In the background

[Richard Farrant]

Definitely a Morris C8. The Guy Quad Ant has rectangular windscreens.

[Keith Webb]

But what a great film that was!

[Tony Wheeler]

Thanks Mike and Richard, I stand corrected.

[Keith Webb]

A Canadian 2C1 bodied F15 in the background of this National Archives film about Darwin. There are other ex MVs in the movie too, it's a good watch.

Link

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

A Canadian 2C1 bodied F15 in the background of this National Archives film about Darwin. There are other ex MVs in the movie too, it's a good watch.

Hi Keith,
A good link there. That looked like Kurt Johannsen's Diamond T road train loading and moving out.

regards, Richard

[motto (RIP)]

You're right Richard, Kurt would have to be the most likely suspect as owner/operator. There is a second Diamond T further back alongside of its trailers waiting for the first one to move out.
Most of those drums must have been empty. There would have been some interesting ones among them.

David

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by motto

You're right Richard, Kurt would have to be the most likely suspect as owner/operator. There is a second Diamond T further back alongside of its trailers waiting for the first one to move out.
Most of those drums must have been empty. There would have been some interesting ones among them.

David

Hi David,
That scene is typical of photos of his trucks in his book, A Son of the Red Centre. I seem to recollect he had the contract to collect the drums from military bases etc and bring them South. He designed the self tracking trailers too, using axles from military trailers (Carrier trailers I think).
This reminds me to read the book again.

cheers Richard