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Old 05-04-19, 23:39
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Originally Posted by Richard Farrant View Post
Hi Wayne,
I have a feeling these vehicles might have been ordered by the Australian government as transport for essential services, such as hospitals, councils, etc. Somewhere in the back of my mind I had seen that somewhere.
Yes I found a 1945 newspaper piece (Trove ) confirming that .
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