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29-08-23, 10:51
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SLV pics
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.
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29-08-23, 13:11
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More SLV scenes
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
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31-08-23, 13:54
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Various scenes
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
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03-09-23, 07:03
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Old pics
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.
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03-09-23, 19:17
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PWD ute
"Military 1941 Plymouth 12cwt with Dodge badging and grill." - actually in service in the Northern Territory with the Commonwealth Public Works Department.
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04-09-23, 02:25
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Thanks
Quote:
Interesting . Mike. Can you ID the unit sign on the jeep 131396 at Bandiana ? circa 1952. 1 over 746
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16-10-23, 11:08
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Quote:
¹ The basic meaning is approximately “young man.”
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17-10-23, 07:57
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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
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17-10-23, 08:17
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Maple Leaf
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
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18-10-23, 04:06
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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.
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21-10-23, 09:37
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More gas bags on display
The entrance to the gas display at the REAR OF the EXHIBITION BUILDING;
https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E511...F86F51?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E513...D87147?image=1 Wartime pic of a Austin van with blackout covers. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE26...3C9F49?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE27...99ADCF?image=1 Wartime scene of a Inter K ambulance https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE2F...BB3AFC?image=1 ENGLISH BEDFORD with a gas producer https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE2D...6BDB14?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/B355...08704A?image=1 MAPLE LEAF truck: again with the wartime DC reg. prefix. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE2A...855E52?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE28...C2AC7A?image=1 Some years ago, my MB Jeep was on display inside the EXHIBITION BUILDING building during the Melbourne Motor Show. The Victorian jeep agency, Bill Patterson Motors, borrowed my MB for the show, they lent me a new CJ7 Quadra Trac jeep, it was fitted with a 6 cyl. AMC engine.
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