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Motorcycle accident
A group of AWM pics that are referring to a prang in Melbourne. Australian drivers had to deal with a nightime 'brownout' and driving at night was considerably more hazardous with reduced street lighting and headlamp covers.
Description MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-06-12. CASUALTIES IN WARTIME WERE NOT LIMITED TO FRONT-LINE PERSONNEL ONLY. BASE TROOPS HAD THEIR SHARE OF THEM AS ILLUSTRATED BY THIS PHOTOGRAPH. SIDE VIEW OF WRECKED DESPATCH RIDER MOTOR The car that was involved was a 1938 Oldsmobile, it's bumber bar was painted white, which was in accordance with the brownout regulations. Bike was a army Matchless. More about the car https://www.oldsmobileinaustralia.info/38hist.html Apparently the prang occurred just before the brownout restrictions were lifted as reported in this July 1943 newspaper snippet.
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1940 cab 11 C8 1940 Morris-Commercial PU 1941 Morris-Commercial CS8 1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.) 1942-45 Jeep salad Last edited by Mike K; 01-01-26 at 03:22. 
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