Medical vehicles

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

We are going from SOPOPTIMITS TO "Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes"

How bizzare can these organisatons names get ?
P04183.001

Mike

unusual construction on the ambulance body with the cut out for the top step at the rear and what appears to be pressed steel round rear mudguards. Note also the single rear wheel on a dual wheel rear axle.

[cliff]

AWM
ID Number: P04183.003
Maker: Unknown
Place made: Australia: New South Wales, Carlton
Date made: 1944
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: The presentation of a Chevrolet 4x4 C60L, Cab 13, 3 ton truck, completed as a Mobile Dental Unit, with attached annex, which was donated to the Defence department by the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) at their Neil Street Hall (adorned with flags), Carlton, Vic. Brother William Fitzjohn presented the vehicle key to Brigadier Down, Chief Dental Officer, Department of Army.
Credit line: Donor: Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
Copyright: clear

[Les Freathy]

Well done all, another thread off to a good start, here are some Katys at Beltring oh and a K2 canteen
cheers
Les

[Lynn Eades]

Here is a pic of my Dodge ambulance, that I used to own.

[cliff]

Here is a photo from the Northern Territory Library service neg #34699

It is very unusual to see this type of cab/chassis being used for this purpose.

[cliff]

Not sure where these came from but it was either the AWM or Pictures Australia.

EDIT- Humber Photos owned by the National Archives of Australia

[cliff]

AWM photos

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by cliff

Not sure where these came from but it was either the AWM or Pictures Australia.

Probably not AWM - they're not watermarked. Is this another example of refugee cargo in Aust?

[Lynn Eades]

Is the 1939 Ford, a Marmon Herrington?