sedan

Edmonds, John, c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1386/3/111

View of some of the houses in Sedan, with the dirt road out the front.

Floods after a heavy rain at Sedan

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/7/528

Floods after heavy rain at Sedan, South Australia.

Holden FB station sedan sales brochure: 'New star of the open road...'

GM Holden Ltd, 1960, Manuscript, BRG 213/31/4/2

Product brochure advertising the Holden FB Station Sedan [wagon], Special and Standard variant, produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with information and features on the 'new' Holden's load capacity, 'power and driving ease...new forward vision...proven Holden economy' and style.

Ruined building on the Swan Reach road out of Sedan

Wundersitz, Pat, c. 1990, Photograph, B 78610

Photograph of a ruined farmhouse on a grassy hillside, with a row of eucalypts in the distance. Caption on back reads 'Wattle & daub with native pine. East & west walls also overlaid with concrete. South too. Swan Reach road out of Sedan'.

Ruined house near Sedan

Wundersitz, Pat, c. 1990, Photograph, B 78611

Photograph of a ruined house with two chimneys. Caption on back reads 'Back of house. Stone veneer over pug and pine out of Sedan'.

Wall of a ruin near Sedan.

Wundersitz, Pat, c. 1990, Photograph, B 78612

Photograph of a semi-ruined pug and pine wall. Caption on back reads 'Showing construction. Air hole on west wall. Sedan'.

Holden EH sales brochure: 'The new Holden, Australia's own car'

GM Holden Ltd, 1963, Manuscript, BRG 213/34/1/1

Product brochure advertising the Holden EH produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with information, features, specifications and accessories for the Special Sedan and Special Station Sedan, Premier Sedan and Premier Station Sedan, and the Standard Sedan and Standard Station Sedan. Also features the new 6 cylinder 'red' motors, with a choice of the 100 h.p. 149 cubic inch, or the 115 h.p. 179 cubic inch engines, and a choice of a lower compression 95 h.p. 149 engine available for the Standard or Special. A choice of 3-speed manual or Hydra-Matic automatic transmission was available.

Holden FB sales brochure: 'Holden, Australia's Own Car'

GM Holden Ltd, 1960, Manuscript, BRG 213/31/4/8

Product brochure advertising the Holden FB produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with illustrations, information, features, specifications and accessories for the Special Sedan, Standard Sedan, Special Station Sedan and Standard Station Sedan. Includes information on Holden features in the FB, such as new rear end styling, new low lines, new wrap-around windscreen, five and a half foot long cargo space in the Station Sedan, Aerobilt construction, and exclusive new GMH Magic-Mirror lacquer finish. Also contains feature page on optional NASCO accessories and Air Chief radio, and a page on the FB being tested at the GMH Proving Ground at Lang Lang on rear cover. Features a yellow and white Special Sedan on cover.

Holden FB sales brochure: 'Holden, Australia's Own Car'

GM Holden Ltd, 1960, Manuscript, BRG 213/31/4/7

Product brochure advertising the Holden FB produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with illustrations, information, features, specifications and accessories for the Special Sedan, Standard Sedan, Special Station Sedan and Standard Station Sedan. Includes information on Holden features in the FB, such as new rear end styling, new low lines, new wrap-around windscreen, five and a half foot long cargo space in the Station Sedan, Aerobilt construction, and exclusive new GMH Magic-Mirror lacquer finish. Also contains feature page on optional NASCO accessories and Air Chief radio, and a page on the FB being tested at the GMH Proving Ground at Lang Lang on rear cover. Features an aqua and white Special Sedan on cover.

Holden FC sales brochure: 'Australia's Own Car' [alternate version]

GM Holden Ltd, 1958, Manuscript, BRG 213/30/5/6

Product brochure advertising the Holden FC produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with illustrations, information, features, specifications and accessories for the Special Sedan, Standard Sedan, Business Sedan, Special Station Sedan and Standard Station Sedan. Includes information on Holden features in the FC, such as two tone exterior and interior on the Special, new 'fin ornament' on the rear fenders, Aerobilt construction, hydraulic clutch, pendant floor pedals, higher compression 21 h.p. engine, 12-volt electrical system, key-turn start, positive action hand-brake linkage and improved suspension system. Includes illustrations of the rear seat fold-down process to expose cargo space in the Station Sedans. Also contains feature pages on optional NASCO accessories and Air Chief radio. Alternate version of BRG 213/30/5/4.

Holden FC sales brochure: 'Australia's Own Car'

GM Holden Ltd, 1958, Manuscript, BRG 213/30/5/4

Product brochure advertising the Holden FC produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with illustrations, information, features, specifications and accessories for the Special Sedan, Standard Sedan, Business Sedan, Special Station Sedan and Standard Station Sedan. Includes information on Holden features in the FC, such as two tone exterior and interior on the Special, new 'fin ornament' on the rear fenders, Aerobilt construction, hydraulic clutch, pendant floor pedals, higher compression 21 h.p. engine, 12-volt electrical system, key-turn start, positive action hand-brake linkage and improved suspension system. Includes illustrations of the rear seat fold-down process to expose cargo space in the Station Sedans. Also contains feature pages on optional NASCO accessories and Air Chief radio.

Holden FJ Business and Special Sedan

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1953, Photograph, BRG 213/28/2/11-13

Black and white photographs of the new FJ Business Sedan and a Special Sedan.

Holden EJ sales brochure: 'Australia's own car, Holden'

GM Holden Ltd, 1962, Manuscript, BRG 213/33/21

Product brochure advertising the Holden EJ produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with images, information, features and specifications on the Special Sedan and Standard Sedan, the Special Station Sedan and Standard Station Sedan, and the new Premier Sedan. The EJ Premier, which was the first of the Premier variant concept by GMH, came with additional features not seen previously on Holden cars such as metallic paint, individual front [bucket] seats, leather upholstery, centre console, and rear seat fold-down centre arm rest. Brochure includes new features such as constant-action electric wipers and new heavier brake drums with a seld-energising design, along with the Aerobilt construction, Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, Magic Mirror paint finish, and NASCO accessories including Air Chief radio.

Holden EJ sales brochure: 'The new Holden'

GM Holden Ltd, 1962, Manuscript, BRG 213/33/2/1

Product brochure advertising the Holden EJ produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with images, information, features and abridged specifications on the Special Sedan and Standard Sedan, the Special Station Sedan and Standard Station Sedan, and the new Premier Sedan. The EJ Premier, which was the first of the Premier variant concept by GMH, came with additional features not seen previously on Holden cars such as metallic paint, individual front [bucket] seats, leather upholstery, centre console, and rear seat fold-down centre arm rest.

Holden EK sales brochure

GM Holden Ltd, 1961, Manuscript, BRG 213/32/5/1

Product brochure advertising the Holden EK produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with information, features, specifications, dimensions and NASCO accessories for the Special Sedan and Special Station Sedan, and the Standard Sedan and Standard Station Sedan. Includes information on the EK's special interiors, and the 138 cubic inch 'grey' motor which came as standard with a choice of 3-speed manual or Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.

Holden UC Sunbird sedan and hatchback sales brochure

GM Holden Ltd, 1978, Manuscript, BRG 213/59/11/2

Colour sales brochure for the Holden UC Sunbird sedan and hatchback, SL Sedan and SL/E sedan and hatchback, 'Dedicated to the driver in every family', with information, images, features, optional extras and specifications. The UC Sunbird featured Radial Tuned Suspension (RTS) and the Holden 1.9 litre four cylinder Starfire-4 engine.

Holden UC Sunbird sedan sales brochure

GM Holden Ltd, 1979, Manuscript, BRG 213/59/11/1

Colour sales brochure for the Holden UC Sunbird Sedan, SL Sedan and SL/E Sedan, 'Dedicated to the driver in every family', with information, images, features, optional extras and specifications. The UC Sunbird featured Radial Tuned Suspension (RTS) and the Holden 1.9 litre four cylinder Starfire-4 engine.

Pastor Hebart and a Confirmation group

c. 1920, Photograph, B 74134

A group of boys and girls photographed with Pastor Theodor Hebart, during a confirmation held in a church. The church is possibly the Lutheran Church at Sedan, South Australia.

HT Holden: 'New generation sedans; there's a great new feeling in the new generation'

GM Holden Ltd, 1969, Manuscript, BRG 213/38/4/5

Printed pamphlet produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited on the HT sedans, including the Premier, Kingswood and Belmont sedans. Contains features and specifications, and information on 'The first all-Australian V8', the 253. Includes information on the 307 V8 and the 161, 186 and 186S 6 cylinder engines available.

Holden EJ press release

GM Holden Ltd, 1962, Manuscript, BRG 213/33/2/5

Press release folder announcing the 'new' Holden, the EJ, produced by General Motors-Holden's Limited, with images of the car in action on the GMH Proving Ground at Lang Lang on the cover. Titled 'Meet the EJ..., [press release] for release 10 a.m., July 30, special news release...', the papers feature information on the 'completely restyled' Special and Standard sedans and station sedans, and the new addition to the range - the Premier. Contains a list of new features, the new Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, specifications, a list of Holden milestones, and an EJ price list.