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GM-H South Australian Plants during World War II; volume 2, Woodville, Plant 3

GM Holden Ltd, 1939, Photograph, BRG 213/121/17/VOL2/26-33

Black and white mounted photographs, with annotations, of Plant No.3 at General Motors-Holden's Limited manufacturing Plant at Woodville during World War Two. Comprises images of the workshop, workers at machinery, and aircraft and marine craft assembly.

GM-H South Australian Plants during World War II; volume 2, Woodville, Plant 4

GM Holden Ltd, 1939, Photograph, BRG 213/121/17/VOL2/34-38

Black and white mounted photographs, with annotations, of Plant No.4 at General Motors-Holden's Limited manufacturing Plant at Woodville during World War Two. Comprises images of the factory, workers at machinery, miscellaneous paint section, and grinding, polishing, and plating of car bumpers.

GM-H South Australian Plants during World War II; volume 2, Woodville, Plant 10

GM Holden Ltd, 1939, Photograph, BRG 213/121/17/VOL2/51-55

Black and white mounted photographs, with annotations, of Plant No.10 at General Motors-Holden's Limited manufacturing Plant at Woodville during World War Two. Comprises images of the workshop, workers at machinery, small press shop, aircraft manufacturing section, and the engine room.

Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; public relations

GM Holden Ltd, 1941, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/1-17

Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images taken during World War II, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Public Relations'. Includes visits by dignitaries inspecting military equipment, employee gatherings, displays of military equipment on floats in a Liberty Loan Pageant, trainees and students in workshops, and employee notice boards.

[Photographs of extensions at Woodville; Automatic Transmission plant, tool sharpening area]

GM Holden Ltd, 1968, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL14/69-70

Black and white photographs of extensions at Woodville in Plant 11, with the installation of machinery in the new Tool Sharpening area in the Automatic Transmission plant at GM-H, Woodville.

Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; shop and plant

GM Holden Ltd, 1941, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/83-92

Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Shop and Plant' featuring sections within the Woodville Plant used for manufacturing military equipment for World War II. Includes tool and grinding room, ordnance manufacturing, Aircraft workshop, maintenance shop, and trainees. Also contains photographs of telephones in the Air Raid control room, and air raid trenches.

[Photographs of the expansion of the Woodville plant continued]

GM Holden Ltd, 1952, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL2/29-62

Black and white photographs of the expansion of the General Motors-Holden's Limited factory at Woodville. Contains images of 'R' section and the 80 ft. span crane, the 'A' line and steel storage bay in Plant 1, and the main scrap tunnel. Includes images of 'B' and 'C' press lines under construction in 'R' section, the boiler house being built and the installation of the boiler, construction of the flammable material store complete with lifting gantry, gate houses in various stages of completion, and building works near the entrance opposite Cheltenham Racecourse [formerly described as Woodville oval].

[Photographs of the expansion of the Woodville plant]

GM Holden Ltd, 1951, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL2/1-28

Black and white photographs of the expansion of the General Motors-Holden's Limited factory at Woodville. Contains images of the Cheltenham Parade car park and bike park under construction, building of the 80' crane bay at Plant 12, oxygen gantry, houses to be demolished, construction of the 'F' and 'K' press line tunnels, trees alongside No.5 plant, and prefabricated houses at Granville.

[Photographs of production machinery at the Woodville plant]

GM Holden Ltd, 1953, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/1-5

Black and white photographs of sections of the scrap conveyor system, upgrade of the flammable material storage shed, and work on building foundations as a part of extensions at the Woodville plant.

Car Accident, Woodville

c. 1935, Photograph, B 34553

Accident between a car and horse cart on Port Road, Woodville.

[Photographs of Governor Sir Robert George visiting the Woodville plant]

GM Holden Ltd, 1953, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/6-26

Black and white photographs of Governor Sir Robert George on a tour of the GM-H automotive plant at Woodville, accompanied by Holden and Chamber of Manufacturers executives.

Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; vehicles

GM Holden Ltd, 1941, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/18-39

Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Vehicles' featuring car bodies built for the Defence Department during World War II, showing various sedan body panels, field ambulance bodies, a light Ack Ack vehicle, signal vans, and an RAAF wireless telegraphy truck.

Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; canvas work

GM Holden Ltd, 1941, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/73-82

Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Canvas Work' featuring workers making canvas military equipment used during World War II. Includes dressing stations, respirator haversacks, tents, beds, and water tanks.

Slides relating to General Motors-Holden factory at Woodville

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1961, Photograph, BRG 213/77/84

Collection of slides depicting a range of scenes around Woodville Holden factory and related safety and statistical information. Images include vehicles such as trucks, cranes and forklifts, safety incidents, storage of materials, men at work on plating machinery, men undertaking manual handling, safety signs and posters, woodworking equipment and diagrams, press guarding, training sessions, safety equipment and personal protective equipment, grinding equipment and lathes, fire training and equipment, kellers, mills, cranes, press welders, Suggestion Plan presentations and statistics. Also includes general views of the Woodville plant including buildings, workers arriving and clocking on, playing indoor and outdoor bowls at the GMH Bowling Club, waiting at Holden train station with a Red Hen, cafeteria, car park, a West End Brewery truck laden with kegs on Port Road. Images of safety statistics.

Woodville Plant: Workers operating giant Hamilton press

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1955, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL4/14

Photograph from an album relating to Woodville Plant building work, extensions and Plant equipment set up. Caption reads: 'Giant press at Woodville Plant of General Motors Holden's Ltd. Floors for the Holden car are shaped by pressing and forming between other giant dies'.

Woodville Plant: GM Executives E.C. Daum, Carl H. Kindl and E.S. Hoglund looking at Plant model

GM Holden Ltd, 1955, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL4/32

Photograph from an album relating to Woodville Plant building work, extensions and Plant equipment set up. Caption reads: 'E.C. Daum uses plant model to point out Woodville features to Carl H. Kindl, a Vice President and Director of GM and Group Executive in charge of Canadian and O/Seas operations, and E.S. Hoglund, a Vice President of GM and Assistant Manager of GMOO'.

Woodville Plant: View showing Daniel Adamson boiler erection nearing completion and under test

GM Holden Ltd, 1956, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL4/52

Photograph from an album relating to Woodville Plant building work, extensions and Plant equipment set up. Caption reads: 'View showing Daniel Adamson boiler erection nearing completion and under test. Project 584, Woodville'.

Woodville Plant: View of Duco mix building with external and divisional walls in the course of erection

GM Holden Ltd, 1956, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL4/53

Photograph from an album relating to Woodville Plant building work, extensions and Plant equipment set up. Caption reads: 'View of Duco mix building with external and divisional walls in the course of erection. Project 584, Woodville'.

Woodville Plant: Taken from an elevated position, a sweeping view across GMH site (Plant 12)

GM Holden Ltd, 1956, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL4/54

Photograph from an album relating to Woodville Plant building work, extensions and Plant equipment set up. Caption reads: ' View of excavations for Plant 12 showing extensions to main scrap metal tunnel in centre and excavations for foundations to Baling Presses in the left hand background. Project 584, Woodville'. Taken from an elevated position, this is a sweeping view across GMH site (Plant 12), railway line and Cheltenham Racecourse.

Woodville Plant: View of excavations to form the new Udylite Plating Plant with forming and steel reinforcement being placed in position

GM Holden Ltd, 1956, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL4/55

Photograph from an album relating to Woodville Plant building work, extensions and Plant equipment set up. Caption reads: 'View of excavations to form the new Udylite Plating Plant with forming and steel reinforcement being placed in position. Base of first plating machine tank centre foreground. Project 650, Woodville'.