SLV pics

[Mike K]

These are TJ Richards (Adelaide) built Dodge cabs pictured in Melbourne during WW2. The wagons are South Australian broad gauge 5 feet 3 inch. South Australia had three rail guages in use.- 3'6" , 4'8.5" and 5'3" . On the wagons is stencilling ' MAY USE IN VICTORIA ' Victoria still uses 5'3" gauge today. The gauge screwup happened because of the Colonial rivalries of the 1800s. Before 1901 Australia was made up of separated Colonies with border customs controls.

Tasmania and Queensland are 3 feet 6 inch gauge as is West. Australia. NSW is Standard gauge 4 feet 8 1/2 inch . Victoria is broad gauge same as Ireland. South Australia used a mixture of all 3 gauges.


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WW2 TRUCK CABINS LOADED ONTO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN F CLASS WAGONS SPENCER STREET YARD; GLS; RAILWAY; FREIGHT

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/2E82...B9A63D?image=1

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

On the wagons is stencilling ' MAY USE IN VICTORIA '

I think it says “MAY RUN IN VICTORIA” but the R is difficult to read.

[Mike K]

Wartime Melbourne Street parade. 1943.

Bedford trucks , FCC = Footscray City Council . ARP volunteers on board.

The Fire appliance appears to be LHD

Fire truck in civil defence units parade, Bourke Street, Melbourne
Date
[ca. 1943]

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...34&mode=browse

Ford M-H and 18 pndr gun on the corner of Swanston St and Bourke St.

AA guns ? On display in Collins st.

[Ed Storey]

The AA Gun looks like a 3-Inch CWT.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

The AA Gun looks like a 3-Inch CWT.

Ah yes, the 20cwt QF 3 inch. A WW1 era design .

This fire pump is seen in Footscray , a inner Western suburb of Melbourne . The pump looks like one of the GM-H built pumps, it has Chevrolet wheels and hubs fitted . The engine in these pumps may have been a Ford 10. Update: the engine is a 4 cyl. Side valve.

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...58&mode=browse

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ages&offset=40

Close up of the Chevrolet hub caps.

Vintage Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) vehicle, still in service during WW2 .

[Mike K]

Repairing the running board of a 1940 GMC truck. The ' General Motors Truck' trim is seen on the bonnet.

The running board support brackets are fixed with heavy duty rivets, I drilled out these rivets yesterday, on my 1940 Chevrolet 15 cwt chassis, what a horrible job !

The 'Holden' body tag is seen on the lower corner of the cowl. These cabs are made from a heavy gauge steel, I'm guessing around 18 gauge. I can barely lift and move a door by myself, so heavy. I'm looking for a decent cab, my examples require major repairs.

https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discover...ces&offset=200

[Mike K]

A SLV photo with a interesting history. The sailor is wearing a Kriegsmarine uniform.

"One of them, Erich Meyer, died three months later of lung cancer. He became the only crew member to die on Australian soil."

https://www.bevleaross.com.au/graytown-pow-camp/