(Australian) ARN listing

[Douglas Greville]

Hello Mike

I had noticed the Carpenter Co notations too and wondered who they were.

As for Chas F Smith, I did not know he had an outlet under his own name
in Broken Hill.

Thanks again.
Doug

[Mike K]

In the AWM 126 there are a certain number of jeeps listed with the red pencil notation "Destroyed by CDC"

Maybe these were jeep wrecks that were not in a decent enough condition to sell ?

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Douglas Greville

Hello Mike

I had noticed the Carpenter Co notations too and wondered who they were.

As for Chas F Smith, I did not know he had an outlet under his own name
in Broken Hill.

Thanks again.
Doug

Carpenter & Co. also purchased many Aust. No. 3 jeep trailers.

Another buyer of jeep trailers was Simmonds Co. .......can't find anything about that Company.

ALFSEA is another common red pencil notation as a recipient of vehicles - could be 'Allied Land Forces South East Asia' .. just a guess

WR Carpenter, who, through his business enterprises purchased many jeeps and trailers through CDC sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Randolph_Carpenter

Carpenter must have dispatched his buyers out in order to attend the many CDC sales held in places such as Rabaul. He wasn't a acredited jeep manufacturer or dealership nor a govt. Dept. Seems odd that so many jeeps were purchased by a private business that wasn't previously a car dealer.

[Douglas Greville]

Mike

Perhaps Mr Carpenter saw his chance to make a fortune and went for it.

Regards
Doug

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Douglas Greville

Mike

Perhaps Mr Carpenter saw his chance to make a fortune and went for it.

Regards
Doug

Doug,

By the time he was buying surplus vehicles, Carpenter was well and truly a wealthy magnate. He must have got at least five percent of the jeeps on offer , probably more. If anybody has found a ex-Carpenter jeep, the jeep was likely to have seen service in the Islands , being a ship owner Carpenter did have the means to transport his purchases around, to places where he could sell the jeeps at a profit. Still in business today https://www.wrcpng.com/

One interesting entry: "estate HJ Williams" he purchased a Dodge WC56 Command car 123374

Another very active purchaser was 'AH Jolly' who I believe was a Darwin based buyer , this needs more research.

[Mike K]

130631 went to Carpenter Co.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C56576

130227 to Carpenter Co.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C276384

BBCAU or BBCAV ? received quite a few jeeps , I haven't worked out what organization that particular acronym was used for .

Edit: BBCAU = British Borneo Civil Admin Unit

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...rm=%22BBCAU%22

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C375603

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C375591

ALFSEA = Allied Land Forces South East Asia

[Mike K]

Carpenter advert from 1955. This is the WR Carpenter as seen in the AWM126 books,. This business purchased many many jeeps through the Commonwealth Disposals Commission sales.

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-319422533.../n195/mode/1up