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As the title says, the State Library of New South Wales has some photos posted on flickr.

I was interested in all of them, but particulary drawn to this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/2866714645/sizes/o/in/set-72157607355667577/

Can anyone identify the truck; the wheel looks like the wheel of a Peerless to me?

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Thornycroft J Type you mean. Interesting to see that the headlamps have been reversed. Probably to protect the glass from flying debris.

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er, yes! Of course, Thornycroft J Type. Deliberate mistake. Just seeing who was awake!

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Schoolboy error. This bloke seems to know all about the Thornycroft:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=thornycroft&w=7700258%40N05

BTW, I suspect these are Australians. The fact that it's in the NSW Library and is the sort of graphic photograph the War Office weren't keen on suggests it was the work of the Australian official photographers. A very bleak image.



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Here's the link to the start of the set that includes the above picture
http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/sets/72157607355667577/

And here's the start of their ANZAC day set, which has some Gallipoli pictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/sets/72157616245472296/

The Australian War Memorial have put some of their collection on flickr too
http://www.flickr.com/photos/australian-war-memorial/

As have the Imperial War Museum in London (they do not compare favourably with the Australian collections)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imperialwarmuseum/

The National Media Museum has a good collection on line
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/sets/72157608814861207/

The Library of Congress has a large (4000 photos!) set of 1910s news
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603624867509/
which has some gems.


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