In the background

[motto]

With the bowsers on the footpath you could be in trouble with a filler on the r/h side of your vehicle.
We used to call service stations that sold several brands of petrol 'independents'. Here you can see Ampol, Shell and Plume, all of which are familiar but Purr Pull? Never heard of that one. Was it a power kerosine perhaps?

David

[Dinty]

Just had a trawl through Google earth and found the building, it is in Swift St, and is now the 'Orana Aboriginal ??, no sign of the Ford though LOL (shame) cheers Dennis

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by Dinty

Just had a trawl through Google earth and found the building, it is in Swift St, and is now the 'Orana Aboriginal ??, no sign of the Ford though LOL (shame) cheers Dennis

It is a long time gone as a Ford dealership. 40 to 50 years
Orana Aboriginal Corporation (Lands I think)

[warren brown]

Dave - Purr Pull was petrol - I remember my Dad talking about it.

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by motto

We used to call service stations that sold several brands of petrol 'independents'. Here you can see Ampol, Shell and Plume, all of which are familiar but Purr Pull? Never heard of that one.

I've never heard of it either David, evidently it was bought out by Golden Fleece in 1954:

Purr Pull was a brand marketed by Independent Oil Industries of Sydney they also sold Purr Star and Resis Oil. The company was brought out by Smith Wylie (Aust) Pty Ltd in Queensland who ran the company as Purr Pull Industries and then in 1954 H.C. Sleight took over Purr Pull Industries Pty Ltd. dropping the Purr Pull and Star brands and selling it as Golden Fleece.

[Keith Webb]

Nice colourised image with a CMP well in the background:

[Keith Webb]

Tim Lovelock's post of the firefighting vehicle has an excellent example of an "in the background" photograph:



Link to original post.

[Keith Webb]

Far left of the pic... Chevrolet CMP.

[motto]

C'mon Keith, make, model and year?

Dave

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by motto

C'mon Keith, make, model and year?

Dave

Well you can see it's a Chev because of the wide spring bumper... and it's a 3-tonner going by the 20" wheels... C60L at a guess? Build date March 24 1943. Engine number PR397862, Chassis 844300025.