Photographs of GMH Fishermen's Bend during World War II [BRG 213/73/6/VOL2] • Photograph

General Motors-Holden building.

General Motors-Holden building.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/1

Building with signage for GMH, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Vauxhall, Cadillac and La-Salle.

Trucks in warehouse.

Trucks in warehouse.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/2

Military trucks parked in warehouse with Chevrolet crates.

Aerial view of Fishermen's Bend.

Aerial view of Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/3

View of GMH Fishermen's Bend factory and Salmon St taken from aircraft.

Model of Fishermen's Bend.

Model of Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/4

Photograph of a scale model of Fishermen's Bend factory.

Engineering experimental area.

Engineering experimental area.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/5

Men examining trucks, propellors and other parts.

Dynanometer test room.

Dynanometer test room.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/6

View of dynomometer test room labelled 'housekeeping layout'.

Metrology section, Fishermen's Bend.

Metrology section, Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/7

Men and women work with equipment at desks.

Laboratory, Fishermen's Bend.

Laboratory, Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/8

Workers in lab coats in laboratory.

Foundry, Fishermen's Bend.

Foundry, Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/9

General interior view of foundry.

Core making room, foundry.

Core making room, foundry.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/10

Workers and materials in core making room.

Ambulance room, Fishermen's Bend.

Ambulance room, Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/11

Doctor tends to the foot of a patient in a medical examination room.

Hospital, Fishermen's Bend.

Hospital, Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/12

Hospital bed and surrounds.

Chassis assembly line, Fishermen's Bend.

Chassis assembly line, Fishermen's Bend.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/13

Men at work assembling chassis.

Indian Army ambulance.

Indian Army ambulance.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/14

Interior view of Indian Army ambulance, assembled by the Fishermen's Bend area.

Petrol transporter.

Petrol transporter.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/15

Petrol transporter truck, assembled by the Fishermen's Bend Plant.

War Office gun tractor.

War Office gun tractor.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/16

Vehicle assembled by Fishermen's Bend Plant.

Boat building.

Boat building.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/17

Interior view of factory with half-built boats.

40 foot work boats.

40 foot work boats.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/18

Completed boats outside factory buildings.

'Boomerang' wing assembly.

'Boomerang' wing assembly.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1942-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/19

Men and a woman working on wings for CAC Boomerang planes.

'Gipsy Major' engine assembly.

'Gipsy Major' engine assembly.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/20

Men work on engine assembly line.

Torpedo engines.

Torpedo engines.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/21

Rows of completed torpedo engines, built by Fishermen's Bend Plant.

Cadillac marine engine conversion.

Cadillac marine engine conversion.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/22

Laurence Hartnett hosts visitors at Fishermen's Bend Plant.

Social Centre under construction.

Social Centre under construction.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/23

Interior view of work on new Social Centre and canteen, Fishermen's Bend.

ARP trailer pump testing.

ARP trailer pump testing.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/24

ARP trailer pump undergoing tests after assembly at Fishermen's Bend Plant.

'Gray' marine diesel engine.

'Gray' marine diesel engine.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/25

Rear view. The production of this engine is co-ordinated b the Fishermen's Bend Plant, which also manufactures components and carries out final assembly and test.

'Gray' marine diesel engine.

'Gray' marine diesel engine.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/26

Front view of engine.

Laboratory.

Laboratory.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/27

Workers in lab coats in laboratory.

Laboratory work.

Laboratory work.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/28

Man in GMH Engineering Department lab coat works with equipment in laboratory.

Laboratory scene.

Laboratory scene.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/29

Man in lab coat inspects view through a Vickers Projection Microscope.

Laboratory scene.

Laboratory scene.

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939-1945, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2/30

Male worker inspects liquid in a beaker.