Finds from a market

[Cory Saunders]

Found these photos at Flinders market. All appear to be taken in Puckapunyal (one of the photos has this written on the back). I've written the inscriptions on the back beneath each photo.


"Geoff Hall, Jack, Ian May"


"Me in my old Jalopy, Pucka 1950"


"Trever [or Treyer] Oneil, Regular army driver"

What year was the last Blitz in use in the Australian Army?

Dave.

[Ryan]

What an awesome find, well done.
As for the last use of Blitz trucks, my guess would be the 1960s.

[Lynn Eades]

My questions are;
What particular body / truck model is the second one. That would be a nice one to own.
Does the last one have wheel adapters?, as that is a non std wheel. I would not have expected that in military service.
Interested to hear from Keith or a Tony (or anyone who knows)
Nice photos. It does feel a bit special when you come upon old photos that are so individual.

[cliff]

2nd photo is a #8 (Aust) gun tractor

1st pic truck on Right I think is a #9 (Aust) Gun Tractor

[Tony Wheeler]

Excellent find Cory, well done. Euan's father found a similar series of photos at Camberwell market last year, also showing gun tractors at what appears to be Pucka. I suspect they're part of the same series. I'll leave it Keith to post them.

Your top pic shows two FGT9s. The one on the left is difficult to identify but the Canadian front fairleads are a giveaway, and I believe the No.9 peaked roof is just visible. The front bumper has been replaced with a late model bumper (small holes).

Middle pic is a CGT8.

Bottom pic is impossible to identify, except to say it's a Chev. Front wheel is a dual with the standard CMP spacer, and the only CMPs fitted with duals in WWII were tippers. However in post war years they were used on Chev No.6 gun tractors sometimes, so given the context of these photos I suspect that's what it may be. The extended mirror arm is also indicative.

[Keith Webb]

These are part of a series of photographs, most likely from the same seller - Euan's father in law found some of the same group of arty tractors but different angles about a year ago at the Camberwell market. I'm fairly sure the one on the left in the top photo is the original one photographed new outside Wesley in 1942 as the ARN was visible in one of Euan's father in law's pics. Both in the first image are FGT No9s.

The second one which Cliff identified is a CGT No8, and the one with the odd looking wheel is most likely a No6 CGT, many of which were re-equipped with the same dual wheels as the tippers.