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An Allis-Chalmers HD9G Tractoshovel loading an Austin K4 tipper.

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2 Austin Loadstar 5 ton tippers, one or both belonging to Ivan Whale, being loaded in a pit. The track loader is an Allis-Chalmers HD5G, the wheel loader to the left of the trucks is Duck Bros. Hough Payloader and the other machine is an Tractomotive TL12. Notice the driver levelling out his load with a shovel.

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An Allis-Chalmers HD9G Tractoshovel loading an Austin K4 tipper.

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Ivan Whale's Austin K4 loaded by an Allis-Chalmers HD9G track loader.

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A short wheelbase Austin Loadstar 5 ton artic of O'Malley's Transport, Ranfurly.

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Austin K2 or K3 belonging to W.A. Clark, Orchardist of Papanui, Christchurch.

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R.H. Blatchford's Austin K4. Blatchfords were sand and shingle contractors from Teddington on Lyttelton Harbour.

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R.H. Blatchford's brand new Austin K4 tipper with cam and roller hoist and wooden deck outside McDonald Motors, Austin dealers in Victoria St., Christchurch.

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R.H. Blatchford's brand new Austin K4 tipper with cam and roller hoist and wooden deck outside McDonald Motors, Austin dealers in Victoria St., Christchurch.

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Advertisement for the new Austin Loadstar range of trucks.

101 Foote moving boat 50:6

H.A. Foote Haulage, Dunedin carting a boat with an Austin 503 forward control truck. The cabs fitted to these trucks were made by the Willenhall Motor Radiator Company of Willenhall, Staffordshire and were known as the Willenhall steel cab. These cabs were also used by Dennis, Guy, and ERF, although by far the largest number were supplied to BMC-Austin and Morris.

97 Onehunga under shovel

Ivan Whale, Onehunga, Auckland early model Austin K4 tipper loaded by a Ruston Bucyrus face shovel.

96 NZ Express lineup

The signage on the side of these trucks proclaims that these five 'Pantechnicons' are transporting furniture from Christchurch to the Milford Sound Hotel. In the days of rail protecting its business - this trip was a big deal for a driver, who got to travel more than the 30 mile limit of the day. The trucks all belong to the N.Z. Express Co. with the first one, a long wheelbase Bonus Built Ford V8 from the Oamaru branch, followed by a Bedford OLB, Dennis Pax COE, 5 ton Austin Loadstar and another Dennis COE. The N.Z. Express Company was founded in the 19th century with its head office in Dunedin, and at at one stage, (I guess in the horse and cart days), claimed to be N.Z.'s largest employer. They had branches from Invercargill to Auckland. The company managed to over extend itself financially and by the time of the Great Depression were forced to all their North Island branches and the Invercargill branch leaving them 5 branches in the South Island-Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin and Gore.

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Auckland City Council early model Austin K4 on rubbish collection duties.

93 Manawatu cc under shovel

Manawatu County Council Austin K4 Tipper getting loaded with gravel by a Ruston Bucyrus 10RB face shovel in a pit.

26 Town&Country Dn gravel loadi

Austin 701 tipper of Town & Country Freight of Dunedin, being loaded with gravel by a Caterpillar traxcavator track loader. The 701 model with Willenhall steel cab could also be had badged as a Morris and was powered by a BMC 5.1 litre 6 cylinder diesel of 105 horsepower, running through a 4 speed crash gearbox to an Eaton 16500 2 speed axle.

25 McLeods Wanaka landscape fle

Three Austin trucks belonging to McLeod's Transport of Wanaka with very neatly loaded and roped loads of wool bales. From the right we have a 5 ton Loadstar, a 701 7 tonner with 4 wheel trailer and another 701. With their black cabs and white roofs, McLeod's trucks would have been a distinctive sight in Central Otago. In the mid-1960s McLeod's Transport was taken over by Reid's Transport Service of Luggate with the business becoming Upper Clutha Transport.

22 Kanes Alex gravel artic load

Kane's Alexandra Carrying, long wheelbase Austin 701 artic with single axle tipulator getting loaded with gravel by a Caterpillar 955 traxcavator.

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M. Stevenson, Cartage Contractors, Dunedin, Austin 503 artic with single axle tipulator getting ready to shift an Allis Chalmers HD5G track loader. This is a 503 diesel with 105 horsepower BMC 5.1 litre 6 cylinder diesel engine. Petrol engined 503s had the Austin 4 litre 6 cylinder engine. Notice what appears to be a mobile ramp for loading and unloading the machine behind the trailer.