Photographs of General Motors-Holden's Limited in South Australia: Miscellaneous [BRG 213/207/5] • Photograph
Globe of the world
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
GMH approved standards manufacturing badge
Includes 'GMH Idea Exchange'.
GMH approved standards sign
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
GMH staff badge monogram
Advancement of Transport badge design.
Horwood Bagshaw Plant
Views of production inside the Horwood Bagshaw Ltd. Plant.
Damaged Hamilton Press
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
J. R. Holden
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
High speed steel photographs
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
Hispano gun
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
N. Hall
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
Industrial hazards
Piece of railway line falls and crushes worker's hand.
Industrial hazards
Adelaide chemical works truck goes through the ground.
Industrial hazards
Foot guard on rivetter after accident.
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Stamping tool[?]
A measured machinery part or tool.
Two stone plaques on Parliament House
The Promise' and 'The Fulfilment' plaques.
Joyce Brothers property and sheds
Exterior views.
Japanese gun
Staff inspecting a Japanese gun.
Kelvinator Plant views
Employees working at machinery inside the Plant.
Knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant
Crowds of Holden employees finishing work for the day.
Anti-tank gun tension spanners
Locations for use of tension spanners for Anti-tank guns.
Lighting in GMH Plant 10
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
Lighting in GMH Beaufort section
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
Lighting in metrology section, GMH Plant 5
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
Liberty Loan address by Mr Makin
On stage at GMH Woodville Plant, with other officials and No.2000 manufactured gun.
Victory Loan rally
Including views of the crowd of workers listening and views from the rooftops.
Lamps for Laurence Hartnett
Different designs of coach style lamps.
Mason & Cox Plant views
Views inside the Mason & Cox steel foundry. A researcher suggests that Mason and Cox were at Anderson Street Thebarton before moving to Haywood Ave. Torrensville from about 1967-1975. 'The Adelaide government wanted to put a north-south road corridor as a widening to the Port Road. With government assistance, The Torrensville land was purchased about 1966, buildings were established and then machinery was moved over the next 7-8 years.'
Damaged Micrometer
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
Photographs for publicity campaign.
Photographs from a group titled 'Miscellaneous' of scenes associated with General Motors-Holden's Limited, comprising images of the 1938 Holden display at the Adelaide Show, World War II equipment and officials inspecting GMH produced items, GMH staff badge monogram and women's uniforms, Air Raid Precautions room and trenches at GMH Plants, Welfare Officer's rooms, foundry, GMH Woodville Port gate, Finsbury Plant, trainees and apprentices, knock off time at GMH Woodville Plant and night of SA coal strike, functions and events such as the GMH ball, lunchtime activities such as wrestling, bowls, quoits, table tennis, basketball, chess, indoor cricket, darts and concerts, Cricket Club dinner, 1945 Christmas Party, Debate Dinners, and the 1940 Chevrolet Convention at Birkenhead Plant. Also contains photographs of GMH associated South Australian manufacturing business Plants including those of Horwood Bagshaw Ltd., Mason & Cox steel foundry, Philmac Limited, Pope Products, Perry Engineering Limited, K. Bowes & Co., Wiles Chromium Company, Kelvinator Plant and Diecaster Plant.
Factory mail man and his father
Boy with a bicycle, who was the mail delivery person at GMH, with his father standing alongside.