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Old 11-05-19, 02:39
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The Commonwealth Disposals Commission reported: they had sold 100,000 motor vehicles by 1949

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...state=Victoria

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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...s=l-decade=194
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The population of Australia was roughly 8 million in 1949 which means that it works out to around 80 people per surplus motor vehicle sold
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The CDC would make a fascinating study for a book.
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