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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 18, 2007 21:16:03 GMT 10
If any West Aussies are feeling deprived in the vintage caravan photos department, your State Library has a collection worth looking at when you have some spare time. Go to the link below, and click on the 14th, 15, 18, 19 & 20th Subjects on the list. Thumbnail photos can be clicked on to show a larger photo. In the 18th Subject, 18 different photo collections will be revealed, many of which are pre-1970. The one listed as number 10 will inspire any early Holden fans... innopac.slwa.wa.gov.au/search/dCaravans/dcaravans/13%2C21%2C58%2CB/browseEnjoy! cheers, Al. |
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Aug 18, 2007 21:35:11 GMT 10
hi al there's some good photos in that link - thanks for that. being a bit cusso crazy and big van fan, these two caught my eye.   and then on the other end of the spectrum!  good stuff. geoff 'n jude |
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Post by firefighter on Aug 18, 2007 22:29:10 GMT 10
  Hi Al Well done........ wonder if Mark new about the library collection you would be happy finding a franklin in the photos my dad had a vanguard like the one towing the van called Rosy Star F/F ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 22:06:03 GMT 10
well done Al  ........no, Mark didn't know about the "on-line" library collection. I've been to Battye the library many times to search stuff, old newspapers etc. The pics have certainly answered some of my questions about Perth's own manufactured "Modern" caravans ......... Geez they made some big vans using only 1 axle ..... Great stuff .....thanx for sharing the link  Mark |
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Post by fbmad on Aug 20, 2007 10:35:18 GMT 10
Sheet , Geoff&Jude thats one hell of a long/heavy van to be carried on one axle Looks like about 26 foot. Bet the car in the photo felt the weight. Mark, there's some handy photographs there especially seeing dated photographs. It makes it easy for others to date caravans if they find a van in a similar style in the photos to vans they have at home. Thanks for throwing 'em up here. Terry. |
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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 20, 2007 11:54:45 GMT 10
Here's another one that Cobber would enjoy...looks earlier than the 1950's, when real vintage vans were around... nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23504488Ahh, they don't make 'em like that anymore, eh Cobber? Al. |
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Post by exocet on Aug 20, 2007 14:38:35 GMT 10
Just a bit of trivia, the jetty with the building on the end of it in the background is still there at Lake St Clair, you could actually recreate that photo perfectly today as nothing has changed since that photo was taken, but there is talk of an eco resort being built there soon.
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Post by cobber on Aug 20, 2007 16:08:39 GMT 10
G'day Al, Thanks for that link mate..... you know what I like Next time Mark goes to that library I would like him to ask for call # BA1330 and have a look at the 12 photos of a caravan journey around Australia in the 1930's. (I can't work out how to see them on the internet.... if they are there. Can somebody find them for me   ) innopac.slwa.wa.gov.au/search/cBA1330/cba1330/-2%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=cba1330&1%2C1%2C Title The West Australian caravan [picture] Published 1935.
LOCATION CALL NO STATUS MESSAGE
3rd Fl, Battye Pictorial BA1330 ASK STAFF
Descript'n- 1 booklet containing 12 photoprints : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm or smaller.
Restrictions - For preservation reasons, access to originals is restricted.
Terms of use - These images are for personal use only. To publish or display them, contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Summary Pictorial record of a caravan journey around Western Australia in the 1930s. Includes a photograph of an Australian bush kitchen range and oven. Cobber. |
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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 20, 2007 16:27:40 GMT 10
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Post by cobber on Aug 20, 2007 16:57:15 GMT 10
Did notice that post thanks Al, but I don’t want to give Reddo more ammunition  OK... so maybe I will ..... have a look at “Driftwood” & the FJ @ www.seafolly.com.au/?group=2Back to what this thread is about.... V V photos. Maybe some of the new kids on the block haven’t heard of www.pictureaustralia.org/ ( It has been mentioned a few times on the forum over the last couple of years) just type in caravan, or caravans, or anything else that takes your fancy and it searches all over Australia for you. Cobber. |
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Post by Roehm3108 on Aug 20, 2007 17:55:37 GMT 10
Hey Cobber - what Driftwood What FJ  No wonder you've been off air for so long - still trying to slow down the pacemaker, were you? ;D ;D ;D Ray |
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Post by firefighter on Aug 20, 2007 19:48:07 GMT 10
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Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 20, 2007 23:21:44 GMT 10
Cobber, Thanks for posting the link to www.pictureaustralia.org. What a treasure trove. I had seen some of the photos posted on the forum at various times, but spent a very happy hour checking back through the photos and saw some that were new to me. I was interested in the photo of the early 50's Chesney, to mention one, given the discussion about Chesney vans on the forum over the last month or so. Some fantastic pictures of caravans from all eras, including some magnificient photos from the 20's and 30's. Makes those of us with 40's, 50's and 60's vans realise we are just the new kids on the block!! On the other hand, anyone who happened to have a '36 van could perhaps claim to be part of the V V aristocracy ;D Please advise whether in future we should refer to you as 'your eminence'... Don Ricardo |
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........no, Mark didn't know about the "on-line" library collection.
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No wonder you've been off air for so long - still trying to slow down the pacemaker, were you?