Old Photo. Timber workers and T's

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 07:12 am:



Caption- "Timber workers with planks of wood on horse drawn trolley, near Rubicon"

From the State Library of Victoria.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Neil Kaminar on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 07:59 am:

I have always assumed that the cast iron wheels, on the trolleys, were made like that so that they wouldn't crack when the casting cooled.

Neil


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 11:33 am:

Far left looks like a 1911, the centre car looks like it has straight windscreen supports like a 1913. The car on the right is a 1914 with curved doors and rear folding windscreen; note the non-black coloured paintwork and a thick stripe towards the top of the body.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 11:57 am:

Here is the photo that is not quite as washed out:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Henry Petrino in Modesto, CA on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 12:08 pm:

This is a really interesting photo. They're sitting on milled lumber, so there must be a mill nearby. That means, I think, there must also be a road or rail head nearby too. The lumber is being moved on the rails by a team. I can only imagine the roads those cars traveled on to get there, if there's any road at all. Overall, it's testimony to a much harder life than any of us today can imagine today.

Thanks's for posting it Dane and for the better copy Jim!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 12:15 pm:

In the photo posted as "The Victorian Parade" it also shows a light bodied car with a bold black stripe. It it and Australian mfg?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Manuel Voyages, ACT Australia on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 06:27 pm:

Can anybody ID the other flag?
Neil, I believe that is true for old stationary engine flywheels as well.

Manuel in Oz


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 06:37 pm:

I am starting to think that this is very common in the Victorian photographs. A possible explanation is Tarrants were "upgrading" standard bodies with colours and the striping.

We know that Duncan & Fraser Limited in 1913 based in Adelaide would repaint one of 64 colours a brand new Ford for £20 and nickel plate the whole car for £15. The strategy is not isolated to Victoria and Tarrant.

Research is still continuing...


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