PR movie early 1960's

[Tony Wheeler]

Excellent find Rick, extremely rare to see Aust pattern gun tractors on film. Here's some wartime footage on parade: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F01705/

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[Keith Webb]

That's one of the classic ones - there's also the gymkhana but I don't have the reference for that one.
Pity they wasted so much film on Blamey and the crowd, they could have better used it with more arty tractor shots.
The Carrier pics are good, especially the low angle ones.

Originally Posted by Tony Wheeler

Excellent find Rick, extremely rare to see Aust pattern gun tractors on film. Here's some wartime footage on parade: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F01705/

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[Mike K]

I am wondering how they managed to get Blamey into that carrier, they probably rigged up a crane and lowered him in

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

That's one of the classic ones - there's also the gymkhana but I don't have the reference for that one.

That would be 9th Div gymkhana 20 Jan '45, also held at Herberton Racecourse. So far I've only found stills of that parade, including No.8 and No.9 gun tractors below. The only film I've found shows sports: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F07147/

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