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Post by Don Ricardo on Mar 13, 2011 14:43:43 GMT 10
Mr G. C. Reid was a big wig in a few organisations including the Queensland Cameron Highlanders Association....The Brisbane Legacy Club...Organised the first Morris 8/40 owners rally in 1937... and was sales manager of a couple of motor companies... Hi Cobber, I thought Mr Reid's caravan may have been a Nomad, but having compared the two it appears not. Given that Mr Reid was a Queenslander it is probably more likely that his van was built by one of the Queensland companies around at the time. Interestingly, I don't think we've come across any manufacturers that were building caravans in the Sunshine State in the 30's, or is there something I haven't recalled? Stands to reason that there must have been somebody building something there, because every other state had a caravan industry by then. Don Ricardo
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Post by cobber on Mar 30, 2011 12:31:21 GMT 10
Another item in "The Caravan" magazine from March 1937.
Click on the item to get a readable copy.
Cobber.
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Post by cobber on Mar 31, 2011 7:30:05 GMT 10
From January 1938 The Caravan magazine In case you didn't already know.... Australia was and is a great place to go caravanning. I suspect the photo was taken at the first South Australian Caravan Club RallyAnd I don't think Mr. Porter's "better term" for home built caravans ever caught on did it Cobber. Editorial note: Further photos of Fred Vary's Furness caravan can be found here. Don Ricardo
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Post by cobber on Apr 1, 2011 16:14:33 GMT 10
The next few posts in this series were submitted to The Caravan by the Caravan Club of South AustraliaThis one from August 1940 (there is a war going on remember). The question is sometimes asked if awning/annexes were common in the old days. There could well be a prize for the first person to name the brand of all five 'vans in the photo....... moderators are not excluded from the competition (because I reckon one of them might be the only person to get all five) Cobber.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2011 17:54:03 GMT 10
.....do I get 5th prize Cobber for naming one of the caravans the one at the front of the pic is a Furness ;D ;D ;D Mark
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 1, 2011 19:50:55 GMT 10
C'mon Mark, Apart from the Furnesses (2 or is it 3?), I reckon one van should be particularly familiar to you... So, is it Paramount that we get all 5, Cobber? Sorry, I meant paramount. Don Ricardo
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Post by cobber on Apr 2, 2011 16:21:40 GMT 10
G'day Don R. We agree(I think ) the front van is a furness...and the dark colour one is a Furness... and the one behind it is a Paramount ? The one behind it partly obscured by tree leaves has a smaller rear window than a Furness so ...I don't think it is could be another Paramount And the one behind the front Furness is an "I don't know what" The different paint scheme on that one tosses me..... no stripe across the front ... small window Cobber.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 3, 2011 21:16:57 GMT 10
Hi Cobber, OK - I'll stick my kneck out! We are agreed that the van in the foreground and the dark coloured van are Furnesses, and also that the one in the middle at the back looks very like a Paramount. You said that you don't think the one on the left at the back, half hidden by trees, is a Furness because its rear window is too small. Maybe you are right, but the trouble is most van photos show the front and the sides, and not the rear, so I'm not too sure what the back of a Furness of the era looks like. I'm still thinking that it could be a Furness, based on the shape and the stripe on the side, but I'm open to persuasion. That leaves the van in the middleground on the left, which as you say has no stripe. Given the fact that most caravans in the 30's and 40's stayed in the state they were built, I reckon it's a good chance that it is a South Australian built caravan. And by the shape of the front, the placement of the front window and the fact that it hasn't got a lantern roof, I'm going to guess that it's a Road Cruiser. What do you think? Don Ricardo
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Post by cobber on Apr 4, 2011 8:31:35 GMT 10
G'day Don R, A road Cruiser you say ? Comparing it to the photos in the "Road Cruiser" thread in DHL you could be right ...... I suppose It is the best guess out of all the other submissions we've had in the competition ....so contact the owner of the site for your prize . Cobber.
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Post by cobber on Apr 4, 2011 8:54:49 GMT 10
February 1944 another item in The Caravan on behalf of The Caravan Club of South Australia.Cobber.
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Post by cobber on Apr 5, 2011 8:52:11 GMT 10
Drawing to a close regarding these items in The Caravan. This one from the Chairman of the Caravan Club of South Australia at the end of WWII..... August 1941 Cobber.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 5, 2011 23:22:50 GMT 10
Evening Cobber,
Another couple of very interesting articles from "The Caravan". Thanks for posting them. It is fascinating to read how people in the 30's and 40's perceived what was happening around them, and also what they regarded as 'normal' and or 'common' for the times. It's hard for us to guage that from our perspective 60 or 70 years on, so that makes the articles doubly valuable to us.
Just another thought about the SA caravan scene in Reply #33: Isn't it incredible that Mark T could recreate part of the scene with vans from his own collection - Furness, Paramount and Road Cruiser? Don't think he can match the vehicles, though. His stuff is much too modern. ;D ;D ;D
Don Ricardo
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Post by cobber on Apr 6, 2011 10:38:43 GMT 10
G'day Don R. Wouldn't it be incredible if Mark T did recreate some of the scenes from these photos..... he has the 'vans... and we now have some photos and information as to what cars he should buy to match the 'vans. A Hillman Wizard for starters ... a Morris twelve-four .... a 27 hp Hubmobile ….. all cars he could learn to love, given time It is interesting to read how things have changed but......... some things stay the same. This item from July 1947 tells us Australian caravanners are fond of their open fires Cobber.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2011 17:20:23 GMT 10
Cobber says: " Wouldn't it be incredible if Mark T did recreate some of the scenes from these photos..... he has the 'vans" What I want to know is when you guys are flying accross to help with the scene creation The Beverley project currently is a one man show,............ and tooo bigger project for this lil vegemite ;D ;D Mark
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Post by cobber on Apr 6, 2011 19:57:19 GMT 10
Cobber says: What I want to know is when you guys are flying accross to help with the scene creation G'day Mark. Mate..count me in............................. after I win lotto . We'll buy a few acres, in a bush land setting, beside a river, in a tourist hot spot and recreate an old time camp atmosphere with vintage caravans and vintage tow cars. From what I see when these old caravans are on display at Motorfest.... Coledale... Hunter Valley...Etc. people love to come and look, and reflect upon the days they spent caravanning when they were young. We won't make much money but it will be fun . Cobber. A few days later Mark did a post here to show us he does indeed have the gear to re-create a 40's camp site .
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 6, 2011 20:39:19 GMT 10
Hi Mark,
I can be there in the first week of June, or September/October 2012. Let me know which suits you and Cobber best?
Don Ricardo
(Didn't expect a serious reply did you! ;D ;D ;D)
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