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Title: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: customFC on May 30, 2008, 11:11:51 PM

A couple of pics from 1957 of Mt Gambier's Holden dealer, O.G. Roberts & Co.
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01000/BRG347_981.jpg)
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01000/BRG347_983.jpg)
Please note the restrictions on the pics.
Love that billboard.
Regards
Alex

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: leon on May 30, 2008, 11:21:48 PM

G day Alex.
By the shadows under the cars I would say they were taken around summer time of that year. :-\
Great photos.
Regards.
Leon.

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: customFC on May 30, 2008, 11:29:02 PM

Hey Leon.
You are correct, details say 3rd December.
Here's another I found taken in 17th May 58.
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01000/BRG347_878.jpg)
Regards
Alex

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: customFC on May 30, 2008, 11:39:21 PM

Here's the 'Company Car'.
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01750/BRG347_1572.jpg)
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01750/BRG347_1557.jpg)
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01750/BRG347_1558.jpg)
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01500/BRG347_1397.jpg)
That's Mr Roberts on the left in the last pic.
Regards
Alex

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: TTV6FC on May 30, 2008, 11:52:16 PM

Great pics Alex.That looks like a very nice two tone FJ too.

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: customFC on May 30, 2008, 11:55:59 PM

Just came across the earlier Co Car.
(http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/arthur/01250/BRG347_1114.jpg)
Regards
Alex

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: Hewart on May 31, 2008, 12:18:30 AM

Awesome pics Alex!!

Nice find ;)

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: FC0058 on May 31, 2008, 01:29:46 AM

Great photo's Alex, is always good to find a little bit of history especially if it includes our beloved FE's and FC's.

Thanks Jim

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: collecta on June 10, 2008, 10:51:48 PM

Great pics Alex, 5SE was the local radio station.
cheers
Scott

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: Mal W on June 12, 2008, 10:23:29 PM

Hey Alex,

Do you know much of the history of these photo's.
In the last photo, the bloke with the glasses and white overalls is my father in law. I sent him a link to this site and he just called and gave us the run down of the photos. At the time these photos were taken he was the workshop manager.

Cheers

Mal

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: customFC on June 12, 2008, 10:55:59 PM

Hey Mal
Sorry, no more info on the pics, found them on the National Archive site.
Interesting that your FIL was in the pic.
Perhaps you could share his recollections of those times with all of us.
Regards
Alex

Title: Re: OG Roberts Holden Dealer Mt Gambier
Post by: Mal W on June 13, 2008, 08:10:57 AM

Hey Alex,

He's started going through his old photos now to see what he can come up with. Apparently they did 3 Mobilgas Rallies in which he was navigator on one occasion in car 60.
The 6 people in the last photo, from left to right is O.G.Roberts, Rob Downes(father in law), Max McPherson, Ron Diamond, Bruce Fargon and Kevin Rudigor.

If he can find any more photos I will post them up.

Cheers

Mal

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