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This caravan is so retro, it almost looks contemporary, given the popularity of all things vintage. Share you caravan holiday stories here.

This is awesome, we have a 'tear drop' camper by 'Little guy'!

"less is more" ;)

State Library of Queensland Oh, people would kill for this caravan today! I love the enamel pail on the left, and the woman's dress (and nice smile!). And is that an address on the far left of the caravan?!

grytlappar It's pretty neat isn't it? The lettering on the far left says '54 Chesney Caravan Coy.' Neil Chesney set up a small caravan factory in Brisbane in the 1950s. At its peak, Lawnton-based Chesney was Australia’s third-largest caravan manufacturer, employing 400 people and making up to a hundred caravans each week. Read more about the history of Chesney Caravan Coy. here: chermsidedistrict.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=303 :)

The first single-cylinder Marshall tractor to be introduced was the Marshall 15/30 in 1930. It had an 8-inch (200 mm) bore with a 10-inch (250 mm) stroke (= 8.237 liters) and the maximum speed was 550 r.p.m., or 9.1666 revolutions per second. In 1932 the 15/30 was upgraded to become the Marshall 18/30. This model featured the same bore and stroke dimensions but the maximum r.p.m. was increased and the tractor's transmission was heavily modified. The Field-Marshall tractors were commonly used to pull agricultural machinery such as threshing machines from site to site. Once in place, the Field-Marshall would be used as the powerplant for the threshing machine, the tractor's belt pulley coupled by a large flat drive belt to the threshing machine's pulley. Field-Marshalls with tracks were produced under the Fowler brand name, being converted in the Fowler factory at Leeds. The first was designated the "Fowler VF", later ones were "VFA"s. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshall#:~:text=The%20first%...

excellent presentation

The photographer Beaufoy Merlin's own description of this photo is well worth a read - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70480518 Edit - the article includes an engraving of this photo.

"This is the first ironclad that has been docked in the Southern hemisphere ..." and it was a tight fit - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/162655942

I have worked out WHERE this is, but will keep quiet for a while to give others a go! Not sure about WHY, WHEN or WHAT . . .

Now you've got us intrigued!

[7 days later] The terrace of houses (see note) caught my eye and by chance matched one I had seen on Google Street view when trying to find the location of a Powerhouse Museum collection photo several months ago. Here is the Google street view of the terrace in Balmain at the corner of Punch Street and Fitzroy Avenue - maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&... Which means the "Cable Tram Trailer" is on Cockatoo Island ! Those look like temporary wooden rails - it is being loaded / unloaded on / from a barge. The Trailer looks new and very utilitarian, perhaps meant for industrial use.

Good spotting beachcomberaustralia. I wonder if it was made on Cockatoo island and was being sent elsewhere.

Wow and wow. What a piece of detective work. I would never have thought of using Google Maps street view. Here's some more info and another photo of your terrace beachcomberaustralia.