Vehicle parks in Oz

[cliff]

I like this one as well from the AWM.

ID Number: 059833
Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-05. HEADQUARTERS 4TH AUSTRALIAN ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK AT MOUNT GRAVATT. THIS PARK CONTAINS AT LEAST 6000 VEHICLES, WHICH ARE CONCENTRATED HERE FOR REPAIR AND RE-ISSUE TO UNITS.

[cliff]

Another from the AWM showing how good our army drivers were.
ID Number: P00165.022
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: NORTH RYDE, NSW, WWII. DAMAGED VEHICLE AT 3RD AUSTRALIAN ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK, NORTH RYDE. TAKEN BY JOHN GARDENER WHILE HE WAS CAMP PHOTOGRAPHER, OCTOBER 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1945.

[cliff]

Maybe this is why there was so many damaged vehicles

ID Number: P00165.025
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: NORTH RYDE, NSW, WWII. MARCHPAST DURING INSPECTION OF THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK, NORTH RYDE, BY MAJOR-LESLIE ELLIS BEAVIS, THE DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICES AIF 1940-42. TAKEN BY JOHN GARDENER WHILE HE WAS CAMP PHOTOGRAPHER 1943-1945.

[cliff]

Another Morris with the caption.....

ID Number: 064534
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: TOLGA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-02-24. NX110302 DRIVER M.G. DUNNETT (1) SX29354 DRIVER R. JOHNS (2) VX101143 DRIVER J.N. THOMPSON (3) AND WX3722 CORPORAL V.F. STRACHAN (4) OF THE 7TH DIVISION ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK, STRIPPING PARTS FROM AN UNSERVICEABLE MORRIS TRUCK WHICH WAS RETURNED FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

[cliff]

The vehicle is front is a rare Australian airborne GMC converted from GMC-CCKW352's by Holden in Melbourne for both the US Army and the Australian Forces. The US one's had tipper bodies on them whereas most or all of the Australian ones were just straight cargo bodies. If anyone has any information on these vehicles Please let me know.

Caption
ID Number: 114586
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-08-25. VIEW OF 10TH ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK SHOWING JEEPS AND TRUCKS PARKED AMONG WRECKED OIL TANKS.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cliff

The vehicle is front is a rare Australian airborne GMC converted from GMC-CCKW352's by Holden in Melbourne for both the US Army and the Australian Forces. The US one's had tipper bodies on them whereas most or all of the Australian ones were just straight cargo bodies. If anyone has any information on these vehicles Please let me know.

Caption
ID Number: 114586
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-08-25. VIEW OF 10TH ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK SHOWING JEEPS AND TRUCKS PARKED AMONG WRECKED OIL TANKS.

Cliff, I found the front half of one of those .. in a wrecking yard at Laurel Hill , near Batlow in NSW. The yard owner let me grab the Aust. brass ID plate from the cab. The cab had a crude pram top like folding bow set up.. it was very crude how they ( GMH ) cut the cabs down.. I believe that they were hard top cabs cut down. Silly me.. I gave the I.D. plate to somebody . My pic of it appeared in a W & T article years ago ..

Mike

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Cliff, I found the front half of one of those .. in a wrecking yard at Laurel Hill , near Batlow in NSW. The yard owner let me grab the Aust. brass ID plate from the cab. The cab had a crude pram top like folding bow set up.. it was very crude how they ( GMH ) cut the cabs down.. I believe that they were hard top cabs cut down. Silly me.. I gave the I.D. plate to somebody . My pic of it appeared in a W & T article years ago ..

Mike

Yes these Airborne GMC's were cut down full cabs and the rear deck also split in half as did the chassis behind the cab. One truck disassembled made up two C47 plane loads. This is one vehicle I am very interested in and I'd love to see a real one one day.

The photo below is of a 1/35 scale model I made at one stage.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cliff

Another Morris with the caption.....

ID Number: 064534
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: TOLGA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-02-24. NX110302 DRIVER M.G. DUNNETT (1) SX29354 DRIVER R. JOHNS (2) VX101143 DRIVER J.N. THOMPSON (3) AND WX3722 CORPORAL V.F. STRACHAN (4) OF THE 7TH DIVISION ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK, STRIPPING PARTS FROM AN UNSERVICEABLE MORRIS TRUCK WHICH WAS RETURNED FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

Cliff,

That is PU8 Morris they are dismantling. It looks to be a staged photo.. although in the same series I spotted a Morris engine sitting on the ground, so they actually did do some work ! Why did they bother doing that ? The capton should read " aquired from the middle east " .

Mike