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Photographs of General Motors Holden plants in Australia [BRG 213/73/13/1/59] • Photograph

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Summary

Note in album reads 'Prepared by Manf. Dept. for Project 650 Submission 1953/4'. Exterior and interior photographs of Holden plants and workers around Australia, including:

Photographs of Fishermen's Bend plant including aerial images of factory showing location next to the Yarra River, men at work in draughting office, and laboratory, men operating machinery, men wearing protective eyewear while pouring molten metal, factory interiors, man operating a forklift, labelled engine and brake parts, vehicle with carriages for touring plant, Medical Department with sign in English, Italian and German, man receiving dental treatment from dentist and nurse.

Photographs of Woodville plant including aerial image of factory, men working on car bodies, men assembling springs for seats, women working with sewing machines in trim fab, car bodies being loaded on truck, car bodies transported by train.

Photographs of Pagewood plant including aerial image of factory, men assembling car bodies, plant machinery, manufacturing of Frigidaire refrigerators. Aerial photographs of Perth (Mosman Park) and Birkenhead plants. Photographs of main building at Brisbane (Fortitude Valley) plant, and Disco plant at Port Melbourne.

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Physical description

Photograph album (black and white prints); 6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1953-1954

Creator

GM Holden Ltd

Collection

Part of Holden Collection

Subject

GMH Fishermen's Bend (Factory : Fishermen's Bend, Vic.)
GMH Woodville (Factory : Woodville, S.A.)
GMH Pagewood (Factory : Pagewood, N.S.W.)
GMH Mosman Park (Factory : Mosman Park, W.A.)
GMH Brisbane (Factory : Brisbane, Qld.)
GMH Birkenhead (Factory : Birkenhead, S.A.)
Automobile factories -- Victoria -- Fishermen's Bend
Automobile factories -- South Australia -- Woodville

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Digitisation information

Date

04/09/2020

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,750 x 4,405 pixels (25.3 MP)

Size

76.01 MB

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