GM Holden Ltd, 1957, Photograph, BRG 213/73/14/61A
Album comprising annotated black and white photographs of GM-H plants and their operations throughout Australia, including Fisherman's Bend, Woodville, Dandenong, Pagewood, Perth, Brisbane, Birkenhead, Elizabeth and the Lang Lang Proving Ground. Includes Fishermen's Bend images: Foundry operations at the Plant 5 Machine Shop, engine and transmission machining, assembly line and bench testing area, Plant 1 Machine Shop with axle production, packaging and boxing, GM-H gas furnaces, and Plant 5 Heat Treat Department. Woodville images: Aerial view of plant, Keller profiling machines, Toolroom, giant press in the Press Shop, metal presses, mechanical unloading hand, cutting tables in Trim section, Squab and Cushion Department, transport of bodies by train. Dandenong images: Aerial view and entrance gates, plant facade and Nasco building, completed cars in car park, Nasco parts warehouse, Nasco packaging and distribution area, Meter Miser units for Frigidaire refridgerators, Sheer Look fridges. Also contains images of Pagewood aerial view; Mosman Park aerial view; The Valley, Brisbane; Birkenhead; aerial view of site intended for Elizabeth Plant; an FE Holden being driven on various stages of the Lang Lang Proving Ground; vehicle body in various stages of assembly; the cleansing and rust protection dip; painting of panels; inspection and touch up; spray test booth and driers; final body inspection; lowering body onto rear axle and spring unit; and medical centre.