Ambulances

My father had his Mark 4 Jag registered at Drysdale in Vic, in 1965, Reg No was JHM 505

My old inter AA120 4x4 was an Ambulance /rescue vehicle from Springsure in Western Queensland.

mikeg wrote: Here you go, a 1948 Chev Stylemaster boot loader

Definitely not a Chev, Its of Mopar origin, (Chrysler Plymouth Dodge or Desoto etc.). Somewhere between 1940 to 1945.

I some times wondered what happened to the "White Whale" as it was called at SES after wallowing through the mud in the 1983 floods at Carnarvon Gorge. It drove around stuck Toyotas.
Originally purchased by the Q.A.T.B. Springsure committee I believe in 1959 and converted into an ambulance, not sure who by. The original colour was ambulance cream.
It was replaced in May 1980 by an F100 4 x 4. It was then sold to Bauhinia Shire Council for use by State Emergency Service. It could only be described as a low mileage vehicle with about 15000 miles on the clock from memory.
For use by SES it was repainted white and a towbar and substantial bull bar were fitted.
The Springsure Group used it for a number of years before it was replaced by a Toyota troop carrier. It was then moved to Rolleston Group before it was replaced there by a Nissan Patrol wagon.
It was interesting to drive and used to go pretty well.

180208Th Melbourne 'Herald Sun' - ambulance and police at the site of a hot-air balloon heavy landing.

Roderick

180205M Melbourne Herald Sun - an ambulance rescuing train-crash survivors.

Roderick.

180213Tu Melbourne Age - ambulances collecting survivors of the 13.2.1938 Sydney Harbour disaster, when cruising launch Rodney capsized while farewelling the USA naval cruiser Louisville.
The full article is at < www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/80-years-...20180208-h0vs63.html >

Roderick

180427F 'WA Today' - ambulance.

Roderick

180516W 'SMH' - (Orange?, NSW) - helicopter and ambulance.
Roderick

180525F Melbourne Herald Sun - Flying Doctor, at Melbourne Essendon, and outback somewhere.

Roderick