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Old 03-09-23, 19:17
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"Military 1941 Plymouth 12cwt with Dodge badging and grill." - actually in service in the Northern Territory with the Commonwealth Public Works Department.

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Old 04-09-23, 02:25
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"Military 1941 Plymouth 12cwt with Dodge badging and grill." - actually in service in the Northern Territory with the Commonwealth Public Works Department.

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Interesting .

Mike. Can you ID the unit sign on the jeep 131396 at Bandiana ? circa 1952. 1 over 746
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Carrier performing a balancing act.

Gas producer on a Ford sedan. I can remember VMVC member Colin Anderson making a gas producer and arriving at a club event with his vehicle running on charcoal.

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ion&offset=100
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Old 04-09-23, 03:54
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Another gas bomb ..the EPA would have a fit if you drove around in this setup today !

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...31&mode=browse


BC-611 Handy Talky

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ges&offset=130

Beer

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...45&mode=browse
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Old 06-09-23, 02:47
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I'm reasonably sure the 1/746 is the RAEME detachment of 1st Central Ordnance Depot (1COD).
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Public Records Office Victoria pics.

South Melbourne scene, looks like the Montague Street Bridge: Truck on the left C6668 is a D300 Forward Control International - I found a small number of these trucks in the AWM126 ledgers, they were issued to army units based in and around Melbourne - Coburg, Geelong and a few other suburbs. Unusual vehicles. The bridge, in a updated form, still exists today and is currently used by trams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montague_Street_Bridge

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/9843...58C44C?image=1

Snow plough

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4952...91D375?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/16FE...B701D4?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/ECB0...F61F8F?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/16FC...DD015A?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/ECAE...BB5B7B?image=1

Dodge with a gas producer. Victorian Railways are still using the Irish 5 feet 3 inch broad gauge. Other Australian states are a mixture of 3 feet 6 inch and Standard gauge.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CDF4...4E854F?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CDF5...14A7E0?image=1

Morris-Commercial on display at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E516...48EB46?image=1

US army Chevrolet G506 trucks and a Right Hand Drive 1942 Studebaker sedan with US reg. This Studebaker sedan is a real oddity with the USA 156 reg. number. The flat railway cars have the Victorian Railways (VR) logo on the axle box lids.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F97...17545A?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F99...9CA692?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F9A...845C5D?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/0F9B...B65ECB?image=1

Victorian Railways: 1939 Chev. utility with gas producer. The front tyre has the letters 'VR' on the sidewall, a anti-theft measure. OLYMPIC brand tyres were still in production until around 20 years ago. https://collections.museumsvictoria..../articles/6210

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CE1D...6AF14F?image=1

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/B35B...305A9D?image=1
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