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South Australia Police first motorised prison van [B 4749] • Photograph

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Summary

This new motor van displays the brand name 'Bean' on its radiator. It replaced the earlier horse-drawn 'Black Maria' which was sold at auction in May 1928 for 8 pounds to Mr. A. A. Edwards, M.H.A., who used it as a bathing machine at a local beach. Text on the back of the photograph reads 'Reproduced in 'Advertiser', May 23, 1928 / Prison van introduced in 1928 for the conveyance of prisoners between the Supreme Court and the Gaols at Yatala and Adelaide / May 1928'. A member of the S.A. Police Historical Society stated that 'this the SA Police first motorised prison van. A 1928, 14 horse power, four cylinder Bean 25-30 cwt light truck chasis, on which the van body was built in Adelaide. SAPOL took possession of the vehicle in June, 1928. It saw extensive police service and carried over 5,000 prisoners each year. SAPOL traded in the Bean on a new Dodge prison van in 1941.

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1928

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Vans -- South Australia
Prisoners -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

09/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,151 x 2,038 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

6.45 MB

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