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[Photographs of expansion and machinery installation, Woodville plant] [BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/27-88] • Photograph

North wall plants 1, 10 and 11.

GM Holden Ltd, 23 December 1954, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/87

Looking West section 1, with section 2 in background.

North wall plants 1, 10 and 11. — North wall plants 1, 10 and 11.

GM Holden Ltd, 23 December 1954, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/87

Looking West section 1, with section 2 in background.

Roofing and flooring section 1.

GM Holden Ltd, 23 December 1954, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/88

No.8 plant in background.

Roofing and flooring section 1. — Roofing and flooring section 1.

GM Holden Ltd, 23 December 1954, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/88

No.8 plant in background.

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Summary

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

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Physical description

88 photographs : black and white prints ; 21.3 x 28.5 cm or smaller

Dates / Publication details

1953

Creator

GM Holden Ltd

Collection

Part of Holden Collection

Subject

General Motors-Holden's Limited -- History
GMH Woodville (Factory : Woodville, S.A.)
Automobile industry and trade -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- History
Industrial buildings -- Design and construction
Building sites -- South Australia -- Woodville
Factories -- South Australia -- Woodville

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Additional notes

BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/27:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/28:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/29:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/30:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/31:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/32: Believed to be before the extension of Plants 10 and 11.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/33:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/34:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/35: With sprayed car body shells under the structure.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/36:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/37:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/38: Extensions of Plants 10 and 11.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/39: View of Udylite chrome plating machine during erection with Rectifier platform in right foreground.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/40: View of Udylite Copper Plating Machine during erection, with Rectifiers mounted on platform in background.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/41: Showing partitions being erected for Welfare area in right foreground and Plating equipment being installed.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/42: Low roof Plant 1, and Plants 10 and 11 extensions, with Boiler House shown in right background.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/43: Low roof Plants 10 and 11 extensions, showing also erection of Udylite Plating Machines (right foreground) and partitions for Buffing Shop (beyond machines).
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/44: Copper, chrome and nickel (from left to right) during erection, with rectifiers mounted on overhead platforms.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/45: View of foundation and under floor portion.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/46: View from Rectifier Platform Copper Machine of the Udylite Plating setup showing Copper Machine at lower right, Conveyor being erected, Bratby washing machine at right centre with Nickel Rectification tank in background. Nickel machine with rectifiers on Platform behind on left.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/47: View from Nickel rectification tank of the Udylite Plating set up, showing the rectifiers for the Nickel Machine (upper right), the Nickel Machine and tanks (right foreground), the chrome machine (background), the Bratby washing machine (lower left), with the Control Station for the Nickel and Copper machines behind. Includes the mechanism of the copper machine (upper left), with the rectifier platform (background).
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/48:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/49:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/50: Totepan handling truck with platform in upper position showing Totepan being placed on Feed Spur feeding to press.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/51: Totepan handling truck with truck in background. Totepans on Feed Spurs feeding to presses and on despatch skids ready for despatch from presses.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/52: Workers at the presses at Woodville.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/53: Ready for operation.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/54: View of Totepan Handling Truck with platform in lower position showing Totepan being loaded form Despatch Skid.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/55: Photo 1.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/56: Photo 2.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/57:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/58: Photo 1.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/59: Photo 2.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/60:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/61:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/62:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/63:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/64:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/65:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/66: With stormwater 36" drain on boundary line.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/67: House No.59 was used as the Construction Office.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/68:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/69:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/70:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/71:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/72:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/73: Believed to be a power generation source.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/74:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/75:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/76: Includes Acetylene, Caustic and Cyanide.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/77: Includes part of the factory, yard with racks, and Adelaide Hills beyond.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/78:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/79:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/80:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/81:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/82:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/83: With foundations for new buildings and Cheltenham Racecourse and the railway line in view.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/84: With structure being erected for extensions.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/85:
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/86: No.8 plant in background.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/87: Looking West section 1, with section 2 in background.
BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/88: No.8 plant in background.

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