Caption- "Timber workers with planks of wood on horse drawn trolley, near Rubicon"
From the State Library of Victoria.
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
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.
Here is the photo that is not quite as washed out:
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!
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?
Can anybody ID the other flag?
Neil, I believe that is true for old stationary engine flywheels as well.
Manuel in Oz
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...