and grill." - actually in service in the Northern Territory with the Commonwealth Public Works Department.

Mike

Interesting .

Mike. Can you ID the unit sign on the jeep 131396 at Bandiana ? circa 1952. 1 over 746

Carrier performing a balancing act.

Gas producer on a Ford sedan. I can remember VMVC member Colin Anderson making a gas producer and arriving at a club event with his vehicle running on charcoal.

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ion&offset=100

Another variation

Another gas bomb ..the EPA would have a fit if you drove around in this setup today !

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...31&mode=browse

BC-611 Handy Talky

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ges&offset=130

Beer

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...45&mode=browse

I'm reasonably sure the 1/746 is the RAEME detachment of 1st Central Ordnance Depot (1COD).
Mike

Public Records Office Victoria pics.

South Melbourne scene, looks like the Montague Street Bridge: Truck on the left C6668 is a D300 Forward Control International - I found a small number of these trucks in the AWM126 ledgers, they were issued to army units based in and around Melbourne - Coburg, Geelong and a few other suburbs. Unusual vehicles. The bridge, in a updated form, still exists today and is currently used by trams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montague_Street_Bridge

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/9843...58C44C?image=1

Snow plough

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4952...91D375?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/16FE...B701D4?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/ECB0...F61F8F?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/16FC...DD015A?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/ECAE...BB5B7B?image=1

Dodge with a gas producer. Victorian Railways are still using the Irish 5 feet 3 inch broad gauge. Other Australian states are a mixture of 3 feet 6 inch and Standard gauge.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CDF4...4E854F?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CDF5...14A7E0?image=1

Morris-Commercial on display at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E516...48EB46?image=1

US army Chevrolet G506 trucks and a Right Hand Drive 1942 Studebaker sedan with US reg. This Studebaker sedan is a real oddity with the USA 156 reg. number. The flat railway cars have the Victorian Railways (VR) logo on the axle box lids.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F97...17545A?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F99...9CA692?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F9A...845C5D?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F9B...B65ECB?image=1

Victorian Railways: 1939 Chev. utility with gas producer. The front tyre has the letters 'VR' on the sidewall, a anti-theft measure. OLYMPIC brand tyres were still in production until around 20 years ago. https://collections.museumsvictoria..../articles/6210

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE1D...6AF14F?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/B35B...305A9D?image=1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly (Post 294016)

PRI = Peoples Republic of Indonesia ?

PRI stands for Pemoeda Repoeblik Indonesia (modern spelling Pemuda Republik Indonesia), meaning “Youth of the Republic of Indonesia”. Among other meanings,¹ the word pemoeda was used at the time to refer to politically active young people — in other words, ones opposed to Dutch rule.

¹ The basic meaning is approximately “young man.”

More PROV wartime pics of Victorian Railways vehicles .

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE1A...71D6FA?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CDF2...C25C77?image=1

This looks to be a 1940 Chev. sloper with gas producer. These are a a unique Aust. body type. https://www.handpub.com.au/all-enclosed-coupes

Download the history https://www.handpub.com.au/_files/ug...4953bc43c1.pdf

The grill displays 'Chevrolet' and the bonnet MAPLE LEAF. The door handle is strange.

The VR 'brand on a tyre'

Advert poster on the Montague Street Bridge pylon - Chevrolet

The VR van is a Lend-Lease Chev, fitted with blackout lights and the imported cab with the single piece door glass. Some of these LL Chev cabs have round military instruments with Jeep like panel lights.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE48...BE13FA?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE49...EB7A5E?image=1

A Lend-Lease Inter K series with military style tyres - the cargo body looks similar to a GM-H made unit.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE45...D523D8?image=1

Chevrolet utility

A 1942-47 15 cwt Chevrolet utilty.... quite a good number of these have survived.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/D1CE...93799A?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/D1CF...03700D?image=1

Another Chev with blackout covers.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE28...C2AC7A?image=1

Some of the late production GM-H cabs were fitted with the military style instruments and panel lights. I have seen a few of the 15 cwt 42-47 utes fitted with these military instruments.

GM-H figures they made around 25,000 of these cabs during WW2 . I am looking for a decent cab , mine are rusted out beyond help.

More gas bags on display