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Opel Blitz truck

GM Holden Ltd, 1942, Photograph, BRG 213/207/1/523-528

Chassis and engine outside workshop.

Interior of garage

GM Holden Ltd, 1943, Photograph, BRG 213/207/1/224

Employees at work, with a Chevrolet truck fitted with a gas producer unit parked inside

Exterior of garage

GM Holden Ltd, 1943, Photograph, BRG 213/207/1/223

With employees working on Chevrolet cars and trucks parked outside. The car at the rear right is fitted with a gas producer unit.

Gas producer starter setup

GM Holden Ltd, 1943, Photograph, BRG 213/207/1/215-222

Holden employees working on Chevrolet trucks and cars fitted with gas producer units at the Woodville Plant.

Mobile crane

GM Holden Ltd, 1943, Photograph, BRG 213/207/1/64-66

General Motors-Holden's Woodville truck crane.

GMH Fishermen's Bend Plant construction

GM Holden Ltd, 1936, Photograph, BRG 213/73/4/VOL1

Volume one of a group of photographs documenting construction of Holden's Fishermen's Bend Plant at Port Melbourne, Victoria.

Damaged stock from Moore's fire

Colin Ballantyne, c. 1948, Photograph, BRG 121/1/609

John Martin's employees loading crates of fire damaged stock from Charles Moore's store into their delivery vans and trucks.

Excavations for North Terrace extensions

John Martin & Co, 1941, Photograph, BRG 121/1/98

One of a series of images of the demolition of the old building and the excavation of the site in preparation for the first John Martin's building on North Terrace in May 1941. This image shows two horses pulling a truck from the site. There are several bystanders watching.

Excavations for North Terrace extensions

John Martin & Co, 1941, Photograph, BRG 121/1/101

One of a series of images of the demolition of the old building and the excavation of the site in preparation for the first John Martin's building on North Terrace in May 1941. This image shows a group of workers shovelling dirt at the site. Two workers are standing in a truck owned by Fricker Bros, contractors, 388 Carrington St. Adelaide.

Excavations for North Terrace extensions

John Martin & Co, 1941, Photograph, BRG 121/1/103

One of a series of images of the demolition of the old building and the excavation of the site in preparation for the first John Martin's building on North Terrace in May 1941. This image shows a view of the site from above. There are men doing various jobs and two horses standing near a truck.

Rebuilding John Martins

John Martin & Co, 1962, Photograph, BRG 121/1/161

Compression equipment in Rundle Street prior to hoisting to the sixth floor as part of rebuilding Block A, taken February 1962. A truck owned by Gamblings Ltd carries the equipment. A sign on the building structure advertises the various companies involved with the rebuilding work.

Rebuilding work - Block G

John Martin & Co, 1963, Photograph, BRG 121/1/193

Photo showing Block G which abutted Block H being demolished (third, second and first floors partly demolished). A truck and a crane are onsite. The photo is dated February 1 1963.

Redevelopment on North Terrace

John Martin & Co, 1962, Photograph, BRG 121/1/182

Building being constructed on the corner of North Terrace and Charles Street as part of the John Martin's redevelopment. Several trucks and utes are parked out front. The photo is dated November 9 1962.

Trusses for the new escalators

John Martin & Co, c. 1961, Photograph, BRG 121/1/132

First load of trusses for the new escalators being unloaded at the Rundle Street entrance, 18-19 March 1961. The truck is owned by W. Gibb & Sons and the crane by L.D. Nicholls.

Trusses for the new escalators

John Martin & Co, c. 1961, Photograph, BRG 121/1/133

First load of trusses for the new escalators being unloaded at the Rundle Street entrance, 18-19 March 1961. The truck is owned by W. Gibb & Sons and the crane by L.D. Nicholls.

Two robots in John Martin's Christmas pageant

1971, Photograph, BRG 121/1/1885

Two robots moving past the crowds during John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. One of the robots is a performer dressed in costume, the other robot is mounted on a trolley or truck. The Electricity Trust of South Australia building is in the background.

Unloading rolls of carpet

Ballantyne, Colin, n.d., Photograph, BRG 121/1/1373

A group of men unload carpet rolls from the back of a John Martin truck. The carpets are being unloaded into the back of a warehouse. Photo caption reads carpet sale.

Float in storage area before John Martin's Christmas pageant

1969, Photograph, BRG 121/1/1880

Photograph of a decorated truck in the storage and preparation area at John Martin's, used in the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide.

Stone bin, Wingfield

c. 1966, Photograph, BRG 357/46/4

Portable steel bin for gravel behind a cement truck, at Wingfield depot of Albion Reid (S.A.) Pty. Ltd. Digital copy.

Carpark under construction

John Martin & Co, c. 1965, Photograph, BRG 121/1/218

Workmen on the construction site of the John Martin's carpark. The men are standing behind a truck which has recently dumped a mound of earth. [From scrapbook 40].

Excavation of carpark

John Martin & Co, c. 1965, Photograph, BRG 121/1/216

View looking down on the excavation of the basement of the John Martin's carpark with several large trucks on site. [From scrapbook 40].

Construction work on the Arndale store

John Martin & Co, c. 1973, Photograph, BRG 121/1/543A

Construction work as part of stage 2 of the development of the Arndale store, adding 40,000 square feet and a total of two floors. The photo shows part of the building site with a builders sign attached by 'E.A. Watts'. A flat bed truck belonging to 'Cyclone Scaffolding' is parked alongside. Photo taken on 2 April 1973.