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12-04-15, 22:02
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From the Australian War Memorial
 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P02270.008/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P02270.007/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P02270.009/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P01302.005/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P01302.008/ Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:26. 
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12-04-15, 23:55
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The yard at Lia Street, Coober Pedy belongs to a well known local identity named Emilio Chignola. Emilio is an energetic and skilled modifier of machinery to make it do whatever he wants of it. The Studebaker/airfield crane would be an example of his work.
In his time he has acquired and in many cases passed on quite a few ex military vehicles most of which have been abused, dismantled, modified or cannibalised which is the usual fate of any vehicle on the opal fields. David
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15-04-15, 08:02
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many thanks for the reply. From recent findings, it seems that Mr Emelio has passed away, not sure about the date. There are hints that the crane was sold, but somehow it was envolved in an accident with powerlines in early january 2015, unknow circunstances. Coober Pedy regional times, page 4 https://cooberpedyregionaltimes.file...nuary-2015.pdf Status of this truck and the stored crane unit is unknow. Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 15-04-15 at 15:48. Reason: spelling
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#4
15-04-15, 09:49
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Safety issues!
Can't under stand what the safety issues would be from looking at the truck. Looks safe to me!
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15-04-15, 15:35
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#6
15-04-15, 16:42
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A little bit more info in CMP and Peters cranes...
Originally posted by Tony Smith
Mike Cecil's book on "Australian Scout and Armoured cars" mentions Peters Brothers: "By mid 1943, all the Model 8446 4x4 chassis ordered from Canada had arrived, and apart from those in use, were in storage at the Fisherman's Bend plant of GMH. They remained there until mid-1944 when at least75 were assigned to the company of Peters Brothers, located in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. Peters Brothers had been undertaking the construction of general purpose cranes for the Services based on various makes of wheeled tractors, such as the International W-9. Peters Brothers built at least 75 cranes based on this chassis, these being assigned Commonwealth registration numbers 144311 to 144322, 144373 to 144421 and 144722 to 144735." Source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...&postcount=102 A truck crane conversion, using crane from an International W-9 crane tractor. From user Brett Nichols source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...98&postcount=7 source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...63&postcount=3 source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...&postcount=102 source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...&postcount=102 Some more bits of info: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...28&postcount=9 Other conversion: Source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...&postcount=112 Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:04. Reason: spelling
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15-04-15, 18:25
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 source: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/125221/ A few old photos: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...36&postcount=3 From user Tony Smith source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...&postcount=104 http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...27&postcount=8 Some more information: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...9&postcount=14 http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...9&postcount=15 http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...3&postcount=16 source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...&postcount=106 More on this crane from internet archive as the pics dont exist on the original page: http://web.archive.org/web/200708060...gtwodonga.html Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:07.
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13-04-15, 04:07
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From a flickr album, there is one behind the front truck. Unfortunayly it is a photo from 1973...
 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/299031...-cmp_vehicles/ The big crane truck base seems to be based in a Toyota FQ-15... quite a ligght vehicle, compared to a GMC a Studebaker US6, or the heavy duty CMP! Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 04-05-15 at 02:34.
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13-04-15, 21:07
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Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:08.
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13-04-15, 21:12
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Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:08.
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14-04-15, 03:58
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source: http://photos.naa.gov.au/photo/Default.aspx?id=30922297 From forum user Rod Diery source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...2&postcount=75 Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 17-04-15 at 18:44.
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